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TRIVIA 1/24

DID YOU KNOW...
Marilyn Monroe was voted "Sexiest Woman of the Century" by People Magazine in 1999.


1. What was Jodie Foster's first movie role ?
(Bonus; how old was she ?)
2. Which stewed food item goes into a Compote ?
3. Name the actor who created the "Crocodile Dundee" character.
4. What was Lech Walesa's job when he became a union activist ?
5. Under what nickname did British serial killer Peter Sutcliffe become infamous ?
6. What source of light is used to produce a hologram ?
7. Denzel Washington was a regular on what popular TV series ?
8. What is the main flavoring agent of Aioli ?
TRUTH OR CRAP ??
In Scotland, the new year is ushered in by rolling flaming tar-filled barrels down streets.
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1. Taxi Driver (thirteen)
2. FRUIT
3. PAUL HOGAN
4. shipyard electrical engineer
5. yorkshire ripper
6. LASER
7. ST. ELSEWHERE
8. GARLIC
TRUTH !!
The barrel burning celebration is called Hogmanay, and is said to symbolize the burning of the old year, to make room for the new.
 
After numerous TV appearances, beginning in 1969, Jodie Foster was in several movies before Taxi Driver.

1972: Napoleon and Samantha
1972: Kansas City Bomber
1973: Tom Sawyer
1973: One Little Indian
1974: Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore
1976: Echoes of Summer

and finally...

1976: Taxi Driver

Jodie Foster

:)Barbara
 
LOL I still remember going to see Napoleon and Samantha, as a kid, and I have liked Jodie Foster ever since. Never did see her in Taxi Driver though. I was too young when it was in the theaters.

:)Barbara
 
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