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SATURDAY NIGHT FEVER DEBUTED ON THIS DAY IN 1977

By Craig Shemon
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.

And GOOD NEWS!  Our phones are back for the first time since Hurricane Ian!

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!

–Craig Shemon

  • 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

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