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Several people hold claim to the title "Father of Television." Our vote goes to Philo Farnsworth, who built the first fully electronic television, and was the first to make a public demonstration of one, in 1928. At that event, the first image shown was that of a dollar sign, since Farnsworth's financial backers were becoming impatient about receiving a return on their investments.

Born and raised in Louisiana, Jenny Craig started her successful weight-loss-program company in the mid-1980s outside the U.S., in:
A) Canada
B) Mexico
C) Great Britain
D) Australia

Previous answer: Martin Scorsese directed Jerry Lewis in "The King of Comedy," and directed Daniel Day-Lewis in "Gangs of New York."

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