A sports movie with an Oscar-winning female lead, yet another crossover country hit and a future star is born in L.A. Do you remember what was going on 10, 20 and 30 years ago this week? Find out in this week’s decades of trivia quiz!
At the Movies
Nov. 20-22, 2009
“The Blind Side,” the story of Baltimore Ravens offensive lineman Michael Oher, opened in theaters with a very healthy $34.1 million in weekend box office receipts. The film starred what actress who would go on to win her first Oscar for the role?
On the Charts
Week of Nov. 20, 1999
This country artist’s latest song, “She Thinks My Tractor’s Sexy,” debuted at No. 90 on the Billboard Hot 100. It was one of a whopping 54 career singles of his that crossed over to the Hot 100 chart. Over on the Hot Country Songs chart, 23 of them have gone No. 1.
Born on This Day
Nov. 22, 1989
What “Solo: A Star Wars Story” actor, who was discovered when Steven Spielberg saw a comedy video he made for a mutual friend’s bat mitzvah, was born on Nov. 22 in Los Angeles?
Answers up after another 1999 country hit from a pop crossover artist — and still one of my favorites — “Something Like That” by Tim McGraw.
Answers:
- At the Movies: Sandra Bullock
- On the Charts: Kenny Chesney
- Born on This Day: Alden Ehrenreich
More decades of trivia: Oct. 25, 2019