Jeopardy Trivia Questions — Page 16

1,501.Whose album "52nd Street" won the Grammy for Album of the Year? 1,502.Who had a 1979 No. 1 hit with "Hot Stuff"? 1,503.In which 1979 film does a father ask a court "what law is it that says a woman is a better parent simply by virtue of her sex"? 1,504.Kurt Russell played which "King" in a 1979 TV film directed by John Carpenter? 1,505.Marlon Brando played which renegade officer in "Apocalypse Now" (1979)? 1,506.Which duo had a late-1970s hit with a remake of Sam & Dave's "Soul Man"? 1,507.Robert Duvall played which general in the 1979 miniseries "Ike"? 1,508.In which 1979 film does Chance the gardener tell Shirley MacLaine "I like to watch"? 1,509.What first name was shared by painter Remington and composer Chopin? 1,510.In which 1979 film does a creature burst out of John Hurt's chest? 1,511.Who played Ted Kramer in "Kramer vs. Kramer" (1979)? 1,512.Complete the title of the 1979 horror film: "The ___ Horror". 1,513."The Tin Drum", the 1979 Oscar winner for Best Foreign Language Film, came from which country? 1,514.In 1979 which pope became the first to visit the White House? 1,515.Which Oscar host opened the 1979 ceremony with "Welcome to two hours of sparkling entertainment spread out over a four-hour show"? 1,516.Who played Captain Willard in "Apocalypse Now" (1979)? 1,517."Gotta Serve Somebody", from 1979, was the last Top 40 single by which Minnesota-born singer? 1,518."HRH: The Man Who Will Be King" (1979) was a book about which heir to the British throne? 1,519.Which Pulitzer-winning Norman Mailer book tells the story of executed murderer Gary Gilmore? 1,520.Which 1980 Martin Scorsese film tells of a self-destructive middleweight boxing champion? 1,521.Blondie's No. 1 hit "Call Me" was the theme of which 1980 film? 1,522.Complete the title of the 1980 film about Loretta Lynn: "Coal Miner's ___". 1,523.Debbie Allen played dance teacher Lydia Grant in which film and TV series about a New York performing arts school? 1,524.In which 1980 workplace comedy did Dolly Parton make her film debut? 1,525.On "Dallas", which 1980 event made Bobby acting head of Ewing Oil? 1,526.Who composed the music for the stage musical "Evita"? 1,527.The 1980 failure of "Heaven's Gate" led Transamerica to sell which film studio to MGM? 1,528.In which 1980 film do two shipwrecked children grow up on a tropical island to be Brooke Shields and Christopher Atkins? 1,529.Who won the Best Actor Oscar for playing Jake LaMotta in "Raging Bull"? 1,530.In which 1980 film does a madman smash through a door and announce "Heeere's Johnny!"? 1,531.In which 1980 comedy does a doctor say "I am serious... and don't call me Shirley"? 1,532.In which 1980 comedy does Lloyd Bridges say "Looks like I picked the wrong week to quit sniffing glue"? 1,533.Which 1980 TV miniseries featured extensive Japanese dialogue and starred Richard Chamberlain as an English navigator? 1,534.Paul Berg shared the 1980 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for pioneering which technique of splicing genetic material from different organisms? 1,535.Proverbially, you can have one on your back or make one out of someone. What is it? 1,536.In which 1980 horror film does a boy scrawl "REDRUM" on a door? 1,537.Which 1980 Best Picture winner, Robert Redford's directing debut, has a title meaning "regular folks"? 1,538.The 1980 film "Coal Miner's Daughter" was a biopic of which country singer? 1,539.In which 1980 film do the heroes insist "We're on a mission from God"? 1,540.In 1980, which school headmistress shot and killed "Scarsdale Diet" author Dr. Herman Tarnower, claiming it was an accident? 1,541.Which village, southeast of St. Regis Falls, hosted the 1980 Winter Olympics? 1,542.In which 1980 film does a battered boxer taunt Sugar Ray Robinson: "You never got me down, Ray"? 1,543.Around 1980, bands like the B-52's, the Cars and Blondie were classified as which style of music? 1,544.Boston Celtics point guard Nate Archibald, a 1981 NBA champion, was known by what nickname? 1,545.The 1980 TV docudrama "Death of a Princess" dramatized the execution of a princess from which country? 1,546."Hungry Heart" (1980) was the first Top 10 hit for which singer? 1,547.Which "Saturday Night Live" star's catchphrase as a cranky Gumby was "I'm Gumby, dammit!"? 1,548.On which 1980s TV series did Bruce Willis and Cybill Shepherd play private detectives? 1,549.Gorbachev's 1980s reforms included perestroika, or restructuring, and which Russian word for openness? 1,550.Which actor played Snake Plissken in 1981's "Escape from New York" and 1996's "Escape from L.A."? 1,551.Who had a No. 1 hit in 1981 with "9 to 5"? 1,552."Watching the Wheels" was a posthumous 1981 hit for which singer? 1,553.Joan Collins joined which prime-time soap opera in 1981 as the scheming Alexis? 1,554.Complete the title of the 1981 western starring Amanda Plummer and Diane Lane: "Cattle Annie and ___". 1,555.In which 1981 film does Ethel tell her husband "Come here, Norman, hurry up. The loons! They're welcoming us back"? 1,556.Danny DeVito won a 1981 Emmy for playing dispatcher Louie De Palma on which sitcom? 1,557.In which 1981 film does the hero warn "Don't look at it, Marion. Shut your eyes... don't look at it, no matter what happens"? 1,558.In which 1981 film does Norman Thayer ask his wife, "Wanna dance, or would you rather just suck face?" 1,559.Eileen Brennan played Captain Doreen Lewis in which 1980 film and its 1981 TV series? 1,560.Which 1981 film immortalized the line "No wire hangers... ever!"? 1,561.Who had a 1981 hit with "Fire and Ice"? 1,562.Complete the title of the 1981 film about the first female Supreme Court justice: "First Monday in ___". 1,563.Who won the Best Director Oscar for "Reds" (1981)? 1,564.George Hamilton swashbuckled through 19th-century Spanish California as which hero in "___, the Gay Blade" (1981)? 1,565.Which 1981 Kim Carnes hit mentioned a then 73-year-old movie star in its title? 1,566.Which duo had a No. 1 hit with "Kiss on My List" in 1981? 1,567.The 1981 Oscar-winning foreign film "Mephisto" came from which country? 1,568.In which 1981 comedy do misfit army recruits complete their own basic training? 1,569.Which 1981 Pulitzer-winning novel's title could be paraphrased as "an alliance made of morons"? 1,570.Warren Beatty played which American journalist in the 1981 film "Reds"? 1,571.In which 1981 film does the hero complain "Snakes. Why'd it have to be snakes?" 1,572.Steve Garvey, Fernando Valenzuela and Ron "The Penguin" Cey were stars for which 1981 World Series champions? 1,573.Who sang the 1981 hit "Stop Draggin' My Heart Around" with Tom Petty? 1,574.Complete the title of the South African comedy that became an international hit in the early 1980s: "The Gods Must Be ___". 1,575.Which band's 1981 "Tattoo You" tour was the biggest-grossing tour of the year? 1,576.Which company introduced its Personal Computer in 1981, running Microsoft's DOS? 1,577.In which 1981 film does runner Eric Liddell say "When I run, I feel His pleasure"? 1,578.In which 1981 film is a prisoner told "You go in, find the President, bring him out in 24 hours, and you're a free man"? 1,579.In which 1981 sci-fi film does a former James Bond play a marshal investigating drug deaths among miners on Io? 1,580."Under Pressure" (1981) was a hit by Queen and which other rock star? 1,581.Omar Torrijos, who negotiated the 1977 canal treaties with Jimmy Carter, was leader of which country? 1,582.Complete the title of the 1982 film starring Sting: "___ and Treacle". 1,583.In 1982 at a Texas prison, murderer Charlie Brooks became the first U.S. prisoner to be executed by which method? 1,584.Who played Rick Deckard in "Blade Runner" (1982)? 1,585.In which 1982 film does Sean Penn's stoner have a pizza delivered to history class? 1,586.Which 1982 film showed a world inside a computer, "where man has never been"? 1,587.Who won the Best Director Oscar for "Gandhi" (1982)? 1,588.Which band won the 1983 Grammy for Record of the Year with "Rosanna"? 1,589.Which 1982 Frank Zappa hit, featuring his daughter Moon Unit, parodied Southern California teen slang? 1,590.Who won an Oscar for playing Mahatma Gandhi in "Gandhi" (1982)? 1,591.In which 1982 film does Colonel Trautman say "God didn't make Rambo. I made him"? 1,592.In which 1982 comedy does a man say "I was a better man with you, as a woman, than I ever was with a woman, as a man"? 1,593.In which 1982 film does a cop in a rainy future Los Angeles hunt androids and doubt the humanity of the woman he loves? 1,594.Julie Andrews played both title roles in which 1982 Blake Edwards film? 1,595.King Kaiser and swashbuckling star Alan Swann are characters in which 1982 comedy set in 1950s live TV? 1,596.Mr. Hand, Stacy Hamilton and Jeff Spicoli are characters in which 1982 film? 1,597."Oh-oh, here she comes, watch out boy, she'll chew you up" is from which 1982 Hall & Oates No. 1? 1,598.Which 1982 Michael Jackson-Paul McCartney duet has a title meaning "said female belongs to me"? 1,599.Who won the Best Actress Oscar for playing the title role in "Sophie's Choice" (1982)? 1,600.In which 1982 comedy does Steve Martin interact with clips from classic film noir movies?