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1. Montgomery native and Auburn University graduate Octavia Spencer, who plays the sassy housekeeper Minny Jackson in “The Help,” made her film debut in what other Southern movie? *

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2. Although he is not named in the song, what late musician did Birmingham native Emmylou Harris long to see again in her 1975 song “Boulder to Birmingham”? *

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3. Michael McCullers, an alumnus of the Indian Springs School, co-wrote the screenplay for what Mike Myers film? *

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4. At what Birmingham church did 2003 “American Idol” winner Ruben Studdard first sing as a child? *

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5. Helena native and University of Montevallo graduate Rebecca Luker received her first Tony Award nomination for her role in what Broadway show? *

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6. Tom Cherones, who grew up in Tuscaloosa and earned a master’s degree from the University of Alabama, is best known as a writer-director for what NBC sitcom? *

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7. Before changing his name to write the beloved young-adult book “The Education of Little Tree,” author Forrest Carter was a speechwriter for what former Alabama governor? *

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8. What child actor, who later moved to Birmingham, played the little boy who gets abducted by aliens in Steven Spielberg’s 1977 made-in-Alabama sci-fi drama “Close Encounters of the Third Kind”? *

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9. In the big band standard “Stars Fell on Alabama,” the singer’s heart is said to beat like what? *

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10. The holiday perennial “A Christmas Story” was directed and co-written by what filmmaker who grew up in Birmingham? *

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11. In 2006, the U.S. Postal Service honored the quiltmakers of Gee’s Bend in Wilcox County with a set of commemorative postage stamps. How much was a first-class stamp? *

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12. From 1972 to 1975, Birmingham native Wayne Rogers played "Trapper John" on the CBS sitcom “M*A*S*H.” What was his character’s military rank? *

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13. What is the name of Forrest Gump’s fictionalized Alabama hometown in the 1994 movie “Forrest Gump”? *

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14. Troubadour Jimmy Buffett, who grew up in Mobile and briefly attended Auburn University, was born on what holiday? *

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15. Before she became a famous author, Birmingham’s Fannie Flagg made her motion-picture debut with Jack Nicholson in what film? *

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16. What is the affectionate nickname that Birmingham author Warren St. John bestowed upon the beat-up RV he drove around in his book “Rammer Jammer Yellow Hammer”? *

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17. In 2010, the James Beard Foundation named Bessemer’s Bright Star an America’s Classic restaurant. What year did the Bright Star open? *

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18. What actress won an Academy Award for her portrayal of Tuscumbia native Helen Keller in the 1962 film “The Miracle Worker”? *

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19. When MTV debuted in 1981, veejay Alan Hunter of Mountain Brook launched the new music network by playing the video to what song? *

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20. In Monroeville native Mark Childress’ novel “Crazy in Alabama,” 12-year-old Peter Joseph Bullis goes by what nickname? *

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21. Mountain Brook native Courteney Cox got her big break in the video for what Bruce Springsteen song? *

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22. In his steamy television commercial with towel-wrapped “Desperate Housewives” vixen Nicollette Sheridan, what Alabama-made product does Alexander City native and NFL star Terrell Owens have in his locker? *

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23. Country singer Jett Williams, who was born in Montgomery, is what relation to Hank Williams Jr.? *

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24. What are the names of the bloodhounds in the 2002 Reese Witherspoon romantic comedy “Sweet Home Alabama”? *

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25. Before his 1966 soul heartbreaker “When a Man Loves a Woman” catapulted him to fame, Leighton native Percy Sledge worked as a what? *

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26. The 1976 Arnold Schwarzenegger film “Stay Hungry,” which was filmed in Birmingham and adapted from the novel by native son Charles Gaines, featured what future horror film star? *

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27. What Birmingham media personality played the track announcer in the 2006 Will Ferrell NASCAR comedy “Talladega Nights”? *

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28. What Stevie Wonder song did Birmingham’s Taylor Hicks sing in the 2006 “American Idol” finale? *

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29. In the 2004 film “A Love Song for Bobby Long,” John Travolta’s character is seen wearing what piece of collegiate apparel? *

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30. What famous Alabamian is featured on the commemorative state quarter issued by the U.S. Mint in 2003? *

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31. In former Auburn football and baseball star Bo Jackson’s famous “Bo Knows” Nike commercial, who is the tennis player who asks, incredulously, “Bo knows tennis?” *

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32. Before his breakthrough role with Billy Bob Thornton in “Sling Blade” in 1996, Lucas Black of Speake made his movie debut with Kevin Costner in what film? *

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33. Birmingham native Walker Percy’s 1961 debut novel “The Moviegoer” takes places mainly in what Southern city? *

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34. In his ¤’60s protest song “Eve of Destruction,” Barry McGuire sang, “Think of all the hate there is in Red China,” and then urged listeners to take a look around to what Alabama city? *

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35. Who portrayed lawyer and future Alabama governor John Patterson in the 1955 crime saga “The Phenix City Story”? *

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36. What band played the closing set on the last night of the final City Stages music festival in Birmingham in 2009? *

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37. Which one of the following Alabama-themed movies was actually filmed almost entirely in Alabama? *

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38. On which of the following TV shows has former University of Alabama cheerleader Sela Ward not appeared? *

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39. In Monroeville native Harper Lee’s Pulitzer Prize-winning novel “To Kill a Mockingbird,” what kind of cake does Miss Maudie Atkinson give to Aunt Alexandra as a welcome gift? *

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40. What Oscar-winning actor made his movie debut as the bogeyman Boo Radley in the film adaptation of “To Kill a Mockingbird”? *

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41. Before changing its name, the country supergroup Alabama was known as what? *

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42. Which one of the following Apollo astronauts got his degree in aeronautical engineering from Auburn University? *

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43. Stanley Kubrick’s Vietnam War film “Full Metal Jacket” was based in part on the semi-autobiographical novel “The Short-Timers” by what Alabama-born author? *

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44. What Birmingham-born actress was nominated for a Golden Globe as “most promising newcomer” for her role in the 1974 film “Where the Lilies Bloom”? *

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45. During his college days, writer Gay Talese was the sports editor for what student newspaper? *

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46. What was the name of Bessemer native Glenn Shadix’s character in Tim Burton’s 1988 comedy nightmare “Beetlejuice”? *

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47. Before becoming a best-selling author, crime novelist Ace Atkins played what position on the undefeated 1993 Auburn football team? *

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48. In the 1993 crime-thriller “True Romance,” what actress played Christian Slater’s wife, a hooker named Alabama? *

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49. What Alabama jazz musician co-wrote the big band standard “Tuxedo Junction”? *

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50. In the 2009 movie “The Blind Side,” Sandra Bullock says she finds football coach Nick Saban to be extremely what? *

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