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12th Grade
05/15/2012

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Decade Al Capone rose prominence as gangster anti hero
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1920s
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Element we have not discussed in making a good story
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Is it something we haven't seen before
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US space shuttle that exploded after take off
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The challenger
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General direction in which something tends to move
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Trend
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Why was star wars a great film series
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The story
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In what part of the humans journey does some kind of polarity pull them on all diff directions
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The ordinary world
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Decade hippies were popular
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1960s
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What unusual quality did Charlie sheen claim to have
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Tiger blood
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This mafia-driven story and its sequel are considered the best film and sequel ever
Definition
The Godfather
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What show features the return of Simon cowell and Paula abdul
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X factor
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Which decade had rise of the sock hops
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1950s
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Janet Jackson's wardrobe malfunction happened on what tv event
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The super bowl
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In what part of the hero's journey does a seasoned traveler give training or advice that will help on a journey
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meeting with the mentor
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Decade pele became a soccer icon
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1970s
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Arthur Kent became known as he "scud stud" during what major tv event?
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The gulf war
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Film with a lot of famous lines, including " Here's looking at you, kid."
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Casablanca
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Decade swing music became popular
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1930s
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Tv comedy with Lucille ball and her crazy antics to get what she wanted
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I love Lucy
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Greatest newscaster of all time
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Walter Kronkite
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Before TV this performance had about a dozen acts in shown and was a rage for people to see.
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Vaudeville
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Educational show that has been on air for more than four decades
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Sesame street
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What did Al Michaels famously say when the US men's hockey team beat the Russians in hockey
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Do you believe in miracles
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Max number of characters allowed in a tweet
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140
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Which Tv show had over 100million people tune in for its finale
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MASH
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What was the first TV mini series featuring C native LeVar Burton tat "everyone" watched?
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Roots
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Approximately how many people are on Facebook?
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500 million
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Which decade did leg warmers become a trend?
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1980s
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The Beatles and Elvis Presley caused hysteria for countless females on which TV show?
Definition
The Ed Sullivan Show
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Radio once had the same popularity TV has today. What was 1925 to 1950s was called what?
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The Golden Age of Radio
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In which part of the Herod journey does the hero commit to leaving the ordinary world?
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Crossing the Threshold
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This show had the first monster cliffhanger, "who shot .R?"
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Dallas
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Orson Welles radio play once led a large numbers of listeners to believes invasion was taking place resultib in widespread panic. Name it.
Definition
War of the Worlds
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Which show is about a small town sherridfs department?
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Gunsmoke
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Man credited for inventing radio
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Guglielmo Marconi

Mr. Tesla actually invented it.

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Which decade made smoking popular?
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1920
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What famous events took place between lee Harvey Oswald and jack ruby on live tv
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Ruby shot and killed him
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In which decade did people wear zoot suits?
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1940s
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Who eventually turns to the dark side in the star wars saga?
Definition
Anakin Skywalker
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Name the late night tv show who was briefly given The Tonight Show then lost it again
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Conan O brien
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The show was famously about nothing an donce featured the soup nazi
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sienfield
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what do you call the identification radio stations are required to do each hour
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a legal
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in which decade did drive in movies become popular
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1950's
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This was the first Vaudeville type show on air
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Your Show of Shows
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Which show has had more guest stars than any other prime time show ever
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The Simpsons
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In which decade did pokemon trading cards make over a billion dollars in its first year
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1990s
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Regis Philbin was host of this popular gameshow that gave away big money
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who wants to be a millionare
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which of the following was NOT one of the elements we discussed that goes into good acting
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Do they remind us of real people
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In which decade did N sync have their hit bye bye bye
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1990s
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Which American broadcast journalist came to prominence during WW2
Definition
Edward R Murrow
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This show had a controversial bigoted dad as its star
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all in the family
Term
an intense and widely shared enthusiam for something esp. on that is short lived
Definition
fad
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who did prince william marry in 2011
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kate middleton
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which long lasting series came to an end in 2011
Definition
Harry Potter
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how many years had oprah been on network TV before leaning to create her own network
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25
Term
Which show featured the romance of sam and diane
Definition
cheers
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in which decade did Woodstock take place
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1960s
Term
Facebook was started when and by whom
Definition

October 28, 2003

A Harvard Student

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which is the only gaming system that allows you to watch blu ray
Definition
PS 3
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in what part of the heros journey does something shake up the situation
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the call to adventure
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Which was the first Star Wars film ever made?
Definition
Episode Four: A New Hope
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in which decade did x box live become popular
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2000s
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in which
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Term
In which part of the hero's journey is the hero drive to complete the adventure
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The road block
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the one film created in your lifetime that is most likely to be included in the top ten films
Definition
Schindlers List
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Written and directed by orson wells, this 1941 film is often considered the greatest film of all time
Definition
Citizen Kane
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what element did not make wizard of OZ a big hit
Definition
the layers of acting in the KS scenes
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The iconic late night TV show host who is generally considered the best talk show host ever
Definition
Johnny Carson
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What was NOT one of the elements we discussed that go into good directing
Definition
Is the director given freedom to express his/her viewpoint
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in which decade did motion sensors come out
Definition
2000s
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Regis P. leaves LIVE with Regis and Kelly in 2011 after how many years as co host
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28
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one who is the object of great attention and devotion; an idol
Definition
icon
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alfred hitchcock's classic horror film about norman bates is one of the greatest films ever
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Psycho
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In which decade did The Wizard of OZ come out
Definition
1930s
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which of the following was nOT one of the elements we discussed that go into making a good script?
Definition
Term
In which decade did Farrah Fawcett become a sex symbol
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1970s
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which of the following theories about the metaphor in The Wizard of OZ is true?
Definition

all

1. oppression of farmer

2. religious journey

3. money and politics

Term
the game show was rocked by a scandal where answers were given to contestants
Definition
The 64000 Question
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the show helped repopularize "Dont Stop Believing" and was one of the biggest cable TV shows ever
Definition
The Sopranos
Term
In which decade did 20% of the world own a rubiks cube
Definition
1980s
Term
Which show is about a small town sherrifs department
Definition
gunsmoke
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In which part of the hero's journey does the moment of death lead to new life
Definition
resurrection
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which show reruns syndication made it a huge TV show and movie franchise
Definition
Star Trek
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This group oversees radio and television broadcasts
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