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1. Terrence McNally was a playwright and screenwriter who was nominated for 7 Tony Awards and won four. For which play, which uses the same source material as a 1985 movie, did he win his first Tony Award?
2. Ellis Marsalis, Jr. was a musician and educator, and four of his sons, Wynton, Branford, Delfeayo, and Jason followed in his footsteps as jazz musicians. What instrument did Ellis Marsalis play?
3. Tim Brooke-Taylor was a British comedian and actor. He got his start in which Cambridge University theatrical society?
4. As a child, Craig Shergold wanted to be in the Guiness Book of World Records for receiving the largest number of what?
5. Roy Horn was a magician who performed along with Sigfried Fishbacher. What, along with magic, did their act include?
6. Herman Cain was a political activist who ran for the Republican nomination for President in 2012. Which pizza chain did Cain run before getting involved in politics?
7. Jay Johnstone was a Major League Baseball outfielder who played for 8 teams in his 20 years in the league. A utility player better known for his pranks than his playing, he nonetheless won World Series rings with which two teams?
8. Dawn Wells is best known as Mary Ann on "Gilligan's Island." Which silver state did she represent in the 1960 Miss America pageant?
9. Andre Leon Talley was a fashion journalist and the first African American male creative director of "Vogue" magazine. For which reality TV show did he serve as a judge?
10. Julie Powell was a writer whose best known work chronicled her year of cooking recipes by which cookbook author and TV chef? It was made into a movie starring Amy Adams and Meryl Streep.
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