Tom Hanks: Ask not what I know about "DaVinci"; ask what I know about strippers and Pez dispensers

EXCLUSIVE: Seeking a vaccination against the mindless piffle that will be hurled at him from countless TV talk show couches, we hear that “DaVinci Code” star Tom Hanks has agreed to appear as a guest on the brainy NPR quiz show, “Wait Wait…Don’t Tell Me.”

Hanks, an avid NPR listener and supporter, will seek to win contestant prizes by answering questions mined from NPR news stories.

Alongside host Peter Sagal and scorekeeper/judge Carl Kassell, Hanks fill the role of “Not My Job” contestant, answering three questions outside of his area of expertise to try to win a prize for a listener.

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