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[Pub quiz] Jenny, Jenny

Featured as round 6 at the Old Pequliar on June 2, 2009

1) The name “Jennifer” is a Cornish version of what legendary queen’s name?

2) What TV star released her album BareNaked in 2002, but has yet to actually appear naked pretty much anywhere in public?

3) Phylicia Rashad, Valerie Bertinelli, Queen Latifah, and Monica Lewinsky have all been spokeswomen for what company?

4) What actress and model wrote the books Belly Laughs, Baby Laughs, Life Laughs, and Mother Warriors?

5) Who allegedly told director Ron Howard that the only role she’d want to play in Backdraft was the fire?

6) Who played The Bride in 1985 and now appears as Tim Roth’s ex-wife on Lie to Me?

7) What poker champion played Jim Carrey’s client in Liar, Liar?

8) Who won an Olympic Gold medal in 1992, was arrested for marijuana possession in 1994, and was ranked #1 player in the world four times in 2001-2002?

9) Who placed third after Fantasia Barrino and Diana DeGarmo during American Idol‘s third season?

10) What was the second hit by the group who first hit the charts in 1981 with the song “Angel Say No”?

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“Love” Songs

Round 3 at the Old Pequliar on Feb. 5, 2008
Average score: 4.67/10 (9 teams)

Each correct answer has the word “love” in the title.

1) What 2001 song started as garage rock, but was covered by Joss Stone in a soul style and Richard Cheese in a lounge style?
2) What was Tina Turner’s first #1 single in her post-Ike career?
3) What chart-topping 1965 song by the Supremes includes an exclamation point in the title?
4) What 1989 hard rock song starts with a spoken intro called “Going Down”?
5) In 1975, what song written by Neil Sedaka became the first #1 hit for a popular husband and wife band?
6) As of right now, what 1992 song was the Cure’s last top 40 hit in the United States?
7) What Queen song did Taylor Hicks sing on American Idol?
8) What 1978 punk song by the Buzzcocks was inspired by a question one of the characters asks in the musical Guys and Dolls?
9) What song only reached #8 on the US Billboard singles chart in the ’80s, but hit #1 when it was sampled for a 2006 Rihanna song?
10) According to urban legend, what 1975 song from the album Honey includes the album’s cover model screaming as she was being murdered in the studio?

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