cooler bagOne lucky contestant will win this soft-sided cooler in today’s quiz contest.

Quiz contest to confer cooler as compensation

DailyNews is offering readers a chance to get cool — with a portable cooler from the Igloo company. The soft-sided cooler measures 32.39cm long x 21.59cm wide x 26.99cm high and features a removable hard liner for easy cleaning and an adjustable shoulder strap for hands-free carrying.

To have a shot at winning it, just answer the following cool questions. The winner will be selected at random from all correct responses received by 4 p.m. Monday, July 24.

  1. Which jazz musician played trumpet on the 1957 album Birth of the Cool?
    a) Chet Baker
    b) Miles Davis
    c) Dizzie Gillespie
    d) Wynton Marsalis
    e) Gerry Mulligan
     
  2. In the film Home Alone 2, protagonist Kevin walks in on his uncle Frank singing which 1966 Capitols hit in the shower?
    a) April Showers
    b) Cool Jerk
    c) Raindrops Keep Fallin’ on my Head
    d) Singin’ in the Bathtub
    e) Singin’ in the Rain
     
  3. Which 1967 Paul Newman film featured the classic line “What we’ve got here is failure to communicate”?
    a) Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid
    b) Cool Hand Luke
    c) Hud
    d) The Hustler
    e) The Sting
     
  4. Which 1970s sitcom character was associated with the thumbs-up gesture?
    a) Vinnie Barbarino
    b) Archie Bunker
    c) Arthur Fonzarelli
    d) Latka Gravas
    e) Larry King
     
  1. Which musical group topped the 1980 Billboard charts with wedding DJ favourite Celebration?
    a) Bee Gees
    b) Fleetwood Mac
    c) KC and the Sunshine Band
    d) Kool and the Gang
    e) Village People
     
  2. John Candy played coach Irv in which 1993 Olympic comedy?
    a) Cool Runnings
    b) Goon
    c) Miracle
    d) Rookie of the Year
    e) Slap Shot
     
  3. Which 2005 film, adapted from an Elmore Leonard novel, was a sequel to Get Shorty?
    a) Be Cool
    b) The Cooler
    c) Jackie Brown
    d) Out of Sight
    e) The Big Bounce
     

Contest is open to all readers of the DailyNews. Send an e-mail with your responses to uofwnews@uwindsor.ca. One entry per contestant, please. Note: the decision of the judge in determining the most correct response is inviolable.