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Herschel's Direct Historical Trivia Challenge To Those Bold Enough to Accept It


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Hey kids! Here is ze shal-onge for you from ze grreatess sorfsmon in all of fronnse!

1. Who wrote the theme to Perry Mason (1958-1967)?

2. What was Frederic March’s last screen appearance?

3. What does that have in common with Robert Ryan?

4. What is today’s (6-13) Saints day?

5. Can you name the murderer of Christopher Marlowe?

6. The Roosevelts: What were the names of the 2 branches, and can you elaborate?

6. What was the Great Renaming?

7. What bridge was originally planned to carry a Metro line under the carriage way between which 2 stations? 

There! I’ve made these as hard as possible w/ nothing deliberately misleading. No Googling. Whoever submits the most rigorous answers gets undying respect.

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1 hour ago, The Hersch said:

PS I’m still alive!

You'll *always* be alive, Herschel.

But because these are so difficult, would you mind at least giving me the answers via PM, in case you get hit by a train or something? Because there's about a zero-percent chance of anyone getting them all.

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14 hours ago, The Hersch said:

Hey kids! Here is ze shal-onge for you from ze grreatess sorfsmon in all of fronnse!

1. Who wrote the theme to Perry Mason (1958-1967)?

2. What was Frederic March’s last screen appearance?

3. What does that have in common with Robert Ryan?

4. What is today’s (6-13) Saints day?

5. Can you name the murderer of Christopher Marlowe?

6. The Roosevelts: What were the names of the 2 branches, and can you elaborate?

6. What was the Great Renaming?

7. What bridge was originally planned to carry a Metro line under the carriage way between which 2 stations? 

There! I’ve made these as hard as possible w/ nothing deliberately misleading. No Googling. Whoever submits the most rigorous answers gets undying respect.

1. Henry Mancini

2. On the news when he died.

3.  Ryan will be on the news when he dies, too.

4. Joan of Arc.

5. Nope.

6. The Teddies and those other ones from West Virginia that we don't talk about in polite company.

6a.  The perfectly serviceable National Airport to the clunky Reagan National Airport.

7. New Wilson Bridge, Metro between Huntington and National Harbor.

If I'm the only player, do I get bragging rights?

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1. Lalo Schifrin?
2. Inherit the Wind?
3. Both Ryan and March's last film co-starred Spencer Tracy?
6. The Theodore Roosevelt branch was named for Oyster Bay on Long Island where they had a home. The FDR branch was named for Hyde Park where they had a home.

 

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On 6/26/2018 at 1:37 AM, The Hersch said:

Weezy, you might as well tell us what you got, since no one else is saying anything.

from your own fingertips:

although as I'm sure you're aware the only one even remotely correct is "Nope".

;)

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On 6/13/2018 at 10:09 PM, The Hersch said:

Hey kids! Here is ze shal-onge for you from ze grreatess sorfsmon in all of fronnse!

1. Who wrote the theme to Perry Mason (1958-1967)?

2. What was Frederic March’s last screen appearance?

3. What does that have in common with Robert Ryan?

4. What is today’s (6-13) Saints day?

5. Can you name the murderer of Christopher Marlowe?

6. The Roosevelts: What were the names of the 2 branches, and can you elaborate?

6. What was the Great Renaming?

7. What bridge was originally planned to carry a Metro line under the carriage way between which 2 stations? 

There! I’ve made these as hard as possible w/ nothing deliberately misleading. No Googling. Whoever submits the most rigorous answers gets undying respect.

I've posted the answers to this impossible quiz here. Alas, the first #6 question remains unanswered ...

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