Velvet Rope Trivia:

Expensive Disco Ball:

Q:        What is the most expensive Disco Ball ever?

A:         Madonna featured a 2 ton Swarovski crystal Disco Ball worth 2 Million Dollars on her 2006 world tour.

Large Disco Ball:

Q:        The largest Disco Ball measuring at 16 feet in diameter was featured on this band world tour?

A:         The rock group Pink Floyd in 1994 set a record in with a 16 foot diameter Disco Ball as the biggest ever.

History of the Disco Ball:

Q:        Although synonymous with Disco and the 1970’s the actual Disco Ball dates back to a much earlier date.

A:         Disco Ball or Mirror balls date back to the Roaring 1920’s and were seen as a popular accent to performing artist like musicians and dancers.

Studio 54:

Q:        What does the center of the Disco universe have to do with Jack Benny?

A:         The Gallo Opera House, later became a CBS radio and television studio 52 where shows like The 64,000 question and Jack Benny Show were filmed.  In 1977 CBS sold Studio 52 and was renamed The Famed Studio 54.

Studio 54:

Q:        Before the famed Studio 54 Steve Rubell and Ian Schrager ran this Club in Queens?

A:         In 1977 Carmen D’Alessio a Valentino public relations agent encouraged the business team of Steve Rubell and Ian Schrager who operated the Enchanted Garden in Queens to make the leap into Manhattan and open Studio 54.

Studio 54:

Q:        The Second Edition of Studio 54 opened in 1981 and helped launch these super star careers.

A:         Madonna, Duran Duran, Wham! Culture Club and Run-DMC all launched their careers by performing on the famed studio 54 stage.

Bee Gees:

Q:        Where can one find a fight between the Bee Gees and Aerosmith?

A:         A scene in the movie Sergeants Pepper’s Lonely Heart Club Band features a brawl between the rock Group Aerosmith and the Bee Gees.

Dance Fever:

Q:        Six Degrees of Disco…What do Wheel of Fortune, Jeopardy have in common with Saturday Night Fever?

A:         Saturday Night Fever Choreographer Deney Terrio in 1979 hosted the television game show Dance Fever, syndicated by Merv Griffin’s King World which also produces Wheel Of Fortune and Jeopardy

Dance Fever:

Q:        Before dancing with the stars this dance show took the disco scene into the 1980’s?

A:         Saturday Night Fever Choreographer Deney Terrio in 1979 hosted the television game show Dance Fever…Which he hosted until 1985 and later unsuccessfully sued the show’s producer.