An are-you-paying-attention quiz

Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share
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  1. In the title footage of the “New 3 Stooges Cartoons,” which way are the Stooges walking in the parade–to the viewer’s right or left?
  2. In the title footage for Magnum, P.I., which of these happens first:
    a) Higgins holding a rubber chicken.
    b) Magnum skidding onto the street in the Ferrari.
    c) Magnum and T. C. in the chopper.
  3. Rick busting through a window into a shack.
  4. Which of these Presidents appears clean-shaven on U. S. Currency?
    a) Grover Cleveland
    b) Andrew Jackson
    c) U. S. Grant
    d) Abraham Lincoln
  5. At Dodger Stadium, is the message board back of the left-field fence or the right-field fence?
  6. Which of the TV networks’ evening news shows/showed a transparent globe–CBS, NBC, ABC, or PBS?
  7. Which of these creatures appears on the www.msn.com home page: a moth; a butterfly; a dove; a cat?
  8. On an analog clock face, how many consecutive hour points contain a 1?
  9. On a $1 bill, does Washington face to his right or to his left?
  10. On a human leg, which bone protrudes slightly on the outside of the ankle–the tibia or the fibula?
  11. Of Bush I and Dubya, which has brown eyes?
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Didja make this up yourself, or is it printed somewhere? Since I don’t give a damn if I help you win anything, here goes, without research or any sort of looking. :slight_smile:

Uhh… I know (c) and (d) are probably wrong, since (c) is right before Roger E. Moseley’s credit, and I recall (d) is at the end… (b)?

(b), natch.

ABC.

A butterfly.

10 + 11 + 12 + 1 = 4 consecutive points.

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I’m paying attention. Or you made a typo. Question #2 has 4 choices: A, B, C, and 4.

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You’re right–that should have been d). :o
Here are some more (Incidentally, to answer Leaper, I compiled this out of my own head. :slight_smile: )

  1. On the Pittsburgh Steelers’ helmets, is the “steelmark” on the right or the left?
  2. On Everybody Loves Raymond, where do Ray and Debra keep their wine rack?
  3. Which denomination of U. S. coin always has an eagle on the back?
  4. On MAD Magazine, which of the three letters in “MAD” has a hand pointing out of it?
  5. On a steam locomotive, are there smaller wheels (a) in front of the drive wheels, (b) behind the drive wheels, or (c) both?
  6. On the British flag, are the diagonal red stripes closer to the blue triangles to their left (counterclockwise) or their right (clockwise)?
  7. What color was the feather that floated through the scene at the start and the end of Forrest Gump?
  8. In San Francisco, which cable car line(s)–59 and 60, or 61–has cars with the same controls at both ends?
  9. In feline anatomy, what features, beneath the tail, most easily distinguish a male cat from a female one? (This is not so easy as it is with humans.)
  10. On Cheers, which actor did not wear a mustache? (a) John Ratzenberger; (b) George Wendt; or (c) Kelcey Grammer?
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I believe (being 30 years after a discussion with a train buff friend of mine) that this depends entirely on the configuration of the engine - all three types were possible.

Well, I don’t know the number, but it’s probably 61. It’s the California St. line because that is the only one that doesn’t have a turnaround table at the ends of the line.

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Oh, all right. I knew about pilot wheels, and I’d heard the designation 4-6-4, for example…what do you call small wheels back of the drive wheels, then?

Yup, that’s it. 59 is Powell-Mason and 60 is Powell-Hyde. :slight_smile: