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What was the name of Joe and Frank Hardy's maiden aunt and detective Fenton Hardy's sister--in the popular book series for boys?
A: Aunt Gertrude.

What was the horsepower of the four-cylinder engine in the Flyer, the plane piloted by Orville Wright in his historic flight on December 17, 1903?
A: 12 horsepower.

What top rock group took its name from a song by blues great Muddy Waters?
A: The Rolling Stones. Waters song, of course, was "Rollin' Stone."

What fictional character has been portrayed at various times by actors Humphrey Bogart, James Garner, Elliot Gould, Robert Mitchum, George Montgomery, Robert Montgomery and William Powell?
A: Philip Marlowe, the hard-boiled private eye created by writer Raymond Chandler.

What part did Robert De Niro play in his elementary school production of The Wizard of Oz?
A: The Cowardly Lion. De Niro was 10 at the time.

Why did Roberta Gibb Bingay wear a hooded sweatshirt to disguise her appearance when she ran in the Boston Marathon in 1966?
A: Women were banned from the race until 1972. Bingay, of San Diego, California, was the first woman to complete the race. Her time--unofficial because she was an illegal participant--was 3 hours 20 minutes.

The average shower "Americans take lasts 10.4 minutes. How many gallons of water does it use up? Bonus; What's the most popular water temperature?
A: Gallons, 12.4; temperature, 105 F.

What was Israeli prime minister Golda Meir's response when someone asked her how it felt to be a woman minister?
A: "I don't know--I've never been a man minister."

What famous American singer-songwriter played the part of slick, name-dropping record-industry promoter Tony Lacey in Woody Allen's 1977 movie hit, Annie Hall?
A: Paul Simon.

What subject did football legend Knute Rockne teach at Notre Dame before he was named head coach of the Fighting Irish in 1918?
A: Chemistry.

What does Don Quixote's sidekick Sancho Panza's last name mean in Spanish?
A: Panza means "paunch."

What was the name of the cardinal in office in the Philippines in 1986 when strongman Ferdinand Marcos was ousted?
A: Cardinal Sin.

On what movie soundtrack did Gene Autry's 1939 rendition of Back in the Saddle Again go platinum for the second time?
A: The 1993 hit Sleepless in Seattle.

In film and advertising slang, what do the letters SFX represent?
A: "Sound effects."

In 1884, what enterprising American helped squelch doubts about the stability of the Brooklyn Bridge--and how?
A: P.T. Barnum--he led a herd of twenty-one elephants over it.

What is the very appropriate state flower of Massachusetts?
A :The Mayflower.

What 1991 film role went to Kevin Costner after it was turned down by both Harrison Ford and Mel Gibson?
A: The part of New Orleans district attorney Jim Garrison in the docudrama JFK.

In tennis, what is the difference--in width--between a singles court and a doubles court?
A: 9 feet. A singles court is 27 feet across. A 4-1/2 foot-wide alley is added to each side for a doubles court, making it 36 feet across.

What classical music served as the theme of the 1968 film"2001: A Space Odyssey?
A: Richard Strauss' "Also sprach Zarathustra (Thus Spake Zarathustra)," written in 1896.

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