There are three "degrees of separation" between Vivien Leigh (Scarlett O'Hara in "Gone With the Wind") and Scarlett Johansson. Leigh was in "Ship of Fools" with George Segal, who was in "Three Days to Vegas" with Patrick Fischler, who was in "The Black Dahlia" with Johansson.

In the late 1820s, Michigan Territory had a large enough population to become a state, but statehood was delayed due to a territorial dispute with Ohio. In order to curry favor with the Jackson administration, from 1829 to 1833 Michigan named nine of its counties after members of Jackson's cabinet. Michigan finally became a state in 1837, during the last months of Jackson's presidency.

According to "The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network and Cable TV Shows," the longest-running nighttime broadcast network TV series (excluding movies and newscasts) falls into what category?
A) Talk
B) Western
C) Game show
D) Sitcom

Previous answer: As George Lucas revealed on the Indiana Jones Trilogy bonus DVD, his original name for Indiana Jones was Indiana Smith, but director Steven Spielberg thought that surname sounded too hokey.

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