#114
Spring, Finals, 1950s, Composers, and Literal Logos.
Spring
Life, uh, finds a way.
What is a rare kind of hot spring that is under pressure and erupts, sending jets of water and steam into the air?
Spring Breakers was one of the first films released by what independent film distributor?
In the Simpsons, who is the mayor of Springfield?
The first Slinky spring toy was made of what material?
Marked annually on the spring equinox in the Northern Hemisphere, what is the name of the Persian New Year?
Spring
Finals
Finals footy has arrived - for non footy fans that means just four more weeks.
Which AFL team finished on top of the ladder at the end of the 2022 home and away season?
The Final Frontier is the title of a 1989 film in what franchise?
The tv show M*A*S*H holds the record for the most watched final episode in US television history; from what show was the second most watched final episode?
The Final Countdown is a 1986 song by what Swedish rock band?
Final Draft is a software used for writing and formatting what?
Finals
1950s
One of our subscribers Kate wanted more questions for the boomers - let's look at the decade most of them were born in.
What artist had the most US Billboard number one hits in the 1950s?
How many Prime Ministers did Australia have during the 1950s?
Launched in 1957, what was the name of the first artificial Earth satellite?
What set of events at the 1956 Melbourne Summer Olympics were held in Stockholm, Sweden?
In 1959 the first Barbie Doll was released, selling for what single digit dollar amount?
1950s
Composers
The pop stars of yesteryear.
Who composed the waltz The Blue Danube?
What American composer is known for scoring films such as Jaws, E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial and Jurassic Park?
In 1996, Rachel Portman became the first female composer to win an Oscar for her score in what Jane Austen adaptation?
Eric Carmen’s power ballad All By Myself (famously covered by Celine Dion in 1996) heavily samples a concerto by what Russian composer?
What is unusual about the three-movement composition 4′33″ (pronounced "four minutes, thirty-three seconds") by American experimental composer John Cage?
Composers
Literal Logos
Quickfire time: can you name the famous logo based on a description?
An oscilloscope waveform known as a Lissajous curve.
Four overlapping circles in a row.
A circle outlined in red inter-cut with a blue bar.
Blue and yellow winged foot of the Roman god Mercury.
A cresting wave and snow capped mountain.
Literal Logos
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