Prime-time durability update: Thanks to all who wrote with nominations for starring-role spreads exceeding David McCallum's 44 years. We now know two stars with an even greater spread: James Garner with 48 (1957-2005, "Maverick" and "8 Simple Rules..."), and the winner, Mike Wallace's 50-year spread (1956-2006, the game show "The Big Surprise" and "60 Minutes").

The French region of Provence has been inhabited since prehistoric times. Marseille, its largest city, was founded circa 550 B.C. by Greek colonists. Later inhabited by Ligurians and Celts, the region was conquered by the Roman Empire in the second century B.C. As one of the first areas conquered by Rome, it was given the name Provincia ("province" in Latin).

On April 30, 1939, the opening night of the New York World's Fair, the switch that illuminated the fairgrounds was thrown by what celebrity?
A) Thomas Edison
B) Judy Garland
C) Babe Ruth
D) Albert Einstein

Previous answer: The three films that have each yielded three of the five nominees for Best Supporting Actor, all Best Picture Oscar winners, are "On the Waterfront," "The Godfather" and "The Godfather Part II."

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