It's all about the Montgomerys on this week's show.
Last week's challenge
Start with the phrase GETTING OLDER. Rearrange the letters and you can spell the names of two animals (7,5). As a hint, one is a type of horse and the other is a sea creature.
Answer: The animals are GELDING and OTTER.
THIS WEEK'S CATEGORY: FAMOUS MONTGOMERYS
On-air questions: On November 13, 1956, the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed the ruling in Browder v. Gayle, a June 1956 ruling by an Alabama district court which declared that bus segregation was unconstitutional as it violated the equal protection clause of the 14th Amendment. The ruling effectively ended the Montgomery Bus Boycott, which began when one Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat on the bus. To commemorate the Supreme Court's ruling, this week our quiz is about famous Montgomerys.
1. From 1964 to 1972, actress Elizabeth Montgomery portrayed Samantha Stevens, a magical being who marries a human and agrees (rather unsuccessfully) to give up her powers. Montgomery also played Samantha's cousin Serena, a performance credited to "Pandora Spocks," on what ABC sitcom?
2. What cocktail, when made with a 15:1 ratio of gin to vermouth, is called a Montgomery, named for British Field Marshal Bernard Montgomery who reportedly favored that particular formula because it was the same ratio by which he liked to outnumber his opponents in battle?
3. Founded in 1872, the retail company Montgomery Ward ran a Christmas promotional campaign featuring a character later commemorated in, among other media, a 1949 number one hit sung by Gene Autry and a 1964 stop-motion animation special. What character, shunned by his peers, but who ultimately saves Christmas, is it?
4. Known as "the Wall Street of the West" because of its large concentration of financial and investment activity, including the world headquarters of Wells Fargo, Montgomery Street begins in the Telegraph Hill neighborhood and runs through the heart of the Financial District of what West Coast city?
5. Playing for the Boston Red Sox from 1970 to 1979, catcher Bob Montgomery holds the distinction of being the last major league player to bat without wearing what protective piece of gear, made compulsory for all players in 1971?
Extra credit
1. On what television series did the character of Montgomery Scott first appear?
2. Montgomery Atwater, an American scientist considered the founder of avalanche research and forecasting, was director of avalanche control for what event that took place in Squaw Valley, California, from February 18-28, 1960?
This week's challenge
Start with the name MISTER BURNS. Drop one letter and you can rearrange the result to spell the nickname of a baseball team and a hockey team. What are the teams?
ANSWERS
On-air questions
1. Bewitched
2. Martini
3. Rudolph
4. San Francisco
5. Batting helmet
Extra credit
1. Star Trek
2. The 1960 Winter Olympics
