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1. This tall, raven-haired actress's best known television roles were as lawyer Pam Davidson on "The Greatest American Hero" (1981-83) and hotel manager Christine Francis on "Hotel" (1983-88).
2. In 2006 Country Music Television ranked this Connie as #9 on the list of The 40 Greatest Women of Country Music. Her biggest hit, "Once A Day", was the number one song on the country charts for a record eight weeks in 1964.
3. Talia Shire portrayed Italian-American Connie Corleone in three "Godfather" movies. What is Shire's familial relationship with the "Godfather" director Francis Ford Coppola?
4. She was an elegant blond actress from Hollywood's Golden Age whose most famous role was Marian Kerby in "Topper" (1937) opposite Cary Grant. Her first film was in the silent picture "The Valley of Decision". Her sister was the better known actress Joan. Which Constance was she?
5. She started life as Concetta Rosa Maria Franconero in 1938 and gained fame as an American pop singer and actress who starred in and sang the theme song for the 1960 movie "Where The Boys Are". Her other hits songs included "Stupid Cupid", "Lipstick On Your Collar" and "Vacation".
Which Connie is she?
6. In 1993 this Connie became the second woman to co-anchor a network nightly news program. In her career she has appeared on news shows on CBS, ABC, CNN, CBS and MSNBC.
7. This Connie is a Major League Baseball icon, having managed the Philadelphia Athletics for 50 straight seasons (1901-50). What is his last name?
8. This actress was noted for her roles in soap operas including matriarch Clarissa McCandless on "Capital" (1982-87) and the evil Helena Cassadine on "General Hospital" (1997-2007).
9. This best-selling American science fiction writer is the winner of multiple Hugo Awards and Nebula Awards for such works as "Firewatch" (1983), "Doomsday Book" (1993) and "To Say Nothing of the Dog" (1998). Which Connie is she?
10. She was born Concetta Rosalie Anna Ingoglia in 1938 and made a name for herself playing Cricket Blake on the early-60s' TV show "Hawaiian Eye". She may be just as famous as the ex-wife of singer Eddie Fisher and mother of actresses Joely and Tricia Fisher.
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