Playing a football player won Cuba Gooding Jr. an Oscar. Could playing another -- one who was the focus of "the trial of the century" -- win him further accolades?

The actor has been cast as O.J. Simpson in the new FX anthology miniseries "American Crime Story: The People v. O.J. Simpson," the network announced. Gooding won the Academy Award for best actor in a supporting role in 1996 for his performance as wide receiver Rod Tidwell in the film "Jerry Maguire."

The new miniseries will focus on the famous trial and according to a statement is "told from the perspective of the lawyers that explores the chaotic behind-the-scenes dealings and maneuvering on both sides of the court, and how a combination of prosecution confidence, defense wiliness, and the LAPD's history with the city's African-American community gave a jury what it needed: reasonable doubt."

The miniseries was developed by Ryan Murphy, who created the very successful "American Horror Story" anthology franchise for FX. Murphy didn't have to look far for his Marcia Clarke; the prosecuting attorney will be played by Sarah Paulson, who has appeared in all four seasons of "American Horror Story."

Each season of "American Crime Story" will delve into a different true crime story that made headlines and captivated the public. The first season is based on the book "The Run of His Life: The People v. O.J. Simpson" by CNN legal analyst Jeffrey Toobin.

Production is scheduled to begin early next year in Los Angeles.

What are the answers to this following set of questions: 1. Where is production scheduled to start?
2. When?
3. Will every season of American Crime Story be about the same crime?
4. Will it cover very obscure crimes?
5. Was the first season based on radio waves emitting from space?
6. What was it based on then?
7. Who wrote that?
8. What's his professional title?
9. What organization is he associated with?
10. Who's the first season of ACS about?
11. What actor is playing him?
12. Has Cuba ever played a football player before?
13. Who?
14. Was his portrayal as Rod well received?
15. When did he have that role?
16. In what film?
17. Does the LAPD have a good history or a bad history with a community within L.A.?
18. Which community?
19. What did the LAPD's bad history with that community provide a jury with?
20. What other show has Ryan Murphy created?
Answer: 1. Los Angeles.
2. Early next year
3. No
4. No
5. No
6. The Run of His Life: The People v. O.J. Simpson
7. Jeffrey Toobin.
8. CNN legal analyst
9. CNN
10. O.J. Simpson
11. Cuba Gooding Jr.
12. Yes
13. Rod Tidwell
14. Yes
15. 1996
16. Jerry Maguire
17. No
18. African-American
19. Reasonable doubt
20. American Horror Story

Namibia has free education for both Primary and secondary education levels. Grades 17 are primary level, grades 812 secondary. In 1998, there were 400,325 Namibian students in primary school and 115,237 students in secondary schools. The pupil-teacher ratio in 1999 was estimated at 32:1, with about 8% of the GDP being spent on education. Curriculum development, educational research, and professional development of teachers is centrally organised by the National Institute for Educational Development (NIED) in Okahandja.

Namibia (i/nmbi/, /n-/), officially the Republic of Namibia (German: Republik Namibia (helpinfo); Afrikaans: Republiek van Namibie) is a country in southern Africa whose western border is the Atlantic Ocean. It shares land borders with Zambia and Angola to the north, Botswana to the east and South Africa to the south and east. Although it does not border Zimbabwe, a part of less than 200 metres of the Zambezi River (essentially a small bulge in Botswana to achieve a Botswana/Zambia micro-border) separates it from that country. Namibia gained independence from South Africa on 21 March 1990, following the Namibian War of Independence. Its capital and largest city is Windhoek, and it is a member state of the United Nations (UN), the Southern African Development Community (SADC), the African Union (AU), and the Commonwealth of Nations. What are the answers to this following set of questions: 1. Where is Namibia?
2. When did it become independent?
3. Does education cost?
4. What was the instructor student ratio?
5. What is the offical name?
6. Does it border tha Pacific ocean?
7. Which one does it?
8. How many countries does it border?
9. What is the capital?
10. IS it a member of the EU?
11. Is the east bordered by water?
12. Where is the NIED headquarters?
13. In 1998 what was the total of student in both education classes?
14. What is at the southern border?
Answer: 1. southern Africa
2. 21 March 1990
3. no
4. 32:1
5. the Republic of Namibia
6. no
7. the Atlantic Ocean
8. Four
9. Windhoek
10. no
11. no
12. Okahandja
13. 515,562
14. South Africa

Singing competition shows like "American Idol" and "The Voice" don't only make stars, they rehabilitate them.

Just ask Jennifer Lopez, whose seat at the "American Idol" judges' table paved the way for the success of her 2011 album and her recently announced summer tour. Or Maroon 5, who benefited greatly from frontman Adam Levine's spot on "The Voice." Even his fellow "Voice" judge, Christina Aguilera, cashed in on the group's best-selling single "Moves Like Jagger."

But for a megawatt star like Britney Spears, who already experienced a comeback of sorts in 2008 with the release of "Circus" not long after her fall from grace, a judging and mentoring gig on "The X Factor" isn't needed to sell albums.

Unlike her aforementioned reality show judge counterparts, Spears joins the Fox singing competition still riding the success of her seventh studio album, and her worldwide "Femme Fatale Tour." Even the star's personal life appears to be more in order these days.

But the pop princess hasn't exactly been accessible to her fans since she was placed in a conservatorship in 2008. And as stars like Lady Gaga and Beyonce have figured out, there's more to being a singing sensation in 2012 than meets the ear.

Fans want to relate to their favorite artists on a personal level, said Andy Greene, an associate editor at Rolling Stone. Becoming a mainstay on a show like "The X Factor," and showing off her personality each week, could reignite the level of fame Spears experienced in the early 2000s, Greene added. What are the answers to this following set of questions: 1. What show did Jennifer Lopez judge?
2. And Adam Levine?
3. What about Christina Aguilera?
4. And Britney Spears?
5. Does Adam Levine play drums?
6. What song did Levine and Aguilera collaborate on?
7. How many albums has Spears had?
8. Is she touring?
9. What's the tour name?
10. What is Andy Greene's job?
Answer:
1. "American Idol"
2. "The Voice."
3. Also "Voice."
4. "The X Factor"
5. No.
6. "Moves Like Jagger."
7. Seven
8. Yes
9. "Femme Fatale Tour."
10. Editor at Rolling Stone.