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What southwestern state hosts an annual
festival named after the fire ant?Texas
What style magazine changed its image in
1988 by a large "HG" on its cover?"House & Garden"
What superhero turned 50 in the '80s?Superman
What aggressive red-headed comic reporter got
hitched in the '80s?Brenda Starr
What politician golfed a round in 1980 with
1988 "Playboy" pic Paula Parkinson?Dan Quayle
Whose workout videos brought $350 each in
1985 on the Moscow black market?Jane Fonda's
What kind of whale co-starred in "Star Trek
IV"?A humpback whale
What car claimed to be "The Heartbeat
of America" in 1988?Chevrolet
What well-rounded magazine celebrated its
100th birthday in 1988?"National Geographic"
What board game and TV show proved a picture
is worth a thousand words, and big bucks?WIN, LOSE OR DRAW
What pilot had a cameo role as a bartender in
the 1983 movie "The Right Stuff"?Chuck Yeager
What "Happy Days" star directed what "Happy
Days" actor in the 1982 movie "Night Shift"?Ron Howard directed Henry Winkler
What three letters were used to designate
Russian contestants in the 1988 Olympics?URS
Who played test pilot Chuck Yeager and wife
Glennis in the movie "The Right Stuff"?Sam Shepard and Barbara Hershey
What past-president's seventh book is called
"1999: Victory Without War"?Richard Nixon's
Whose autobiography is titled "It Wasn't All
Velvet"?Mel Torme's
What former test pilot wrote "Press On:
Further Adventures in the Good Life"?Chuck Yeager
What vocal wizard titled his 1988 book
"That's Not All Folks!"?Mel Blanc
What Duke is the author of "The Duke of
Flatbush"?Duke Snider
What movie features a DeLorean with the
license plate "OUTATIME"?"Back to the Future"
How many Friday the 13ths are there in 1989?Two
What 1980 video added footage to take
viewers "inside the dazzling mothership"?"Close Encounters of the Third Kind"
How many "Friday the 13th" movies were
released during the '80s?Seven
Who is the "me" in the book "Elvis and Me"?Priscilla Beaulieu Presley
What soprano simply titled her
autobiography "Beverly"?Beverly Sills
Who wrote the book "Frank Sinatra, My
Father"?Nancy Sinatra
What ex-speaker wrote "Man of the House"?Tip O'Neill
What basketball star's autobiography is
aptly titled "Giant Steps"?Kareem Abdul-Jabbar's
What sex star said of pornography in "Out of
Bondage": "I was one of its victims"?Linda Lovelace
Who was the fourth James Bond?Timothy Dalton
What sequel did Paul Newman star in, 25
years after he hustled in the original?"The Color of Money"
What father and son actors played father and
son in "Wall Street"?Martin Sheen and Charlie Sheen
What endangered sea animal is Jimmy Buffet
a spokesman for?The manatee
What New York City restaurant has stored
the wines of Richard Nixon and Ivan Boesky?"21"
What state put Sam Nunn in the Senate?Georgia
What wheeler-dealer wrote "The Art of the
Deal"?Donald Trump
What auto exec proceeded to "Talking
Straight" after his autobiography?Lee Iacocca
What TV star's book "Keeping Secrets" focuses
on the problems of children of alcoholics?Suzanne Somers'
Who is "The Duke" in David Nyhan's 1988 book
of that name?Michael Dukakis
What actress wrote the autobiography "Call Me
Anna"?Patty Duke
What politician's autobiography is titled
"Looking Forward"?George Bush's
What madam brought "business management
methods to the world's oldest profession"?Sydney Biddle Barrows
What's the "full metal jacket" in the title
of Stanley Kubrick's 1987 movie?A bullet
What was the average market price of a
cadaver's head in 1987 - $50, $150, or $1500?One hundred and fifty dollars
What landmark U.S. tourist attraction does
David Stevens paint on a grain of rice?The Statue of Liberty
What prolific novelist noted: "I don't have
to quess what happened in the West, I know"?Louis L'Amour
What newspaper averaged 2,000 letters to
the editor daily, in 1986?"Pravda"
Who rehashes her triumphs and tragedies
in the book "Who's Sorry Now"?Connie Francis
What country's bookworms bought 12,900
copies of "Little Black Sambo" in 1986?The U.S.
What newspaper was second in circulation
only to the "Wall Street Journal" in 1987?"USA Today"
What was unusual about the coral snake
on display at the Houston Zoo in 1984?It was made of rubber
What cat calendar cartoonist created
"The Biggest Tongue in Tunisia"?B. Kliban
How many scratch and sniff perfume ads
will "Elle" magazine allow per issue?Two
What U.S. politician had 200,000 names in his
1980 contributor file?Ronald Reagan
Who did Jim Bakker refer to in announcing,
"She knew all the tricks of the trade"?Jessica Hahn
What country ranked third in automobile
production in 1986?West Germany
What western state's Great Basin became the
U.S.'s 49th national park in 1987?Nevada's
What Scottish lake was the target of 1987's
Operation Deepscan?Loch Ness
What knighted actor titled his autobiography
"Blessings in Disguise"?Alec Guinness
What magazine staged a three-day "celebration
of war" in Columbia, Missouri, in 1980?"Soldier of Fortune"
What Watergate figure's wife penned the 1987
novel "Washington Wives"?John Dean's
What former Yippie's answer to the drug
crisis was the book "Steal This Urine Test"?Abbie Hoffman's
What former White Houser testifies in his
1987 book "Taking the Stand"?Oliver North
What newspaper was the subject of the book
titled "The Making of McPaper"?"USA Today"
What journalist penned the expose "Veil: The
Secret Wars of the CIA, 1981-87"?Bob Woodward
What Jay McInerney novel has been called "the
modern 'Catcher in the Rye'"?"Bright Lights, Big City"
What comedian penned the book "America on Six
Rubles a Day"?Yakov Smirnoff
What jam and jelly brand gave the world
GOOBER GRAPE?SMUCKERS
What country had 53 destroyers in July, 1988,
to protect its home islands?Japan
What bridge term did a real estate magnate
use to title a tell-all bestseller?Trump
What holiday saw the purchase of 17 percent
of all ties sold in the U.S. in 1987?Father's Day
What horror writer remarked: "People ask me
what scares me. Everything scares me"?Stephen King
What northern California industry sprouted
one new business a month in the 80's?The wine industry
What edition of "Webster's New Collegiate
Dictionary" came out in 1983?The ninth
Who painted "Irises", which fetched a record
$53.9 million at a 1987 auction?Vincent Van Gogh
What stately airline was bought by
Continental in the '80s?Texas Air
What country's President Zia perished in
a 1988 plane crash?Pakistan's
What popster was stung for         $1 million in
buying Barbra Streisand's modest Malibu pad?Sting
Who's the only former Beatle listed in the
1988 British "Who's Who"?Paul McCartney
What does federal law prohibit you from
tampering with in an airplane restroom?The smoke detector
Which of Michael Jackson's pets ate his
beloved cockatoo?His python
What moral leader admits in his autobiography
that his father was an agnostic bootlegger?Jerry Falwell
Who's the most popular songstress to bust out
of Locust Ridge Hollow, Tennessee?Dolly Parton
What publication listing airline departure
times do insiders refer to as "O.A.G."?"Official Airline Guide"
Whose first babysitter was Auntie Sluggo?Mr. Bill's
What country had eight citizens killed by
vending machines between 1981 and 1987?The U.S.
What do the cartoon strip characters "Mother
Goose and Grimm" live in?A shoe
What 1986 Pat Conroy novel begins with the
line: "My wound is geography"?"The Prince of Tides"
What was the bestselling toy of the 1988
Christmas season?NINTENDO ENTERTAINMENT SYSTEM
What continent still boasted five "Playboy"
Clubs after the last one in America closed?Asia
How do you spell John Sununu's name?J-O-H-N S-U-N-U-N-U
What U.S. brand first marketed "dry" beer?MICHELOB
What mountain range is Mount St. Helens a
part of?The Cascades
What did New York City's Assistant Chief of
Police blame the 1988 rise in homicides on?Crack
What member of Fleetwood Mac contributed her
recipe for dip to "Rock n' Roll Cuisine"?Stevie Nicks
What are the letters TNT short for in the
cable TV world?Turner Network Television
What country saw the birth of "dry" beer?Japan
What New York City building do Andrew Lloyd
Weber and Steven Spielberg have condos in?Trump Tower
What group does Tom Metzger say promotes
"non-Semitic, European white pride"?The Skinheads
How many years below the average is the life
expectancy of a U.S. president?Three
What's the most rejected entry submitted
to the "Guinness Book of World Records"?Longest paper clip chain
What midwest state saw 27 of its 33 state
senators vote to allow the blind to hunt?Wisconsin
What does Tommy Smothers say to eat to
improve eyesight to get good with a yo-yo?Carrots
What do the letters "W.A.R." stand for on a
Skinhead's tattoo?White Aryan Resistance
What monument's roof in India was the model
for the top of Bob Dylan's Malibu pad?The Taj Mahal
What two one-word titles were good to
prolific pen-man Stephen King in 1987?"It" and "Misery"
What was wrapped around Nastassia Kinski's
nude body for a popular poster by Avedon?A snake
What high-tech company sponsored Graham
Nash's tours for a bite of publicity?Apple Computer
What recording medium suffered the most
drastic sales decline in the '80s?Records
What language's history was the subject of an
acclaimed PBS series and a book?English's
What event was previewed in "Life"'s "Special
Issue" in 1984?The Summer Olympics
What conflict was commemorated in "Life"'s
"Special Issue" in 1985?World War II
What word came into '80s vogue as hot Latin
dance music and scorching condiment?Salsa
What affliction led Ted Kennedy, Jr. to form
the Facing the Challenge program?Cancer
What GM car was the "Official Car of the 1988
Olympic Team"?Buick
What do the Russian words "Pervaya ledi"
mean?First Lady
What music format did the Denon company help pioneer?Compact discs
What presidential library found a home in
Yorba Linda, California?Richard Nixon's
What workers began calling themselves
"environment superintendents" in the '80s?Janitors
What state had 15 more U.S. Congressmen in
1988 than in 1954?California
What News weekly boasted that it was "The spirit
of our time"?"Time" magazine
What rock mag copped the national award for
"Reporting Excellence" in 1987?"Rolling Stone"