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1. Who plays the seductive Mrs. Robinson in the 1967 film 'The Graduate'?
[Choices: Anne Bancroft, Karen Black, Phyllis Diller, Jane Fonda, Moms Mabley]
Ans: Anne Bancroft

2. The only gold medal won by the U.S. at the 1968 Winter Olympics went to this skater:
[Choices: Peggy Fleming, Dorothy Hamill, Mickey Mantle, Carol Heiss, Petula Clark]
Ans: Peggy Fleming

3. Who directed Barbara Streisand in the 1970 musical, 'On a Clear Day You Can See Forever'?
[Choices: Vincente Minnelli, Sidney Lumet, Robert Wise, Walter Mondale, Robert Altman]
Ans: Vincente Minnelli

4. Psychiatrist Robert J. Lifton testified that this famous defendant was "brainwashed":
[Choices: Lee Harvey Oswald, Patty Hearst, Jack Ruby, Son of Sam, Charles Manson]
Ans: Patty Hearst

5. Who starred in the TV series 'Mannix' which premiered in 1967?
[Choices: Jack Warden, Mike Connors, Raymond Burr, Adam West, Peter Falk]
Ans: Mike Connors

6. On August 16, 1977, a Soviet vessel became the first surface ship to reach the:
[Choices: Source of the Amazon, Kamchatka Peninsula, North Pole, Marianas Trench, Antarctic Circle]
Ans: North Pole

7. Birendra Bir Bikram Shah Dev ascended to the throne as the King of ______ in 1972.
[Choices: Nepal, Jordan, Qatar, Iceland, Thailand]
Ans: Nepal

8. Arthur and Kathryn Murray were noted names in the world of:
[Choices: radio, chemistry, dance, architecture, swimming]
Ans: dance

9. NBA legends Bob Cousy, Bill Russell, and Bill Sharman all played for this team:
[Choices: Boston Celtics, Golden State Warriors, Philadelphia 76ers, New York Knicks, Minneapolis Lakers]
Ans: Boston Celtics

10. 'Burn' is the title of a 1974 hit album from:
[Choices: Cream, Deep Purple, Def Leppard, The Cars, Iron Maiden]
Ans: Deep Purple

11. Which U.S. President made a cameo appearance on TV's 'Rowan and Martin's Laugh-In'?
[Choices: Richard Nixon, Gerald Ford, Lyndon Johnson, Jimmy Carter, Harry Truman]
Ans: Richard Nixon

12. Liz Taylor, Eddie Fisher, and _________ were involved in a much publicized love triangle in 1958.
[Choices: Susan Hayward, Moms Mabley, Doris Day, Kim Novak, Debbie Reynolds]
Ans: Debbie Reynolds

13. In 1977, ________ became the first Arab leader to visit Israel officially.
[Choices: Muammar Al-Qaddafi, Pervez Musharraf, Gamal Abdel Nasser, Reza Shah Pahlavi, Anwar Al-Sadat]
Ans: Anwar Al-Sadat

14. In which movie did Ronald Reagan play an amputee?
[Choices: Hellcats of the Navy, Kings Row, Dark Victory, Knute Rockne, The Killers]
Ans: Kings Row

15. In 1960, West Africa's Upper Volta, now known as Burkina Faso, gained independence from:
[Choices: Spain, France, Italy, The Netherlands, Canada]
Ans: France