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What caused Egyptian president Gamal Abdel Nasser's death, on Septemebr 28, 1970, at the age of 52?
A Heart Attack
What did Fiki, a Brazilian fakir, lie on for a record 111 days in 1969?
A bed of nails
Who played Clark Kent in the first Superman movie in 1978?
Christopher Reeve
Who died three months into his 4th term of president?
Franklin D. Roosevelt
What phrase first appeared on the American 2-cent coin in 1864?
"In God We Trust"
Who defeated Tigran Petrosian on June 17, 1969, to become world chess champion?
Boris Spassky
What car rental company launched a 1967 campaign claiming: "The harder they try, the better we get"?
Hertz
Who recorded the 1955 hit, Aint that a Shame?
Fats Domino
What duo explored the Pacific Northwest during the early 1800's?
Lewis and Clark
What was the original name of the Statue of Liberty?
Liberty Enlightening the World
What claim to fame did Antillo Ortiz achieve aboard the National Airlines flight on May 1, 1961?
The first Skyjacking
What product made ring-around-the-coller a TV-commercial staple?
Wisk
B.B. King was one of America's most successful blues guitarists. What does "B.B." stand for?
Blues Boy
Why was Muhammad Ali banned from boxing in the United States for four years?
He refused to join the U.S. Army after he was drafted
What type of bridge is the Golden Gate Bridge?
Suspension Bridge
What Caribbean country recognized East Germany on January 12, 1963?
Cuba
What rock superstar said: "Bernie and I do seem to attract weirdos. I don't know why, because we're not really weird ourselves"?
Elton John
Whose first album was The Devine Miss M?
Bette Midler
The Iroquois Native's used wampum as money. What was wampum?
Beads
ZIP codes were introduced in 1963 to simplify the distribution of mail. What does ZIP stand for?
Zoning Improvement Program
Bill Cosby
What chemical was Michigan the first state to ban, on April 16, 1969?
DDT
By what name was El-Hajj Malik El-Shabazz better known?
Malcolm X
During the Civil War, which side instituted a draft: the Union, the Confederacy, both, or neither?
Both
Which state grows the majority of America's wild blueberries?
Maine
The Soviet Union
Who did Marilyn Monroe call her Slugger?
Joe DiMaggio
What singer was born Cherilyn Sarkisian?
Cher
During the 1700's, what was the main industry on Nantucket Island?
Whaling
Which state's official flower is the Saguaro Cactus?
Arizona
Who did G. Gordon Liddy mean when he said: "If he would run over his grandmother for Nixon, what do you think he'd do for God?"?
Charles Colson
What media man once observed: "The TV audience is a drug generation. It has already been stoned for 10 years"?
Marshall McLuhan
Who said the famous line, "Here's looking at you, kid"?
Humphrey Bogart
Which state's name is derived from the Spanish words for "snow-covered"?
Nevada
Who became a billionaire after he founded the company, Electronic Data Systems?
Ross Perot
In what play did Arthur Miller dramatize the Salem witch trials of 1692?
The Crucible