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Which entertainer said, "He was into animal husbandry--until they caught him at it?
A: Tom Lehrer.

According to hippy guru Dr. Timothy Leary, what did you do before you "drop out?"
A: Turn on, tune in.

What is Nelson Mandela's middle name?
A: Rolihlahla.

How old would James Dean have been had he lived to the end of the 20th century?
A: 68.

Barry Clifford found fame discovering what?
A: Sunken pirate ships.

What was Christopher Reeve's first movie?
A: Gray Lady Down.

The Porcaro Brothers featured in which group?
A: Toto.

How did Guenter Parche leave his mark on sport in the 90s?
A: Stabbed Monica Setes.

Which city was called Leninakan until 1990?
A:  Kumayri.

What is Iggy Pop's real name?
A: James Osterberg.

What did Franz Kafka do for a day job?
A: Worked in insurance.

Which musician founded the Red Hot Peppers?
A: Jelly Roll Morton.

Dorval International airport is in which country?
A: Canada.

In square miles how big is lake Michigan?
A: 22,300.

Who wrote the song Momma Told Me Not To Come?
A: Randy Newman.

What star sign is Harrison Ford?
A: Cancer.

Who founded the Organization of Afro American Unity?
A: Malcolm X.

Which NASA space probe was launched to Venus in 1989?
A: Magellan.

To ten thousand square miles what is the area of Kansas?
A: 81,823.

Harry Weinstein became a world champion under which name?
A:
Gary Kasparov.

Where did the Shinning Path terrorists operate?
A: Peru.

Who took Da Doo Ron Ron to No 1 in the charts in the 70s?
A: Shaun Cassidy.

Who directed Good Morning Vietnam?
A: Barry Levinson.

What was Bette Davis's real first name?
A: Ruth.

In which sport did Hollywood star Sonja Henie win Olympic Gold?
A: Ice Skating.

In which decade was Alzheimer's disease first clinically described?
A: First decade.

Which singer signed his editorials "Always your boy" in his own 50s comic?
A: Pat Boone.

What star sign is Glenda Jackson?
A: Taurus.

Who won Super Bowl XXV?
A: New York Giants.

Who was the first British Prime Minister to be born overseas?
A: Bonar Law.

Where was horse racing's Breeders' Cup held in 1990?
A: Belmont Park, New York.

Robert Mueller Municipal Airport is in which US state?
A: Texas.

In what year were women first admitted to Harvard?
A: 1969.

Who had  70s No 1 hit with Show and Tell?
A: Al Wilson.

Balice international airport is in which country?
A: Poland.

What was the first name of the original food manufacturer Mr. Heinz?
A: Henry.

Panama proclaimed independence in 1903 from which country?
A: Columbia.

How old was Ronald Reagan when he became US President?
A: 69.

How old was Jimi Hendrix when he died?
A: 27.

Which Iowa-born artist painted American Gothic and Spring Turning?
A: Grant Wood.

Which country does the airline Garuda come from?
A: Indonesia.

To a thousand square miles, what is the area of New Jersey?
A: 7,417 square miles.

Which Brit broke the land speed record in 1990 in Thrust 2?
A: Richard Noble.

What is Christian Slater's real name?
A: Christian Hawkins.

The State University of New York established a College at where in the 1960s?
A: Old Westbury.

Mark Hogg of Louisville set a record for eating what in Nov 1998?
A: Nightcrawler worms.

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