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1. Among a series of liberal diatribes, author John K. Wilson published a book about Rush Limbaugh calling him, "The most __________ man in America," a title the Rush ultimately embraced.
2. Hailing from a small conclave situated on the edge of the Mississippi River in southeast Missouri, where was Limbaugh born?
3. Rush's conservative talk show began to waft across the electrified borders in the late 1980s, with prime politics on the plate. Dubbed by Limbaugh as "magnus" on air, one president influenced Rush most. Who was Rush's favorite president?
4. Young Rush was like any other young man, a fond participant of a variety of youth sports. After striking out on his own as a young adult, he spent five years working for which major league team?
5. A fairly imposing figure at 5'11", before he was the king of talk radio, he was a Central High School Tiger, playing what sport in high school?
6. What company known for its sweet, fruity beverages, despite previously paying Howard Stern to partner with them, was made famous by Rush who endorsed them for free?
7. Although he wasn't from Ohio, the lyrics to his show theme rang true with his own small town upbringing, "I went back to Ohio, But my pretty countryside, had been paved down the middle, By a government that had no pride." What '70s rock band performed the theme song?
8. Part of Limbaugh's radio appeal was his willingness to take on-air callers from the general public to voice their opinions on a wide variety of subjects. Stemming from an oft spoken caller opener, Rush's fans became known as what?
9. The Rush Limbaugh Show had its earliest roots in New York, where all big personalities seem to flourish. Despite a later move to Florida, his cub-a-tub personality remained consistent, as did the telephone number of his show, which was what?
10. Rush's big personality went along with many other excesses, money, fame, wives, and a cloud of actual smoke. Eventually that excess caught up with him, resulting in his death on February 17, 2021 of what lung issue?
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