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The Ultimate Indiana Jones Quiz

Welcome to the Indiana Jones knowledge quiz, adventurer! Are you prepared to put your knowledge of the iconic movies to the test? This multiple-choice quiz is designed to challenge everything you…

James Earl Jones Biography

James Earl JonesactorBorn: 1/17/1931Birthplace: Arkabutla, Mississippi Tony and Grammy Award-winning film and stage actor known for his authoritative voice. His stage appearances include…

Tommy Lee Jones Biography

Tommy Lee JonesactorBorn: 9/15/1946Birthplace: San Saba, Texas Academy- and Emmy Award-winning film and television actor best known for his role in The Fugitive (1993) that won him the supporting…

Catherine Zeta-Jones Biography

Catherine Zeta-JonesactressBorn: 9/25/1969Birthplace: Swansea, Wales Best known for her stunning looks and for becoming Mrs. Michael Douglas, Zeta-Jones was a child star in her native Wales.…

Entertainment News from August 2000

2Robert Downey Jr. is released from California state prison and immediately checks himself into a residential drug rehabilitation center.4Helen Hunt and Hank Azaria announce that they're…

Blair, James

(Encyclopedia) Blair, James, 1656–1743, Church of England clergyman, missionary to colonial Virginia, and founder of the College of William and Mary, b. Scotland. At the request of the bishop of…

Morris, Roger

(Encyclopedia) Morris, Roger, 1727–94, Loyalist in the American Revolution, b. Yorkshire, England. He came (1755) to America as aide-de-camp to Gen. Edward Braddock and fought under James Wolfe at…

Throckmorton, Sir Nicholas

(Encyclopedia) Throckmorton or Throgmorton, Sir Nicholas, 1515–71, English diplomat. A relative of Catherine Parr, the last wife of Henry VIII, he became a staunch Protestant and gained the favor of…

William and Mary in Virginia, College of

(Encyclopedia) William and Mary in Virginia, College of, mainly at Williamsburg; state supported; coeducational; chartered 1693, opened 1694 by Episcopalians under James Blair. It became a university…

Knox, John

(Encyclopedia) Knox, John, 1514?–1572, Scottish religious reformer, founder of Scottish Presbyterianism. In 1557 the Scottish Protestant nobles signed their First Covenant, banding together to…