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Situated near the banks of the River Jumna in northern India sits the world’s most stunning mausoleum, visited by some four million sightseers every year. This week, Tidbits has gathered some interesting information about the Taj Mahal, one man’s monument to his undying affection for his beloved wife. • Intheearly1600s,theemperorShahJahanmet

his future bride, later to become his third wife, whenhewasjust15yearsoldanddeclareditwasloveatfirstsight.Althoughthecoupledidnotmarryforanotherfiveyears,theyremainedquite close during the interim. Upon their marriage, he titled his bride Mumtaz Mahal, meaning “Chosen One of the Palace,” and he began construction of an opulent and luxurious royal home for them to share.

•In 1631, the Shah set out with his armies topacify an uprising. His wife chose to accompany him, which was not an unusual occurrence at that time, except that she was well advanced in pregnancy.After experiencing complications,MumtazMahal,age38,diedshortlyafter thebirthoftheir14thchild.Withherdyingbreath,she asked her husband to promise to honor their mutual love by building the world’s most beautiful mausoleum.

•ConstructionoftheTajMahalbeganin1632,andanestimated20,000laborersworkedontheedificeoverthecourseofmorethan21years.Along ramp over nine miles in length was built for dragging heavy materials to the building site. Teamsof30oxenaswell as1,000elephantspulled marble blocks to a sophisticated pulley system that raised the blocks into position.

•A huge gateway and ornate arch welcomevisitors to the area, symbolic of the gateway

through which Muslim tradition holds that Mohammed entered Paradise. The marble portal of the main entrance is inscribed with the “promiseofAllah,”whichreads,“Othousoulatpeace, return thou unto thy Lord. These are the Gardens of Eden, enter them and live forever.”

•A minaret standsat each of the four corners of the pedestal platform

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7. MEDICAL: What common condi-tion is known as cephalalgia?

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5. The Detroit Red Wings set an NHL record in 2011-12 with a 23-game home winning streak. Who had held the mark?

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7. Between 1978 and 1987, a total of three men won 10 U.S. Open singles tennis titles. Name two of them.

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7. Jimmy Connors (1978, ‘82, ‘83), John McEnroe (1979-81, ‘84) and Ivan Lendl (1985-87).

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1. Name the five members of the 1960s Rat Pack.

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4. Which early rock ‘n’ roller wrote and released “Rumble,” and when?

5. What was the only No. 1 R&B hit recorded by Bootsy’s Rubber Band?

6. When did Billboard Magazine first begin tracking music?

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my Davis, Jr., Joey Bishop and Peter Lawford. All were singers and actors, appearing in films and entertaining in Las Vegas.

2. The Supremes, in 1966 on the Motown label. The song topped the charts for two weeks.

3. Spencer Davis Group, in 1966 and 1967. They originally called themselves the Rhythm and Blues Quartette.

4. “Link” Wray, in 1958. Wray was one of the first musicians to get new sounds out of electric guitars, includ-ing distortion and reverb.

5. “Bootzilla” in 1978. “The Pinoc-chio Theory,” at No. 6, was the only other Top 10 song for the band, an off-shoot act of Parliament-Funkadelic.

6. Billboard was first published in 1894, but didn’t begin to chart music until the 1930s, when jukeboxes became popular.


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• TotheJapanese,blackisthesymbolofnobility,age and wisdom. Contrast this with their view of white, which represents serfdom, youth and naïveté. In light of this, they award the black belt in martial arts as a symbol of achievement and seniority, as a sign that the individual has “blended the mind and body into one, into a unity within oneself and with the universe.”

• Black History Month has been officiallyobserved since 1976, when President GeraldFord called on all Americans to recognizeFebruary as a time to “seize the opportunity to honor the too-often neglected accomplishments ofblackAmericansineveryareaofendeavorthroughout our history.”

• TheancientAztecsviewedblackasthecolorof war because black obsidian glass was used to make the cutting edges of their battle swords. Black also represented the institution of religion, because their priests wore only black.

•Traditionally,musiciansintheorchestrapitofa stage performance wear black attire. This not only achieves an appearance of formality, but even more so to avoid drawing attention away from the performers on stage.

• The wearing of black clothing while inmourning dates back to the Roman Empire in the western world. However, in Japan, the color of mourning is white.

•In the field of astronomy, a black dwarf is astar that has burned out, while a black hole is an area in space created from a collapsed giant star that has exhausted its fuel. The immense gravitational pull of these black holes is so

intense that matter and even light cannot escape its incredible magnetic force. The weight of a black hole is estimated to be a million times greater than that of our galaxy’s sun.

•Old-fashioned black licorice gets its flavorfrom the root of the Glycyrrhiza glabra plant, a legume related to beans. But the candy’s color comes from the addition of molasses to the batch, not from the licorice plant’s extract.

•More tea drinkers sip black tea than anyother type; it equals 90 percent of total teaconsumption. Although black, oolong, greenand white teas all come from the same shrub, black tea is more oxidized than the other three. Green tea undergoes minimal oxidation during processing, and white tea is made with no fermentation whatsoever. White tea has the leastcaffeine, just1percentofwhatacupofcoffeecontains.Blackteacontains20percentof coffee’s caffeine.

•Therewasthe“ManinBlack”andtherewere“Men in Black.” Country music icon Johnny Cash earned his nickname by wearing his trademark black clothing, including a long knee-length coat, differing from his country counterparts who dazzled audiences with rhinestone suits.

•Cashsaidhewrotehis1971hit“ManinBlack”on behalf of the “poor and beaten down” and “the prisoner who has long paid for his crime,” as well as soldiers killed in Vietnam, “the lives that could have been.” But initially, Cash and his band mates wore black shirts because it was the only matching color shirts they all had!

•Thefirst“Men inBlack”moviepremiered in1997; it was a science fiction comedy abouta secret agency that monitors alien activity in New York City. Clint Eastwood was chosen to play the lead character, but after he turned it down, Tommy Lee Jones was put in the role opposite Will Smith. Smith didn’t want the role of“J,”buthiswifetalkedhimintotakingit.Asequelcamealongin2002,andMIBIIIopenedinthespringof2012.

•Ifyou’vebeendeniedaparticularprivilegeorrecognition, you’ve been blacklisted. The term also applies to those who have been rejected

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Four high school seniors sufferingfrom “spring fever” skipped theirmorning classes and went to thebeach instead. After lunch, theyreturned to school and told their

teacher that they were late becausethey’d experienced a flat tire whilecarpooling together to the school.

Much to their relief, she smiled.“You missed a test today,” she

continued, “but you can make it upright now. Take seats apart fromone another and then get out apencil and a piece of paper.”

She waited for them to sit down,and then began. “Question One:Which tire on the car was flat?”

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Much to their relief, she smiled.“You missed a test today,” she

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Dog trainer Matthew “Uncle Matty” Margolis is co-author of 18 books about dogs, a behaviorist, a popular radio and television guest, and host of the PBS series “WOOF! It’s a Dog’s Life!” Send your questions to [email protected] or by mail to Uncle Matty at P.O. Box 3300, Dia-mond Springs, CA 95619.

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Diet, Exercise, Love: One Man’s Key to Long Life In nine months, I turn 70. I often ask my-self, why am I so healthy? I feel so full of energy and able to do as much as or more than I did at age 40. My secret, I believe, is that I mostly eat right. I am overweight but not obese -- no matter how hard I try, this is the best I am going to do -- and I walk my dog briskly seven days a week for about 30 minutes. I am very hopeful about the future and the plenty of opportunities available to make work and days interesting and exciting, with the sense that I can continue to make a difference. I will never retire. Most importantly, I give love and respect to and receive it from the many individuals I work with daily and for whom I have great affection. I strive to be successful as a physician by genuinely and truly loving my patients. I work particularly hard on those who are the most difficult to love -- the ones who never get better, question your every suggestion,

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A. What I know is that you still can teach an old dog new tricks. I read the online article you referenced at MSN Money’s website. It provided a Social Security benefit tip that I had never thought of. I initially felt badly about this because I was sure that after 40 years in the Social Security business, there was little, if anything, I didn’t know about the program. But my guilt feelings were assuaged a bit when I contacted a colleague who still works for the agency -- one of the brightest Social Security scholars I know -- and he wasn’t aware of this practice either! In fact, the Social Security Administration has just issued a memorandum to all its field offices making them aware of this little-known procedure. Let me clarify that. The procedure isn’t new or unknown. It’s called “file and suspend.” I’ve dis-cussed this many times in past columns. You file for your Social Security benefits at age 66, and then im-mediately suspend those benefits. But the online ar-ticle points out a clever new reason to implement this tactic. Many of my readers may legitimately wonder why in the world a person would want to file for Social Security benefits (at age 66 or later) and then imme-diately suspend those benefits. In past columns, I’ve cited one big reason for doing so -- and that is so your spouse may claim So-cial Security benefits on your record while you delay benefits until age 70. Here is an example. Sid is 66 and still working. His projected So-cial Security benefit is $2,200 per month. His wife, Nancy, is 62. She was a stay-at-home mom who never worked and paid Social Security taxes. Sid does not want to take Social Security now because he plans to wait until age 70 to have the delayed retirement cred-its (a 32 percent bonus for holding off on retirement collections until 70) added to his Social Security pay-ment. However, the rules say Nancy cannot collect spousal benefits from Sid’s record until he has signed up for Social Security himself. But the “file and suspend” rule allows Sid to apply for Social Security retirement at age 66. Then Nancy would file for wife’s benefits on Sid’s record.

At age 62, she’d be due a reduced rate of about 30 percent of Sid’s benefit -- or $660 per month. Next, Sid asks SSA to suspend his benefits. They would be stopped. But Nancy’s would continue. At age 70, Sid would request SSA to “unsuspend” his own Social Security benefits. At that point, he would begin to collect about $2,900 per month in retirement benefits, including the delayed retirement credits. Unfortunately, the rules do not allow Nancy to share in those extra benefits. Her rate would remain at the $660 level. However, if Sid dies before she does, Nancy would get $2,900 in monthly widow’s benefits because a widow is allowed to get her deceased hus-band’s full benefit with the delayed retirement cred-its. But here is the newly cited reason you should consider filing for Social Security at age 66 and then immediately suspend those benefits: to protect your eligibility for back benefits if your circumstances change before you reach age 70. For example, if seri-ous health issues afflict you in your late 60s, you may decide it is no longer worth it to delay your Social Se-curity until age 70. You could then “unsuspend” your benefits and receive back pay benefits to age 66. (Of course, you would no longer be due the delayed re-tirement bonus.) Had you not filed for your Social Se-curity benefits (and then suspended them) at age 66, you would not have been able to claim the retroactive benefits once you changed your mind. And under this “file and suspend” plan, if you remain healthy or your circumstances don’t otherwise change, you simply “unsuspend” your benefits at age 70, at which point you will be credited with the full delayed retirement bonus. So almost everyone who plans to wait until 70 to collect Social Security benefits should consider this “file and suspend” strategy at age 66. I can think of only one situation where you wouldn’t want to “file and suspend” at age 66. And that is if you were plan-ning to collect spousal benefits between age 66 and 70. Here is a quick example of that strategy. Jack is 66 and is due $2,400 per month from Social Security. His wife, Jill, also is 66 and she is due $2,000 per month in her own Social Security. Jill applies for her Social Security benefits. And instead of filing for his own Social Security, Jack applies for husband’s benefits on Jill’s Social Security record. He would get $1,000 per month in husband’s benefits. (The couple would get total benefits of $3,000 per month.) Then at age 70, Jack would file for his own Social Security. At that point, he’d lose his $1,000 monthly spousal benefit, but would begin to receive almost $3,000 per month in Social Security retirement benefits, includ-ing “delayed retirement credits” of eight percent per year.

Jack wouldn’t want to employ the “file and suspend” strategy at age 66 because if he suspends his own benefits, he would also be required to sus-pend his husband’s benefits on Jill’s record. I know this is complicated stuff. I’ve revised my fact sheet, “When To Take Your Social Security Benefits,” to reflect the new information in this col-umn. You can request a digital copy by emailing me at [email protected].

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ANSWER:A subarachnoid hemorrhage is a special kind of stroke. It’s due to the bursting of an aneurysm on one of the brain arteries. Aneurysms are small, balloon-like protrusions of a brain artery. They’re weak spots. “Subarachnoid” indicates that the artery is below one of the brain’s coverings -- the arachnoid. It’s the same place where cerebrospinal fluid circulates. A rush of a large volume of blood into this space compresses the brain and compro-mises its function. The increased pressure on the brain adds to the threat of death. Sometimes these weak bulges have been there from birth. In most instances, they arise dur-ing life. High blood pressure, smoking and excessive intake of alcohol contribute to their development. From 10 million to 15 million Americans have a ce-rebral aneurysm. Only a small percentage of these people die from it. At the onset of bleeding, the involved person complains of a terrible headache, the worst he or she has ever had. The person then becomes unrespon-sive and slips into a coma. This sort of stroke has a high fatality rate, around 50 percent. Answering your question about your friend’s devotion to exercise and its influence on his death is hard. Exercise did not cause the aneurysm to form. In unusual circumstances, it might have caused the aneurysm to break. Straining to lift a very heavy load while simultaneously holding the breath has been described as a possible reason for rupture of this kind of artery problem. The booklet on strokes describes the more common stroke causes and their treatment. People can order a copy by writing: Dr. Donohue -- No. 902W, Box 536475, Orlando, FL 32853-6475. Enclose a check or money order (no cash) for $4.75 U.S./$6 Canada with the recipient’s printed name and ad-dress. Please allow four weeks for delivery. *** DEAR DR. DONOHUE: Recently afriendpassedawayfromCreutzfeldt-Jakobdis-ease.Thetotalcourseofthediseasetookabout10weeks,althoughsomerecallsubtlechangesearlier.Thishasbeendescribedashumanmadcowdisease, or very rapidAlzheimer’s.What

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● On July 27, 1943, Joseph Stalin, pre-mier and dictator of the Soviet Union, issues Order No. 227, which came to be known as the “Not one step backward” order, in light of German advances into Russian territory. The order declared, “Panic makers and cow-ards must be liquidated on the spot. Not one step backward without orders from higher headquarters!”

● On July 29, 1967, a fire on the USS For-restal stationed off the coast of Vietnam kills 134 service members, injures hundreds and destroys 20 planes. The deadly fire on the U.S. Navy carrier began with the accidental launch of a F-4 Phantom jet rocket, which hit a parked A-4 Skyhawk jet.

● On July 23, 1976, members of the American Legion arrive in Philadelphia to celebrate the bicentennial of U.S. indepen-dence. Soon after returning home, many began suffering from a mysterious form of pneumonia, which would become known as Legionnaires’ disease. The final tally was 221 cases, including 34 deaths.

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Being First There is a peculiar desire in all of us to be first in something, and there are very few activities we can engage in that exemplify that characteristic more than in sports or journalism. (Even politicians don’t want to win all the time ... there are some jobs you just don’t want.) Through the centuries, numerous maxims have been handed down regarding this unceasing need to be first. “First come, first served,” “There can only be one,” “If you’re not the lead dog, the view never changes,” are but a few that immediately come to mind. Often, being first is associated with winning. “Winning isn’t everything; it’s the only thing.” That comment, of course, gets challenged by many deep thinkers who would like to see people evolve a little bit. In many situations, the drive to be first can lead to lots of collateral damage, such as a stampede. A few weeks ago, the mediaverse was all atwitter when CNN announced, wrongly, that the federal healthcare bill had been repealed by the U.S. States Supreme Court when, in fact, it did just the opposite. Instead of being first with the news, CNN lost credibility and are last in the cable news game. Being second really has little worth in our society. Neil Armstrong was the first man to set foot on the moon. Who was the second guy? But it’s better to be right than first in something. If Neil Arm-strong and the moon crew were off on their calcula-tions by just a fraction, they would have ended up hurtling into space, lost forever. Charles Lindbergh became the first man to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean, and he did it without a front windshield (the term “flying blind” ap-plies here). Amelia Earhart attempted to fly around the world, and we all know how that ended ... uhh, actually, we don’t. In June we watched Nik Wallenda walk across Niagara Falls on a tightrope. Some thought he was the first to do so, but we know he was not. Popular theory has Emile Gravelet doing the stunt first in 1859, but nobody can really be sure. What we do know is that he was the first (and only) tightrope walker to cook an omelet on a wheelbar-row filled with hot stones and then lower the frying pan to passengers floating on the “Maid of the Mist” below him. The first person to win a marathon was a Greek soldier, but it wasn’t a game for him ... he was delivering a message from the battlefield of Mara-thon to Athens -- 26.2 miles. Upon delivery, legend has it, he died. So remember, when you’re breathing your last breath, make sure you can say that whatever it was that drove you in life, it was worth it in the end.

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The Smasher and the Simply Smashing

Before he hit the 40-feet hook shot out of the straw to take him to within two putts of the Green Jacket, a little bit of banter in the room turned to what Bubba Watson was wearing.

As most of us know by now, Bub-ba Watson won the Masters, largely due to his monstrous 300-plus yard drives and unorthodox swinging style. But I, too, became curious about Watson’s game and, yes, his style, too.

For the techies out there, Watson uses a PING G20 driver with a cus-tom pink True Temper Grafalloy Bi-Matrix shaft. The same exact driver will be made available to pro shops this year, the company announced after the tournament.

Pink is a color that most sports fans are becoming accustomed to. It appears in splashes on various uni-forms these days to signify the fight against breast cancer, a cause that has successfully managed to co-opt that color and increase awareness. Knowing this, we were all a little leery of making fun of the color.

And we were right: Ping donates $300 to Watson’s charity for every 300-foot drive he makes. His Phoe-nix-based charity aims to donate $1 million to various organizations

during the year, and after this win, it’s a safe bet to say it will do so.

But his manner of dress and that unorthodox swinging style also reminded me of former PGA tour-nament winner from the ‘60s, Doug Sanders.

Known as the “Peacock of the Fairways,” Sanders came out of nowhere to win the Canadian Open as an amateur. His best finish at the Masters was a fourth place tie, and he won 20 events on the Tour, but Sanders was best known for his manner of dress. Sanders was famous for his “Mad Men”-esque devotion to what he wore. He was known to wear golf shoes that looked more like dress shoes, pleated golf plants, button-down cardigans and a golf polo. Each out-fit had complimentary colors of the same shade, and he even made sure his golf bags matched his outfit.

While both Sanders and Watson are philanthropists and champions, they have something else in com-mon — they’re both self-taught golfers. Neither has taken a lesson in his life. Sanders grew up a poor cotton farmer’s son; Watson’s father was a Green Beret Vietnam veteran who gave him a 9-iron once and told him to “beat it down the fairway.”

Well, Watson surely will be beat-ing it down the fairway for a while now, and nobody will make fun of his clothes anymore, but I have one suggestion — and I’m sure Mr. Sanders would agree — you should at least shave before putting on the Green Jacket. Sure he won in a play-off, but this isn’t hockey, you know.

Mark Vasto is a veteran sports-writer who lives in Kansas City.


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A:Homer Laughlin China Co. made your dinnerware set. They have been in business in East Liverpool, Ohio, since 1877 and have manufactur-ing plants in several cities. “Empress” is the name of the shape of your dishes and was introduced around 1900. This shape was decorated with a variety of narrow bands against a white background. A line of flatware was designed to specifically accompany “Empress” dishes. Sears Roebuck and Co. catalogs sold “Empress” sets beginning around 1919. The numbers and letter “9 -- 5 --N” show the set was made in September 1915 at Laughlin’s Plant N. Vintage dinnerware sets can be difficult to sell. Having said that, your set is probably worth $200 to $400.

Q:Ihaveasilverringthatisinscribedonthetopwiththewords“1933--CenturyofProgress -- Chicago.” The size is adjustable,anditisinperfectcondition. Doesithaveanyvalue?

A:Century of Progress World’s Fair mem-orabilia is collectible. There were several different style rings sold at the fair, and many were silver over brass. Your ring would probably be worth $25 to $50. * * *

Q: I have enclosed a drawing of themarkthatisonthebackofthreedinnerplates.Theyaredecoratedwith scenesoffish in thewater,aswellaswaterlilies.Myhusbandfoundtheminanoldhousethatwasbeingtorndownaround45yearsago.Theplatesareallinmintcondition. Wearethinkingofsellingtheplatesand

areinterestedinfindingouthowmuchtheyareworth.

A: Sterling China was founded in Sebring, Ohio, in 1887. The name was changed to Sebring China shortly after they opened. They are no longer in business, having closed in the late 1940s.Your iron-stone plates are part of a set that was designed to serve fish and often included a serving platter and a sauce dish. Similar plates can be seen selling on the In-ternet and in antiques shops around $50 each.

Address your questions to Anne McCollam, P. O. Box 247, Notre Dame, IN 46556. Items of a general interest will be answered in this column. Due to the volume of inquiries, she cannot answer individual letters. To find out more about Anne McCollam and read features by other Creators Syndicate writers and cartoonists, visit the Creators Syndicate website at www.creators.com

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The PGA Tour average for greens hit in regulation is62%. Meaning that the best players in the world aregoing to be chipping 6 to 7 times in a round. If you arean 18 handicap, you might find yourself chipping onpractically every hole, so chipping it close will help youhave shorter putts.Chipping is nothing more than the extension of aputting stroke. It is very important to maintain theangles that you set up at address throughout theswing. The key to good chipping is to first andforemost lean the shaft towards the target creating astraight line going up the leading arm and thenmaintaining that angle throughout the swing.Notice in the pictures to the right that I have the shaftangle matching my left arm (the red lines). As I makemy back swing I am able to maintain that angle. In theforward swing it is going to be key to have the right footpush off and turn the right hip / knee through to givethe shaft angle some support for controlling the contactand direction of the ball. The number one chipping fault that I see in golfers isthat they do not provide enough support from the lowerbody and they end up breaking the shaft angle downby flipping with the wrist.If you want to shoot lower scores than you will get outand work on your chipping. Better chipping will leaveyou shorter putts for fewer strokes taken on the green.

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The PGA Tour average for greens hit in regula-tion is 62%. This means that the best players in the world are going to be chipping 6 to 7 times in a round. If you are an 18 handicap, you might find yourself chipping on practically every hole, so chipping it close will help you have shorter putts. Chipping is nothing more than the extension of a putting stroke. It is very important to maintain the angles that you set up at address throughout the swing. The key to good chipping is, first and foremost, to lean the shaft toward the target creat-ing a straight line going up the leading arm and maintaining that angle throughout the swing. Notice that I have the shaft angle matching my left arm (red line) and I hold that angle in my back swing. It’s key to push off the forward swing with the right foot, turning the right hip and knee to give the club support for controlling the contact and direction of the ball.The number one fault in most golfers is breaking this important straight shaft angle by flipping with the wrist. If your goal is lower scores, work on your chip-ping! Better chipping will leave you shorter putts for fewer strokes taken on the green.

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•Not all phobias seem that abnormal oruncommon.Lotsofpeoplemighthaveafearof death, known as necrophobia. But thosewith an extreme form might be terrified ofbeing buried alive.A nosocomephobe has afearofhospitals,averminophobeisafraidofgerms,andahydrophobehasanirrationalfearofwater.

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4. Three men’s basketball players have been named to the NCAA Final Four All-Tournament team three times each. Name two of them.

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3. Name the group that released “Gimme Some Lovin’” and “I’m a Man.”

4. Which early rock ‘n’ roller wrote and released “Rumble,” and when?

5. What was the only No. 1 R&B hit recorded by Bootsy’s Rubber Band?

6. When did Billboard Magazine first begin tracking music?

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my Davis, Jr., Joey Bishop and Peter Lawford. All were singers and actors, appearing in films and entertaining in Las Vegas.

2. The Supremes, in 1966 on the Motown label. The song topped the charts for two weeks.

3. Spencer Davis Group, in 1966 and 1967. They originally called themselves the Rhythm and Blues Quartette.

4. “Link” Wray, in 1958. Wray was one of the first musicians to get new sounds out of electric guitars, includ-ing distortion and reverb.

5. “Bootzilla” in 1978. “The Pinoc-chio Theory,” at No. 6, was the only other Top 10 song for the band, an off-shoot act of Parliament-Funkadelic.

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