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1. The first channel you stop at is The Food Network. There is a discussion there about the biggest selling restaurant foods. The food that is the most popular is what? Steak Fried Chicken Cheeseburgers French Fries

2. Wanting to escape from the upcoming segment on Ethiopian cuisine, you flip to C-SPAN, which is in the twelfth hour of a filibuster, a long-winded attempt to delay voting on a bill. Next there is a call to end this madness. What has just been filed? A cloture motion A subpoena A writ of habeas corpus A veto

3. Bored stiff, you take a chance with the Lifetime channel on your cable box, which is showing the film "Valley of the Dolls." Who wrote the novel on which the movie is based? Colleen McCullough Joan Collins Jackie Collins Jacqueline Susann

4. You change the channel to The History Channel, which is screening a documentary about the deadliest day in the Civil War. Which battle is being discussed? Shiloh Antietam Gettysburg The Wildnerness

5. You want to check out the latest news so you turn on CNN. Name the entrepreneur who founded the world's first all news channel. Norman Lear Roone Aldridge Ted Turner Don Hewitt

6. For a laugh you switch to The Cartoon Network and watch an episode of "Scooby-Doo". Who created this cartoon? Walt Disney Hanna-Barbera Chuck Jones Fritz Freling

7. Another flip on your remote brings you to the sports channel ESPN. You can't believe your eyes as you watch a zorbing competition. What is zorbing? Being pulled by a team of dogs while on skis Underwater hockey Elephant polo Rolling down a hill in a large ball.

8. You switch to Court TV. In progress there is a trial being broadcast live. The judge indicates it is time to start the 'voir dire' portion of the trial. What is his honor referring to? Jury selection The lawyers final arguments to the jury Final instructions to the jury prior to deliberation The calling of witnesses

9. The Discovery Channel has an interesting show on about earthquakes. You learn that the world's deadliest earthquake occured here. Peru India China United States

10. You check out the Sci-Fi channel, where there is a panel discussion about great Science Fiction writers. One of the panelists thinks Isaac Asimov is the best Science Fiction writer of all time. Which work did Asimov not write? I, Robot 2001: A Space Odyssey The Foundation Trilogy Fantastic Voyage

11. Home and Garden TV: There you learn that asparagus is part of the lily family of plants. What is another member of the lily family? Onion Bean Olive Avocado

12. Country Music Television: There you see a music video by this Oklahoma native whose hits have included "If Tomorrow Never Comes" and "Friends in Low Places." Randy Travis Vince Gill Garth Brooks Ricky Skaggs

13. You're in the mood to rock, so you go to MTV. Staring at you from the screen is a rather interesting looking gentleman named Rob Zombie. Which is not one of his albums? American Made Music to Strip By Hellbilly Deluxe The Sinister Urge Mechanical Animals

14. You turn to Black Entertainment Television and check out one of your favorite shows, "The Jeffersons." Which situation comedy did "The Jeffersons" spin-off from? Maude All in the Family Sanford and Son Good Times

15. You flip to Animal Planet and pay close attention because there is a documentary on about cats, and you love kitties! You learn that feeding dog food to your cat is a bad idea. Why? The cat could go blind The cat could develop diabetes The cat could become anemic The cat could start chasing cars