The Collective Trivia Quiz #5 for 2010

This week's quiz has been guest-written by Gary Renard, with his own themed questions!

The Rules of the Game:

1. You can use whatever source material you would like to for finding the answers: Google, Wikipedia, your own notes, books, or most anything else. Even your little gray cells.
   
2. DO NOT POST YOUR ANSWERS TO THE COMMENT SECTION OF THIS BLOG! Email them to vigilante407@gmail.com. Make sure you include your name with your answers so I know who you are and you can get your share of those big trivia points.
   
3. Answers are due in by Tuesday, February 23rd, 2010 (11:59pm) Eastern Standard Time, or by the time I check my email on Wednesday morning.
   
4. The game is scored on a pari-mutuel system, like the WWSP 90FM contest. Each question is worth 100 points, divided by the number of people who get it right. If you're the only one to get the answer, you get the whole 100 points for yourself. If five people get it right, the point value is down to 20 points.
   
5. After the quiz is over, you will receive an email with the correct answers, point values and final standings. You can also usually see the final standings on Facebook, posted on my profile.
   
6. Have fun with this! Don't be discouraged if you can't find every answer. Remember, we're doing this to keep in practice for the Big Show – the 54-hour long contest held by WWSP 90FM. Hopefully it will also sharpen your research skills for many a trivia contest out there as well.
   
7. And as always, remember ... only you can prevent Forrest Tucker.
   

And now, faster than you can say "Jack Robinson" … this week's quiz!

1. What happened on October 9^th, 1890 to cause Jabez Wilson great consternation?
   

   
   

2. Who is the rather dastardly fellow in the photograph below?
   
   
   
   
   

   
   

3. Victoria Grant was down on her luck, stuck in France with no money and no prospects. She was behind on her rent and offered to sleep with her landlord, for a price. What did she ask for?
   

   
   

4. This twenty-four-year-old played a bit of right field for the New York Yankees a year before they signed Babe Ruth. Who is this Hall of Famer?
   

   
   

5. Flight Lieutenant Peter Marlowe was captured by the Japanese during World War II and placed in a prison camp. What is the name of the real Singapore prison camp that was placed in this fictional story?
   

   
   

6. One famous director wanted Edward G. Robinson for this role, but the film was given to another director. One studio head insisted on Danny Thomas but was talked out of it. The director who got the job initially wanted Sir Laurence Olivier, but he was too ill to take the job. He then got his second choice. What was the role?
   

   
   

7. I threw this photo in because this is who my wife and I saw a couple of Saturday nights ago at a comedy show. Name this performer, shown during their successful Broadway debut in "Hairspray").
   

   
   
   
   
   

8. San Marino will issue postage stamps to commemorate almost anything. This fictional character, portrayed on radio, TV and movies, was honored on a 150-Lira stamp issued introduced July 12, 1979. Who is this character?
   

   
   

9. He was arrested for a minor crime and cracked so many one-liners on his way to jail that the arresting officers thought he should be on stage. There were two things that really hurt his chances: His name and a medical condition that wouldn't go well with stand-up comedy. What was his name and what condition did this small-screen character have?
   

   
   

10. Glenn Allison was the first bowler to ever throw a 900 series for three games in sanctioned league play. What type of ball did he use? Please give the brand name and model.
    

Thanks to Gary for another great quiz, and good luck to everyone playing this week!