Love him or hate him, you have to appreciate Howard's sense of the absurd.
Q: Who is the President of Russia?
Julie: "Gorbachev"
Stacey: "Gretzky"
(correct answer: Boris Yeltsin)
Q: Define the meaning of NAACP.
Julie: "Something, something, something, for Certified
Pianists" Stacey: "It's some kind of police organization."
(correct answer: National Association for the Advancement of
Colored People)
Q: Who was the inventor of the lightbulb?
Julie: "I know Edison invented the telephone, but I can't
remember the lightbulb guy."
Stacey: "I don't know."
(correct answer: Thomas A. Edison. Alexander Graham Bell was
the phone guy!)
Q: Who is the Speaker of the House?
Julie: "Gore something-or-other."
Stacey: "Bill Clinton."
(correct answer: Newt Gingrich. For the benefit of international
members of the market, Al "Gore" is the U.S. Vice President,
"Bill Clinton" is our president. )
Q: Define the meaning of the letters CIA.
Julie: "I don't know."
Stacey: "Certified Investigation Association." (correct answer: Central
Intelligence Agency)
Q: What is the center of our solar system?
Julie: "The Equator"
Stacey: "The Moon"
(correct answer: The Sun)
Changing his tack to create better odds for the girls, Howard switched to what he termed "industry related" questions:
Q: What do the initials "DK" stand for?
A: Both knew it was fashion designer "Donna Karan."
Q: What is "Cristal?"
A: Both knew it was an elite champagne
Q: What car company has a model known as a "911?"
A: Both knew it
was Porsche
Q: Who's face is on the (U.S.) $100 bill?
A: Both knew it was Ben
Franklin