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She plays Sue Ann Nivens on The Mary Tyler Moore Show and Rose Nylund on The Golden Girls.
Who is Betty White? She also gives a heartwarming performance as a war widow in the 2011 film The Lost Valentine.
He was the famous owner of the Playboy Mansion (Beverly Hills, California).
Who is Hugh Hefner? CBS called it “the most famous party house in the world.” Hefner’s next-door neighbor bought the mansion in 2016 with the understanding that he would allow Hefner to remain in the home for the rest of his life. Hefner passed the following year.
A modern nickname for this a.m. beverage is java.
What is coffee? These days, you can find specialty coffees from around the world, including Jamaican Blue Mountain, Hawaiian Kona, and Mexican Chiapas.
Barbra Streisand performs the title song in the 1973 movie by the same name. Lyrics include this line: “Memories, light the corners of my mind.”
What is “The Way We Were”? The 1973 film tells the story of Katie Morosky (Streisand) and Hubbell Gardiner (Redford) from the 1930s through the 1950s and the intersection of their lives.
She was the lead singer of the Supremes.
Who is Diana Ross? She once told The Guardian, “I’m an icon, or a diva, or a soul sister, or a queen.”
I can’t believe it’s not this dairy product.
What is butter? Unilever used to own the brand and changed its name to I Can’t Believe It’s So Good… For Everything! in England. It’s still I Can’t Believe It’s Not Butter! in the United States and Canada.
This first lady entered rehabilitation for alcohol and drug addiction after her husband left office. Later, she opened a drug rehab center near Los Angeles.
Who is Betty Ford? The Betty Ford Center has served many celebrities, including Drew Barrymore, Robert Downey Jr., Johnny Cash, Elizabeth Taylor, and many others.
He inhabited Graceland (Memphis, Tennessee).
Who is Elvis Presley? Today, it’s a museum, and in 1991, it became a national landmark.
This favorite refrigerated dairy snack is often paired with crackers.
What is cheese? In recent years, vegan (non-dairy) varieties have been available in most grocery stores.
In this 1969 film, Streisand stars in the role of Dolly Levi and performs the title song with Louis Armstrong and the waiters.
What is Hello, Dolly! The tune is also associated with Carol Channing, who played the lead role in the Tony award-winning 1964 musical.
This diva was dubbed “The Queen of Soul” and has not only earned the title but has earned “r-e-s-p-e-c-t.”
Who is Aretha Franklin? Some of her requests included $25,000 cash payment as an advance before her performances, air ducts taped shut in her dressing room, and a hotel room never above the fifth floor. Did you know she could sing opera and once filled in for Luciano Pavarotti at the last minute at the 1998 Grammy Awards?
This transdermal invention to help with quitting smoking was invented in 1984.
What is nicotine patch? The invention was patented in 1985 but only became available by prescription in 1992.
Humphrey Bogart’s wife grew up in Canada and was known as Betty to her friends.
Who is Lauren Bacall? The two met when Bacall was 19 and Bogart was 45. Country Living magazine reported, “Their May-December romance will go down in history as one of Hollywood’s most glamorous marriages.”
He was the owner of the Neverland Ranch (Los Olivos, California).
Who is Michael Jackson? After Jackson’s death, it sold in 2020 for 22.2 million dollars.
This “incredible, edible” food can be ordered hard-boiled, soft-boiled, or poached, among other ways.
What is egg? In addition to traditional breakfast foods, eggs are the foundation of frittatas and quiches.
They are the luckiest people in the world according to a song from the 1964 Broadway production and 1968 film Funny Girl.
Who are people who need people? On Broadway, Streisand played opposite Sydney Chaplin, but her costar in the film is Omar Sharif.
This actress plays Alexis on Dynasty and is author Jackie Collins’ sister.
Who is Joan Collins? Dynasty aired between 1981 and 1989. Collins has stated that she was labeled a diva after requesting equal pay for her role on the show. However, when Collins did leave the show, ratings slumped, and her salary was renegotiated so she would return.
This invention that succeeded the cassette tape was developed in the 1980s.
What is CD or compact disc? CD audiophiles were thrilled to no longer deal with flimsy, tangled, and broken tapes. Today, the DVD looks like a CD, but it holds much more information, including full-length feature films.
Known also as “The Divine Miss M,” she’s a singer and dramatic and comedic actress. She stars in the movie Beaches.
Who is Bette Midler? She released her first album The Divine Miss M when she was in her mid-20s, and she won a Grammy for Best New Artist.
This author of the classic novels The Sun Also Rises, The Old Man and the Sea, and many others had a famous home in Key West, Florida.
Who is Ernest Hemingway? Though he had several other homes and spent time in France and Spain, Key West is his most famous home, and it is now a museum. The New York Times dubbed it “Papaland.”
Not an accountant or a CPA, this person records financial transactions into a ledger or a program such as QuickBooks. This word contains three consecutive sets of double letters.
What is bookkeeper? QuickBooks was first launched in 1998 to help small business owners who had little accounting experience. Bookkeepers are not required to have four-year degrees in accounting.
In this 1983 film, Barbra Streisand plays a Jewish woman in Eastern Europe who, after her father’s death, dresses as a man to attend a religious school. One of the songs from the soundtrack is “Papa, Can You Hear Me?”
What is Yentl? In the song, she asks her father’s forgiveness for her deception and expresses her love for him.
She is best known for performing “I Will Survive” and earned the title of “The Disco Diva.”
Who is Gloria Gaynor? Her popularity rose and fell along with disco craze.
In 1982, an artificial and temporary replacement for this organ was invented to keep patients alive while they awaited a transplant.
What is heart? Today, doctors still use an artificial heart for some patients awaiting a transplant.
She co-founded the National Organization for Women and authored The Feminine Mystique. She is an icon of the women’s rights movement.
Who is Betty Friedan? She wrote The Feminine Mystique after she was fired for being pregnant with her second child. She also co-founded the National Women’s Political Caucus.
This author and playwright lived in a basement apartment while finishing Breakfast at Tiffany’s and In Cold Blood.
Who is Truman Capote? For 10 years, he rented the apartment in Brooklyn Heights from his friend Oliver Smith. In his essay “A House in the Heights,” Capote wrote, “I live in Brooklyn. By choice.”
This is the missing word from a phrase that 1970s CB-radio owners used: “10-4, [missing word] buddy. I hear you loud and clear.”
What is good? The CB in CB radio stands for “citizens band.” The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) used to require CB radio owners to hold licenses and be at least 18 years old.
“You Don’t Bring Me (these)” is a duet by Barbra Streisand and Neil Diamond. Lyrics include: “You don’t bring me (missing word), You don’t sing me love songs.”
What are flowers? The duet appears on Neil Diamond’s album You Don’t Bring Me Flowers. Each artist performed the song as a solo, and a radio producer in Louisville, Kentucky, spliced the versions together. Diamond and Streisand first performed together in New York City’s Erasmus High School choir.
She is the singer of the 1990 hit song “Vision of Love” as well as ’90s favorites “Fantasy” and “Always Be My Baby.” The Guinness Book of Records labeled her the “songbird supreme” for her remarkable vocal range.
Who is Mariah Carey? This diva protects her voice by sleeping with 20 humidifiers in her room. In 2005, she refused get out of her limousine in London until her hotel provided a red carpet lined with white candles.
Tab diet soda was the immediate predecessor to this popular diet soda.
What is Diet Coke? Coca-Cola continued to sell Tab until it was retired in 2020.
She plays Goldie Applebee, a manicurist who inherited a fortune, a mansion, and three children from a wealthy Wall Street broker in an eponymous sitcom that aired from 1959–1960.
Who is Betty Hutton? The Betty Hutton Show portrays the hilarity and poignance of two worlds colliding.
Frank Lloyd Wright designed this private residence in western Pennsylvania for Pittsburgh department store owner Edgar J. Kaufmann Sr. and his family.
What is Fallingwater? Fallingwater is now a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The Guggenheim Museum in New York City is also a Frank Lloyd Wright masterpiece.
The [missing word] Eater was invented in 1972 to help trim the edges of one’s yard.
What is Weed? The Weed Eater, also known as a weed whacker or string trimmer, was invented by George Ballas so that people no longer had to trim their lawn by hand with shears. By 1977, the Weed Eater had reached $80 million in sales.
This song was written by Bee Gees Barry and Robin Gibb and debuted on Streisand’s Guilty album. Lyrics include: “I turn away from the wall, I stumble and fall, But I give you it all, I am a [title—three words].”
What is “Woman in Love”? Guilty became Streisand’s best-selling album.
A Broadway and screen actress, she is the author of Postcards from the Road and former wife of George Peppard.
Who is Elizabeth Ashley? When interviewed for Slant Magazine, this was noted: “One expects her to exude the aura of a grand diva when she’s off the stage. But she was nothing short of unpretentious, as well as charming, loquacious, and prone to refreshing displays of self-deprecation.”
This American personal computer company founded in 1982 was, at one time, one of the largest PC suppliers. Its name stands for compatibility and quality.
What is COMPAQ? Compaq Computer Corporation later merged with Hewlett-Packard (HP).
FINAL JEOPARDY: Iraq invaded this country in 1990.
What is Kuwait? Iraq invaded Kuwait and then declared the country to be its 19th province. The Iraqi authorities claimed Kuwait was an extension of Iraq and that the British had created Kuwait out of what was Iraqi land.