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1. Although Alice Cooper "welcomed" you to his, I am afraid of mine, and this is probably a major cause of my insomnia. What is it that scares me?
2. If you are a fan of metal bands, you might recognize the name of this band from Kitee, Finland. If you are not a metal fan, you may wish you'd never heard of them. What is the name of this metal band lead by Tuomas Holopainen?
3. This nocturnal bird, sometimes called a goatsucker, is found around the world. Its coloring looks like bark or leaves, and it usually nests on the ground. My sleep-deprived brain thinks the bird's name sounds like something one might use in the night instead of visiting the outhouse. What bird is haunting my dreams this night?
4. I have raging insomnia, and there's nothing on TV in the middle of the night. Oh wait, there is an old sitcom with characters like Judge Harry T. Stone, Dan Fielding, and Bull Shannon. What show am I watching?
5. Look, on another TV channel I find a news program that was hosted by Ted Koppel for twenty-five years. Which nighttime news show began in November 1979 on ABC?
6. My best friend thinks that I don't have insomnia. She thinks that my circadian rhythm makes me want to stay up late and sleep late. She calls me by a term that means the opposite of "early bird"; what is that again?
7. Late-nighters often go to the discotheque to wear off their excess energies. What is an alternative name for the place they go?
8. Insomnia still reigns supreme. Maybe reading a good book will help me sleep. Browsing the bookshelf, I come across Stephen King's first collection of short stories. The title might be unappealing to those who work days. What is the title?
9. Okay, reading didn't work, so it's back to the TV. Oh look, I found a rerun of a Canadian police drama that used to air late night on CBS. Allan Royal played journalist Tom Kirkwood reporting on the night beat of Detective O'Brian and Detective Giambone. What was the name of this show that ran for four seasons?
10. I change channels and find a 1997 movie starring Andy Garcia, Ron Leibman, and Richard Dreyfuss. This crime drama, set in NYC, is about the prosecution of a notorious drug dealer and corruption in the police ranks. What movie am I watching?
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