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What plea did Bess Myerson enter at her 1988
trial for shoplifting?Guilty
What's TV weatherman Willard Scott's favorite
meal of the day?Breakfast
Whose death had millions singing: "Imagine
there's no heaven ..."?John Lennon's
What late great TV comedian had a Brooklyn
bus station named for him?Jackie Gleason
Who sat beside Michael Jackson at his 1987
Tokyo press conference?Bubbles the chimp
What percentage of profits from Paul Newman's
saucy food empire goes to charity?One hundred percent
Who started a 1988 hunger strike to protest
the use of pesticides on grapes?Cesar Chavez
What brand of beer did glamor boy Mark Harmon
agree to plug?COORS
What executive's 1987 salary averaged $143 a
minute?Lee Iacocca's
Who was the first Russian to appear on the
cover of "Life" in the 1980s?Mikhail Gorbachev
What late Hollywood star's used oak bed
brought in high bids at a 1987 auction?Rock Hudson's
What Democrat's 1988 primary campaign was
supported by singer Paul Simon?Paul Simon's
What 1988 beauty title was taken by a
titillating Thai named Porntip Nakhirunkanok?Miss Universe
What presidential hopeful named three of his
children Yusef, Jacqueline and Santita?Jesse Jackson
What British car company once employed future
comedian Jay Leno as a mechanic?Rolls-Royce
What member of Hollywood's "Black Pack" was
nicknamed "Money"?Eddie Murphy
What widow did Raisa Gorbachev quote John
Lennon's song "Woman" to at a peace confab?Yoko Ono
What rebel rocker stole Melissa Gilbert from
pretty boy Rob Lowe in 1987?Billy Idol
What puck pusher's wife cried when hearing
she'd been compared with Yoko Ono?Wayne Gretzky's
What Bible thumper labelled pornographers
"the scum on an otherwise tranquil pond"?Jimmy Swaggart
What horror writer confessed that he always
leaves the light on in hotel bathrooms?Stephen King
What was Martin Scorsese studying to become
before he was bitten with the desire to direct movies?A priest
Who allegedly accused Lia Belli of having
an affair with Zsa Zsa Gabor?Melvin Belli
What's the first name of Oliver North's wife?Betsy
What presidential hopeful attended college at
North Carolina A&T?Jesse Jackson
What country does Donald Trump's wife Ivana
hail from?Czechoslovakia
What seven-year-old girl often practiced with
eight-year-old Boris Becker?Steffi Graf
What 1988 presidential hopeful claimed his
favorite recipe was turkey tetrazzini?Michael Dukakis
Who had a hand in "Lady" and "Three Times a
Lady"?Lionel Ritchie
Which Chicago clergyman grabbed the most
political headlines of the decade?Jesse Jackson
What president entered the world in Milton,
Massachusetts?George Bush
What's Matthias Rust's favorite landing
strip?Red Square
Who sent roses to Kim Carnes in 1981?Bette Davis
What did actor James Hayden die of after
playing a heroin addict on Broadway?A heroin overdose
What former presidential candidate did Italy
hire to cover the 1988 Democratic Convention?Gary Hart
What color was Nancy Reagan's coat at her
husband's first inaugural parade?Red
What screen star did Malcolm Forbes present
with a purple Harley in 1987?Elizabeth Taylor
What Motowner was shot to death on April
Fool's Day?Marvin Gaye
What university did Brooke Shields graduate
from in 1987?Princeton
Who did New Jersey missy Suzette Charles
replace as a title-holder in Atlantic City?Vanessa Williams
What presidential hopeful pushed his Dodge
Aspen's accelerator with size 10-D shoes?Michael Dukakis
What late pianist's driver's license brought
$4,100 at a 1988 auction?Liberace's
Who was elected mayor of Palm Springs the
year Cher won an Oscar for Best Actress?Sonny Bono
What work by Handel was played while Chris
Evert walked down the aisle in 1988?"Water Music"
What name did Charles and Diana say Prince
Henry would be called around the palace?Harry
Whose marriage to a blond 12 years his junior
made world headlines in 1981?Prince Charles'
What architect, who spearheaded the design of
Nazi concentration camps, died in 1981?Albert Speer
How do you spell the last name of the star of
"The Terminator" and "Conan the Barbarian"?S-c-h-w-a-r-z-e-n-e-g-g-e-r
How many birthday candles did Michael Jackson
blow out on August 29, 1988?Thirty
What U.S. law enforcer did colleagues dub "No
Problems Ed"?Ed Meese
What comedian and moviemaker said: "Showing
up is 80 percent of life"?Woody Allen
Whose Manhattan triplex boasts 29 handcarved
marble columns in the living room?Donald Trump's
What macho author declared that marriage "all
comes down to who does the dishes"?Norman Mailer
What British royal sagely noted: "I have a
brain the size of a pea"?Princess Diana
What 1988 offense saw Joan Kennedy placed on
one year's probation?Drunk driving
What feminist writer eschewed a bra for
bandaids on her 50th birthday?Gloria Steinem
Who relaxes while he sweats in his yacht's
bulletproof sauna?Donald Trump
Who pleaded: "Why shouldn't people who love
God be successful"?Jim Bakker
What magazine did feminist sexpert Shere Hite
pose for in 1971?"Playboy"
What did Cher say was "the only grounds for
divorce in California"?Marriage
What former Democratic presidential contender
spent 1987 studying Buddhism in Japan?Jerry Brown
What designer's handbags filled five shelves
at Imelda Marcos's palace?Aldo Gucci's
What South African cleric did the high-minded
Jerry Falwell brand a "phoney"?Archbishop Desmond Tutu
What 5-foot-4-inch author died in 1984?Truman Capote
What is Sally Ride's scientific calling?Physicist
What American went horseback riding with
Queen Elizabeth in June, 1982?Ronald Reagan
Who is Britain's best-known former
kindergarten teacher?Diana, Princess of Wales
What religious leader visited dying AIDS
patients while barnstorming the U.S. in 1987?Pope John Paul II
What album did Bruce Springsteen say
encouraged the "need for community"?"Born in the U.S.A."
How many guitars does Chuck Berry tote around
on tour?One
Who had the sides of his custom Chrysler
station wagon decorated with piano keys?Liberace
Who has "taken us right up there where we
belong" according to Quincy Jones?Michael Jackson
What radio humorist admitted to owning 17
pairs of red socks?Garrison Keillor
Who founded the Sundance Institute to fund
do-good independent films?Robert Redford
What Asian language did Michael Dukakis
learn?Korean
What credit card did Candice Bergen and Ray
Charles endorse in the 1980s?AMERICAN EXPRESS
What is Clint Eastwood's favorite kind of
music?Jazz
What college renamed its assembly center
for late basketball star Pete Maravich?Louisiana State University
What actress told "Time magazine": "I want
to prove that spirituality is profitable"?Shirley MacLaine
What British royal's jewels raised
$50 million for AIDS at a 1987 auction?The Duchess of Windsor's
What former Velvet Undergrounder resurfaced
in a "Rock Against Drugs" TV message?Lou Reed
Who's pictured ankle-deep in water playing
with a toy yacht in "AMERICAN EXPRESS" ads?Dennis Conner
What rocker is jumping over the headline in
"Life"'s "Year in Pictures '85" issue?Bruce Springsteen
What pint-sized popster made a historic
flight to Johannesburg in February, 1985?Paul Simon
What kiss-and-tell "Playboy" poser appeared
on Geraldo Rivera's first TV show of 1988?Jessica Hahn
What unlikely color did Sylvester Stallone
paint his Malibu pad in 1988?Pink
What female athlete's gleaming smile lit up
"Life"'s 1984 "Year in Pictures" cover?Mary Lou Retton's
What Canadian province was Madonna's mother
born in?Quebec
What New York City realtor advised: "A little
hyperbole never hurts"?Donald Trump
What monosyllabic thespian did Donald Trump
call "a diamond in the rough"?Sylvester Stallone
What screen star entered the world as Thomas
Mapother IV?Tom Cruise
What Republican's 1988 primary campaign was
endorsed by 34 former NFL footballers?Jack Kemp's
What guy gabbed: "My brother was the athlete.
I was always in training to be mayor"?Ed Koch
Who admitted to being controversial author
Shere Hite's publicist, Diana Gregory?Shere Hite
Which of The Mamas and the Papas had the
best-selling book of memoirs?John Phillips
What kidnap victim tells her side of the
story in the book "Every Secret Thing"?Patty Hearst
What age did Bill Cosby write about reaching,
in the book "Time Flies"?Fifty
What rock star's life did Albert Goldman
chronicle in a controversial 1988 biography?John Lennon's
What chief executive officer followed up a
bestseller with "Talking Straight"?Lee Iacocca
What TV talker penned "Tell it to the King"?Larry King
What Italian tenor is pictured on 1987 U.S.
stamps?Enrico Caruso
What color clothes does Tom Wolfe like best?White
Who penned "The Making of 'The African
Queen'" more than 35 years after it was made?Katharine Hepburn
What world leader's 1987 tome was subtitled
"New Thinking for Our Country and the World"?Mikhail Gorbachev's
What TV babbler burbled: "I didn't get ahead
by sleeping with people. Girls, take heart!"?Barbara Walters
What soprano said she was "the Beatles of
opera"?Beverly Sills
What sexy rocker did Madonna dub "The Midget"?Prince
Who puffed on a pipe constantly during
the Iran-Contra hearings?Rear Admiral John Poindexter
Who asked for permission to build a mission
near Chernobyl in 1987?Mother Theresa
What animal fell on and killed Reagan
Commerce Secretary Malcolm Balridge?A horse
What former Nazi finally did himself in by
strangulation with an electrical cord?Rudolf Hess
What veteran evangelist took to the hospital
with a bite from a brown recluse spider?Billy Graham
What Soviet power plant's ex-director is busy
spending 10 years in a labor camp?The Chernobyl nuclear power plant's
Who sang nursery rhymes during a 1987 57-hour
rescue from an abandoned well shaft?Jessica McClure
What group did the AFL-CIO vote back into
their fold in 1987 after a 30-year absence?The Teamsters
What prospective Supreme Court justice had
his hopes dashed by a vote of 58-42?Robert Bork
Who was Ed Meese's top pick when a new
Supreme Court justice was needed in 1987?Douglas Ginsberg
What European country's president claimed he
tried to stop U.S. arms sales to Iran?France's
What black entertainer admitted to owning six
Nehru jackets?Sammy Davis Jr.
What billionaire silver-lover said in 1980:
"A billion dollars isn't what it used to be"?Nelson Bunker Hunt
Who earned a paltry 49 electoral votes in a
presidential election?Jimmy Carter
What headmistress told Scarsdale, New York
police in 1980: "I shot him. I did it"?Jean Harris