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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 1983 Stephen King novel centers around teenaged Arnie Cunningham and his repairs of a 1958 Plymouth Fury.

What is Christine?  King was inspired to write the novel after watchin his odometer turning and wondering what would happen if it spun backward instead.

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Which '90s basketball legend has his own signature sneaker and is widely regarded as "the greatest of all time"?

Who is Michale Jordan

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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 Fisher? The drama-fueled match between the two chess greats drew international interest despite the competitors' frequent disagreements.

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Julia Robert 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 eclectric 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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This Peter Bencley thriller of 1974 sure had a lot of "Bite" and inspired Steven Spielberg to make a movie.

What is JAWS?  Other titles by the author that were adapted to film include The Deep and The Island.

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What's the famous phrase for getting candy on Halloween?

What is "Trick or Treat"
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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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Endearing childhood favorite Matilda was penned by this British author.

Who is Ronald Dahl?  A war veteran and former fighter pilot, Dahl wrote much loved children's books as well as macabre short stories for adults.

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Which continent do giraffes come from?

What is Africa.
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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 undercover 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; its 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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Toni Morrison won a Pulitzer Prize for this 1987 novel about a woman haunted by her past.

What is Beloved? Morrison was named one of the 30 most Powerful Women in America in 2001 by Ladies' Home Journal.

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Who came up with the theory of evolution?

Who is Charles Darwin

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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 at night.

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This mustachioed actor often plays gunslinger cowboys in both television shows and films.  He co-stars with Patrick Swayze in Road House (1989) and met his wife, Katharine Ross, on the set of The Legacy in 1978.

Who is Sam Elliott?  In addition to serious dramatic roles, Elliott also voices himself on the animated comedy show Family Guy.

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Published in 1980, Cosmos is a story by this scientist and author who also produced a PBS series of the same name.

Who is Carl Sagan?  Sagan worked on hundreds of scientific papers and articles throughout his career and had a hand in producing 20 books. 

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What is the Japanese art of folding paper called?

What is Origami

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The February 9, 1981, cover story is titled "The 80s Look" and features a headshot of this actress and Calvin Klein model.

Who is Brooke Shields?  In addition to attaining stardom, the well-educated star graduated with honors from Princeton University.

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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 a least 27 first cousins. The "foreigner" is an American without Greek ancestry.