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100

This actor slid into fame in his socks and undies while singing Bob Seger's song Old Time Rock and Roll. It was very risky behavior at that time.

Who is Tom Cruise? (Glen Ridge, NJ)

100

These two women were the first co-hosts of Weekend Update and just recently hosted the Golden Globe awards, with each being on a different coast.

Who are Tina Fey and Amy Poehler?

100

Elvis married Priscilla Beaulieu in 1967 and had one child named who they named this.

Who is Lisa Marie?

100

This family started out as a four member barbershop quartet from Utah who auditioned for the Lawrence Welk Show. They later added three more siblings and branched out into the pop music genre via The Andy Williams Show.

Who are The Osmonds?

100

Lear is an open and active liberal who created one of the most conservative, biased characters played by Carroll O'Connor in the hit show All In The Family.

Who is Archie Bunker?

200

This Soprano's star played opposite Edie Falco as her mafia mob husband and father to Meadow and Anthony Jr. 

Who is James Gandolfini? (Westwood NJ)

200

Steve Martin appeared many times on SNL. This is the famous ruler he portrayed where the musical number involved in this skit became a hit single.

Who is King Tut?

200

This is Elvis' full name.

What is Elvis Aron Presley?

200

This singing family was made up of a mother, three sons and two daughters, but in reality, the only ones who recorded all the hit songs were the mother and the eldest step-son...the rest were actors on their hit TV show. 

Who is The Partridge family?

200

Fred Sanford of the hit TV show Sanford and Son has more money making schemes than Wall Street. When he is faced with an uncomfortable situation, he always fakes this, but no one ever falls for it.

What is a heart attack?

300

The neurotic George Castanza on Seinfeld was played by this actor who seems like he may not have been acting!

Who is Jason Alexander? (Livingston NJ)

300

This is the name of the news anchor that comedian Gilda Radner debuted in her SNL segment Not For Ladies Only, where this character reappeared on SNL in at least 14 other sketches due to her popularity.

Who is Barbara Walters? (Baba Wawa)

300

Elvis was born in this state before moving to Memphis Tennessee with his family when he was 13 years old. 

What is Mississippi?

300

This sister act from the mid- 1920s formed one of the most successful music acts of the WWII era. They were acknowledged as the first female act in the US to certify a gold record. Don't sit under the apple tree with anyone else but them!

Who are The Andrew Sisters?

300

DY NO MITE was the popular catch phrase used by JJ in this hit tv show from 1974-1980. Ain't we lucky we got'em?

What is Good Times?

400

This very short actor rose to great heights as taxi dispatcher Louie DePalma on the tv sitcom Taxi.

Who is Danny Devito?

400

On September 29, 2001 Saturday Night Live opened it's 27th season soon after the terrorists attacks of 9/11.  This singer sang "The Boxer" on stage with then NYC mayor Rudy Giuliani and members of the NYC Fire Department.

Who is Paul Simon?

400

Elvis began his musical recording career in 1954 at this studio in Memphis, Tennessee. Today it is a museum you can visit.

What is Sun Records?

400

These brothers used their talents to create hits in every decade form the 1950's to the 2000's, ranging form do-wop to pop, soul to funk.  Jimi Hendrix used to be a back-up guitarist for them. 

Who are The Isley Brothers?

400

This show revolved around a very outspoken middle-class woman who wore her liberal views on her sleeve and shared her home with her 4th husband Walter, her divorced daughter and her teenage grandson.  And then there's...

What is Maude?

500

Born William Alexander in 1897, this comedian who played the straight man of his comedy duo was born in Asbury Park and appeared as a regular on the Kate Smith Hour radio show, which led to roles in a Broadway musical and his first film, Buck Privates. 

Who is Bud Abbott?

500

We all know Jon Lovitz played pathological liar Tommy Flanagan and was a member of Pathological Liars Anonymous. According to him, this stunning actress was his wife.

Who is Morgan Fairchild?

500

This is the person who was the manager for Elvis for more than two decades.

Who is Colonel Tom Parker?

500

This sister act started in the San Francisco Bay area in the later 1960's as a duo before adding 2 more sisters and a daughter/niece. By the 1980's, they had several hit songs on the pop and soul charts and elevated Bruce Springsteen to a number one songwriter with his song Fire.

Who are The Pointer Sisters?

500

Norman Lear's one hour drama centered on two nine-year-old friends, one white and one black, in the Depression-era south. It featured Michael J. Fox, who became a household name playing the role of Alex P. Keaton in Family Ties. 

What is Palmerstown, USA?