Author: Evelyn Beresford

Step 1 : Introduction to the question “Which Jackson family member had a role in the TV show “Diff’rent Strokes”?” Diff’rent Strokes was sitcom that starred Gary Coleman and Todd Bridges as Arnold and Willis Jackson, two African American children from Harlem who are taken in by a rich white Park Avenue businessman and widower named Phillip Drummond (Conrad Bain) and his daughter Kimberly (Dana Plato). In the third season of the series, Janet Jackson joined the cast and played Willis’ girlfriend Charlene DuPrey. Janet Jackson was a frequent recurring character until Season 6, when Charlene and Willis decided to break up.…

Step 1 : Introduction to the question “Which was not a headline in 1961?” …Color TV was introduced in 1951, not 1961! On June 25, 1951, CBS broadcast the very first commercial color TV program. Unfortunately, nearly no one could watch it on their black-and-white televisions. Despite the early success with color programming, the adoption to color television was a slow one. It wasn’t until the 1960s that the public began buying color TVs in earnest and in the 1970s the American public finally started purchasing more color TV sets than black-and-white ones. Interestingly, sales of new black-and-white TV sets lingered on…

Step 1 : Introduction to the question “Which woman launched a brand of perfume called “Truth”?” Adult entertainer and Donald Trump accuser Stormy Daniels launched her own fragrance, appropriately named “Truth.” Daniels, whose real name is Stephanie Clifford, became a household name with her allegations of having had a sexual relationship with President Donald Trump. The gender-neutral scent, called “Truth,” seems to be inspired by her legal battle with President Trump. Many potential names for Daniels’s fragrance (the tagline of which is “embrace your truth”) were kicked around, including Hush. Step 2 : Answer to the question “Which woman launched a brand of…

Step 1 : Introduction to the question “Which of these games was once banned by the Catholic Church?” …The Catholic church didn’t approve of a lot of things back in the days. One such thing was Backgammon, which they banned during the sixteenth century. They ordered all boards to be burned, just like numerous books that they deemed unholy. Luckily, people managed to save the game from destruction by playing in secrecy. This is also the time when foldable backgammon boards were invented. Backgammon enthusiasts started making backgammon boards that resembled books so that the church could not find them. The design…

Step 1 : Introduction to the question “Who got his big break by becoming the first grand champion in the comedy category on “Star Search”?” …The star of Everybody Loves Raymond was one of the few future celebrities who were as successful on Star Search as they would become later in life. In 1984, Brad Garrett became the first $100,000 grand champion winner in the comedy category of the TV show Star Search. This led to his first appearance, at age 23, on The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson, making him one of the youngest comedians ever to perform on the show.…

Step 1 : Introduction to the question “What is known as “The Gray Lady”?” Nicknamed the “Gray Lady” for its staid appearance and style, The New York Times is long regarded within the industry as a national “newspaper of record”. Founded in 1851, the paper has won 130 Pulitzer Prizes, more than any other newspaper. The Gray Lady is the largest metropolitan newspaper in the United States, although it trails USA Today and the Wall Street Journal in circulation. The newspaper gave its name to Times Square, in 1904, after it moved to its new headquarters on 42nd Street in an area…

Step 1 : Introduction to the question “Which of these musical titles does NOT actually end with an exclamation point?” …Many Broadway musicals have followed the proud tradition of punctuating their title with an exclamation mark starting with Oklahoma! (1943), and continuing on with Hello Dolly! (1964), Oh! Calcutta! (1976), and Mamma Mia! (2001). “It brings urgency, excitement and humor,” says Mark Zablow, a branding specialist at Cogent Entertainment. “It makes you expect the show to be lively and have a lot going on.” The Broadway musical Annie opened in 1977 and ran for nearly six years but does not contain an…

Step 1 : Introduction to the question “Which celebrity is NOT a twin?” Fraternal or identical, brother or sister — these celebrities have one thing in common: They all share a birthday with a special sibling. Twin actors and celebrities are pretty rare given that only 2% of the world’s population are twins, and only 0.2% are identical twins. In addition to famous twins like Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen, there are a number of celebrities that you may not have known are part of a pair. Ashton Kutcher, Scarlett Johansson, Kiefer Sutherland, Gisele Bündchen, and even Vin Diesel all have twin siblings.…

Step 1 : Introduction to the question “Tourists often leave a penny at the grave of which of man?” One of the top actors of his day, John Wilkes Booth assassinated President Lincoln on April 14, 1865 before being killed himself. Four years later, President Andrew Johnson returned Booth’s body to his family. Today, John Wilkes Booth is buried in an unmarked grave in the Booth family plot at Green Mount Cemetery in Baltimore, Maryland. However, that has not stopped people from determining its location — and leaving a little something behind. In lieu of flowers or stones, people leave pennies behind…

Step 1 : Introduction to the question “Which of these company figureheads was a real person?” …Chef Boyardee was indeed a real person. Ettore Boiardi was an Italian-American immigrant who came to America at the age of 16 and took the name “Hector Boiardi” as he passed through Ellis Island. He worked at a variety of high end restaurants in New York as a cook, eventually working his way up to Chef. At the age of 24, he moved to Cleveland and opened a restaurant with his wife. He came up with the now famous brand name “Chef Boyardee”, changing the spelling…