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This week in 1961, the top song in the U.S. was “Runaway” by Del Shannon.
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http://www.bobborst.com/popculture/numberonesongs/?chart=us&m=5&d=4&y=1960&o=
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_1961_box_office_number-one_films_in_the_United_States
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We’ll start off with a question: What was the only crime gangster Al Capone was ever convicted of?
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This week in 1961, the top song in the U.S. was “Runaway” by Del Shannon.
The No. 1 movie was “101 Dalmatians,” while the novel “The Agony and the Ecstasy” by Irving Stone topped the New York Times Bestsellers list.
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Submit your answer at triviapeople.com/test and we’ll add the name of the person with the first correct answer to our winner’s wall … at triviapeople.com. We'll have the correct answer on tomorrow’s episode.
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_1961_box_office_number-one_films_in_the_United_States
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