WAMC's Ian Pickus and resident quizzer Mike Nothnagel take a trip around the map of names.
Last week's challenge
Start with the two-word name of a show you hear on WAMC. Replace the initial consonant sound of the first word with a "sh" sound, and phonetically, you'll get the last name of a person you hear on WAMC. What is the show and who is the person?
Answer: The show is CAR TALK, and the person is Alan CHARTOCK.
THIS WEEK'S CATEGORY: PEOPLE WITH GEOGRAPHICAL NAMES
On-air questions: January 2, 1968 is the birthday of actor Cuba Gooding, Jr. Gooding's first job as an entertainer was as a breakdancer in Lionel Richie's performance at the closing ceremonies of the 1984 Summer Olympics, but he is perhaps best know for his Oscar-winning role in the film Jerry Maguire. In honor of Mr. Gooding, Jr., this week our quiz is about people with geographical names.
1. Performed at Super Bowl XXV in January of 1991, which singer's rendition of "The Star-spangled Banner" is the only version of the U.S. national anthem to reach the top 20 on Billboard's Hot 100 chart?
2. Chosen by Sports Illustrated as its Sportsman of the Year in 1990, Joe Montana won four Super Bowls, and was named MVP for three of those four, with which NFL team, which later retired his No. 16?
3. Portrayed by actor Tracy Morgan, Tracy Jordan is the star of TGS With Tracy Jordan, a sketch comedy series within what sitcom that aired on NBC from 2006 to 2013, and was based on Tina Fey's experiences working on Saturday Night Live?
4. One of the pioneers in the then-developing world of commercial magazine fiction, what author is perhaps most famous for his short story "To Build a Fire" and his novels The Call of the Wild and White Fang?
5. Before moving to New Mexico permanently in 1949, what artist spent part of many years there, where she used bones and rocks she found in the desert, as well as the desert itself, as the subjects of many of her paintings?
Extra credit
1. The 2002 film The Hours is based on a 1998 novel, and follows three characters during the course of a single day: the author Virginia Woolf, who is writing a novel, a 1940s housewife who is reading said novel, and a woman in 2001 who is a modern-day version of the novel's title character. What novel ties these three women together?
2. Grover Cleveland is the only person to serve two non-consecutive terms as U.S. president. Who served the term in between Cleveland's two?
This week's challenge
Start with the name AUSTIN POWERS. Drop one letter, then rearrange the result to spell a two-word phrase (seven letters, four letters) for something a quarterback should be able to throw very easily. What is it?
ANSWERS
On-air questions
1. Whitney Houston
2. San Francisco 49ers
3. 30 Rock
4. Jack London
5. Georgia O'Keeffe
Extra credit
1. Mrs. Dalloway
2. Benjamin Harrison
