People Trivia

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Although she had no prior experience in publishing, in 1988 she used part of her $100 million divorce settlement from her TV producer husband to found a women's magazine that bears her name. Who is she?

3

Which author wrote Terms of Endearment, Lonesome Dove and the TV special, Dead Man's Walk ?

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Terry Gilliam is the only American member of what troupe of comedic performers?

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Judy Garland had two daughters in the entertainment business. Can you name them?

5

What ruler was margarine invented for?

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One was a former Olympic gymnast who won the Gold in the 1984 Olympics, the other a perennial tennis champion. They were the first two women athletes to appear on the box of Wheaties cereal. Who are they?

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This African-American botanist and agricultural chemist developed hundreds of uses for peanuts, soybeans, and sweet potatoes. Who was he?

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What is "Magic" Johnson's first name?

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What was the name of the person who called himself the Buddha, and in which country was the Buddha born?

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In the mid-1800's he was poverty-ridden and a failure as an actor. He went on to become well-known as a great author and storyteller, especially of fairy tales. Name this famous Dane.

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Born in 1948, in Cambridge, England, she became a movie star and recorded over twenty musical hits. Her 1981 recording was the largest-selling single of the 1980's. Who is she?

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While working as a bouncer at a bar in Brooklyn, this hoodlum was knifed and got a scar on his cheek in a fight over a woman. Who was he?

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Name the parents mother and father of each of these entertainers: a. Jamie Lee Curtis b. Liza Minelli c. Carrie Fisher

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Which game is played on a marked board divided into two halves, each side containing 12 alternately colored points?

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Born in 1847 in Hungary, he grew to become an American journalist and publisher who eventually purchased the New York Sun and the St. Louis Evening Dispatch newspapers. Who was he?