4. The first gold record ever received by a performer to commemorate the sale of a million records was awarded by a record company.What was the company?

Sun Records
Decca Records
RCA
Capitol Records

5. In what year was this first-ever (pre-RIAA awards) gold record presented to the abovementioned performer?

1950
1945
1948
1942

6. Who was the performer?

Ginny Simms
Glenn Miller
Frank Sinatra
Jo Stafford

7. What was the name of the million-selling record?

"I'd Know You Anywhere"
"Can Do"
"Chattanooga Choo Choo"
"You Belong To Me"

8. In Led Zeppelin's "Stairway to Heaven", who was sure all that glittered was gold?

The Piper
A Lady
An Angel
The Songbird

9. In the process of making stained glass, what vivid color is produced by the addition of molten gold to the glass?

Green
Red
Blue
Purple

10. How many gold medals in total were won by Olympic swimmer Mark Spitz?

Five
Seven
Eight
Six

11. During the "Silver and Gold" sequence in TV's 'Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer", what type of creatures are playing with a gold nugget?

Squirrels
Rabbits
Raccoons
Seals

12. In the story of the Nativity, which of the Wise Men brought the Baby Jesus gold?

Balthazar
Not specified
Caspar
Melchior

13. In the Beatles' "Golden Slumbers", these things "awake you when you rise". What are they?

Smiles
Kisses
Stars
Rays of golden sunlight

14. In "The Cat From Outer Space", the title charachter used his magical powers to transform a brick of gold. What did he do to it?

He melted it.
He shrank it.
He made it invisible.
He doubled it in size.

15. Which author published a short story collection titled, "The Golden Apples Of The Sun"?

Rod Serling
Issac Asimov
Ray Bradbury
Alfred Hitchcock

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<h1>Purely Gold!</h1><p> This quiz is in honor of my parents' Golden Anniversary - May 4th, 2007!!! Happy 50th Anniversary, Mom and Dad!!! I love you both!!!</p>
<p>Quiz created by: <a href="http://www.amiwrong.com/authors/mtrusello.shtml">MTrusello</a></p><br>1. What's the atomic number of the element Gold on the Periodic Table?
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) 90</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) 82</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) 64</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) 79</div>
<br>2. What's the boiling point of Gold?
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) 4,907 degrees Fahrenheit</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) 5,173 degrees Fahrenheit</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) 2,300 degrees Fahrenheit</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) 3,846 degrees Fahrenheit</div>
<br>3. Which cereal company produces Golden Grahams Cereal?
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Post</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) General Mills</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Quaker</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Kellogg's</div>
<br>4. The first gold record ever received by a performer to commemorate the sale of a million records was awarded by a record company.What was the company? 
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Sun Records</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Decca Records</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) RCA</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Capitol Records</div>
<br>5. In what year was this first-ever (pre-RIAA awards) gold record presented to the abovementioned performer?
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) 1950</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) 1945</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) 1948</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) 1942</div>
<br>6. Who was the performer?
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Ginny Simms</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Glenn Miller</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Frank Sinatra</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Jo Stafford</div>
<br>7. What was the name of the million-selling record?
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) "I'd Know You Anywhere"</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) "Can Do"</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) "Chattanooga Choo Choo"</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) "You Belong To Me"</div>
<br>8. In Led Zeppelin's "Stairway to Heaven", who was sure all that glittered was gold?
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) The Piper</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) A Lady</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) An Angel</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) The Songbird</div>
<br>9. In the process of making stained glass, what vivid color is produced by the addition of molten gold to the glass?
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Green</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Red</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Blue</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Purple</div>
<br>10. How many gold medals in total were won by Olympic swimmer Mark Spitz?
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Five</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Seven</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Eight</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Six</div>
<br>11. During the "Silver and Gold" sequence in TV's 'Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer", what type of creatures are playing with a gold nugget?
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Squirrels</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Rabbits</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Raccoons</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Seals</div>
<br>12. In the story of the Nativity, which of the Wise Men brought the Baby Jesus gold?
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Balthazar</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Not specified</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Caspar</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Melchior</div>
<br>13. In the Beatles' "Golden Slumbers", these things "awake you when you rise". What are they?
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Smiles</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Kisses</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Stars</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Rays of golden sunlight</div>
<br>14. In "The Cat From Outer Space", the title charachter used his magical powers to transform a brick of gold. What did he do to it?
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) He melted it.</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) He shrank it.</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) He made it invisible.</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) He doubled it in size.</div>
<br>15. Which author published a short story collection titled, "The Golden Apples Of The Sun"?
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Rod Serling</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Issac Asimov</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Ray Bradbury</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Alfred Hitchcock</div>
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