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1. Who was the distiller and entrepreneur from Lynchburg, Tennessee known for founding a popular brand of bourbon whiskey?
2. Jack Palance was a veteran television and movie actor. He was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor three times in his career. For which film was he NOT nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor?
3. Professional golfer Jack Nicklaus won eighteen career major championships during his career. Before joining the Professional Golfers' Association of America Tour in 1962, Jack Nicklaus attended and played golf for which university?
4. Which of the following pair of actors appeared in the 1960 film "The Apartment"?
5. John Joseph Patrick Ryan was an actor who played Steve McGarrett on the television program "Hawaii Five-O" from 1968 to 1980. He also was the first person to play the character Felix Leiter in a movie in the "James Bond" film series. What was this actor's stage name?
6. The lead singer of the rock band Tenacious D also had a career in acting. This singer was twice nominated for the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor - Motion Picture Musical or Comedy during his career. He also provided the voice of the lead character in the 2008 film "Kung Fu Panda". Who was this singer and actor?
7. Born Jacob Rubenstein in 1911 in Chicago, Illinois, this gentleman was a nightclub operator in Dallas, Texas in the early 1960s. On November 24, 1963, he fatally shot Lee Harvey Oswald, the man who was in police custody for the assassination of the sitting President of the United States, John Fitzgerald Kennedy. By what name was Jacob Rubenstein known?
8. Benjamin Kubelsky was the star in an iconic comedic radio and television program from 1932 through 1965. What was Benjamin Kubelsky's stage name?
9. Which businessman founded the online social networking service known as Twitter and the mobile payments company known as Square?
10. Which veteran actor was a lead actor on the television shows "The Odd Couple" from 1970 through 1975 and "Quincy, M.E." from 1976 through 1983?
11. This boxer held the World Heavyweight Boxing Championship from 1919 to 1926. After the match in which he lost the title, he told his wife in the locker room "Honey, I forgot to duck". Who was this boxer?
12. After a short career as a professional boxer, John Lebzelter began an acting career. As an actor, he was nominated an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his performances in the 1975 film "Shampoo" and the 1978 film "Heaven Can Wait". He also had roles in the 1976 film "All the President's Men", the 1990 film "Problem Child" and the 2000 film " The Replacements". What was the stage name of this actor?
13. During his movie career, Jack Nicholson played a role of a character named "Jack" in a movie? In which movie role did Jack Nicholson NOT play a character named "Jack"?
14. Inspired by the 1896 Klondike Gold Rush, John Griffith Chaney authored two fiction novels including the 1903 "The Call of the Wild" and the 1906 novel "White Fang". He also authored the 1908 dystopian novel "The Iron Heel". What was the pen name of this author?
15. Which musician was a bassist and singer for such bands as Rubicon, Night Ranger and Damn Yankees?
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