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1. In the animated film "Madagascar", a group of animals has a vision to explore the world outside of their captivity. What American zoo are they confined in?
2. This week the NFL decided to ban the "horse collar" tackle which has been seen as dangerous and unnecessary. Terrell Owens, Tyrone Calico and Musa Smith, sidelined from serious injuries as a result of this tackle, were all victims of the same defensive player after whom the rule has been nicknamed. Who is this safety?
3. What actor at a New York premiere of his film slapped a TV interviewer in the face after the actor hotly asked, "You don't know anything about the movie?"
4. The highly anticipated novel "The Historian" by Elizabeth Kostova is being tauted as the next "The Da Vinci Code". In 1972, a young woman discovers a letter, hidden in her father's study, with the opening line, "My dear and unfortunate successor." What historical figure has written the letter?
5. For the first time in French Open history a defending champion lost in the first round. Who was this unfortunate player?
6. Former prime minister Antonio Guterres was appointed U.N. high commissioner for refugees this week. Guterres retired as prime minister of what country in 2001?
7. One of the surpises in the recently announced fall TV lineup was the WB network giving jobs to a once famous, now divorced Hollywood couple. Who is this couple who will each star in his/her own show in the fall?
8. "Star Wars, Episode III: Revenge of the Sith" shattered a number of box office records last weekend. It made $158.5 million in the United States over its 4-day opening surpassing the previous record holder by more than $20 million. What movie previously held this record?
9. A bipartisan group of U.S. Senators reached a deal to avoid a constitutional battle over rules governing the hotly debated topic of filibuster. What is the length of the longest filibuster?
10. Nathaniel Cornelius won the National Geography Bee by answering the following question correctly: What river was dammed to form Lake Gatun as part of the Panama Canal?
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