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Ken Jennings was on Jeopardy! 75 times in a row, so long that your grandma got sick of him. He is the author of nine books, most recently the Junior Genius Guides for children. He lives in Seattle.

Kennection #243

What did Benjamin Franklin call "the best policy," and Billy Joel call "such a lonely word"?

Kennection #242

What grizzled old shark hunter owns the fishing boat Orca in Peter Benchley's novel Jaws?

Kennection #241

What 1990 movie won Whoopi Goldberg an Oscar for playing Brooklyn storefront psychic Oda Mae Brown?

Kennection #240

What's the only ingredient in Rocky Balboa's famous morning training drink?

Kennection #239

According to its full formal name, Tonga is the only nation in the Western Hemisphere to be what type of country?

Kennection #238

What breed of cuddly dog is Stephen King's rabid Cujo?

Kennection #237

What sweet food has been found in 3,000-year-old Egyptian pyramids—and was still perfectly edible?

Kennection #236

Since its 1969 debut on NET (National Educational Television,) what TV show has won 173 Emmys, more than any other series?

Kennection #235

A farmer saying "Gee!" is telling his horse to turn which direction?

Kennection #234

What guitarist was born in 1965 London as Saul Hudson, the "sweet child" of an artist who did Joni Mitchell album covers and a fashion designer who dressed David Bowie?

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