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1. Can you name the North American city that, in 1901, was unanimously awarded the 1904 Summer Olympic Games by the IOC, only to have them then given to St. Louis, so as to coincide with the 1904 World's Fair?
2. The most popular western movies, usually, relate to a single identity taking on what seems to be impossible odds and winning. One such movie of this genre, and directed by prolific film maestro Fred Zinnemann, was filmed in 1952, and consistently rates as one of the finest. Do you know the title, whose lead actor was "Super Duper"?
3. A song composed in 1952, originally as an appeasement to the war in Korea, has since been covered by a host of popular performers including the Righteous Brothers and Elvis Presley. What was the title of this song that the British band The Bachelors hit #2 on the UK charts with in 1964 and managed #33 on Billboard in the same year?
4. In 1974 Mel Brooks directed and appeared in a satirical comedy that went on to be nominated for three Academy Awards and won the Writers Guild Of America Award for the "Best Comedy Written Directly For The Screen". Can you name this movie for which Madeline Kahn received an Oscar nomination for "Best Actress in a Supporting Role?"
5. Do you know the identity of a Baptist Minister who, at an early age, became a prominent figure in the African-American civil rights movement, and in 1964 was the youngest ever recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize?
6. What was the title of the book authored by Craig Brown who, after traveling to the Grand Canyon, was inspired enough to write about a very unique mail delivery service?
7. In what movie, directed by William Wyler, did Bette Davis play the part of a stubborn and spiteful southern belle who alienates most people including her male admirers? She then shows a great deal of genuine compassion when her leading man, played by Henry Fonda, becomes dangerously ill.
8. Can you name the gangster who was born in Williamsburg, Brooklyn in 1899 and went on to terrorise a city during the infamous crime spree brought about by the United States prohibition era? His name was mentioned in relation to the "Valentines Day Massacre".
9. An organisation founded in Los Angeles during 1957, set out to alleviate a problem among the public causing financial and personal indiscretions. A twelve step recovery program which is based in "sound medical therapy" brings about the recommendation that "it works" is stated in this groups' charter.
10. By now you will have a much clearer idea of this person's identity and more than likely solved it. But if you've done the hard yards and still have some doubts, the clue is that this individual once had a song at #1 on a major chart for a total of eighteen weeks, in three increments during the same period.
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