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By The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

Posted: December 17, 2009 at 4:57 a.m.

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LITTLE ROCK — 1. What character is William Powell playing in this movie dialogue: “He’s getting more like his father every day .... He sure is. This morning he was playing with a corkscrew.” 2. Charles (Red) Ruffing was a star pitcher with the New York Yankees, but before that he had losing years with what other major league team? 3. “One out of many” is found in Latin on U.S. coins. What is the Latin version? 4. What is a “gewgaw”? 5. Why is the Football Hall of Fame in Canton, Ohio? 6. Most corporate dividends are federally taxed at what rate? 7.Who was president immediately before President Dwight Eisenhower? 8. Is it true or false that the U.S. Secret Service assigns agents to protect presidential aspirants prior to the political conventions?

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1. Powell is portraying Nick Charles in Shadow of the Thin Man. He is referring to his little boy. 2. Boston Red Sox. In five seasons with the Red Sox, he won 39 games and lost 93. 3. “E Pluribus Unum” 4. Something showy, but useless 5. Canton, in 1920, was the location of the organizational meeting of what is now the National Football League. 6. 15 percent 7. Harry Truman (1945-53) 8. True

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