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"The CNN Quiz Show"- FAMOUS AMERICANS

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For the record, this 1st aired on 11/15.

BT: Don & Kate Bolduan (The Alvin Alley Dance Foundation)
GT: W. Kamau Bell & Morgan Spurlock (Arthur Ashe Institute for Mental Health)
PT: Robin Meade & John (Willie Nelson's Farm Aid)

BUZZ:

1. What was Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s birth name- Michael Luther King, Jr., Malcolm Luther King, Jr., Martin Samuel King, Jr. or Marvin Luther King, Jr.?
Kamau: Michael

2. What family has produced a state Supreme Court Justice, two governors, a senator, a railroad industrialist, oil execs. & a CIA director- Adams, Bush, Getty or Rockefeller?
Morgan: Bush

3. Who was the first woman inducted into the Rock & Roll HoF- Diana Ross, Carole King, Tina Turner or Aretha Franklin?
Don: Aretha

4. A piece of fabric & wood from the Wright Bros.' flyer was brought along for what- 1st Concorde flight, 1st non-stop Atlantic flight, 1st flight breaking sound barrier or 1st lunar landing?
Don: 1st lunar landing

5. In '27, Henry Ford attempted to establish a new Utopian settlement in the Brazilian jungle called what- Michigan South, Fordlandia, Rubber City or Tiretopia?
Don: Fordlandia

6. In 1831, Robert E. Lee married the great-granddaughter of which First Lady- Washington, Adams, Madison or Grant?
John: Washington

7. Geronimo was a leader of what American Indian tribe- Sioux, Comanche, Apache or Cherokee?
John: Apache

8. The families of founders Sam and Bud are STILL stakeholders in which co.- TARGET, Kroger, UPS or Walmart?
Robin: Walmart

9. Who wrote Etiquette for the Afterlife just before he died- Fitzgerald, Twain, Melville or Whitman?
John: Twain

10. What movie w/ "Twelve" in the title did Brad Pitt NOT appear in- "Ocean's Twelve", "12 Monkeys", "Twelve Angry Men" or "12 Years a Slave"?
Morgan: BLANKED
Don: "12 Angry Men"

11. What is NOT a Donald Trump-branded product that he's sold- board game, vodka, steak or hairbrush?
Kate: Vodka
Kamau: Hairbrush

12. Which was NOT a sport Jim Thorpe competed in- basketball, hockey, racquetball or ballroom dancing?
Don: Ballroom dancing
Kamau: Racquetball

13. Who played on the last ep. of "Late Night with David Letterman"& "The Daily Show with Jon Stewart"- Dave Grohl, Bob Dylan, Eddie Vedder or Bruce Springsteen?
Kamal: Grohl
Robin: Springsteen

14. Who allegedly grew a beard after getting advice from an 11-yr.-old girl- Grizzly Adams, Walt Frazier, Tom Selleck or Abraham Lincoln?
John: Lincoln

15. What did Bob Dylan do on 7/25/65 that drew boos & jeers- refused national anthem, played electric guitar, recklessly rode motorcycle or announced Christianity?
John: Played elec. guitar

16. Who said "That's one of the things that I said that I never said"- J.D. Salinger, Earl Warren, Yogi Berra or Rocky Marciano?
John: Berra

17. What Native American chief & holy man fought General Custer- Geronimo, Crazy Horse, Sitting Bull or Chief Joseph?
John: Sitting Bull

18. In 1872, which North Star publisher was the Equal Rights Party V-P pick- William Green, Frederick Douglass, Harriet Tubman or Nat Turner?
Kamal: Douglass

19. Jim Henson made the first Kermit out of his mother's coat & what- kitchen sponges, plastic bags, ping-pong ball or slippers?
Morgan: Ping-pong ball

FQ: According to legend, Pocahontas saved the life of whom- John Rolfe, John Smith, Walter Raleigh or William Bradford?
Robin: John Smith

F-O:

R1 (ladies): MAGICIANS

1. Houdini died on 10/31/26. Despite the myths, what was the real cause of death- drowned during stunt, poisoned by enemy, appendicitis & peritonitis or hit by cannonball?
Kate: Appendicitis & peritonitis

2. In one of their earliest gigs working together, Siegfried & Roy were FIRED from a cruise ship for doing what- daughter disappear, cheetah laundry bag, set fire to stage or ventriloquist act?
Robin: Set fire to stage
Kate: Cheetah laundry bag

3. Which of the following was NOT an act performed by David Blaine- shark tank for 88 hrs., block of ice for 63 hrs., 100-ft. pillar for 35 hrs. or gyroscope for 52 hrs.?
Kate: Shark tank for 88 hrs.

R2: CHEFS

1. Which of the following is NOT a show on the online TV network run by Paula Deen- "What Did Paula Deen Just Put in My Mouth?", "Deen There, Done That", "Deen Deen the Cooking Machine" or "Working Out with Coach Carter"?
Morgan: "Working Out with Coach Carter"
Don: "Deen There, Done That" (A:"Deen Deen the Cooking Machine")

2. The Anthony Bourdain article "Don't Eat Before Reading This" was turned into what bestselling book- Last Bite, White Heat, My Life in France or Kitchen Confidential?
Morgan: Kitchen Confidential

3. What chef working during WWII for the O.S.S. before writing two books on French cooking- Puck, Child, Beard or Keller?
Don: Child

FR: DEFENDANTS

1. Which murder defendant, eventually cleared of murder charges, wrote the memoir Waiting to be Heard- Amanda Knox, Amy Fisher, Casey Anthony or Pamela Smart?
John: Amanda Knox

2. During his first trial, Phil Spector was represented by the wife of what famed forensic pathologist- Cyril Wecht, Henry Lee, William Bass or Michael Baden?
Kamau: William Bass
John: Cyril Wecht (A: Michael Baden)

3. Which doctor accused of murder had famed lawyer F. Lee Bailey as his defense counsel- Richard Kimble, Robert Neulander, Conrad Murray or Sam Sheppard?
Kamau: Conrad Murray
John: Robert Neulander (A: Sam Sheppard)

PT:
BT (NOTABLE WOMEN): GLORIA STEINEM,ROSA PARKS, SALLY RIDE, ELEANOR ROOSEVELT, SANDRA DAY O'CONNOR, SERENA WILLIAMS &SONIA SOTOMAYOR
PT (ENTREPRENEURS): BILL GATES, WALT DISNEY, HUGH HEFNER,MARTHA STEWART, TED TURNER, HENRY FORD, MARK ZUCKERBERG, JEFF BEZOS, SAM WALTON,RAY KROC,ESTEE LAUDER, CHARLES SCHWAB & GEORGE EASTMAN
GT (POLITICAL FIGURES): TED KENNEDY,SARAH PALIN,MICHELLE OBAMA, DICK CHENEY,ROBERT KENNEDY,MITT ROMNEY, MADELINE ALBRIGHT & JOHN McCAIN

AFO:
GT (ELVIS PRESLEY, JOHNNY CASH, FRANK SINATRA & BOB HOPE): FOUR
BT (LUCILLE BALL, JUDY GARLAND, MADONNA & MARILYN MONROE): FOUR
PT (LEE HARVEY OSWALD, JOHN WILKES BOOTH, SIRHAN SIRHAN & JACK RUBY): SIX

MM:

PT: GOOD TIMES
1789: WASHINGTON'S 1ST INAUGURATION
1831: NAT TURNER'S REBELLION
1773: SAMUEL ADAMS ORGANIZED BOSTON TEA PARTY
1864: GENERAL SHERMAN TOOK ATLANTA
1803: THOMAS JEFFERSON OVERSAW LOUISIANA PURCHASE
RIGHT- :18

BT: BURN BABY BURN
Ruby Bridges: CIVIL RIGHTS
Russell Means: NATIVE AMERICAN
William Lloyd Garrison: ABOLITIONIST
Harvey Milk: GAY RIGHTS
Bella Abzug: WOMEN'S MOVEMENT
RIGHT- :13

GT: A BETTER MOUSETRAP
Eli Whitney: COTTON GIN
Samuel Morse: SINGLE-WIRE TELEGRAPH
John Moses Browning: SEMI-AUTOMATIC SHOTGUN
Mary Anderson: AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM
Willis Carrier: WINDSHIELD WIPERS
BOTTOM TWO WRONG-:12

TBB: STEVE JOBS, BEYONCE, HOWARD STERN & JACKIE KENNEDY

GT: BEYONCE- What Beyonce video sparked the "First ubiquitous dance crazy of the Internet age"?

FA:"Single Ladies"799

BT: STEVE JOBS- Jobs once said that experimenting w/ which drug was one of the most important things he'd ever done?
FA:LSD1519

PT: JACKIE KENNEDY- Kennedy led a campaign that successfully saved which NYC transportation landmark?
FA:Grand Central Station1580

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