Super Quiz: Americana

May 8, 2014 at 1:55 a.m.

by The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

Super Quiz: Americana

  1. The three children in this TV show were Betty, Bud and Kathy.
  2. This film's open secret was that it was a thinly disguised biography of William Randolph Hearst.
  3. What is the claim to fame of George Washington Gale Ferris Jr.?
  4. This company's roadside ads advised driving safely and shaving frequently.
  5. Crashing sounds were heard when this radio character opened his closet door.
  6. This film starred Peter Fonda and Dennis Hopper as drug-infatuated bikers.
  7. This city area was formerly called Vieux Carre (Old Square).
  8. Term for a person nominated for president by his own state's party delegation
  9. The first black actor to receive a screen credit and the first to be a millionaire

ANSWERS:

  1. Father Knows Best
  2. Citizen Kane
  3. Designed the original Ferris wheel
  4. Burma-Shave
  5. Fibber McGee
  6. Easy Rider
  7. French Quarter (New Orleans)
  8. Favorite son
  9. Stepin Fetchit

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