Question: From Sports: Bill Rodgers has won three of the last five Boston Marathons, in 1975, 78, and 79. Question: In the realm of movies: From Francis Ford Coppola's Vietnam epic, "Apocalypse Now," what are the names of Captain Willard's four companions on his journey up the river, AND what is the eventual fate of each one?Īnswer: CHIEF - DIES FROM A SPEAR STUCK THROUGH HIS CHEST CHEF - IS BEHEADED BY KURTZ SMOOTH - IS KILLED BY MACHINE GUN FIRE FROM THE SHORE LANCE - ACCOMPANIES WILLARD BACK DOWN THE RIVER Question: From television: what was the name of the teacher that Karen Valentine played on "Room 222"? Question: From the realm of advertising, what is Mmmm Mmmmm Good? Rather than rejigger everything to match, we have kept some of the the differing formats as originally written by the various Soupfolk.) We mention this here because the typed format of the questions in Alphabet Soup's 1979 contest tends to shift every 15 questions, according to the tastes of the writers. The rule of thumb was 15 questions per hour, or 120 for the night, although not all contests maintained that pace in practice. (NOTE: In the 1970s, it was common for trivia teams to assign 15-question chunks of their upcoming contests to one or more contributors, who would then take the on-air microphone during their hour(s).
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