Looking Back the First Several Questions Were Originally Included on Cory's Original Christmas Quiz Back in 2008. How Well Do
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Looking Back The first several questions were originally included on Cory’s Original Christmas Quiz back in 2008. How well do you remember? 1. In what city was Cory born? A. Syracuse, NY B. New York, New York C. Albany, New York D. Buffalo, New York E. Los Angeles, CA 2. In 1966, he moved to California and spent what Cory has described as the most formative years (10 of them) of his childhood. He lived with his 8 brothers & sisters here: A. Culver Gardens Housing Center B. Mar Vista Gardens Housing Project C. Venice Beach Apartment Center D. L.A. Center Studio Village Homes E. Staples Center 3. For the first several days of his life, or at least the time he was in the hospital, what was his “called” name? A. Joey B. Cory C. Eice Cherry D. Jonathon E. Bruce 4. As a kid, he dreamed of playing professional: A. Basketball B. Football C. Baseball D. Surfing 5. In 1976, the Palka family drove to New York for a family reunion. They all drove back to Los Angeles, except Cory. He flew instead. Why? A. Medical Issues B. Refused to be in same car as Tad who never showered for the whole two-week trip. C. To play in an All-Star Baseball Tournament D. School Spelling Bee, Summer Tournament E. He won airplane tickets in a contest 6. What significance does December 19, 1986, have? A. Amanda was born (Niece) B. Neil Diamond Live in Concert at the Forum C. He graduated from the Los Angeles Police Academy D. Both A & C E. All the Above 7. Cory went to Venice High School. What famous movie was filmed there one summer in 1978? A. Sound of Music B. Grease C. The Jazz singer D. High School Musical E. Fast Times at Ridgemont High 8. Following Venice High School, Cory went to college. Where was his first stop? A. West L.A. Junior College B. Sacramento State University C. USC D. Santa Monica City College E. None. He joined the Navy but got kicked out for being too tall 9. He held a job while at Sacramento State that he describes as the scariest job he has ever had. What was that job? A. Paper boy- Sacramento Bee newspaper B. Nighttime Convenience Store Clerk- Quik Stop Market C. Shoplift Agent- Montgomery Ward Department Store D. None of the Above- he did not work E. All the above 10. As a kid, he was disgusted and heartbroken by many of the foods his mom made for dinner which he described as “bulk meals.” Which disgusted him the most? A. Ham, Hox & Beans B. Weiner Casserole C. Pork Chops D. Sour Kraut and Liver E. All the Above. 11. Who in his family did he think was the smartest, brightest and most likely to succeed? A. Himself B. Tad C. Tony D. Mark E. Mindy 12. Who does Cory credit for learning Spanish as a kid: A. His friends at school B. Being an Altar Boy during Spanish Catholic Mass C. High School Spanish Teacher D. LAPD Academy Spanish Instructor E. All the Above 13. He lived with his brother for a period of time along the beach in Venice. Which brother? A. Tony B. Johnny C. Glen D. Mark E. None of the Above. 14. What LAPD job did he NOT do? A. DARE Officer B. Hollywood Vice Cop C. Police Sergeant D. Police Detective E. Internal Affairs Investigator 15. Cory went to grammar school at a Catholic School. Why did he go there? A. He has no idea B. His Dad worked there as a janitor C. His Dad worked there as a teacher D. It was the only school in town E. He wanted to be a priest 16. While at the school, he did something that got him into big trouble. What was it? A. Brought a knife to school and was stabbed B. Broke the window of the convent where the nuns lived w/ a golf ball C. Wore the wrong jacket to school and it was taken away causing him great embarrassment. D. Both A&B&C E. None of the above, he never got in trouble. He made up the nonsense above 17. What was the most difficult period of Cory’s young life? A. Freshman in high school- Venice B. 9th Grader at Marina del Rey Jr. High School C. Freshman in College D. Junior year at Sacramento State University E. None of the above, he sailed along the whole way 18. What did he originally plan to do after graduating college? A. be a police officer B. be a fireman like his grandfather C. be a writer D. become a secret service agent 20. What does he describe as a significant event in his life that led to a career decision? A. The landing of US Astronauts on the moon B. The Assassination of President John F. Kennedy C. The Attempted Assassination of Ronald Reagan D. The Space Shuttle Challenge explosion E. None of them 21. What is Cory always or mostly in pursuit of? A. going to places, games, events B. peace and quiet C. conflict, chaos and relationship challenges D. A & F E. simplicity F. B & E 22. Who would he say was the best musical concert he ever attended? A. Neil Diamond Live at the Greek- 1986 B. Bruce Springsteen at the Sports Arena- 2016 C. Seal at the Wiltern in Los Angeles- 1996 D. Eagles in Las Vegas, Nevada E. Neil Diamond at the Forum- 1999 23. For a couple of years while in college he used his mom’s car to go back & forth to school. What bothered him about that car? A. the color of the car- “maroon” B. the interior color- “yellow” C. the license plate: “MSPALKA” D. the money he never had for gas E. the pink dice hanging from the mirror 24. As early as the 6th grade he worked odd jobs. What was his first job? A. sold flowers along the roadside on weekends B. sold oranges along the roadside on weekends C. janitorial assistant during summer and winter vacation at his catholic school. D. newspaper route 25. He met your Mom is what city? A. El Segundo B. El Paso C. Orange County D. Santa Monica E. Thousand Oaks 26. He asked your mom to be married in what month? A. November B. December C. February D. October E. September 27. What was one of the joys of his early marriage years? A. building all the kids toy sets, furniture B. going to Disneyland C. watching Chad play high School football on Friday Nights D. rocking the babies to sleep in the rocker E. changing diapers while rocking to sounds of Baby Einstein 28. What would surprise others if you told them he had a appreciation for? A. spaghetti B. the Lakers C. music D. shoes E. red wine 29. All being said, Cory is most happy with the simplicity of? A. soup and a sandwich B. covers and a pillow C. shoes and socks D. A&B E. None of the above since “APPLE” is not mentioned 30. Who does he credit for coming up with the original idea to create the garage into a “bonus room” in 1996? A. Billy Ridge B. Mom C. Himself D. Dean E. Chad 31. Originally the garage was made into a bonus room using only the 3rd car area of the garage. Who does he credit for encouraging him to make the large 2 car garage into ONE HUGE Bonus Room? A. Mom B. Glen C. Tony D. Chad E. All the above 32. Why did he go to church on Saturday nights when he was a teenager and before he married from September through late January every year? A. Single girls went to church on Saturday nights B. He had to work every Sunday C. NFL Games were on Sunday mornings D. His favorite priest preached on Saturday nights E. He like nighttime church The following Questions are about Music… 33. What Neil Diamond song would Cory say is his favorite? 1. Sweet Caroline 2. You Don’t Bring Me Flowers 3. Hello Again 4. Dry Your Eyes 5. Knackleferg 34. Cory loves the creative ingenuity of a Neil Diamond Christmas song that includes the following lyrics: “Let’s raise a Christmas Toast of Red Red Wine, We’ll even sing Sweet Caroline while the whole world sings along…” A. Cherry Cherry Christmas B. You Make Me Feel Like Christmas C. Christmastime D. Deck Neil Diamond’s Hallway E. Christmas Dream 35. No doubt. Cory’s favorite song of ALL TIME is: A. Born to Run B. Wrecking Ball C. Land of Hope and Dreams D. Under the Mistletoe by Justin Beiber E. Stolen Car 36. This song Cory would say was a Top 3 Neil Diamond Song of his. A. Beautiful Noise B. Evermore C. Nevermore D. Cherry Cherry E. Be 37. Another ND song that is a Top 5 for Cory is: A. Laura B. Caroline C. Suzanne D. Carmelita E. Desiree 38. What is the unique thing about the song he is referring to in Question No. 37? A. It was the only song Diamond ever won a Grammy Award for? B. It received an Academy Award Nomination but did not win C. It is a bootleg song never released D. It was a “cover” song E. This is the stupidest question so far… 39. Cory really loved the most recent Bruce Springsteen Tour and marveled at the quality of the performance.