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Rblayer's 10 Favorite Leon Uris Novels
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For half a century Leon Uris' historical fiction has taken readers from the bloody island of Guadalcanal to the green hills of Ireland, and from war-ravaged Europe to the plains of the Sinai. Several of his bestsellers became Hollywood movies.
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Uris, Leon
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rblayer
Aug 23 09
81 plays
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"Mad Men" - Episode 3
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In the episode "Marriage of Figaro" more is revealed about Don Draper's mysterious past and complex psyche.
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M ... Ma-Mi
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Tough
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rblayer
Nov 03 09
93 plays
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"Mad Men" - Episode 1
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Step back 50 years into the dog-eat-dog world of a 1960s Madison Avenue. Coined by advertising executives in the 1950s, “Mad Men” is an Emmy-winning AMC drama series. Beware! Political correctness and sex discrimination were unknown at the time.
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M ... Ma-Mi
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Tough
10 Q
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rblayer
Oct 19 09
114 plays
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"Mad Men" - Episode 2
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In the episode "Ladies Room", Don Draper is reluctant to discuss his mysterious past, while his wife Betty struggles with a strange new illness.
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M ... Ma-Mi
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Difficult
10 Q
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rblayer
Oct 28 09
81 plays
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"Mad Men" - Episode 4
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The episode "New Amsterdam" reveals more about the private life of the conniving Pete Campbell.
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M ... Ma-Mi
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Difficult
10 Q
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rblayer
Nov 12 09
75 plays
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"Mad Men" - Episode 5
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In "5G", the sudden appearance of a man from Don Draper's mysterious past adds turmoil to his already hectic life.
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M ... Ma-Mi
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Tough
10 Q
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rblayer
Nov 19 09
66 plays
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"Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip" - Episode 9
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As "Studio 60" was faced with large budget cuts and staff lay-offs, Harriet considered an image-changing career move while a large number of writers defected to another series.
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Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip
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Average
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rblayer
Dec 09 06
570 plays
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"In Harm's Way " - Part 3
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If you played Parts 1 and 2 of this quiz about John Wayne's WWII heroics in the Pacific, you met 20 members of the all-star cast. You might be interested in finding out what happened to them.
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In Harm's Way
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Easy
10 Q
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rblayer
Dec 01 04
861 plays
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"Deadwood" - "Leviathan Smiles"
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Two historically famous brothers arrived in Deadwood as George Hearst continued his plan to dominate and control the town.
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"Deadwood" Season 3
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Average
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rblayer
Aug 03 06
303 plays
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"Deadwood" - "Unauthorized Cinnamon"
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A simple spice almost killed a local man as George Hearst took steps to amass a private army.
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"Deadwood" Season 3
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Average
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rblayer
Jul 28 06
315 plays
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"Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip" - Episode 5
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In "The Long Lead Story", a magazine reporter discovered in-depth details of Harriet and Matt's stormy relationship, while Jordan and Jack disagreed on a programming issue.
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Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip
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Average
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rblayer
Nov 16 06
516 plays
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"In Harm's Way "- Part 1
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With over 30 well-known and not-so-well-know cast members, this 1965 Otto Preminger film begins on the eve of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. The questions will deal with the members of the all-star cast.
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In Harm's Way
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Average
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rblayer
Nov 18 04
933 plays
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"In Harm's Way" - Part 2
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The Pearl Harbor attack is over and the Pacific saga continues with questions concerning ten more all-star cast members.
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In Harm's Way
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Average
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rblayer
Nov 28 04
885 plays
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"The Godfather " Characters - Peter Clemenza
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Peter Clemenza was a loyal Corleone family capo for over forty years. The character was portrayed by two different actors in the first two "The Godfather" films.
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Godfather, The
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rblayer
Sep 23 08
1797 plays
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"Harlem Nights" - Part 1
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Surprisingly, there was no quiz on this 1989 Eddie Murphy, Richard Pryor and Redd Foxx comedy-crime-drama.
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Harlem Nights
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rblayer
Mar 24 07
1722 plays
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Remembering the Beatles - "Abbey Road"
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"Abbey Road" was originally intended to be the last album released by The Beatles. The songs that later comprised the album "Let It Be" were recorded earlier during a tumultuous time in the relationship between Paul McCartney and John Lennon.
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Abbey Road
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Average
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rblayer
Sep 24 08
1101 plays
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AFI's Greatest Love Stories of All Time
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While these American Film Institute (AFI) 2007 honored films may or may not be classified as "chick flicks", they remain some of the most popular movies of all time.
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Something in Common
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Easy
10 Q
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rblayer
Jun 23 07
2529 plays
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"Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip" - Episode 4
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In "The West Coast Delay”, a magazine writer began research for a feature story as the use of plagiarized comedy material on a live television broadcast caused a panic on the “Studio 60” set.
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Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip
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Average
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rblayer
Nov 13 06
603 plays
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"Deadwood" - "Full Faith and Credit"
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In episode 28, as Deadwood's first bank opened, Sheriff Bullock used diplomacy rather than bullets to handle a volatile situation.
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"Deadwood" Season 3
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Average
10 Q
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rblayer
Jul 05 06
255 plays
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"Casablanca" Part B
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More minutiae for true fans of the Bogart-Bergman classic.
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Casablanca .
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Tough
10 Q
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rblayer
May 09 05
1935 plays
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Remembering the Beatles - "Sgt. Pepper"
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The eighth installment in my "Remembering the Beatles" series, "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Heart's Club Band" is arguably one of the greatest albums of all time.
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Sgt. Pepper's
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Average
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rblayer
May 16 07
2412 plays
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"Deadwood" - Episode 2 - "Deep Water"
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Another quiz about life in the Dakota Territory in 1876.
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"Deadwood"- Season 1
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Average
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rblayer
May 11 04
996 plays
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"Deadwood" - "A Rich Find"
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As Swearengen and Bullock prepared for a bloody territorial battle with George Hearst, a mysterious young man arrived from Liberia.
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"Deadwood" Season 3
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Average
10 Q
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rblayer
Jul 19 06
321 plays
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"Deadwood" - Episode 20 - "Childish Things"
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Tom Nuttall receives a special shipment, as Al Swearengen busily forms alliances. The two women in Bullock's life meet face to face, as three men have strange, one-sided discussions.
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"Deadwood"- Season 2
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Average
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rblayer
Apr 26 05
501 plays
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"Deadwood" - Episode 7
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In the episode "Bullock Returns To The Camp", two teenagers show up in Deadwood searching for their father.
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"Deadwood"- Season 1
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Average
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rblayer
May 17 04
855 plays
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"Deadwood" - "A Two-Headed Beast"
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As the bank president battled a drug problem, another deadly battle was fought on the muddy streets of Deadwood.
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"Deadwood" Season 3
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Average
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rblayer
Jul 18 06
267 plays
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Remembering the "Little Rascals" - Vol. 1
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Unless you were an avid movie-goer in the 1920s and 1930s, your exposure to the "Our Gang" series came when it was syndicated for television, and began airing in 1954 as "The Little Rascals". How well do you know the 'rascals'?
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Little Rascals, The
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Easy
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rblayer
Feb 25 05
3498 plays
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Remembering the Beatles - "Yellow Submarine"
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The Beatles rode to rescue the Kingdom of Pepperland from the Blue Meanies in this animated film made the basis of an album. Several of the songs were borrowed from earlier releases.
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Albums by The Beatles
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rblayer
Dec 01 07
1188 plays
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"Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip" - Episode 8
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In "Nevada Day - Part 2", Jack continued his efforts to gain Tom's freedom from a small town judge, while Harriet and Jordan dealt with negative press coverage.
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Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip
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Average
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rblayer
Nov 29 06
465 plays
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"Deadwood" - "A Constant Throb"
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While gunshots rang out in the streets of Deadwood, Jack Langrishe's woman problems began and Al Swearengen struck back against George Hearst.
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"Deadwood" Season 3
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Average
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rblayer
Aug 15 06
288 plays
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Nostalgic Television - 1952 Season Premiers
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Queen Elizabeth II ascended to the throne of England and Jonas Salk developed a vaccine for polio. 1952 also saw several new sitcoms and the "Man of Steel".
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1950s TV
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Average
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rblayer
Jan 26 04
2142 plays
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"Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip" - Episode 6
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In "The Wrap Party", a mysterious elderly man was found wandering around the set as Tom gave his visiting parents a tour of the studio.
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Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip
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Average
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rblayer
Nov 20 06
516 plays
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"Deadwood"- Episode 21- "Amalgamation and Capital"
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Seth has a tender moment with his stepson, as the "Deadwood Pioneer" publishes new annexation rumors. A Pinkerton agent and another long-time resident decide to leave the camp.
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"Deadwood"- Season 2
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Average
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rblayer
May 03 05
360 plays
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Remembering the Beatles - "White Album" Pt. 1
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Officially entitled "The Beatles" and commonly known as "The White Album" this two record set was a masterpiece of the Fab Four's "psychedelic" phase, and my personal favorite.
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White Album
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rblayer
Jun 01 07
2370 plays
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"Deadwood" - "True Colors"
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As new characters arrive in town in episode 27, the tensions between Alma Ellsworth and George Hearst over her mining interests reach new heights.
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"Deadwood" Season 3
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Average
10 Q
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rblayer
Jun 28 06
294 plays
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"Deadwood" - Episode 24 - "Boy the Earth Talks To"
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In the season finale, mining magnate George Hearst arrives in Deadwood. While the camp celebrates a wedding, violence erupts in the Chinese community.
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"Deadwood"- Season 2
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Average
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rblayer
May 25 05
405 plays
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"Deadwood" - Episode 8
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In "Suffer The Little Children" the true motives of Miles and Flora become known.
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"Deadwood"- Season 1
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Average
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rblayer
May 17 04
930 plays
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Remembering the Beatles - "White Album" Pt..2
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Many of the songs in the "White Album" were influenced by the Beatles' visit to the Maharishi in India. Here are questions about ten of the thirteen songs on the second of the two record set.
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White Album
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Tough
10 Q
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rblayer
Jul 03 07
1866 plays
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1959 TV Westerns - Number 4
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Although I could probably dig up some more obscure 1959 westerns, this is my fourth, and final one. Of course I saved my personal Top 10 list for last. Enjoy.
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1950s TV
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Average
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rblayer
Jan 25 04
2082 plays
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Remembering the 60s - 1969 Americana
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Our 'magical mystery tour' of the turbulent 1960s draws to an end with several hundred thousand young people gathered in the New York countryside, and man's footprints on the moon.
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1960s Nostalgia
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Average
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rblayer
Feb 11 05
4686 plays
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"Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip" - Episode 7
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In "Nevada Day - Part 1" Tom faced a multitude of criminal charges while Matt tried to prepare for a live show without two cast members and his co-producer.
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Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip
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Average
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rblayer
Nov 27 06
540 plays
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"Deadwood" - "Amateur Night"
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The gunmen, brought into town by George Hearst, began to make known their presence in Deadwood as the town turned out for Jack Lagrishe's Amateur Night.
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"Deadwood" Season 3
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Average
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rblayer
Aug 09 06
243 plays
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Remembering the 60s - 1967 Americana
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Anti-war protesters marched on the Pentagon as the number of U.S. troops in Vietnam rose to more than half a million. Muhammad Ali was stripped of his heavyweight championship for refusing to be drafted into the army.
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1960s Nostalgia
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Average
10 Q
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rblayer
Jan 26 05
4512 plays
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Buggy Whips & Other Bygones : 1
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To a "baby boomer" growing up in America, the buggy whip was the epitome of obsolescence. Anyone under the age of 45 may have trouble with this quiz about people, places and things of yesteryear.
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USA in the 20th.Century
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Average
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rblayer
Jan 30 06
4047 plays
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"Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip" - Episode 10
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In "B-12", a reduced writing staff struggled to put on a show while a rampant virus had the cast and crew lining up for shots.
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Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip
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Average
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rblayer
Dec 15 06
492 plays
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Old TV Western Theme Songs II
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This may be a bit harder than my last theme song quiz, because some old TV westerns' lyrics were not actually sung on the series. I hope you have fun anyway.
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Classic Theme Songs
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rblayer
Jan 16 04
1533 plays
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Old TV Western Theme Songs
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Westerns comprised one-third of prime time 50's television. These questions contain a line from a show's theme song. So start humming. You might have trouble if you're not a 'baby boomer'.
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Classic Theme Songs
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Average
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rblayer
Jan 12 04
2673 plays
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Nostalgic Television - 1951 Season Premiers
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While the Rosenbergs were being convicted of selling atomic secrets and President Truman was firing General Douglas McArthur, most Americans were loving Lucy. These shows premiered that year.
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1950s TV
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Easy
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rblayer
Jan 23 04
2043 plays
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"Deadwood"-"I Am Not the Fine Man You Take Me For"
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In episode 26, Deadwood's political candidates debate, while the power struggle between Al Swearengen and George Hearst takes a bloody and violent turn.
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"Deadwood" Season 3
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Average
10 Q
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rblayer
Jun 20 06
237 plays
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World History Made Simple - 16th Century
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The 16th Century dawned with Da Vinci's masterpiece Mona Lisa in 1503 as the Age of Exploration and the Renaissance continued in full force.
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World History
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Average
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rblayer
Jun 15 07
4596 plays
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"Two And A Half Men"
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What do you get when you put together a womanizing bachelor; his neurotic, divorced brother; and, an eleven-year-old boy? Laughter. Enjoy this quiz about the first two seasons of the comedy series.
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Two And A Half Men
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Easy
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rblayer
Feb 20 05
10851 plays
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Remembering the '50s - American Toys
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Can you imagine life without cable tv, the internet or play stations? Toys in the '50s were rather simple and required kids to develop vivid imaginations.
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Toys by Decade
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rblayer
Jun 09 04
6222 plays
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Remembering the 60s - 1968 Americana
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1968 was a tough year. Two great American leaders, RFK and MLK were gunned down as the war in Vietnam raged on. Richard Nixon was elected president and North Vietnam launched a major offensive.
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1960s Nostalgia
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Average
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rblayer
Feb 08 05
4236 plays
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Nostalgic Television - 1954 Season Premiers
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The year was 1954 and "On the Waterfront" won the Best Picture Oscar. The medium of television allowed millions of Americans to see Sen. Joe McCarthy's downfall in the Army Hearings. Some of the following shows came out the same year.
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1950s TV
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rblayer
Jan 29 04
1674 plays
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"The Godfather" Trilogy-Unforgettable Characters
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How well do you remember veteran character actor G.D. Spradlin's role as a corrupt politician in "The Godfather: Part II"?
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The Godfather Trilogy
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rblayer
Apr 26 08
834 plays
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"Deadwood" - "The Catbird Seat"
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In the next to last episode of "Deadwood", bullets claimed a good man and wounded an evil one.
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"Deadwood" Season 3
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Average
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rblayer
Aug 23 06
282 plays
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Introduction To "How I Met Your Mother"
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With a cast of three men and two women, this Monday night comedy hit comedy might as well be called "Friends II". "How I Met Your Mother" debuted in 2005, and this covers season one.
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How I Met Your Mother
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rblayer
Jan 14 06
3345 plays
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"Deadwood" - Episode 9
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In "No Other Sons or Daughters", Deadwood takes the first step to becoming a real city instead of an illegal camp in Indian territory.
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"Deadwood"- Season 1
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Average
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rblayer
May 19 04
786 plays
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Buggy Whips & Other Bygones : 2
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Unless you are over 45 year old, you may have difficulties with these questions about common things of yesteryear.
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USA in the 20th.Century
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Average
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rblayer
Feb 16 06
4905 plays
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"Deadwood" - Episode 15 - "New Money"
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A mysterious stranger arrives in camp as Al Swearengen faces life-threatening health issues.
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"Deadwood"- Season 2
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Average
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rblayer
Mar 25 05
483 plays
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