The new trivia thread.

[John Galt 2012]

What Olympic Gold medalist Pole Vaulter, played a gay character on TV?

Wouldn't that be a Pole lander

Was it Woody??

 

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What Olympic Gold medalist Pole Vaulter, played a gay character on TV?

Bob Seagren, US gold medalist in Mexico, pursued an acting career after retiring from athletics.

He played Billy Crystal's character's lover in "Soap".

 

[Ceiling Cat]

Answer :

Clark Kent's middle name is Joseph.

 

[Ceiling Cat]

The average French citizen eats ( how many ) snails per year.

 

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Before "The Spice Girls" , who were the biggest selling female band?

 

[shack]

Before "The Spice Girls" , who were the biggest selling female band?

Josie and the Pussycats.

Next guess, The Supremes.

 

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Josie and the Pussycats.

Next guess, The Supremes.

Believe it or not, it's not the Supremes

 

[jost]

Go-Go's or Bangles

 

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Go-Go's or Bangles

Not them.

Hint: They came on the scene in 1979 and are still perorming.

 

[Ceiling Cat]

What activity did Benjamin Franklin do in his time that he could be arrested and be put in prison for today in the U.S.?

 

[MissCroft]

Hint: They came on the scene in 1979 and are still perorming.

The Pointer Sisters?

 

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The Pointer Sisters?

Nope, another hint: they are not from Motown.

 

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What activity did Benjamin Franklin do in his time that he could be arrested and be put in prison for today in the U.S.?

Small animal torture?

 

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Was it Wilson Phillips?
Saw them on a show recently and I think one of their songs is sung in Brides Maids at the end of the movie.

Not them either. Another hint: This band had originally 3 members, one member left to start solo career as "Shakespeare's Sister"

 

[Tangwhich]

Not them either. Another hint: This band had originally 3 members, one member left to start solo career as "Shakespeare's Sister"

Bananarama.

 

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Bananarama.

Correct!!

 

[Tangwhich]

Correct!!

Originally called Fun Boy Three.

 

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What band was so reclusive that they used life sized mannequins and robots to conduct official photo shoots?

 

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Originally called Fun Boy Three.

I think you are wrong there, they launched the career of Banarama.

What group did FunBoy Three come out of?

 

[Tangwhich]

I think you are wrong there, they launched the career of Banarama.

What group did FunBoy Three come out of?

Without doing any research, I think they did backup for The Specials as Fun Boy Three then branched off to become Banarama.