The Baby Boomer Quiz

there are 30 questions total. some are easy; some are not. good luck!

What is the claim to fame of Ned Morgan of Cincinnati, Ohio, and Judith Owens of Schenectady, New York?

What was the name of Joe Namath’s bar in NYC which Pete Rozelle forced him to sell his interest in?

What was Joe Namath’s signing bonus with the Jets? What was John Huarte’s signing bonus the same year?

Who played the Joker, Penguin and Riddler on the original Batman series?

Who was the original host of Jeopardy?

In the original Hollywood Squares, who was the most common celebrity in the center square? Who mostly sat in the lower left square? What was his real name?

Who were Dick Van Dyke’s fellow staff writers on The Dick Van Dyke Show? What was the name of the star of the show they wrote for? Who played him?

In one famous episode of The Dick Van Dyke Show, Dick dreamed that Earth was invaded by aliens who had eyes in the back of their head. What famous comedian played the alien?

Who had a sore throat when the Beatles first appeared on The Ed Sullivan Show?

What was the name of the two-part episode of Star Trek which was the series’ original pilot?

Who should have won the Heisman Trophy the year Archie Griffin won his second award?

How do you really pronounce Joe Theisman’s name? Why did he change it?

Who was George McGovern’s original running mate in 1972? Why was he removed from the ticket? Who replaced him?

Who was the other Yankee slugger named Roger who hit lots of homers when he first arrived on the team, then faded just like Kevin Maas, Steve Balboni, and others too numerous to mention?

Paul Hewson is to David Evans as Gordon Sumner is to whom?

What famous rock star originally titled one of his albums Ol’ Pink Eyes is Back?

There are two famous rock stars named David Jones. One was a Monkee. Who is the other?

What iconic movie role was originally played by Buddy Ebsen? Why did he quit the role? Who replaced him?

Several decades later Buddy Ebsen played the sidekick of a legendary American in a tv series. Who was that legend? Who played him?

What Beatle song did Chicago regularly play as one of their encores in the 1970s? (Think about it; it’s a very logical choice)