Trivia Bits for October 22 by Paul Paquet on Creators.com

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Trivia Bits for October 22

Tokyo Tower is 1,092 feet, which means that it is 36 feet higher than the Eiffel Tower, of which it is an orange copy. Found in Minato, Tokyo Tower often indicates a Tokyo scene-setting in anime, much as the Eiffel Tower indicates Paris. There is also an Eiffel Tower in Paris, Texas. This 65-foot-high Eiffel was eclipsed by a 70-foot one in Paris, Tenn. The irked Texas fought back by adding a big red cowboy hat to their Eiffel, making it taller again.

The Emmy Awards changed the rules after Ellen Burstyn was nominated in 2006 for Best Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or Movie for a 15-second performance in "Mrs. Harris," about the murder of Dr. Herman Tarnower by Jean Harris. Burstyn had played Harris in an earlier TV movie and had a short cameo as Gerda Stedman, another of Tarnower's lovers.

She says just 38 words. The award was actually won by Kelly Macdonald for "The Girl in the Cafe."

The name of what religious figure is also the most common first name in the world?

A) Jesus

B) John

C) Mary

D) Mohammad

Previous answer: Henry Gray wrote "Gray's Anatomy."

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