TV Trivia Thursday #19

It's been a few weeks since I've had the chance to do one of these, and unfortunately I've exhausted the good nuggets from my new reference book, so TTT may be taking another extended hiatus. But for now, here's today's TV trivia quiz:

1) Who is the only major M*A*S*H character to be played by a single actor in the movie and all related TV series?

2) Conversely, which two of the major characters were played by three different actors?

3) On this trio of shows, which spanned the mid-60s through mid-80s, he started and ended in seafaring roles, but played a writer in-between. Name the actor and the three series.

4) Describe the only two times that Norm's oft-mentioned wife Vera was "seen" on Cheers? For extra credit, who played Vera for these appearences?

5) What numerically-named - and critically acclaimed - show also featured early appearences by future stars such as Rob Reiner, Teri Garr, Cindy Williams, Richard Dreyfuss, Chuck Norris, and Mark Hamill?

6) Why was the title character of "The Greatest American Hero" nearly always referred to, in his civilian identity, as "Mr. H.", rather than with his actual last name?

7) Name two series where the title characters sang the theme song.

8) Most cartoon character voices were performed by professional voice actors such as Daws Butler, Don Messick, Paul Frees, and of course the late, great Mel Blanc. But quite a few actors who are mainly known for their "real-world" performances have also lent their voices to a 'toon or two (not counting animated versions of their original series). Name the well-known television/movie actor who voiced each of the following TV Toons - and see if you can add any more of your own!

a) Sideshow Bob (The Simpsons)
b) Clifford the Big Red Dog
c) Inspector Gadget
d) Underdog
e) The Joker (1990s-2000s Batman Animated Series)
f) Mr. Magoo
g) Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy (Sponge Bob Square Pants)

Musical Monday #64

Welcome to the 64th edition of Musical Monday, the weekly quiz that Soccer Dad and I alternate hosting. With MM having gone bi-weekly for the past couple of editions, it's been almost a month since my last one. I've missed these - it will be nice getting back on our regular schedule!

As always, the challenge is to identify the title and artist of each song quote, as well as the common theme of the set of songs. This week, though I couldn't quite find 64 examples to match the edition number, I flipped it around and gave you 46! Note also that there are two groups of songs, 1-25 and 26-46. Both relate to the same overall theme, but in different ways (or perhaps to a different extent).

Finally, I'll confirm that today, as in the last edition, I am looking for one specific version of each song, usually - though not necessarily - the most well-known one:

1) "Papa's bankbook wasn't big enough"
2) "I know that my emotions are something I just can't tame"
3) "Good times never seemed so good"
4) "And your horse naturally won"
5) "Or has time re-written every line?"
6) "My home lies deep within you"
7) "Sweet dreams till sunbeams find you"
8) "When choosing sides for basketball"
9) "We might be laughing a bit too loud"
10) "Some say love, it is a hunger, an endless aching need"
11) "You've got troubles, well I've got 'em too"
12) "Never been a sinner, I never sinned"
13) "After a while we run under a tree"
14) "Paid for every dance, selling each romance"
15) "Wouldn't like to get my love caught in the slammin' door"
16) "They got three stop signs, two police officers, and one police car"
17) "You were speaking to me by choosing letters with your eyebrow"
18) "Judy and Johnny just walked through the door"
19) "But when I dial the telephone, nobody's home"
20) "My feet are flat, and my asthma's getting worse"
21) "She was collecting quarters in a paper cup"
22) "They ain’t makin' carpenters who know what nails are for"
23) "Plucked her eyebrows on the way"
24) "We lie awake, this wall between us"
25) "Out of darkness comes light, twilight unto the heights"

26) "In restless dreams I walked alone"
27) "No, his mind is not for rent"
28) "And we just can't find the sound"
29) "Just put me in a wheelchair and put me on a plane"
30) "Keeping it a mystery gets to me"
31) "When you're with me baby the skies will be blue"
32) "She was pure like snowflakes"
33) "Ride a painted pony"
34) "The candles blew then disappeared"
35) "Way down around Vicksburg, around Louisiana way"
36) "Paint myself in blue and red and black and gray"
37) "You pop caught you smoking, and he said, 'No way'!"
38) "And your friends, baby, they treat you like a guest"
39) "Together they would travel on a boat with billowed sail"
40) "Everybody's beneath the trees, feeding pigeons on a limb"
41) "Send it off in a letter to yourself"
42) "I was just in the middle of a dream"
43) "A compromise would surely help the situation"
44) "You've got the teeth of a hydra upon you"
45) "In a little café just the other side of the border"
46) "Let me take you baby, down to the river bed"

Enjoy, good luck, and gutten moed!

Counting Kings

Thanks to TRN and Bruce for responding to my earlier Yomin Noraim math quiz! Look at the comments there for their answers to #1 and #2, and here for the answer to re-run question #3.

Now a quick, and (I think) much simpler bonus question:

4) Exactly how many times each year do congregants (i.e., not chazzanim) say each of the following blessings?
- Baruch... Hamelech Hakadosh
- Baruch... Hamelech Hamishpat