Ask Me A Trivia Question -- 2 --

[Fifth Generation]

Fifth Generation wrote:

X) Although she was initially known as a "scream queen" because of her starring roles in several horror films early in her career, such as “Halloween”(1978),“The Fog”(1980),“Prom Night”(1980), and “Terror Train”(1980), she has since compiled a body of work that spans many genres, and has won BAFTA and Golden Globe awards. Her 1998 book,“Today I Feel Silly, and Other Moods That Make My Day”, made the best-seller list in The New York Times.(Personality, please)(22 November, 1958) has appeared in advertisements, and is a blogger for The Huffington Post. She is married to actor, screenwriter, and director Christopher Guest.

Jamie Leigh Curtis

[Fifth Generation]

Fifth Generation wrote:

XI) She made her film debut in North (1994) and was later nominated for the Independent Spirit Award for Best Female Lead for her performance in Manny & Lo (1996). She rose to further prominence with her roles in “The Horse Whisperer”(1998) and “Ghost World”(2001).(Personality, please)(22 November, 1984) shifted to adult roles with her performances in “Girl with a Pearl Earring”(2003) and Sofia Coppola's “Lost in Translation”(2003), for which she won a BAFTA award for Best Actress in a Leading Role.

Scarlett Johansson

[Alex Trebek]

Fifth Generation wrote:

<quoted text>Z'at Bass?

Fifth Generation wrote:

<quoted text>Are we walkin' into the local lock-up?

Fifth Generation wrote:

<quoted text>Is that also a statue --- Venus?

Fifth Generation wrote:

<quoted text>Would that be "The Prince"?

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01) On 23 November, 1835,(Personality, please) patented the horseshoe manufacturing machine.
<He ain’t heavy!>
A) Frank G. Back
B) Henry Burden

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02) On this date in 1889, the first jukebox made its debut in (Community, please), at the Palais Royale Saloon.
<Are they serving Rice-a-Roni?>

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03) On this date in 1890, Princess Wilhelmina became Queen of (Country, please) at the age of 10 when her father William III died.
A) China
B) Dominican Republic
C) Netherlands
D) Yugoslavia

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04) On this date in 1936, the first edition of "(Title, please)" was published featuring a cover photo of the Fort Peck Dam by Margaret Bourke-White.
<Mikey likes it.>

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05) On this date in 1948, Dr.(Personality, please) patented the "Zoomar" lens.
<Turn around & look at me!>
A) Frank G. Back
B) Henry Burden

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06) On this date in 1961, the (Country, please) changed the name of its capital from Ciudad Trujillo to Santo Domingo.
A) China
B) Dominican Republic
C) Netherlands
D) Yugoslavia

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07) On this date in 1971,(Country, please) was seated in the United Nations Security Council.
<Dinner?>
A) China
B) Dominican Republic
C) Netherlands
D) Yugoslavia

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08) On this date in 1991,(Country, please)'s rival leaders agreed to a new cease-fire, the 14th of the Balkan civil war.
A) China
B) Dominican Republic
C) Netherlands
D) Yugoslavia

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09) On this date in 1991, the Sacramento Kings ended the (Sports Organization, please)'s longest road losing streak at 43 games.

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10) On this date in 1998, the (Commodity, please) industry signed the biggest U.S. civil settlement. It was a $206-billion deal to resolve remaining state claims for treating sick smokers.

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11) On this date in 1998, a U.S. federal judge rejected a (State, please) county's effort to block pornography on library computer calling the attempt unconstitutional.
<Which Dominion was that?>

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12) On this date in 2001, a crowd of 87,555 people watched the Texas Longhorns beat the Texas A&M Aggies 21-7. The crowd was the largest to see a football game in (State, please).

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I) This 14th President of the United States (1853–1857) is the only President from New Hampshire. (Personality, please) (23 November, 1804 – 08 October, 1869) took part in the Mexican-American War and became a brigadier general in the Army. He was nominated as the party's candidate for president on the 49th ballot at the 1852 Democratic National Convention. In the presidential election, he, and his running mate, William R. King, won by a landslide in the Electoral College.

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II) He is best remembered for his roles in horror films and his portrayal of Frankenstein's monster in “Frankenstein”(1931),“Bride of Frankenstein”(1935), and “Son of Frankenstein”(1939). His popularity following “Frankenstein” was such that for a brief time (Personality, please)(23 November 1887 – 02 February 1969) was billed simply as “___ the Uncanny." His best-known non-horror role is as the Grinch, as well as the narrator, in the animated television special of Dr. Seuss's “How the Grinch Stole Christmas!”(1966).

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III) He was the second-oldest of the Marx Brothers. His comic style was influenced by clown and pantomime traditions. He wore a curly reddish wig, and never spoke during performances (he blew a horn or whistled to communicate). (Personality, please) (23 November, 1888 – 28 September, 1964) frequently used props such as a horn cane, made up of a lead pipe, tape, and a bulbhorn, and he played the harp in most of his films.

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IV) She was ‘discovered’ while working at an ice cream parlor where one of the customers, actor William Demarest, took notice of her and eventually helped her get into films. (Personality, please) (23 November, 1915 – 03 December, 2003) became a fixture at Paramount Pictures from 1938 to 1943, where she appeared in as many as six films per year, including “Sing You Sinners” (1938) with Bing Crosby, and “The Lady's from Kentucky” (1939) with George Raft. She moved to RKO in 1944. Among her leading men were Ronald Colman, William Holden, Basil Rathbone, Dick Powell, and Robert Preston (in “Night of January 16th” (1941), and “Night Plane from Chungking” (1943)). Her films include “Christmas in July” (1940), “Isle of the Dead” (1945), “Johnny O'Clock” (1947), “The Man from Colorado” (1948), and “The Crooked Way” (1949).

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V)(Personality, please)(23 November, 1914 – 06 October, 2006) was an American mystery, action adventure, and science fiction writer, as well as the coiner of such terms as "space opera". His most famous novel may be “The Year of the Quiet Sun”(1970), which won the John W. Campbell Memorial Award and was nominated for the Nebula Award. Other notable books include “The Lincoln Hunters”, in which time-travellers from an oppressive future society seek to record Abraham Lincoln's "lost speech" of May 19, 1856. It contains a vivid description of Lincoln and his time, seen through the eyes of a future American who feels that Lincoln and his time compare very favorably with the traveler's own.