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SATURDAY NIGHT FEVER DEBUTED ON THIS DAY IN 1977

Saturday Night Fever

BEVERLY HILLS, CA – NOVEMBER 20: Actor John Travolta attends the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences 30th anniversary screening of “Saturday Night Fever” on November 20, 2007 at the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by Frazer Harrison/Getty Images)

Saturday Night Fever debuted on this day in 1977 and turned Sweathog John Travolta into a megastar.  The movie came with an amazing dance soundtrack which peaked at the height of the disco era.  So today we will do Saturday Night Fever Trivia on Wiki-Pete-ia on the Shemon and Sheppard Show on ESPN Southwest Florida.

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In case you are not fortunate enough to be lucky caller number nine at 239-337-ESPN, then you are in luck!  Play at home and dazzle your family!  Stump your co-workers with useless knowledge!  Amaze your friends with your newfound intelligence!  Below are the actual questions AND ANSWERS heard during Wiki-Pete-ia on our show.

Comb your hair, flip up your huge shirt collars, put on your high healed dancing shoes and get ready to moved under the lights of a disco ball!  On this day in history, the movie, "Saturday Night Fever" debuted across the land.  The movie was epic on its own but it was the toe-tapping soundtrack which took the world by storm.  Together, the movie and soundtrack were one of the most amazing events and pop culture influencers Hollywood had ever produced.

Let's have some fun and play Wiki-Pete-ia!

Good Luck!

1. WHAT IS TONY CARRYING WHILE WALKING IN THE MOVIE'S ICONIC OPENING SCENE?

A: PAINT CANS

2. WHAT IS TONY'S BROTHER FRANK'S OCCUPATION?

A: PRIEST

3. WHAT LEGENDARY BAND DOMINATED THE DISCO SOUNDTRACK?

A: BEE GEES

4. TONY HAS A POSTER OF WHAT ACTOR IN HIS ROOM?

A: SYLVESTER STALLONE/ROCKY

5. WHAT IS THE NAME OF TONY'S FAVORITE DISCO?

A: 2001 ODYSSEY

6. NAME TONY'S FEMALE FRIEND WHO IS IN LOVE WITH HIM?

A: ANNETTE

7. NAME THE GIRL THAT DANCES WITH TONY IN THE DANCE CONTEST?

A: STEPHANIE

8. NAME THE RIVAL GANG IN THE MOVIE?

A: BARRACUDAS

Craig Shemon has been hosting afternoons on ESPN Southwest Florida since 2017. Prior to that he was a nationally syndicated host in Los Angeles at FOX Sports Radio and in Houston at Yahoo! Sports Radio. Along the way Craig did play-by-play for the NFL on FOX, NFL Europe, Big Ten Network, and The Citadel Radio Network. Craig is a native Detroiter and Indiana University graduate. He has been known to proudly display his Detroit and IU fandom on the air. Craig likes to write about athletes, create quizzes, and covers big sports headlines.