I can stump you!!!

[capybara]

Philistine: good, good.

[curwin]

*Originally posted by beagledave *
**What do the following have in common?

Steven Spielberg
H. Ross Perot
former president Gerald R. Ford
basketball legend and former senator Bill Bradley
astronaut James A. Lovell **

Spielberg made a film about aliens (ET)

Perot likely is an alien
http://ntskeptics.org/1992/1992june/june1992.htm#ross

Ford as House Minority leader in 1966 demanded an inquiry into aliens
http://ufoinfo.com/filer/1998/ff_1798.html

Bradley attracted alienated Democrats

Lovell was reported to have seen aliens in space
http://www.snowcrest.net/kenarmst/astro1.htm#Lovell

[beagledave]

*Originally posted by curwin *
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*Originally posted by beagledave *
**What do the following have in common?

Steven Spielberg
H. Ross Perot
former president Gerald R. Ford
basketball legend and former senator Bill Bradley
astronaut James A. Lovell **

Spielberg made a film about aliens (ET)

Perot likely is an alien
http://ntskeptics.org/1992/1992june/june1992.htm#ross

Ford as House Minority leader in 1966 demanded an inquiry into aliens
http://ufoinfo.com/filer/1998/ff_1798.html

Bradley attracted alienated Democrats

Lovell was reported to have seen aliens in space
http://www.snowcrest.net/kenarmst/astro1.htm#Lovell

**

Damn…gotta give props for chutzpah…but no on the alien theory.

Another clue…the common link is an achievement or accomplishment.

[The_Bad_Astronomer]

*Originally posted by zev_steinhardt *

And one more baseball question: What was unique about pitcher Al Benton?

I know, I know! His DNA!

[sdimbert]

sdimbert:

What little-known Boston Celtic was asked to be the first white Harlem Globetrotter?

beagledave:

JoJo White…

…and if you don’t like that answer…maybe Hot Rod Hundley?

No, and no.

Good guesses though. Need another hint?

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[sub]He’s dead.[/sub]

[City_Gent]

*Originally posted by beagledave *
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*Originally posted by Zappo *
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*Originally posted by beagledave *
**What do the following have in common?

Steven Spielberg
H. Ross Perot
former president Gerald R. Ford
basketball legend and former senator Bill Bradley
astronaut James A. Lovell **

They’re all left-handed?
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nope. Small clue…beagledave would also have the same thing in common. **

Adopted

[beagledave]

*Originally posted by City Gent *
Adopted **

nope…see above clue “achievement or accomplishment”…

another clue…happened before age 21

[beagledave]

*Originally posted by sdimbert *
**sdimbert:

What little-known Boston Celtic was asked to be the first white Harlem Globetrotter?

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according to this http://www.tc.umn.edu/~thorn017/mplslakers_trotters.html

Abe Saperstein was the first white player…while Bob Karstens was the first contracted…

[beagledave]

*Originally posted by sdimbert *
**sdimbert:

What little-known Boston Celtic was asked to be the first white Harlem Globetrotter?

**

according to this http://www.tc.umn.edu/~thorn017/mplslakers_trotters.html

Abe Saperstein was the first white player…while Bob Karstens was the first contracted…

[Zyada]

beagledave

RWAG - won the national spelling bee?

[Tretiak]

Re: Spielberg, Perot, Lovell, Bradley, Ford, and beagledave

They are Eagle Scouts, the highest (I think) rank that can be earned in the Boy Scouts.

[beagledave]

*Originally posted by Zyada *
**beagledave

RWAG - won the national spelling bee? **

nope…next clue…gender IS relevant

[beagledave]

*Originally posted by Tretiak *
**Re: Spielberg, Perot, Lovell, Bradley, Ford, and beagledave

They are Eagle Scouts, the highest (I think) rank that can be earned in the Boy Scouts.

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he shoots he SCORES

4% of scouts make Eagle Scout…

[ThisYearsGirl]

*Originally posted by Jonathan Chance *
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*Originally posted by AlbertRose *
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originally posted by Jonathan Chance
At the beginning of “Who Wrote The Book of Love?” by The Moonglows there’s an a capella beginning followed by a thump. What is that thump?

I think it’s a tennis ball hitting a drum.
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Close! Not quite but close!
Still looking for a winner here! **

Basketball

So–what’s the answer to the Network, Gone with the Wind, Streetcar question? Anyone? Bueller?

[SCSimmons]

*Originally posted by beagledave *
**What do the following have in common?

Steven Spielberg
H. Ross Perot
former president Gerald R. Ford
basketball legend and former senator Bill Bradley
astronaut James A. Lovell **

Eagle Scouts?

[John_Corrado]

(This’ll be either real easy or real tough. I’m never good at gauging the difficulty of my trivia questions.)

If:

John is to Ronald as Lynette is to Leslie,

then

John is to Abraham as Charles is to ?

[jcgmoi]

OK Zev, come clean on the Al Benton question.

[Skwerl]

All trivia questions bow to their master: What happens on May 33rd, but only on a leap year?

[Totoro]

*Originally posted by Skwerl *
**All trivia questions bow to their master: What happens on May 33rd, but only on a leap year? **

The Dance Of The Ingenious Monkey?

[mongrel_8]

Damn you, Skwerl! I don’t know where you found that bit of trivia but I was just about to use it. Just for that I am going to give the answer away. May 33rd is international Alien Anal Probe Day. Gasp! The horrid truth is out.