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This Jeopardy! game show host from Canada became known for his signature bushy mustache, which he donned for the first 17 years of hosting the show!
Who is Alex Trebek? Trebek began hosting Jeopardy! in 1984 and won seven Emmy Awards throughout his career.
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This German city was officially reunified in 1990, after the 1989 fall of a dividing wall in its center.
What is Berlin? This monumental event was the beginning of the end of the Cold War
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The 1986 film Hoosiers centers around a championship team in this sport.
What is basketball? Dennis Hopper was nominated for an Oscar for his performance as Shooter Fletch
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The issue from July 1972 features the headline “The Big Chess Battle” and two grandmasters’ names: Boris Spassky and this American.
Who is Bobby Fischer? The drama-fueled match between the two chess greats drew international interest despite the competitors’ frequent disagreements.
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Julia Roberts plays an American actress who falls in love with a local bookstore owner while filming on location in England in this film
What is Notting Hill? Notting Hill is the setting of the film, an eclectic west London neighborhood sporting everything from Victorian mansions to artsy secondhand storefronts.
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He brought his signature ’stache to his role on Magnum, P.I.
Who is Tom Selleck? Selleck played the character Thomas Magnum in three series: Magnum, P.I., Simon & Simon, and Murder, She Wrote.
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Popular with kids in the 1980s and ’90s, the hacky sack originated in ancient times in this Asian nation.
What is China? The game of jianzi, meaning “shuttlecock,” was played much like the modern version, which was invented in 1972
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This 1981 movie centers around the 1924 Olympics, specifically the track and field events
What is Chariots of Fire? One of the film’s taglines was “With Wings on Their Heels and Hope in Their Hearts.”
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The February 16, 1970, issue features siblings Jane, Harry, and Peter, who share this surname.
What is Fonda? The accompanying article discusses the siblings’ rise to fame and the roles in which each became well known.
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In this classic film, Audrey Hepburn plays a New York socialite and sings “Moon River.”
What is Breakfast at Tiffany’s? George Peppard plays her love/ hate interest.
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Perhaps it was his mustache that made this newsman the “most trusted man in America.”
Who is Walter Cronkite? His love of reporting began as a schoolboy when he worked on several school newspapers
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A DeLorean car also functions as one of these in the film Back to the Future.
What is a time machine? After the film’s release, the directors got a fan letter from John DeLorean himself, thanking them for making his car famous.
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The popular Rocky film franchise stars this actor in the title role.
Who is Sylvester Stallone? Rocky’s dog in the film is portrayed by Stallone’s real-life pooch, Butkus; he also kept his the two turtles, Cuff and Link, who appear in the film.
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The March 2, 1970, issue features Expo ’70, a World’s Fair-like cultural event hosted in Osaka, in this nation.
What is Japan? The successful event drew participation from 77 countries and over 64 million attendees.
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In this film, Sandra Bullock plays an FBI agent who goes underground at the Miss United States beauty pageant.
What is Miss Congeniality? Pageant coordinator Kathy Morningside, played by Candice Bergen, reminds us throughout the film, “It’s not a pageant; it’s a scholarship program!”
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The bandit himself, this actor’s trademark mustache has appeared in many films, including Smokey and the Bandit and The Cannonball Run.
Who is Burt Reynolds? He was the first actor to guest-host for The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
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The Chernobyl disaster was a nuclear event in 1986 in this European nation.
What is Ukraine? A flawed reactor caused the accident, which has been cited as a factor in the fall of the Soviet Union.
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In this 1984 sports flick, Pat Morita stars as Ralph Macchio’s trainer in martial arts.
What is The Karate Kid? In addition to several film sequels, many characters from The Karate Kid appear in the current Netflix TV series Cobra Kai.
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In an unusual twist, the first cover of 1983 features a Machine of the Year; this device is now available in a portable version.
What is a computer? The articles inside detail the many tech innovations and uses for personal computers that had been made in recent years.
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Insomniacs Meg Ryan and Tom Hanks star in 1993’s Sleepless in Seattle and then paired up again for this 1998 New York City rom-com in which they enjoy email correspondence.
What is You’ve Got Mail? In this film, they play adversaries by day and anonymous email pals by night.
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This Mexican artist is known for her self-portraits. In many pieces, she chose to accentuate her facial hair, including a monobrow and mustache.
Who is Frida Kahlo? She first began painting self-portraits after a devastating bus accident at age 18.
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This James Cameron flick stars Linda Hamilton as Sarah Connor, a woman who bravely fights against a futuristic robot.
What is The Terminator? During the daunting filming schedule, the crew made T-shirts that read, “You can’t scare me; I work for James Cameron.
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This 1980 biopic of boxer Jake LaMotta stars Robert De Niro and Cathy Moriarty.
What is Raging Bull? When the real-life Jake LaMotta saw the film, he reportedly broke down in tears at what a terrible person he had been.
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The January 21, 1980, cover reads, “_______ as a Weapon: Who Wins, Who Loses,” referring to this U.S. crop embargo against the Soviet Union.
What is grain? The embargo came in response to the Soviet military’s actions in the Middle East
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In this sleeper-turned-hit movie, John Corbett plays a xenos (“foreigner”) who marries into a close-knit Greek family.
What is My Big Fat Greek Wedding? The supporting cast includes a Windex-toting father, a mother who force-feeds all who walk through her door, and at least 27 first cousins. The “foreigner” is an American without Greek ancestry
