Frank Sinatra Quiz

Hello Everybody, 

Welcome to our fantastic Frank Sinatra quiz, your chance to win a  pair of tickets to the school's prestigious and elegant event on the 29^th May, 2004. This is going to be a magnificent evening, with the country's finest swing band and Sinatra tribute, Perfectly Frank, playing two sets, complimentary bubbly/scotch on the rocks on arrival, and a cool-as-they-come Italian buffet, supplied by the Everyman Bistro, no less!

Tickets for this debonair occasion cost £12.50, but we have a pair to give away to the first all-correct entry (or the closest to an all-correct entry) drawn out of the trilby on May 18^th. So, pencils at the ready, thinking caps on, your time starts….now!

1. What was Frank Sinatra's date of birth?

2. And in which borough of New Jersey was he born?

3. Frank's parents intended him to have a different Christian name, but - and this is true - they had him baptised by a slightly distracted priest. What should his name have been?

4. Which band leader and trumpet player gave Frank Sinatra his first real break in June 1939?

5. Whose band did Frank join the following year? And, for an extra point, which singer did he replace?

6. What, in 1941, was the first film Frank appeared in?

7. And what, in 1984, was the last?

8 For which 1953 film did Frank win an Oscar for Best Supporting Actor? And, for an extra point, what was the name of the character he played?

9. For one point each, name Frank's first and last wives.

10. Which very famous Frank Sinatra L.P. was recorded in the same month and year as Elvis Presley first laid down "Heartbreak Hotel"?

11. And whose orchestra provided the backing on this L.P.?

12. Who originally coined the phrase "Rat Pack", in reference to Sinatra and his dissipated cronies?

13. What was the name of the Las Vegas nightclub where the "Rat Pack" staged their infamous Summit engagement by night, while filming "Oceans Eleven" by day?

14. What was the name of the record label Frank was instrumental in setting up in 1961? (It's first release was a Sinatra album entitled "Ring a Ding Ding"!)

15. What was the name of the jazz drummer and card sharp played by Sinatra in the film "The Man With The Golden Arm" (1955)?

16. With which American singer did Frank's daughter Nancy record "Some Velvet Morning" in the 1960's?

17. Which of Frank's big hits enjoyed an earlier life as a French song entitled "Comme D'Habitude", before being adapted by Paul Anka?

18 The film "High Society" was based on which earlier Hollywood production?

19. "His kind of music is deplorable, a rancid smelling aphrodisiac" ranted Frank. Whose kind of music was he talking about?

20. In the 1940's, Frank took on a publicist called George Evans. George told the press that 1,000 Sinatra fan clubs had cropped up. Which of the following fan clubs was not the work of George's commendable imagination?

a.      The Slaves of Sinatra

b.     The Satan 'n' Sinatra Mutual Adoration Society

c.      The Flatbush Girls Who Would Lay Down Their Lives For Frank Sinatra

d.      The Sighing Society of Sinatra Swooners

e.      The Frank Sinatra Fan and Mahjong Club 

And there you have it - 20 questions, 23 possible points, and one of the few Frank Sinatra quizzes  where Mahjong and Satan turn up in the same question. All you need to do now is write down your answers, together with your name, your child's name, and your child's class, and leave these in the SIPFA box at the main entrance. The closing date for entries is May 17^th, and the winner will be notified by book bag on May 18^th. The editor's decision, as they say, is final, and no bribes will be accepted!

Good Luck!

P.S. Regardless of public demand, the answers will be posted on to the website on the 18^th May.

SIPFA acknowledges the kind assistance of Big Bands Windsor with this quiz. Basically, you can blame them for the tricky ones!