Presidential Trivia, Free of Recount Jokes -- The Answers
by Andy Moseley - reprinted with permission from the February 2001 Mariners' Log
1) A -- grunge. Grunge was popularized by such Seattle groups as Nirvana.
2) B -- Pepsi. In a spoof of those ads for his OTHER little blue friend, Viagra, Bob Dole plugged Pepsi.
3) C -- Jelly Belly. Reagan loved jelly beans, and that's what Jelly Bellies are.
4) B -- Independance Day.
5) A -- Backstreet Boys. Nick Carter is a member of the Backstreet Boys. He's the blonde one -- as if you care.
6) D -- Tennessee.
7) D -- Jim Carrey.
8) D -- Cleveland Browns Stadium. It seems so obvious now, doesn't it?
9) A -- Odie. Nermal was the cute little cat, Jon was his owner, and Snoopy . . . well, he's a beagle.
10) C -- Chef.
11) A -- Wilson. Yes, his name is Wilson Wilson. I hear he's related to that volleyball from Cast Away.
12) B -- Posh Spice.
13) A -- Norm.
14) D -- Michael Abram. Paul McCartney was a fellow Beatle, Noel Gallagher is from Oasis, and Henry Huggins appears in a few children's books.
15) C -- Pauline Phillips. She wanted an even harder name, apparently.
