1. What Hall of Fame baseball great bore the nickname "Joltin' Joe"?

2. Joltin' Joe's marriage to one of Hollywood's sexiest movie stars ended in divorce. Name her.

3. One particular batting record set by Joltin' Joe during his spotlighted baseball career was the consecutive game hitting streak. In how many consecutive games did Joltin' Joe get at least one base hit in 1941?

4. What is the presiding pope's name and number?

5. Here's a spell-out for you. What did U.S.S.R. spell out in reference to Russia?

6. Gramps was Lionel, and generations later, Drew carried the name to the screen. What's the family name?

7. One of the key speakers at recent Republican National Conventions was the noted actress who starred in the famed film "10," which had a risque tone. Name this lovely lady of the GOP.

8. What is the origin of the name of the state of Indiana?

9. In an alphabetic listing of the 50 states, name the first and last states.

10. Here are a few questions on the famed Mt. Rushmore, with its historic carving of presidents' images: Name the state in which the mountain is located.

Name the four chief executives whose likenesses are carved on the mountain. Name the artist who carved those likenesses into the granite.

Answers

1. Joe DiMaggio of the New York Yankees was "Joltin' Joe."

2. Joltin' Joe's short-term Mrs. was Marilyn Monroe.

3. Joltin' Joe got at least one base hit in 56 consecutive games.

4. The current Catholic Church leader is Pope Benedict XVI. The Latin number XVI means the 16th to have used that name.

5. The U.S.S.R. was the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics.

6. These are two of the seemingly eternal Barrymore family.

7. Bo Derek is the Republican who speaks frequently at conventions.

8. Indiana means "Land of the Indians."

9. The first state listed alphabetically is Alabama; Wyoming is the last.

10. Mt. Rushmore, in South Dakota, bears the images of George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Abraham Lincoln and Theodore Roosevelt. The artist who did the carving was Gutzon Borglum.

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