1. (c) Stan, Erik, Kyle, and Kenny are from South Park Colorado.  Their show, South Park, can
be seen on Wednesday nights on the Comedy Central Network, (www.comedycentral.com)

2. (c) The picture is of Marilyn Manson (center) and his band.  Rumors have circulated for quite
some time that Marilyn Manson is the actor who played Paul from the television show The
Wonder Years. This latest urban myth parallels one that circulated many years ago which
claimed that 70s shock rocker Alice Cooper had played Eddie Haskell on the television show
Leave it to Beaver. (www.marilyn-manson.net)

3. (a) The expression "gettin' jiggy wit it" was popularized in a song of the same title by rap artist
and actor Will Smith (www.willsmith.net)

4. (b) sometimes concepts can best be described by other concepts. To co-opt a famous
expression: “It's the context, stupid."

5. (b) Charlie, Julia, Bailey, Claudia and Owen are The Party of Five.  This weekly one-hour
dramatic series on the Fox network recounts the exploits of the five Salinger siblings of San
Francisco as they struggle to stay together as a family after the tragic loss of their parents,
(www.spe.sony.com/tv/shows/party)

6. (d) The summer of 1998 saw the single season home run record held by Roger Maris (61 in
61) topple. Some say that the home run record chase by Mark McGwire of the St. Louis
Cardinals, who ended the season with 70 home runs, and Sammy Sosa of the Chicago Cubs, who
ended with 66, breathed new life into the “great American past-time. (www.rogermaris.com;
http://players.bigleaguers.com)

7. (c) Celine Dion sang the hit song My Heart Will Go On. This titanic theme song from Titanic
won the 1998 Academy Award for Best Original Song. (www.sonyclassical.com/music)

8. (c) "the Warner brother and the Warner sister too” are The Animaniacs. These cartoon
creations by Steven Spielberg live in the landmark water tower on the studio lot and create havoc
for the people who work at the studio. Spielberg is not only the creator of the show, he has also
been a "guest". (http://wbanimation.warnerbros.com)

9. (a) According to a survey of 494 roller coasters in North America, Superman - The Escape at
Six Flags Magic Mountain which opened in 1997 is the fastest. Batman - The Escape at Six Flags
Astroworld is the slowest coaster on this list. In operation since 1987; this coaster reaches a
top-speed of only 53 mph. (http://www.rcdb.com)

10. (c) Amity is the setting for the biting action of Steven Spielberg's blockbuster Jaws. Released
in 1975, Jaws has earned $260 million making it the #8 top-grossing film in history.
(www.winternet.com/~tandj04/jaws/index.html)