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1. What is the birthdate of "Back to the Future" and "Caroline in the City" star Lea Thompson?

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Answer: May 31, 1961

If she'd been born on any of the other dates, Lea would have been too old or too young to play a high school student in "All The Right Moves" (1982). She reprised her role as Lorraine in two sequels to "Back to The Future", bringing her teenage-playing days to an end at age 28.

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Answer: Natalie

Natalie Cole, daughter of the late Nat King Cole, won the Grammy for Best New Artist in the 1970's, had a career revival in the 1980's with her album "Everlasting", and recorded "Unforgettable With Love" in the early 1990's. On that album she sang her father's old songs and "duetted" with his recorded voice on the song "Unforgettable". It went platinum many times over and won seven Grammy awards. Cole can also be heard in the movie "Pretty Woman" singing "Wild Women Do".

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Answer: Snake

One of Snake's ex-girlfriends went back to him after almost marrying Mr. Burns in one episode. Snake also was done in by Bette Midler (for littering) on the episode, "Krusty Gets Kancelled".

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Answer: Tennessee

Tennessee got its nickname from the courage shown by its volunteer soldiers in the Battle of New Orleans under Gen. Andrew Jackson during the War of 1812. Tennessee has also been called "The Big Bend State", in reference to the Tennessee river.

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Answer: a beautiful doting wife

"The Stepford Wives" was a cautionary tale of a woman who feels she's losing her identity when she moves to a town where no one shares her interests, and the women only live to serve their husbands and homes. When her only friend seems to change over the weekend, she begins to fear she's losing her grip on reality. Nicole Kidman stars in the 2004 remake. The original marked the film debut of a little girl named Mary Stuart Masterson.

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Answer: a theme park

Who could forget Wally World? John Candy was great as the hapless security guard.

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Answer: seniors

AARP stands for the American Association of Retired Persons. Anyone age 50 or older can be a member. You don't even have to be retired. AARP also publishes the most widely circulated magazine in the United States.

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Answer: languages

The brainchild of Allen Stoltzfus and his brother-in-law John Fairfield, Rosetta Stone came about as a result of Stoltzfus' frustration over trying to learn Russian. In 1992, technology began to catch up with their vision, and they formed Fairfield Language Technologies to created the software. Rosetta Stone still calls Virginia's Shenandoah Valley home, but it has branches worldwide, with executive offices in Washington, DC.

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Answer: Dolores

The only clue Jerry had to go on was that her name rhymed with a female body part. This happened in the episode "The Junior Mint", in which Kramer accidentally dropped a piece of the candy from a hospital observation balcony during a man's surgery. Daytime drama star Susan Walters played Dolores.

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Answer: an unusual plane

It was actually a "flying boat" made of wood, which got its name from joking remarks made by U.S. senators. It was made to travel in air and on water, like a goose, and a spruce is a type of lumber producing tree. Hughes hated the nickname. He would only refer to the project by his original name for it, "HK-1 Hercules".

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Answer: suicide

Some suspect that Hitler may have gotten his underlings to all agree to a suicide story so the he could escape Berlin. But it is more widely recognized that, having lost big in World War II, he shot himself on April 30, 1945. Eva Braun allegedly took her life the same day.

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Answer: Williams

In 2001, Venus and Serena became the first sisters in decades, and the first African Americans ever, to play against each other in the U.S. Open. They each started playing tennis at the age of four with found tennis balls because the family could not afford new ones. They can probably afford a can or two now.

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Answer: cookie

Snickerdoodles are similar to sugar cookies, but most recipes include cream of tartar and cinnamon.

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Answer: Bluegrass

Missouri is the Show Me State, Tennessee is the Volunteer State, and Illinois is the Prairie State.

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Answer: the 1950s

For all his efforts, the "McCarthy Era", as it came to be known, is now regarded as a moment of shame in American congressional history. McCarthy's henchman, Roy Cohn, was disbarred shortly before his death in 1986.

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Answer: Princess

The name of the ship used on the show was "The Pacific Princess". The program was based on a book written by real life cruise director Jeraldine Saunders. She told the stories of some of the passengers' encounters, which she observed on the job.

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Answer: Maggie

The sitcom starred Miriam Flynn, best known as Cousin Catherine in the "Vacation" movies, and the voice of Maa, the ewe in "Babe". For some reason, Bombeck's humor did not translate well to the small screen, either that or it just wasn't given a chance. Seven years later, Roseanne Barr would bring her own "domestic goddess" to television. In the 1990's Harry Anderson played another columnist, Dave Barry, in "Dave's World". The hint referred to Maggie Smith, who has played Prof. Minerva McGonagall in both "Harry Potter" films.

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Answer: Alexander

Alexander Graham Bell demonstrated his new invention at a Philadelphia event known as the Centennial Exhibition on June 25, 1876. This event was held in commemoration of the 100th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence. Maybe he made the phone ring so people would remember his last name.

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Answer: Eugene

Steve Prefontaine attended the University of Oregon in Eugene from 1969 to 1973. Coos Bay is the city where he was born, and where he is buried. He died in a car crash in 1975. His story was made into two different films in 1997 and 1998.

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Answer: road

All of the words for "road" have been used in the titles of famous films. Frederico Fellini's "La Strada" in Italy, "13 Rue Madeline" starring James Cagney, and "Calle Mayor" (Main Street), by Spanish director Juan Antonio Bardem (uncle of Oscar winner Javier Bardem).

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Answer: Magic

Henning was the first magician to receive a Canada Council Grant, funding usually given to painters, dancers, and musicians. He retired from magic in 1987 to devote his life to Transcendental Meditation in 1987, but was planning a comeback in 1999 when he was stricken with liver cancer. He died at age 52 in February of 2000.

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Answer: Caesar

Sid Caesar was one of the many stars of the 1950s recruited to join the cast of "Grease", in case the poodle skirts and slicked hair weren't enough of a signal that the film was set in that decade. Caesar made people laugh weekly performing live on "Your Show of Shows" from 1950 to 1954, along with Imogene Coca and Carl Reiner.

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Answer: a catering business

One funny episode involved a them catering a private dinner for a woman celebrating an anniversary. They call the woman's husband with the details, only to find out later that the dinner was NOT intended for him! When the series started, Kate was a travel agent.

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Answer: a coat of many colors

Joseph's brothers later sold him into slavery in Egypt. Talk about sibling rivalry. This story was made into a Broadway musical. Incidentally, the fatted calf was from the "Prodigal Son" Bible story.

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Answer: a Pink Lady

Grenadine syrup combined with the white cream makes it pink. The difference between this and a 'Pink Squirrel' is that a 'Squirrel' has creme de cacao instead of gin, milk instead of cream, and no egg.

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Answer: cape

The man turned out to be a lawyer whose advice Frank Costanza father sought when he and Estelle were considering a divorce. They decided to reconcile when Estelle received some advice over the phone from a woman named Donna Chang. Once Estelle met "The Chinese Woman" (episode title) in person, she could see clearly the woman was caucasian, and called off the reconciliation. Donna was played by American-born Angela Dohrmann. Caped man Larry David went uncredited for all his brief Seinfeld appearances, and he otherwise kept a low profile behind the scenes. That would all change when he stepped in front of the camera on a regular basis in the HBO series, "Curb Your Enthusiasm".

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Answer: a university in New York

The letters, when rearranged, spell CORNELL, an Ivy League University founded in 1865 by Ezra Cornell and Andrew Dickson White. The main campus is located in Ithaca, NY. There are also two medical graduate and professional units in New York City, and one opened in 2002 in Doha, Qatar!

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Answer: Grease

The most well known of these commercials featured two people who think they're finished washing dishes. Then one finds a last greasy glass baking pan completely soiled. The other one doesn't think it'll come clean after all those other dishes. But the first person, knowing they've used Dawn, dips it in, and Voila! All clean! "Dawn takes GREASE out of your way!"

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Answer: cleavage

Diamond cutters and miners know all about cleavage. It is also one of the properties that account for the Earth's continental drift.

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Answer: Thunder Road

The film was released in 1958, and is known for its memorable car chase scenes. It also was the uncredited film debut of a thirty year-old named Mitchell Ryan, who would go on to play Edward Montgomery on "Dharma and Greg" forty years later.

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