The Phantastic Fiegs Quiz

1.  In 2010, Lisa Fieg was strolling past the St. Regis Hotel near Central Park and she bumped into yet another celebrity face to face.  This individual was:
A.  Pop singer Bruno Mars   
B.  "Star Trek" actor Leonard Nimoy
C.  Jazz musician Sun Ra
D.  Former Beatle Ringo Starr

2.  The number seven train of the New York city Subway system stops at the corner of Lisa's block, a few short feet from her door.  She takes the train west to work every day.  If she were to take the train east, it would go directly to Shea Stadium which was, in addition to the venue of the N.Y. Mets baseball team, also host to:
A.  Rock and roll legend Elvis Presley
B.  Opera legend Enrico Caruso
C.  Legendary soprano Maria Callas
D.  The Beatles

3.  The Beatles, in their early years were known as:
A.  The Quarrymen
B.  The Flintstones
C.  The Rockhounds
D.  The Drywall Hangers

4.  If Lisa takes the seven train east to see the Mets she will pass through:
A.  an Irish neighborhood
B.  a Spanish neighborhood
C.  a Chinese neighborhood
D.  all of the above, in succession

5.  While out on the hustings,  congressman Sam Stratton one day tore his pants on a nail.  He retreated to his mother's house in Cooperstown, home of the Baseball Hall of Fame, and removed his pants while she fetched a needle and thread.  Before her return a number of guests appeared unexpectedly and he:
A.  wrapped a shawl from the back of the couch around his waist
B.  shrieked and ran out of the room
C.  sat down and crossed his legs, smiling pleasantly
D.  ordered the visitors out of the house because he was indisposed.

6.  When Jean Davie first met her future husband, Philip Fieg, in the living room at 10 N. Sixth St. he was wearing:
A.  only his boxer shorts
B.  a bear costume, as he was on his way to a Halloween party
C.  a mortar board and gown on his graduation day
D.  his mother's frilly apron, as he was washisng dishes in the kitchen

7.  Philip's brother, Frank Fieg, had a life-long best friend, Joe Wright.  While returning from the Majors Inn in Gilbertsville in a 1934 Ford Cabriolet V-8, Joe was ticketed for speeding 75 in a 50 mph zone.  Sitting beside him in the passenger seat was
A.  future mayor Roger Hughes, drunk
B.  future judge Albert Baldo, drunk
C.  Gilberstville town constable Carloga Klemm, drunk
D.  Maxine Fieg, sober

8.  The Majors Inn was best known as a hideout for
A.  Dutch Schultz
B.  Al Capone
C.  Jack "Legs" Diamond
D.  George Raft

9.  Jack Diamond died 12/18/31 when he
A.  died peacefully in his sleep
B.  overdosed on barbituates and bourbon                  
C.  was suspected to have been shot by Dutch Schultz 
D.  jumped off the Chrysler Building