There have been two film adaptations of the George Orwell novel “Nineteen Eighty-Four.” The first premiered in 1956; the second, appropriately enough, premiered in 1984.
n Hair lines: Clairol rejected the slogans “Is it true blondes are never lonesome?” and “Is it true blondes marry millionaires?” before settling on the highly successful “Is it true blondes have more fun?” introduced in 1957.
Artist/illustrator James Montgomery Flagg is best remembered today for his 1917 U.S. Army recruiting poster, which featured Uncle Sam and the message “I Want YOU.” Who was Flagg’s model for Uncle Sam?
A) Abraham Lincoln
B) Theodore Roosevelt
C) William Randolph Hearst
D) Himself
Monday’s answer: 1970s Ugandan president Idi Amin was his country’s light heavyweight boxing champion for most of the 1950s.
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