Saturday, December 13, 2008

Mystery Madness - Random Trivia Questions

I was puzzling over this week's theme when I realized that a mystery quiz was long overdue. More likely than not, you'll either realize the connection after a few answers or won't get it at all.

Mystery Madness Questions

  • Q1) Which First Lady was committed to a mental institution?
  • Q2) What boxer, who holds the professional record for knockouts, did the Associated Press select as the top Light Heavyweight of the 20th century?
  • Q3) What economist was the United States Secretary of Labor from 1969 to 1970, the Secretary of the Treasury from 1972 to 1974, and the Secretary of State from 1982 to 1989?
  • Q4) Who was the first black baseball player to hit a home run in the World Series?
  • Q5) What television actor first became famous for his role as Albert F. Peterson in the 1960 musical Bye-Bye Birdie?
  • Q6) In 2005, what actor was nominated for the Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie Emmyfor Our Fathers while his daughter won for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series for Law & Order: Special Victims Unit?
  • Q7) In the movie Edward Scissorhands, what real talk show host played himself and had the title character as a guest on his show?
  • Q8) Who was the first Canadian to win a Cy Young Award?
  • Q9) What rock guitarist is known as the Motor City Madman?
  • Q10) What actor was born as Eric Bishop?
  • Q11) Who was the first Russian to win the NHL MVP award?
  • Q12) What singer's debut single was named for another country singer, Tim McGraw?

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