"Lock the doors and close the blinds -- we're going for a ride..."

What is the Shiny Index, you
may be wondering?



Simple. It's a bunch of meaningless trivia questions that are running
around my head. Some of it is genius. Most of it is just wasting space.
And I've developed this quiz to see how you all compare with what's
spinning in my brain.



Scoring works in the following way:  Each question is scored
individually. There's a point value assigned for each one. For each
question you correctly answer without
any help -- whether from the Internet, friends or any other resource, give
yourself full value of that question. If you looked some of the stuff
up on the Internet or did some type of research to give yourself a hint
and you got it right, give yourself half
the points listed.  If you simply got the right answer from
someone else -- no credit.



You're on the honor system for this test. Keep in mind that getting a
perfect score isn't necessarily better -- it means you're as warped as
I am.



Ready? Here we go...



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style="text-decoration: underline;">PART
I: SHORT ANSWER:



1. What's the capital of Oregon? (2 pts.)



2. What's "Superfudge's" last name? (6 pts.)



3. What U.S. city has been undergoing "The Big Dig?" (4 pts.)



4. In the movie "Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure," which character
says this line -- "Yes way, Ted!" (8 pts.)



5. What was the Atari 2600 video game system known as before it was the
Atari 2600? (6 pts.)



6. In the Broadway musical "Grease," what is the name of the boys'
gang? (6 pts.)



7. Everyone knows what the first rule of Fight Club is. But what's the style="font-style: italic;">last rule (#8) of Fight Club? (10
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8. What TV show spun off "The Simpsons?" (8 pts.)



9. When "Crystal Pepsi" came out, the Coca-Cola company decided to
market its own clear cola beverage. Name it. (10 pts.)



10. What was the name of the rival bar on "Cheers?" (6 pts.)





style="font-weight: bold;">PART II:  ALSO SHORT ANSWER, BUT
SLIGHTLY LONGER QUESTIONS:



11. What city comes next in this sequence? Boston, Baton Rouge, Tulsa,
Austin, Oklahoma City ... (8 pts.)



12.  There was one popular song in the 1980s that made a
seven-digit phone number infamous. If that song were released now,
people would need to dial the area code as well. Assuming that the
ten-digit number uses all digits from 0-9 only once, in which US states
would that phone number be able to exist? (12 pts.)



13. An explorer sets up camp and looks for food. He walks one mile
south and suddenly sees a bear. he starts running one mile due east,
but the bear is chasing him. He then runs 1 mile due north, completely
exhausted, and ends up back at his camp, where the bear eats him and
his box of granola bars. What color is the bear? (10 pts.)



14. Kevin Smith's masterpiece, "Chasing Amy," stars Joey Lauren Adams
as Alyssa Jones, the lesbian turned straight woman who hooks up with
Ben Affleck. Name her two sisters and the movies they were featured in.
(12 pts.)



15. McDonalds had a failed ad campaign for a new menu item which stated
that Ronald McDonald is growing up and has a taste for finer things.
What was the menu item? (8 pts.)





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POTENT QUOTABLES: Answer each of these with the line that
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16. Why don't you just make ten louder and make ten be the top number
and make that a little louder?  (6 pts.)



17. What would you do if you had a million dollars? (10 pts.)



18. The only thing better than meat and potatoes is... (8 pts.)



19. ... instead of having an arm, I have a spoon where my arm should
be! (8 pts.)



20. What about Bob "Jungle Dutch" Girard and Mark "Cutback" Davis? (16
pts.)



style="font-weight: bold;">PART IV: NERDVILLE -- (OR: STILL MORE SHORT
ANSWER):



21. Who played "Easy Reader" on "The Electric Company?" (8 pts.)



22. Complete the analogy: Michael Moore: Scott Shannon :: Jeff Christie
:  ___________ (10 pts.)



23. Which Monkee's mom invented Liquid Paper? (8 pts.)



24. According to the "Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy" radio series
(second season), why was the Earth destroyed by the Vogons? (12 pts.)



25. Who were the two male stars of the TV show "Bosom Buddies?" (4 pts.
each)



26. In the "Back to the Future" trilogy, there's a period of time
in 1955 where (potentially) four versions of the same DeLorean time
machine are present in Hill Valley. What are the circumstances that
each is there, and who is at the wheel in each one? (4 pts. for each
DeLorean)





style="font-weight: bold;">PART V: NAME THAT BEST FRIEND: Give
the name of each of the following TV character's best friend on the
show..



26. Theo Huxtable (The Cosby Show)
(6 pts.)



27.  D.J. Tanner (Full House)
(6 pts.)



28. Blossom Russo (Blossom) (6
pts.)



29. Mike Seaver (Growing Pains)
(8 pts.)



30. Alex P. Keaton (Family Ties)
(6 pts.)



31. Michael Steadman (thirtysomething)
(10 pts.)



32. Michael Knight (Knight Rider)
(4 pts.)





style="font-weight: bold;">EXTRA CREDIT: Name 10
physicists. (2 pts. each. This one is here just for K!)







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The "perfect score," including the extra credit, is 292 points. If you get that, I pity you. Really I do...

I'll post the correct answers in a day or two. Good luck! Feel free to
post comments, answers, diatribes, or whatever else you want...



(I hope this one doesn't make
the Crazy 40...)