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1. On April 18, 1977 he won the Pulitzer Prize in journalism for his novel Roots: The Saga of an American Family.
Who was Alex Haley?
26. This revolt, chiefly by farmers, took place in Massachusetts in 1786.
What is Shays' Rebellion?
36. This Spielberg Holocaust film was based on a book by Thomas Keneally.
What is Schindler’s List?
56. Emma Stone and Ryan Gosling starred in this 2016 movie together.
What is La La Land?
90. At the Concert for Bangladesh, George got this guitarist to chime in on "While My Guitar Gently Weeps."
Who is Eric Clapton?
2. Due to police irregularities, this man's Arizona conviction was overturned by the U.S. Supreme Court in 1966.
Who is Ernesto Miranda?
27. It's the election year the campaign slogans "The Moose is Loose" and "Ready for Teddy Again" were used.
What is 1912?
37. 1944’s Absent in the Spring is one of the non-mystery novels she wrote under the name Mary Westmacott.
Who is Agatha Christie?
58. Creators of Casper say this film's logo plagiarized one of their characters.
What is Ghostbusters?
92. She had a #1 hit in each year of the '90s—the only singer to do so.
Who is Mariah Carey?
3. In 1839 the first of several wars broke out over the trade of an extract from a certain type of plant/flower.
What is a poppy plant?
28. On September 17, 1862, this bloody battle in Maryland ended the first Confederate invasion of the North.
What is the Battle of Antietam?
42. This book by Boris Pasternak was banned in the USSR until 1987.
What is Doctor Zhivago?
59. This famous PBS bird has a star on Hollywood's Walk of Fame.
Who is Big Bird?
91. This 1961 Elvis movie soundtrack LP contained the hits "Can't Help Falling in Love" and "Rock-a-Hula Baby."
What is Blue Hawaii?
4. It's the only island whose territory makes up parts of 3 different independent nations.
What is Borneo?
31. In his teens, this Pittsburgh "pickle king" was running a business to supply grocers with fresh produce.
Who is Henry Heinz?
44. This comedian may have decided “Life Will Be the Death of Me,” but not before she made the bestseller list.
Who is Chelsea Handler?
63. Kevin Costner starred in this 1989 film based on the novel Shoeless Joe.
What is Field of Dreams?
93. Among nicknames of Britney Spears' former hubby; also the name of a shipping company.
What is FedEx?
5. After giving birth in Paris, American Marjorie Karmel wrote "Thank you" to him and co-founded an organization now named for him.
Who is Dr. Fernand Lamaze?
33. The ceiling of the great hall in this Cornelius Vanderbilt home in Rhode Island is painted as a cloud-swept sky.
What is The Breakers?
45. The Pioneers, the latest by David McCullough, features the settlers of this American territory just past the Ohio River.
What is the Northwest Territory?
66. In the 1930s, Hollywood censor Joseph Breen suggested that movies use these items of furniture in marital scenes.
What are twin beds?
96. Burt Bacharach and Elvis played street musicians (with a grand piano) in this title guy's The Spy Who Shagged Me.
Who is Austin Powers?