Jesse day 21

4/6

1. During the Vietnam War, an annual Christmas special which actually aired in January or February, and which condensed its host's holiday tour of military bases into a 90-minute program, was consistently the highest-rated TV special of the year. What comedy legend and avid golfer hosted these specials?
Correct Answer: BOB HOPE
Your Answer: Carson
Points Assigned: 2

I am behind on work today so rushed this. I knew Carson did his little Golf swing on stage, but it did seem too early for his peak. It is obvious now that I see the answer. 

2. A leading metadata company owned by Nielsen, which originally provided CD information, takes its current name from a term used for ornamental notes printed in small type in musical notation. What is that name?
Correct Answer: GRACENOTE
Your Answer: Terra data
Points Assigned: 2

No idea.

3. Donaudampfschiffahrtselektrizitätenhauptbetriebswerkbauunterbeamtengesellschaft was an organization (perhaps apocryphal) that existed (or not) in pre-WWI Vienna, Austria, involved in the transportation of cargo and passengers on what river?
Correct Answer: DANUBE
Your Answer: Danube
Points Assigned: 1

I have been to Vienna so knew Danube would be the river. 

4. Long before the Ultimate Fighting Championship, a company abbreviated UFC held a monopolistic position dominating economies of Central America. "U" and "C" stand for "United" and "Company"— what does the "F" stand for?
Correct Answer: FRUIT
Your Answer: Fruit
Points Assigned: 0

Gimmie? 

5. A gaming device used in casinos to hold multiple decks of cards has a name that is also used for an item that the dealer is almost surely wearing (and probably wearing more than one of) while dealing the cards, and which the device slightly resembles. What is that name?
Correct Answer: SHOE
Your Answer: Shoe
Points Assigned: 1

I don't gamble, but have heard enough people talk about gambling that I knew what a shoe was. 

6. What musical closed at the Uris Theatre on January 2, 1983, after a total of 2,377 performances, setting a still-standing record for longest-running Broadway musical adapted from a comic strip? (Note, name the musical.)
Correct Answer: ANNIE
Your Answer: Annie
Points Assigned: 3

I thought of the timing and I could only name a few musicals from the 80s, one of them being Annie, which I knew was a comic strip.