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1. Dan Brown was born in 1963 and moved WAY to the head of the class at age 40 and he still has a front row seat. Of these professions/accomplishments, which one sped Brown to global acclaim?
2. Jason Jones, Marcus Lehto and Charlie Gough are what might be called 'very wealthy nerds' these days. They developed an awesomely popular cyber game logging 91 million man-hours playing it in its first 10 weeks of release (and that's just the online figure). What game is this?
3. 'Time' considered this actor/actress influential and it was a worthy choice. Not even 35 years of age yet, who was selected in 2005? *Not quite identified with being a 'sex symbol' or fictional superhero...so far*
4. Miuccia Prada made the list. She's an interesting fashion designer who, in her mid 50s, runs a very prestigious company. A rather no-nonsense sort her basic theme seems to be to counter the notion that sex - and only sex - sells. In the 2001/2002 season she launched a new line with a far from glamorous motif. What was that 'look' she had a hit with?
5. One either loves Ann Coulter or bristles at the mention of her name. Some just think she's a smart mouthed kook. She's been fired from MSNBC and The National Review for her vitriolic remarks and observations. A staunch conservative, which of these remarks did she actually make?
6. At first glance Jon Stewart, he who hosts "The Daily Show", LOOKS like a politician and he really could easily pass for a political analyst. His delivery is dry, factual and inclusive at first but then come the punch lines. No holds barred and off he goes poking intelligent jabs at everything Washington. It's hysterical! He's made a few movies, too. Which of the following is one of them?
7. Singer Juanes, born in Colombia, will be a worldwide hit in no time flat if he isn't already in many circles. While there is a certain ethnicity to his work he presents a universal language with it. One of his award-winning tunes is called "A Dios Le Pido". What does that mean in English?
8. Ziyi Zhang gives a definite first impression when met: she appears as fragile as a China Doll. Don't bet on it, though. From playing a steely willed Princess in "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" (at the ripe old age of 20) to the renegade kung-fu heroine in "The House Of Flying Daggers" this young lady means business and it's time for her Hollywood spotlight. She won the plum role in "Memoirs Of A Geisha" [set for a December 2005 release]. Which non-Chinese director will she be working with?
9. Marc Cherry, born in 1962, popped up from next to nowhere and did so in a big way. This guy created and eats, sleeps and drinks his TV show 24/7 and it shows. Seeing as there are so many things going on at once in the series it's good Mr. Cherry is so attentive. What show are we talking about - arguably one of the biggest hits to land for a while?
10. Can someone actually be 'born' to play a film role? Sometimes it looks that way and that was the case in 2004. The late singer and pianist Ray Charles seemed to spring back to life, thanks to this actor who played him so ably. Who was he?
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