Q 01/05

Which singer's 1978 disco anthem 'I Will Survive' was first released as a B-side?

A) Donna Summer

B) Diana Ross

C) Gloria Gaynor

D) Aretha Franklin

Answer · why

C) Gloria Gaynor

Gloria Gaynor's 'I Will Survive' was the B-side of 'Substitute' until club DJs flipped the record; it topped the US chart in 1979 and won the only Gra...

Q 02/05

Which visionary director helmed the 1982 science fiction blockbuster 'E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial'?

A) Steven Spielberg

B) James Cameron

C) Ridley Scott

D) Robert Zemeckis

Answer · why

A) Steven Spielberg

Steven Spielberg directed E.T. from his own idea of an imaginary friend after his parents' divorce; Melissa Mathison wrote the script, and the film ov...

Q 03/05

Leather-jacketed greaser Arthur 'The Fonz' Fonzarelli was a central character in which 1970s sitcom?

A) M*A*S*H

B) The Jeffersons

C) All in the Family

D) Happy Days

Answer · why

D) Happy Days

Fonzie, played by Henry Winkler, was a breakout character on 'Happy Days,' a sitcom that initially focused on Richie Cunningham and his family in the ...

Q 04/05

Which horror-film veteran speaks the rap on Michael Jackson's 'Thriller'?

A) Christopher Lee

B) Vincent Price

C) Boris Karloff

D) Peter Cushing

Answer · why

B) Vincent Price

Vincent Price recorded the rap in just two takes, reading lines that songwriter Rod Temperton had written in a taxi on the way to the studio.

Q 05/05

What 1970s novelty 'pet' came in a cardboard box with straw and breathing holes?

A) Chia Pet

B) Sea-Monkeys

C) Pet Rock

D) Ant Farm

Answer · why

C) Pet Rock

The Pet Rock was dreamed up by advertising executive Gary Dahl in 1975 while friends complained about their pets; each rock came with a training manua...