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1. Brad Pitt was one of the coolest actors of his generation and something of a heartthrob to one half of the population at least. But he also had a university background. Maybe he even got to stare across a wide river in quiet times of study. Which of these educational establishments was it?
2. Selwyn College, Cambridge was the alma mater of an actor noted for playing a dimwitted aristocrat on British TV and a grumpy but brilliant surgeon on US TV. Who was this actor, who also fancied himself as a recording star?
3. I wonder if she could see Richmond from her study window? Which university was attended by the versatile actor/writer/comedian Tina Fey?
4. Of which University, which claims to be "the oldest institution of higher education in the United States", were Natalie Portman, Conan O'Brien and Tommy Lee Jones all past students?
5. She graduated magna cum laude from Yale University in 1985, but which actor will probably always be best known for playing a gangster's moll and the sworn foe of a maneater?
6. Some actors can point to one university on their CV, but which tough guy counted four and gained a Master's in Chemical Engineering from the University of Sydney?
7. Before she was a material girl, Madonna had a tough upbringing, though still managed to go to university in her home state. Which of these was it?
8. If he felt like going on a really, really, really long run while at university, Tom Hanks would have faced hot, arid summers and cold, wet winters. Which university was it?
9. Dan Ackroyd studied for a time at university but, quite appropriately when you think of his role in "The Blues Brothers", he dropped out. Which of these in his native country was his alma mater?
10. Princeton has a long and distinguished history and has produced many notable graduates. Which of these pretty babies temporarily set aside a modelling and acting career for studies that gained a B.A. in French Literature?
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