Museum of Science & Industry
YMF podcast?
Serial. I even got a shout-out at the end of one episode!
YMF funny YouTube video?
When I first saw it with my daughter years ago, we both laughed until we cried.
YMF dumb meme
How is Babby Formed?: Babby | Know Your Meme
YMF fictional baby?
Jack-Jack Parr, from The Incredibles
YMF fictional senior citizen?
The “Where’s the beef” lady
Favorite actor who played two distinctively different parts, and those parts
Ian McKellen - a fascist British king in Richard III, and Gandalf in LOTR.
YMF actress who played two distinctively different parts, and those parts?
Bette Davis - Judith Traherne in Dark Victory, and Jane Hudson in What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?
YMF actors or actresses who were rivals IRL?
Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis
(okay, maybe not my favorite but the only ones I can think of offhand that famously feuded)
YMF architectural style?
Frank Lloyd Wright’s organic architecture: Fallingwater - Wikipedia
YMF government building?
Cherokee County Courthouse in Murphy, NC, because my grandpa helped build it.
YMF part of the Tokyo Olympics?
The fact you can now watch all sorts of events streaming any time you want
YMF Broadway musical?
1776; I was in a college production of it and had a great time.
YMF American Founder?
I want to say Jefferson, because of his ideas and ability to put them into words. But I’m gonna say Washington, because of his intransigent dedication to liberty and victory.
YMF First Lady?
Michelle Obama
YMF Veep?
Aaron Burr
Favorite leader of a non-English speaking country
Right now? Angela Merkel, Chancellor of Germany. Ever? Sun Yat-sen, who did his best to build an independent, democratic China.
YMF piece of Baroque music (with link)?
The baroque era really isn’t my forte, but I’ve always loved Bach’s Toccata and Fugue in D minor, BWV 565, especially at Halloween time. To actually watch it performed in this video is amazing.
YMF music featuring the cello?
Apocalyptica covering Master of Puppets
Favorite orchestral version of a rock/pop song?
More than just one song: John Rutter’s Beatles Concerto.
YMF song from the '60s?