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1. Who was the star of the 1978 film Superman: The Movie?
A. Henry Cavill
B. Christopher Reeves
C. Jerry Shuster
D. George Reeve
E. Perry White
William F. Buckley Jr. created a sensation with his first book, published when he was 25 years old. It criticized professors at his college for failing to make the case for Christianity and free markets. What college did he target?
A. University of Connecticut
B. Harvard
C. Cornell
D. Yale
E. University of California at Berkeley
3. An American president prosecuted more than 100 people for violating the Sedition Act, which made it illegal to falsely or maliciously criticize the president. Who was it?
A. John Adams
B. Richard Nixon
C. Andrew Jackson
D. Andrew Johnson
E. Teddy Roosevelt
4. What was the title of the song Billy Joel wrote about the endangered fishing industry on his native Long Island?
A. Allentown
B. We Didn’t Start the Fire
C. The Downeaster ‘Alexa’
D. New York State of Mind
E. Captain Jack
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