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1. There was an American who could have written the book on self-promotion. He is remembered for freak shows, circuses and exaggerated promotions. Who was this man?
2. Country music singer/songwriter Taylor Swift hit the charts in 2006, selling millions of CDs and racking up one award after another. At the 2009 MTV Video Music Awards she won the award for Best Female Video. There was one person who didn't agree and got on the stage to praise one of the other contenders while Swift tried to deliver her acceptance speech. Who was it?
3. "If you want to end the war and stuff you gotta sing loud" said Arlo Guthrie in "Alice's Restaurant" but this couple thought just sacking out in a hotel room bed for a week in Amsterdam and then again in Montreal might be another way to end the war. Can you remember who whey were?
4. This question is about a singer who was part of the halftime show at the 2004 American football Super Bowl, the National Football League's championship game. Over 144 million spectators and television viewers saw her have a (ahem) 'wardrobe malfunction' which exposed one of her breasts. Who was this overexposed singer?
5. One evening in August, 2012, a "celebrity" appeared in Times Square in New York City followed by bodyguards, photographers and a film crew. Over 300 people asked to have their pictures taken with him. Who was he?
6. If you want to be a great musician, just go down to the crossroads and make a deal with the devil: talent now in exchange for your soul later. Who was supposed to have done just that?
7. Never mind protesting cruelty to animals, what about wearing animal remains onstage? Who would wear a meat dress?
8. One of America's best-known gangsters of the Prohibition era was Al Capone. He used the Lexington Hotel in Chicago, Illinois, as his base of operations. In 1986 it was scheduled to be demolished. A vault was found in the basement and an American journalist decided to open it on live television and see what grisly remains might be inside. Who was the journalist?
9. For many years in the mid-20th century, Americans may have noticed stone monuments to the Ten Commandments at various places, often courthouses. They weren't placed there to honor America's Judeo-Christian heritage but rather as a publicity stunt for the movie "The Ten Commandments". The movie's director was the person responsible. Do you remember his name?
10. In 1958 he got drafted into the army and girls across the world thought civilization would end! Who was this singer/actor who took time away from his career to serve his country?
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