Daytime Soap Operas
1. In 1983, Dr. Lynn Carson, played by Donna Pescow, became the first openly gay character on a US soap opera when she debuted on what show known for fashion model turned disco owner turned magazine editor turned cosmetics executive Erica Kane?
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2. Known for starring in FIREFLY and CASTLE, what actor was nominated for a Daytime Emmy in 1996 for playing Joey Buchanan on ONE LIFE TO LIVE?
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3. What actor, who had begun making a name for himself on stage in roles such as Othello and in movies like DR. STRANGELOVE, played a doctor in guest appearances on both GUIDING LIGHT and AS THE WORLD TURNS during the 1960s, but is perhaps most well known for providing the voice for a character physically portrayed by David Prowse?
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4. Finally winning an Oscar for her role in STILL ALICE after nominations for BOOGIE NIGHTS, THE END OF THE AFFAIR, FAR FROM HEAVEN, and THE HOURS, who won a Daytime Emmy in 1988 in a category that at the time was called Outstanding Ingenue in a Drama Series for portraying the twins Frannie and Sabrina Hughes on AS THE WORLD TURNS?
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5. Once married to the actress who originated the role of Mystique on the big screen, who was nominated for a Daytime Emmy in 1984 for his role as Blackie Parrish on GENERAL HOSPITAL before debuting in his most popular role three years later, an Elvis obsessed uncle who often exclaimed "Have mercy!"?
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6. Four years after an appearance on the short-lived daytime soap A WORLD APART, Susan Sarandon played Janet Weiss in what cult classic known for midnight showings and audience participation?
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7. A member of the Brat Pack and Jackie Templeton on GENERAL HOSPITAL, who turned heads in 1991 when she appeared nude on the cover of VANITY FAIR while seven months pregnant with her second child, Scout Willis?
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8. Receiving his first credited roles on shows like DALLAS, GROWING PAINS, and the daytime soap ANOTHER WORLD, a string of mid-1990s movies that included INTERVIEW WITH THE VAMPIRE, LEGENDS OF THE FALL, SEVEN, and 12 MONKEYS skyrocketed the career of whom?
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9. While some might point to Cowboy Curtis on PEE-WEE'S PLAYHOUSE as one of his early roles, who started a three-year stint on ONE LIFE TO LIVE over 10 years prior?
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10. Much more well known for her music career, who appeared in a 1991 episode of AS THE WORLD TURNS and two years later played Rita Louise Watson in SISTER ACT 2: BACK IN THE HABIT before hitting it big with a cover of "Killing Me Softly" alongside Pras and Wyclef Jean?
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Recent Events
1. Going into this year's Australian Open, three men, all of whom are still active, were tied for the most career Grand Slam tennis titles at 20. One didn't play due to injury, one was deported from Australia, and one now has 21 career Grand Slam titles. Who's who?
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2. Known for other limited-time products such as Naked Chicken Chips, Rattlesnake Fries, and the Kit Kat Chocoladilla, what fast-food chain introduced queso-flavored Chrispy Chicken Wings for a single week in January?
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3. David Ortiz was announced as the only former player to be elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in the most recent round of voting. When parodying Ortiz on Saturday Night Live, Kenan Thompson often lists a number of Caribbean dishes, including mofongo. However, mofongo originates from Puerto Rico not from which country across the Mona Passage from which Ortiz hails?
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4. While a sophomore in college, he became the first player to have a season average of 20 points and 10 assists per game and recorded just the eighth triple-double in the NCAA tournament while helping his Murray State team upset Marquette in the first round. Who is this Memphis Grizzly who was named an NBA All-Star starter this year?
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5. What folk rocker, who in 2014 introduced the failed lossless music streaming service Pono, pulled his music from Spotify in protest of misinformation being spread on THE JOE ROGAN EXPERIENCE? He was soon joined by fellow Canadian Joni Mitchell.
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6. This week Commander, the subject of a previous week's question, gained a feline companion at the White House. The two-year-old gray tabby is named for the first lady's hometown and shares that name with a film character played by Warwick Davis and the daughter of the actor who recently portrayed the father of Venus and Serena Williams. What is her name?
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7. Inaugurated in Tegucigalpa last Thursday Xiomara Castro became the first female President of what Central American country?
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8. RESURRECTIONS recently joined RELOADED and REVOLUTIONS as an installment in what series?
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9. This year's Super Bowl halftime show will include performances by Dr. Dre, Snoop Dogg, Eminem, Kendrick Lamar, and what "Family Affair" singer who was nominated for a Best Supporting Actress Oscar for 2017's MUDBOUND?
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10. Based on a novel by Elmore Leonard, FX announced that it will be reviving what Timothy Olyphant led show with a limited series subtitled CITY PRIMEVAL?
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Trivia Grab Bag
1. What US president was known as the "Illinois Rail Splitter"?
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2. What sport, when it is played professionally, has the highest ratio of officials to participants?
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3. Born Kristy Wallace, the lead guitarist of the psychobilly band The Cramps goes by the name of what plant described in the warning "leaves of three, let it be"?
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4. Louie Anderson's mother on the animated series LIFE WITH LOUIE is voiced by Edie McClurg who is well-known for playing a high school secretary in what movie that has been described as a love letter to Chicago by director John Hughes?
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5. His original name was Thaddeus Bach, but in a later reimagining of the character, he goes by the name Tad and is given a new last name. This version has an evil twin brother named Chad and his paternal grandfather, Leonard, is an ex-pro wrestler voiced by Randy Savage. Who is this superhero talk show host whose bandleader is a giant mantis?
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6. Give the last name of the funny family that includes Bob who met long-time comedy partner Ray Goulding while working at Boston's WHDH radio station, Chris who started his career on LATE NIGHT WITH DAVID LETTERMAN and played Roland Schitt, and Abby who had a four-season run on SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE and played Rebecca on the Dan Levy created NBC series INDEBTED.
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7. In 1977, Kenneth Bianchi and Angelo Buono, known collectively as the Hillside Strangler, picked up 24-year-old Catharine Baker while posing as undercover police officers. However, they let her go upon finding out she was the daughter of what famous Hungarian-born character actor known for roles in CASABLANCA, THE MALTESE FALCON, and M, who had died 13 years prior?
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8. In 1982 he released a memoir entitled CATCHER IN THE WRY. A World Series champ with the 1964 Cardinals, in six major league seasons he hit .200 in 843 plate appearances. He was a guest on THE TONIGHT SHOW STARRING JOHNNY CARSON over 100 times and appeared in a series of popular commercials for Miller Lite. Name this longtime radio announcer, nicknamed Mr. Baseball, who on TV played the employer of Mr. Belvedere.
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9. Held in Rhode Island in 1995, street luge, speed climbing, wakeboarding, and skysurfing were events in the inaugural year of what event which also has a winter version?
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10. He attended the University of Dubuque on a wrestling scholarship and in 1975 lost in the finals of the New York City Golden Gloves competition. As a professional boxer, he amassed a 9-3 record. Beginning in 2004 he hosted an eponymous daytime talk show for two seasons. Getting his start in TV on TAXI, who is this actor best known for playing a retired baseball player who is hired as a live-in housekeeper on WHO'S THE BOSS?
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Album Cover Search
Instructions: Using the internet or whatever else, answer these questions about a classic album.
1. The title of one of the songs on this album refers to an elementary schoolmate of the singer who has since recorded a response song. The title track features backing vocals by a multihyphenate who has recently been announced as a second-season addition to ONLY MURDERS IN THE BUILDING. Another contributor played bass in jazz-rock band whose biggest hit was "Circles". He is credited with, among other contributions, two sounds on the album's last song. What are they?
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2. An a UK hard rock classic features a cover showing a US landmark that has been altered to depict the members of the band. Inside the gatefold edition of the vinyl record, each song is listed with a brief comment. The last song is dedicated to who?
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3. This album is named for a Middle East port city and it's opening track is an interpretation of a Ernesto Lecuona also covered by Connie Francis. On the back of album jacket, an essay about the album written by Ira Gitler describes the playing by the band members on that opening track. What other type of musician is the saxophone player compared to?
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4. The title of this album references a fall suffered by the artist that left him a paraplegic. The last songs on both Side A and Side B have the same title. The cover of the album is a drawing by the artist's wife, who also designed albums by the musician who plays the viola on the last track. One of the recording locations for this album is described as "The Manor" on whose farm?
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5. The cover of this album features many instruments used for measurement and features a song that is named for a serial number of a vacuum tube. It features an instrumental cover of a song that had been a hit for the Classic IV the previous year. According to the back liner note, the cover design and photography is credited to who?
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