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Published:October 28, 2009, 7:13 AM

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Updated: August 21, 2010, 2:45 AM

1. Betsy Booth is the name in the movie “Love Finds Andy Hardy” of a singer and actress who went on to great fame. Identify her.

2. Which U. S. president turned down a professional football career?

3. “The Danny Thomas Show” on television had another name originally. What was it?

4. What is the title of the ancient Greek epic poem attributed to Homer about the wanderings of Odysseus during the 10 years after the fall of Troy in the Trojan War? Odysseus was a king of Ithaca.

5.How many cubic feet in a cubic yard?

6. What is the source of chocolate?

7.Who wrote “Hollywood Wives”?

8. What was the last novel written by Dashiell Hammett?

9. Confederate States of America President Jefferson Davis previously held what U. S. Cabinet post?

10. Why would young men not want to receive a piece of mail during World War II years that began with the word “Greeting”?

ANSWERS

1. Judy Garland.

2. Gerald Ford.

3. “Make Room for Daddy.”

4. “Odyssey.”

5. Twenty-seven.

6. Cacao seeds, which are roasted and ground.

7. Jackie Collins.

8. “The Thin Man.”

9. He was the U. S. secretary of war.

10. Because it would have been a draft notice.

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