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1. World famous singer, dancer and actor, Sammy Davis Jr. began his days as an entertainer at the age of three, as part of the Will Mastin Trio. He would go on to make over 35 movies and record dozens of hit songs. He was a prominent member of "The Rat Pack" in the early 1960s, along with Frank Sinatra and Dean Martin. He would marry three times. Who was his wife from 1960-1968?
2. David Berkowitz (born Richard Falco) was better known as "The Son of Sam", a serial killer whose reign of terror lasted for over a decade from the mid 1960s to the mid 1970s. He was found guilty of killing six people and wounding seven others (many of whom were couples in parked cars).
What East Coast city was the scene of his carnage?
3. Samuel Taylor Coleridge who was born October 21, 1772, was one of the most influential English poets and a leader of the Romantic Movement, as well as a literary critic. He is best remembered by many for two of his poems, "Kubla Khan", and his longest work, "The Rime of the Ancient Mariner", which deals with the divine intervention of a fabled bird.
Which member of the avian class was it?
4. When Sam Snead won The Greater Greensboro Open (for the eighth time) in 1965, he became the oldest player ever to win on the P.G.A. Tour (52 years old) and recorded his 82nd title, the most career wins ever. He played on seven Ryder Cup teams and captained three others. Included in his 82 wins were seven majors. Although coming close a few times, there was one major title he was never able to capture. Which was the one that got away?
5. Sam Walton, the founder of Wal-Mart and Sam's Club, was born the son of a farmer, on March 29, 1918 in Oklahoma. His retail career got its start at J.C. Penney where he was a management trainee, earning $75 a week. By 1962, he and his brother owned 15 "Ben Franklin" stores. At the time of his death (1992)there were over 1,900 Wal-Mart and Sam's Club stores. By the end of 2010, that number had grown to over 8,500 stores, employing over 350,000 people in 15 countries, with annual sales of almost $50 billion dollars.
Where are the headquarters for Wal-Mart located?
6. Sam Cooke (born Samuel Cook) was a ledgendary gospel, rhythm and blues, and rock and roll singer-songwriter. The height of his career came during the period of 1957-1964, when he had 29 top 40 hits. His very first release after signing with Keen Records spent six weeks atop the Billboard R&B charts in 1957, and is probably his most remembered song, "You Send Me".
He died at the young age of 33. What was the cause of his death?
7. Samuel, "Sam", Houston was born March 2, 1793 and was a major influence in the shaping of the American West. He was the first man to become President of the Republic of Texas (1836). At the end of the 20th century he was still the only person to have served as Governor of two states, Tennessee (elected in 1827), and Texas (elected in 1859).
He also managed to get hitched on three occassions.
Which of the following statements about his second wife is true?
8. Sammy Gravano was once a consigliere and underboss to "The Teflon Don", mafia kingpin, John Gotti. In the early 1990s, in exchange for a plea bargain, Gravano agreed to turn states evidence against Gotti over to the FBI. Gotti received a life sentence and Sammy got off with a five year term in the slammer on a minor "racketeering" charge.
What was the infamous Sammy Gravano's nickname?
9. American actor and director Samuel L. Jackson was born December 2, 1948 in Washington D.C. He had a minor role in "Goodfellas" (1990), before starring in such films as "Patriot Games" (1992), "Jurassic Park" (1993), and "Pulp Fiction" (1994). He was a severe alcohol and cocaine addict beginning in the 1970s and worsening in the 1990s. He overcame both and was mentored by Morgan Freeman. What the "L" do you think his middle name is?
10. One of the most famed American authors, Samuel Langhorne Clemens, better known by his pen name, Mark Twain, was born November 30, 1835. His first commercial success as a part time writer was a short story, "The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County" (1865). Among his writings were 13 novels including "The Adventures of Tom Sawyer" (1876), "The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn" (1884), and "A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court" (1889).
Twain had a number of jobs before turning to full time writing. What job did he hold from 1859-1861?
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