A little off- season trivia gang!

[Liftee]

Wow all those spy thrillers I read finally paid off.

OK, who was the baseball player who also spied for the US government during World War II? Hint: there was a book written about him called "The Catcher Was a Spy".

 

[geddoughton23]

MOE BERG. My dad had one of those old, pitiful mitts signed by Moe Berg. It was his only piece of memorabilia. My dad would answer any question with as long an answer as you wanted, but when asked about the mitt, he would only say "because he's a great man"

 

[Liftee]

You got it! Good for your Dad! Yes I would say Berg was a better man than catcher. But quite a story.

I'm assuming you didn't keep the mitt? I wish I had kept some of the stuff my father gave me from his WW II days. Had his Army dress hat, medals, some other things, didn't think to keep them. Only a wonderful picture of him in France in late 1944.

 

[geddoughton23]

No. The mitt and my dad are long gone. By 1985, the ink had completely disappeared. It always looked awful. I didn't know about the recent movie

 

[geddoughton23]

In honor of Berg, what is the religious holiday that occurs this year on Monday September 27?

 

[bleediteveryday30]

The Jewish holiday of Yom Kippur! It's on my birthday this year too!

 

[geddoughton23]

Well done, bleediteveryday30. You're up

 

[bleediteveryday30]

What horror movie has the tagline: “We dare you to say his name 5 times”?

 

[meisperplexed]

Candyman?

 

[bleediteveryday30]

Candyman?

You got it!

 

[geddoughton23]

Very impressive! I sing 'Candyman' when forced to perform karaoke. I would have never thought of it as the answer

 

[meisperplexed]

Purely a lucky guess. I knew it was being remade, so I went with it.

 

[meisperplexed]

Two sets of brother and sister have won Oscars. Name one of them.

 

[bleediteveryday30]

Warren Beatty and Shirley McClaine?

 

[meisperplexed]

Warren Beatty and Shirley McClaine?

Correct! Ethel and Lionel Barrymore are the other brother-sister duo to achieve this. You're up!

 

[bleediteveryday30]

What was Norman Bates hobby in Psycho?

 

[skysdad]

Taxidermist. . OFC

 

[bleediteveryday30]

Taxidermist. . OFC

You got it, Sky! He stuffed birds. You're up!

 

[skysdad]

What was the name of the sitcom that ran from 1968- 1973 that starred Doris Day. OFC

 

[skysdad]

Hint: The show co-starred versitle actor Denver Pyle aka Briscoe Darling from the Andy Griffth Show. Uncle Jesse from The Dukes of Hazzard as well as guest staring in many television shows. He played Doris Day's father ( Doris Martin in this sitcom. OFC

 

[geddoughton23]

THE DORIS DAY SHOW. I thought someone would answer. I hated it. And I never understood why she was a star. She would be pretty as your co-worker's wife. But not amazing

 

[skysdad]

Correct and you are up. OFC

 

[geddoughton23]

Which fast food chain has the most USA locations?

 

[meisperplexed]

McDonald's?

 

[geddoughton23]

Mcdonald's is number 3 in locations. They're first in sales, but not locations

 

[skysdad]

KFC. OFC

 

[geddoughton23]

Not KFC. They're pretty far down the list. The #1 chain for locations had a spokesman who is now in prison

 

[bleediteveryday30]

Taco Bell?

 

[meisperplexed]

They put the Chihuahua in prison? This is an outrage! I demand Gidget's immediate release.

I'm all seriousness, I'm going to guess Subway. That pervert pedophile Jared should be under the jail.

 

[skysdad]

I hope that Jake from State Farm is a good person. I would hate to see him put in jail. I like him. OFC

 

[geddoughton23]

meisperplexed is correct on all counts. Subway has the most locations. Starbucks is#2

 

[bleediteveryday30]

They put the Chihuahua in prison? This is an outrage! I demand Gidget's immediate release.

I'm all seriousness, I'm going to guess Subway. That pervert pedophile Jared should be under the jail.

I couldn't think of a single fast food restaurant who had anyone arrested or in trouble. I completely forgot about that pervert Jared.

 

[meisperplexed]

I couldn't think of a single fast food restaurant who had anyone arrested or in trouble. I completely forgot about that pervert Jared.

I think I remember it because I was so shocked. It is truly alarming how many sexual predators live among us.

 

[meisperplexed]

OK, so on to a question. Which company developed the "priceless" campaign?

 

[bleediteveryday30]

Mastercard?

 

[meisperplexed]

Mastercard?

Yes indeed! You're up,

 

[bleediteveryday30]

What is the name of the super flu virus in Stephen King's The Stand?

 

[skysdad]

Covid. OFC

 

[bleediteveryday30]

Maybe this was a poor choice for a trivia question, haha

 

[bleediteveryday30]

Hint: the virus was given the title of captain