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21 AUGUST
P1. Art/Culture:, Born in Brighton, UK, in 1872, Influenced by Japanese woodcuts, this illustrator’s
lavish pen-and-ink drawings helped develop Art Nouveau and Poster Art. He illustrated Edgar
Alan Poe’s stories. “If I am not grotesque, I am nothing.” Hint: The Lion King
A. Charles Dana Gibson B. Aubrey Beardsley C. Henry de Toulouse-Lautrec D. M. C. Escher
P2. Geo: In 1959, President Eisenhower signed what executive order? Hint: Antipodes is Botswana
A. Alaska becomes 49th state C. Washington D.C. citizens get the right to vote
B. Hawaii becomes 50th state D. Puerto Ricans get the right to vote
P3. History: In 1911, a Louvre employee hides in a broom closet, later walks out with a painting under
his coat, and keeps it in his apartment 2 years before getting caught trying to sell it. What painting?
Hint: “Or just a cold and lonely lovely work of art?”
A. The Scream B. Girl with a Pearl Earing C. Mona Lisa D. Starry Night
P4. Lang: Born in Dover, NJ, Seton Hall & Columbia graduate, Michigan U. prof., poet, translator,
anthologist, author of children’s literature and textbooks on poetry; Growing into Love. “I like
poems where you don’t really know whether to laugh or cry.” Lives in MA; 1st initial is an add on.
A. W. S. Merwin B. I. A, Richards C. X. J. Kennedy D. W. E. Henley
P5. Lit: Brooklyn, 1937, of a schizophrenic mother, grew up in an orphanage “with the social dynamic of
a coral reef”, twice a Pulitzer finalist. 5x a National Book Award finalist, his Dog Soldiers made
Time’s 100 Best English novels 1923 to 2005. Hint: According to Dylan “while playing your guitar”
A. Robert Stone B. James Rollins C. Clive Cussler D. Tome Clancy
P6. Music: Red Bank, NJ, 1904, this big band leader played piano, brought dozens of jazz musicians to
fame, and had such signature songs as One O’Clock Jump and April in Paris. Hint: Sesame Street
A. Count Basie B. Les Brown C. Duke Ellington D. Jelly Roll Morton
P7. People: Houston, 1938, this country singer’s The Gambler is ranked by CMT [[Country Music
Television) #26 on the list of greatest country songs: “You got to know when to hold 'em, know
when to fold 'em / Know when to walk away and know when to run …” Hint: Wine kisses.
A. Johnny Cash B. Willie Nelson C. Glen Campbell D. Kenny Rogers
P8. Potluck: Bremerton, WA, 1935, pro wrestler, The Barefoot Contessa. Hint: 7 for Hawthorne
A. Terri Runnels B. Nancy Benoit C. Erica Porter D. Judy Grable
9. Quotations: “A man is incomplete until he is married, and then he is finished.”
A. Marilyn Monroe B. Mae West C. Madonna D. Zsa Zsa Gabor
P10. Sci/Tech: Pittsburgh, 1888, found a cheap way to make steel by injecting air into molten iron.
A. Henry Bessemer B. Carl Siemens C. William C. Kelly D. Basil Brooke Hint: Clown, Weary Willie
P11. Sports: Philadelphia, 1936, Harlem Globetrotter, the only NBA player to score 100 points in a
game, MVP & Rookie of the year in the same year. HoF top ten. Hint: who needs Czechoslovakia?
A. Oscar Robinson B. Wilt Chamberlain C. Bill Russell D. Michael Jordan
P12. Screen: Wallingford, Berkshire, UK, 1916, accepted at LSE he switched at the last minute to the
Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, became a busy character actor, including six James Bond films
where he plays Frederick Gray, the Minister of Defense. Hint: Lucky Cakes in between.
A. Geoffrey Keen B. Ian Richardson C. Christopher Lee D. Ian Carmichael
13. Extra Credit: How many earths could fit into the sun? Hint: Dan Marino, Wilt Chamberlain
A. 1 million B. 1.3 million C. 1.6 million D. 1.9 million
Answers: 1B; 2B; 3C; 4C; 5A; 6A; 7D; 8D; 9D; 10C; 11B; 12A; 13B NO PEEKING
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22 August
P1. Art/Culture: Chanteloup-en-Brie, France, 1908, humanist photographer, master of candid photo-
graphy, early user of 35 mm film, developed street photography, shot hundreds of famous people
in action, huge influence on generations of photographers, wrote The Decisive Moment. Hint: No
truth to the rumor he was a member of a gang that couldn’t shoot straight.
A. Henri Cartier-Bresson B. David LaChapelle C. Richard Avedon D. Patrick Demarchelier
P2. Geo: In 565, Columba [[a future saint) reports seeing a monster in Loch Ness. He was from?
A. Scotland B. Ireland C. Wales D. Italy Hint: She had a London derriere?
P3. History/Politics: In 1962, an attempt was made on the life of a European leader. Frederick Forsyth
wrote about it in The Day of the Jackal. Who was the leader? Hint: Three parts according to J.C.
A. Willy Brandt B. Charles de Gaulle C. Harold Macmillan D. Konrad Adenauer
4. Lang: Long Branch, NJ, 1893, poet, short story writer, wit, satirist, keen eye for 20th Century urban
foibles, founding member Algonquin Round Table “Razors pain you, / Rivers are damp, / Acids
stain you, / And drugs cause cramp. / Guns aren’t lawful, / Nooses give, /Gas smells awful,
/You might as well live.” Also: “You can lead a horticulture, but you can’t make her think.”
A. Gertude Stein B. Dorothy Parker C. Ogden Nash D. Ann Sexton Hint: Agatha’s Mr. Pyne.
P5. Lit: Four: 1. Waukegan, IL, 1920, fantasy, sci-fi writer, Dandelion Wine and the dystopian Fahrenheit
451. 2. Englefield, Berkshire, UK, 1964, wrote NY Times #1 bestseller The Thirteenth Tale in gothic
Jane-Eyre tradition. 3. LA, 1924, novelist [[Good Times / Bad Times) Pulitzer winning dramatist
[[Chorus Line). 4. The one you need, Norwich, CT, 1935, wrote the flat-out wonderful Shipping News.
A. Diane Setterfield B. Ray Bradbury C. Annie Proulx D. James Kirkwood, Jr.
P6. Music: Tutwiler, MS, 1912, blues singer, songwriter, who on his guitar mimicked piano boogie-
woogies; Boogie Chillen and Boom Boom are on the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame 500 Songs that
Shaped Rock and Roll. Appeared in The Blues Brothers, 1980. Hint: Xaviera Hollander
A. Leadbelly B. B. B. King C. Muddy Waters D. John Lee Hooker
P7. People: Boston, 1918, journalist on Nixon’s enemies list, won 1975 Pulitzer for articles on Watergate
scandal. “Baseball is what we were, and football is what we’ve become.” Hint: All the … details.
A. Mary McGrory B. Barbara Walters C. Joan Didion D. Francis Fitzgerald
P8. Potluck: Florence, AL, 1947, member of Grateful Dead, 1972 – 1979. Hint: Beckett Waiting
A. Janis Joplin B. Donna Jean Godchaux C. Stevie Nicks D. Grace Slick
P9. Quotes: Saint-Germain-en-Laye, France, 1862, composer of Impressionist Music, La Mer [[The Sea). 1.
First of all, ladies and gentleman, you must forget that you are singers. 2. There is nothing more
musical than a sunset. He who feels what he sees will find no more beautiful example of develop-
ment in all that book which, alas, musicians read but too little, the book of Nature. Hint: Table job
A. Claude Debussy B. Maurice Ravel C. Georges Bizet D. Hector Berlioz
P10. Sci/Tech: Huston, TX, 1920, heart-transplant pioneer, in 1969 put an artificial heart in a dying 47
year old man for 65 hours until a human heart became available. Hint: Columbia
A. Michael E. DeBakey B. William Thornton Mustard C. Denton A. Cooley D. Robert E. Gross
P11. Sports: Four: 1. Saint Paul, 1956, Brewer legend, .306, 3,319 hits, 234 HRs, 2004 HoF. 2. Engelwood,
NJ, 1941, coach, Big Tuna, 2 Super Bowl wins. 3. Växjö. Sweden, 10 tennis Grand Slams. 4. The one
you need, Southhampton, NY, 1939, Red Sox leftfielder, Triple Crown, .285, 3,419 hits, 452 HRs.
A. Bill Parcels B. Mats Wilander C. Paul Molitor D. Carl Yastremski
12. Screen: Suffern, NY, 1939, she was Rhoda on The Mary Tyler Moore Show. Hint: No bird monster she.
A. Valerie Harper B. Georgia Engel C. Cloris Leachman D. Rose Marie Mazetta
13. Extra: According to linguists, people of which region come closest to pronouncing English correctly?
A. American Midwest B. London C. Southern New England D. Oxford
Answers: 1A; 2B; 3B; 4B; 5C; 6D; 7A; 8B; 9A; 10C; 11D; 12A; 13A NO PEEKING
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23 August
P1. Art/Culture: Pittsburgh, 1912, he danced his way into our hearts in such films as American in Paris,
Anchors Away, and Singing in the Rain. He also played the H.L. Mencken character in Inherit the
Wind. Hint: Jeeze, how easy can they get! Hint: Oh, okay, Laura in Laura.
A. Fred Astaire B. Michael Jackson C. Gene Kelly D. John Travolta
P2. Geo: Washington, D.C., 1951, Queen Noor is the longest-standing member of the International
Commission on Missing Persons; President of the United World Colleges, & an advocate of the
anti-nuclear weapons proliferation campaign Grand Zero. Of what country is she queen?
A. Andorra B. Bahrain C. Jordan D. Lesotho Hint: Air
P3. History: South Kingston, RI, 1785, naval commander who warmed up in Quasi-War with France
Haitian Revolution, Barbary Wars; in 1812, at the age of 27, earned the title of Hero of Lake Erie
against the British, for which he received a Congressional Gold Metal. Hint: Chance a guess.
A. John Rodgers B. Oliver Hazard Perry C. Paul Hamilton Daniel Dobbins
4. Lang: Garnett, KS, 1868, instead of his usual column, this Chicago newspaperman wrote a poem
spoken by a dead man buried in a small town in Illinois. Readers wanted more. Eventually over
200 poems came to be known as Spoon River Anthology. Hint: RCA Victor
A. Edgar Lee Masters B. Carl Sandburg C. E. Arlington Robinson D. William Carlos Williams
P5. Lit: Queens, NYC, 1943, action and suspense novelist, Hofstra grad., American Mensa member,
past President of Mystery Writers of America, 4 sleuths [[e.g., Paul Brenner, Army investigator),
usually writes in 1st person; The General’s Daughter, The Sniper. Hint: Guy who memorized Invictus.
A. Ross MacDonald B. Elmore Leonard C. Walter Mosley D. Nelson DeMille
P6. Music/Dance: Ramsey, IL, 1917, talking blues style singer best known for his version of the Merle
Travis song Smoke, Smoke, Smoke That Cigarette. Hint: 2 + 2 = the answer.
A. Tex Ritter B. Hank Williams C. Tex Williams D. Conway Twitty
P7. People: Gloucester, UK, 1903, influential poet, critic, and editor during the Victorian era, best
remembered for Invictus. “This is the merit and distinction of art; to be more real than reality, to be
not nature, but nature’s essence.” Hint: Thames rowing event.
A. Leigh Hunt B. Arthur Hugh Clough C. John Clare D. William Ernest Henley
8. Potluck: Fort Wayne, IN, 1949, Emmy as Diane Chambers on Cheers. Hint: Ozzie’s man is who?
A. Shelley Long B. Rhea Perlman C. Kirstie Alley D. Bebe Neurirth
P9. Quotes: London, 1852, economic historian committed to improving the lot of the working classes. 1.
I cannot think of any circumstances in which advertising would not be an evil. 2. Civilizations die
from suicide not from murder. 3. America is a large friendly dog in a small room. Every time it
wags its tail it knocks over a chair. Hint: Danish prince visits Danish Legoland.
A. John Bigland B. William Fraser C. Basil Davidson D. Arnold Toynbee
P10. Sci/Tech: Kent, UK, 1885, chemist, invented Octane rating system, developed radar. Hint: Model T.
A. Frederick Lindemann B. Bertram Hopkinson C. Henry Tizard D. Norman Haworth
P11. Sports: Philadelphia, 1978, this NBA player won two Olympic Golds before being drafted by
the Charlotte Hornets. Five NBA championships, 17 times an All-Star, 2x MVP, one team.
A. Kobe Bryant B. Larry Bird C. Oscar Robinson D. Magic Johnson
P12. Stage/Screen: Boise City, OK, 1929, as Miss Kansas, she came in 3rd in the Miss America Contest of
1948. She played the sister of the woman Norman Bates stabs in Psycho. She was James Stewart’s
wife in The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance. Hint: Camels.
A. Vivien Leigh B. Janet Leigh C. Grace Kelly D. Vera Miles
13. Extra: 79 AD, on the Feast day of Vulcan, what volcano begins stirring, soon to bury Pompeii?
A. Mount Etna B. Mount Vesuvius C. Krakatoa D. Mauna Loa
Answers: 1C; 2C; 3B; 4A; 5D; 6C; 7D; 8A; 9D; 10C; 11A; 12D; 13B NO PEEKING
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24 August
P1. Art/Culture: Born in Bologna in 1552, the daughter of a prominent painter, she is considered the first
woman artist working within the same sphere as her male counterparts; also the first woman to
paint female nudes. Minerva Dressing. Mexican military man gains fame as typesetter.
A. Agnese Dolci B. Lucrina Fetti C. Lavinia Fontana D. Margherita Caffi
P2. Geo: Born in 1929, Yasser Arafat was chairman of the Palestinian Liberation Organization & leader
of the Fatah, a paramilitary group. For this he won a Nobel Peace Prize in 1994. Kinky Friedman
calls him Yessir-You’re-a-Fart. In what country was he born? Hint: City in Huckleberry Finn.
A. Egypt B. Lebanon C. Jordan D. Iraq
P3. History: Campbelton, 1922, war correspondent, tv host, Minister of Family and Welfare, and the 23rd
Premier of Quebec. Through referendum, he tried to negotiate political independence for Quebec.
A. Guy Lafluer B. Pierre Trudeau C. René Lévesque D. Lester Pearson Hint: Apple derby painter.
P4. Lang: Cheapside, London, 1591 [[baptized), lyric poet, best known for Hesperides & the carpe diem
poem To the Virgins, to Make Much of Time, which begins: “Gather ye rose-buds while ye may: /
Old Time is still a-flying; /And this same flower that smiles to-day, / Tomorrow will be dying.
A. Andrew Marvel B. John Keats C. Robert Herrick D. Matthew Arnold Hint: Desi
P5. Lit: Four: 1. Buenos Aires, 1899, short story writer, compilations of dreams, mirrors, labyrinths,
Garden of Forking Paths. 2. Warren, Ohio, 1884, novelist creator of Charlie Chan. 3. Roseau, West
Indies, novelist, Wide Sargasso Sea [[Prequel to Jane Eyre). 4. Bulawayo, Zimbabwe, 1948, author of
the delightful The No. 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency novels.
A. Earl Derr Biggers B. Jean Rhys C. Alexander McCall Smith D. Jorge Luis Borges
P6. Music: Hertfordshire, UK, 1945, singer/songwriter, instrumentalist, producer, member of Uriah
Heep in 1970s, Lady in Black, Easy Livin’, Stealin’ and Look at Yourself. Hint: Beyond my foul line.
A. Mick Box B. Ken Hensley C. Phil Lanzon D. Bernie Shaw
P7. People: Hampstead, London, 1957, most famous for playing Jeeves to Hugh Laurie’s Bertie Wooster,
but also a novelist [[The Liar), presenter, vocal atheist, and activist. Hint: Panned in Blackadder?
A. John Cleese B. Stephen Fry C. Rowan Atkinson D. Michael Palin
P8. Potluck: Bell Station, CA, 1887, Red Sox and White Sox right fielder, .281, 2,466 hits, 75 HRs, 816
RBIs. HoF in 1971 [[veterans committee). Hint: Sesame Street.
A. Tris Speaker B. Harry Hooper C. Duffy Lewis D. Heinie Wagner
P9. Quotes: Gloucester, England, 1578, poet. 1. Lewd did I live, evil I did dwel [[an early palindrome).
2. God sends meat and the devil sends cooks. 3. God designs that we should enjoy ourselves. I do
not believe in a religion that makes people gloomy, melancholy, miserable, and ascetic.
A. John Donne B. John Taylor C. Michael Drayton D. Ben Jonson Hint: Fisher/Todd squeeze
10. Sci/Tech: In 1989, Voyager 2 finishes photographing this planet, showing three complete rings & 6
previously undiscovered moons; also photographs moon Triton. Hint: Ship turns upside down.
A. Neptune B. Saturn C. Jupiter D. Uranus
P11. Sports: Havre de Grace, MD, 1960, Orioles infielder, 17-year streak of never missing a game;
19 times an All-Star; Rookie of the Year; .276, 3,184 hits, 431 HRs, 1,696 RBIs. Hint: W. Irving
A. Rickey Henderson B. Brooks Robinson C. Lou Gehrig D. Cal Ripken, Jr.
P12. Screen: Covington, KY, 1911, TV host and announcer for The Garry Moore Show and as co-host with
Allen Funt on Candid Camera. Hint: Fodder for Dr. Spooner?
A. Merv Griffin B. Phil Donahue C. Durward Kirby D. George Fenneman
P13. Extra Credit: In which British park is Speaker's Corner?
A. Regent’s Park B. Hyde Park C. Kennsington Gardens D. Greene Park
Answers: 1C; 2A; 3C; 4C; 5C; 6B; 7B; 8B; 9B; 10A; 11D; 12C; 13B NO PEEKING
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25 August
P1. Art/Culture: Born in Philadelphia, in 1913, he started as an animator/cartoonist at Walt Disney
Studios, worked on Pinnocchio and Fantasia, but he’s best known for his gently satiric comic
strip Pogo. “We have met the enemy, and he is us.” Hint: Philly bridge.
A. Charles Schulz B. Walt Kelly C. George Herriman D. Al Capp
2. Geo: Clio, AL, 1919, Dixicrat governor 16 years; Southern populist declared in his 1963 Inaugural
Address: “Segregation now, segregation tomorrow, segregation forever.” Only third-party POTUS
candidate ever to receive electoral votes for his state. Hint: Eddie’s main squeeze.
A. Strom Thurmond B. Lester Maddox C. George Wallace D. Jesse Helms
3. History: Moscow, 1530, Ivan IV Vasilyevich, Russian Tsar 1547 until 1584; during his reign he made
countless changes in the progression from Russia’s medieval state to an empire & regional power.
Today he is today remembered as Ivan-the-WHAT?
A. Terrible B. Conqueror C. Exalted D. Hopelessly Smug
4. Language: Albany, 1836, poet/short story writer, characters were typically miners, gamblers, other
romantic figures from CA gold rush. Most famous story may be The Luck of Roaring Camp. Also
wonderful Holmes parody [[Hemlock Jones), The Stolen Cigar Case. Hint: Bart’s bro.
A. Walter van Tilburg Clark B. Zane Grey C. Bret Harte D. Jack London
P5. Literature: Four: 1. Brisbane, 1925, Aussie novelist, multiple Miles Franklin Awards, Girl with a
Monkey. 2. Swansea, Wales, 1949, darkly satiric novelist, twice Booker Award nominated, Time’s
Arrow and Yellow Dog. 3. Portland, OR, children’s lit. writer, National Book Award for True
Believer. 4. The one you need, Kent. 1938, thriller writer, Day or the Jackal, The Odessa File, Avenger.
A. Virginia Wolff B. Martin Amis C. Frederick Forsyth Thea Astley
P6. Music/Dance: Lawrence, MA, 1918, composer, conductor, music lecturer, pianist, director of the
New York Philharmonica, the fellow who gave us West Side Story. Not to mention the music for
Peter Pan, Candide, and On the Waterfront. “I’m not interested in an orchestra sounding like itself. I
want it to sound like the composer.” Hint: Fresh lava.
A. Aaron Copeland B. George Gershwin C. Irving Berlin D. Leonard Bernstein
P7. People: Liverpool, UK, 1724, son of a leather-merchant, painter with a passion for anatomy, midwife
textbook illustrator, known for a zillion horse paintings. Hint: Also did brief pencil sketches.
A. Oxias Humphrey B. George Stubbs C. Peter Tillemans D. George Morland
P8. Potluck: Old Bethpage, NY, 1949, played Steven in Deer Hunter. Hint: Kept the best for last?
A. Christopher Walken B. Johan Cazale C. George Dzunda D. John Savage
9. Quotations: “We are all in the gutter, but some of us are looking at the stars.” Hint: The Throggs
A. Abraham Lincoln B. Martin Luther C. Oscar Wilde D. Martin Luther King, Jr.
10. Sci/Tech: Berne, Switzerland, 1841, pioneering surgeon, 1909 Nobel Prize for work on the physiology,
pathology, and surgery of the thyroid glad. Hint: As kids, his room was next to Vincent’s.
A. Joseph Lister B. Jules Bordet C. Theodor Kocher D. Albrecht Kossel
P11. Sports: Steubenville, Ohio, 1946, reliever Athletics, Padres, Brewers, 3x WS champ, 7x All-Star, 3x
saves champ, 1981 MVP & Cy Young winner. Only the 2nd reliever to make the HoF.
A. Dennis Eckersley B. Rollie Fingers C. Hoyt Wilhelm D. Bruce Sutter Hint: Good name for job.
P12. Stage/Screen: Okay, no one did Bond better, but also Highlands national treasure for Marnie, Name
of the Rose, Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade, Hunt for Red October, and Finding Forester. He’s won an
Oscar, 2 BAFTAs, 3 Golden Globes. “I’ve always hated that damn James Bond. I’d like to kill him.”
A. Sean Connery B. Ian McKellen C. Gordon Jackson D. Roger Moore Hint: Steinbeck title.
P13. Extra Credit: Jumbo shrimp, inside out, awfully good are all examples of what?
A. Ontologies B. Onomatopoeia C. Oxymorons D. Objective correlatives
Answers: 1B; 2C; 3A; 4C; 5C; 6D; 7B; 8D; 9C; 10C; 11B; 12A; 13C NO PEEKING
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26 August
P1. Art/Culture: LA, 1920, Otis Art Institute student, animation artist worked for Walt before & after
navy service during WWII. Moved to NY as a political cartoonist at the Binghamton Press, then
co-founded the sardonically funny The Wizard of Id cartoon strip. Hint: FGR Chancellor Coonskin.
A. Brant Parker B. Johnny Hart C. Scott Adams D. Bill Watterson
2. Geography: On this day in 1920, women in what country get the right to vote?
A. Denmark B. Ireland C. Canada D. USA
P3. History: Four: 1. Newburgh, NY, 1935, U. S. Rep. from Queens, VPOTUS candidate 1984, Bill
Clinton’s U.N. Human Rights Ambassador. 2. Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld, 1819, Victoria’s cousin/
spouse campaigned for abolition of slavery. 3. Winnfield, LA, 1895, folksy 45th governor,
brother to a duck nephew. 4. The one you need, Norfolk, UK, 1676, England’s first P.M.
A. Robert Walpole B. Geraldine Ferraro C. Earl Long D. Albert Emmanuel
P4. Lang: Crawfordville, IN, only person to hold a degree in enigmatology, presently the NY Times
crossword puzzle editor; favorite clue is: “It might turn into a different story.” Two words, using
the full fifteen spaces. Hint: Both words begin S. Answer below. Hint: Type of balmy weather.
A. Ed Early B. Eric Berlin C. Will Shortz D. Martin Ashwood-Smith
P5. Lit: Rome, 1880, hugely successful & influential poet, playwright, novelist, and art critic of the early
20th Century. Coined the term cubism, wrote The Breasts of Tiresias, considered one of the first
surrealist plays. “One can’t carry one’s father’s corpse about everywhere.” Hint: think water.
A. Arthur Rimbaud B. Charles Baudelaire C. Guillaume Apollinaire D. Paul Verlaine
6. Music/Dance: Leningrad, 1926, the 1st renowned female Armenian violinist, State Conservatory teacher
forty years, established a new branch of Armenian musicology. Hint: In search of buxom lasses?
A. Anne Blunt B. Willian Neruda C. Anahit Tsitsikian D. Cherylin Sarkissian
P7. People: Boston, 1921, Harvard grad., executive editor at the Washington Post during the publication
of the Pentagon Papers and stood behind Woodward and Bernstein during the Watergate Scandal.
A. R. W. Apple, Jr. B. Ben Bradlee C. A. M. Rosenthal D. H. L. Mencken Hint: NBA NJ senator.
P8. Potluck: Kosovo in what is today Macedonia, 1910, she lived most of her life in India, founded the
Missionaries of Charities. She won a Nobel Peace Prize and was elected to Sainthood. “Loneliness
and the feeling of being unwanted is the most terrible poverty.” Hint: Stamp actor and pirates
A. Mother Teresa B. Rigoberta Menchu Tum C. Aung San Suu Kyi D. Indira Gandhi
P9. Quotes: Perth, Scotland, 1875, novelist The Thirty-Nine Steps; 15th Governor General Canada. “He
disliked emotion, not because he felt lightly, but because he felt deeply.” Hint: 15th POTUS
A. James M. Cain B. Carroll John Daly C. John Buchan D. Gordon Young
P10. Sci/Tech: Dangriga, Belize, designer of Mercury spacecraft for Gemini & Apollo. Hint: Sticks
A. James van Allen B. Max Faget C. Bob Rowe Gilruth D. Christopher Kraft
P11. Sports: Jersey City, NJ, 1934, NBA Hall of Famer as a player, coach, and announcer; h part of all the
17 titles won by the Boston Celtics, who retired his #15. Played college ball for Holy Cross. 8x
NBA champ as player, 2x as coach, 6x NBA All-Star. Hint: Place for Satan.
A. Sam Jones B. K. C. Jones C. Bob Cousy D. Tommy Heinsohn
P12. Stage/Screen: London 1908, played Miss Abitha Tibbs, one of the two dotty old-lady-spinster,
permanent residents at Fawlty Towers. Hint: Castaway first mate played by Bob Denver.
A. Gilly Flower B. Prunella Scales C. Renee Roberts D. Connie Booth
13. Extra Credit: The Pontilflex Maximus during World War II was who?
A. James B. John C. Peter D. Pius
Answers: 1A; 2D; 3A; 4C [[Spiral staircase); 5C; 6C; 7B; 8A; 9C; 10B; 11D; 12A; 13D NO PEEKING
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27 August
P1. Art/Culture: Born in Philadelphia in 1890, painter/photographer who spent most of his life in
France as a significant contributor to the Dada and Surrealist movements; a renowned fashion
and portrait photographer, also known for his photograms. Hint: Steve Irwin’s unlucky day.
A. Christian Schad B. William Henry Fox Talbot C. Man Ray D. Marcel Duchamp
2. Geo: Mahlabathini, Natal, 1928, Mangosuthu Buthelezi was a southern African leader who founded
the Inkatha Freedom Party, was the Chief Minister of KawZulu Bantustan, & Minister of Home
Affairs for his country from 1994 to 2004. By the way, what was his country? Hint: Brink & Paton
A. Malawi B. Botswana C. Republic of South Africa D. Swaziland
P3. History/Politics: Stronewall [[!), TX, 1908, powerful Senate majority leader chosen by JFK as 1960
VPOTUS running mate; became 36th President in 1963 after JFK was assassinated; kicked Barry
Goldwater’s butt in 1964; terrific domestic president [[Civil Rights and Voting Rights Acts); awful
overseas; did not want to be 1st U.S. Pres. to lose a war. 2nd Quartile. Hint: Beans in ears.
A. Richard Millstone Nixon B. Lyndon B. Johnson C. Jimmy Carter D. Bill Clinton
4. Lang: Tepic, Nayarit, Mexico, 1870, influential poet, journalist, ambassador to Argentina. En Paz [[In
Peace) may be his most famous work. “Who loves a lot, forgives a lot.” Hint: Valium Nelly.
B. Amado Nervo C. Octavio Paz D. Manel Carpio
P5. Lit: Terre Haute, IN, 1871, his two best novels, Sister Carrie and An American Tragedy, focus on
impoverished protagonists trying to make their way in the world; suggests people have little control over their destinies. Time listed Tragedy on its 100 best novels list. Hint: Socks & undies.
A. James Agee B. Theodore Dreiser C. Sinclair Lewis D. Sherwood
6. Music: Chicago, 1937, early Elvis aper; hit it huge with Teen-Age Crush. Hint: Boone’s writing paper.
A. Frankie Avalon B. Ricky Nelson C. Carl Perkins D. Tommy Sands
P7. People: Butte, MT, 1916, comedian who played opposite other comics [[Bob Hope, W. C. Fields,
Abbot and Costello, and Joe E. Brown.) Like Brown, she was known for having a big mouth.
A. Martha Ray B. Betty White C. Gracie Allen D. Jean Stapleton
P8. Potluck: Pittsburgh, 1933, written extensively on women’s fantasies & their actual inner selves, as
opposed to some sort of picture of ideal womanhood. My Secret Garden, My Mother/My Self and
Women on Top have all been met with high praise and harsh criticism. Hint: Daniel Defoe
A. Nancy Friday B. Anaďs Nin C. Kathy Acker D. Ann Rice
P9. Quotes: Stuttgart, 1770, philosopher, wrote on the Ubermensch, the extraordinary man, whose
ends justify the means if his goals are noble. Laws could be broken for the common good. To him
Napoleon was such a man. “Mark this well, you proud men of action! You are, after all, nothing
but unconscious instruments of the men of thought.” Hint: extraordinary man, not superman.
A. Baruch Spinoza B. Immanuel Kant C. Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel D. Friedrich Nietzsche
P10. Sci/Tech: 1875, P.E. Lecoq de Boisbaudran, a chemist, discovers a new element, a metal, 75 grams
extracted from 4 tons of ore, which he named it after his country. Which element? Hint: Omnia est
A. Scandium B. Gallium C. Germanium D. Indium
P11. Sports: Cootamundra, New South Wales, 1908, Don Bradman, considered by most the Babe Ruth
of his sport. His career test match average was an astonishing 99.94. What sport? Hint: think LBW.
A. Darts B. Cricket C. Polo D. Rugby
P12. Screen: NYC, 1943, in a ton of movies: Looking for Mr. Goodbar [[Supporting Oscar nom.); played
opposite Steve McQueen in The Cincinnati Kid. Hint: Norse god of single combat and/or Morrie.
A. Susan Sarandon B. Uma Thorman C. Sigourney Weaver D. Tuesday Weld
13. Extra Credit: Coolidge’s VP, banker, Nobel Prize. Hint: Should be more revered than Revere
A. Hannibal Hamlin B. Charles G. Dawes C. Charles W. Fairbanks D. Charles Curtis
Answers: 1C; 2C; 3B; 4B; 5B; 6D; 7A; 8A; 9C; 10B; 11B; 12D; 13D NO PEEKING
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28 August
P1. Art/Culture: Born in Birmingham, UK, in 1833, Pre-Raphaelite Movement artist [[The Beguiling of
Merlin) also known for rejuvenating the art of stained glass. Hint: Steamin’ and a-rollin’
A. William Morris B. William Bell Scott C. Edward Poynter D. Edward Burne-Jones
2. Geo: In 1955, Emmet Till, 14 year-old African American teen-ager from Chicago visiting down south
murdered for allegedly flirting with 21 year-old white woman. In what benighted state are we?
A. Alabama B. Georgia C. Mississippi D. Louisiana Hint: The Hospitality State
P3. History/Politics: On this day in 1963, at the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, a Baptist
minister gives one of the half dozen best speeches in American history. Hint: 95 on the door.
A. Malcolm X. B. Adam Clayton Powell C. Jesse Jackson D. Martin Luther King, Jr.
4. Lang: London, 1906, poet, writer, broadcaster, Oxfordian, described himself in Who’s Who as a “poet
and hack”; UK Poet Laureate, 1972 until death 1984. Founding member Victorian Society. His
teddybear is the original for Sebastian Flyte’s in Brideshead. Hint: Ten bucks he really was a hack.
A. Philip Larkin B. Louis MacNeice C. John Betjeman D. Cecil Day-Lewis
5. Lit: Thamesville, ON, 1913, novelist, playwright, journalist, professor, one of Canada’s best known and most popular authors. The Deptford Trilogy. “A happy childhood has spoiled many a promising life.” “Fanaticism is overcompensation for doubt.” Hint: NBA great meets Jeff.
A. Ralph Allen B. Hugh Garner C. Robertson Davies D. Mordecai Richler
P6. Music: Which of these did not perform at that March on Washington event? Hint: The Way West
A. Baez & Dylan B. Odetta & Mahalia C. Peter, Paul, and Mary D. Woody and Arlo
P7. People: London, 1969, daughter of Paul McCartney. As was her mother, a photographer. She also
writes vegetarian: Food: Vegetarian Home Cooking. Hint: Don’t think Dante, Brando, or Cat Ballou.
A. Lee B. Mary C. Stella D. Beatrice
P8. Potluck: Akron, 1952, 2nd African-American to win Poetry Pulitzer. “I make a discovery in a poem
poem as I write it.” Her Reverie in Open Air concludes: “… ah, the air now / Is a tonic of absence,
bearing nothing / But news of a breeze.” Hint: Her name is a homograph.
A. Gwendolyn Brooks B. Rita Dove C. Toni Morrison D. Maya Angelo
9. Quotes: Frankfurt, 1749, poet, novelist, playwright, scientist, diplomat, in nearly everyone’s top five
of the most influential Germans of all time. 1. The soul that sees beauty may sometimes walk alone. 2. I call architecture frozen music. 3. I love you, what business is it of yours? Think: Faust.
A. Goethe B. Thomas Mann C. Friedrich Nietzsche D. Immanuel Kant
10. Sci/Tech: Vienna, 1903, Dachau survivor, Freudian child psychologist, may or may not have earned a
degree from any university, bizarre ideas about autism, The Uses of Enchantment. Hint: Astro Juice
A. Alfred Adler B. Bruno Bettelheim C. Erving Goffman D. Arthur Kleinman
11. Sports/Games: Lafayette, LA, 1950, tiny little guy who could throw heat, 14 seasons a Yankee, 1975
through 1988, 1978 Cy Young winner, 25 and 3, the last win beating the Red Sox in a one
game play-off for the pennant. Career: 170-91, ERA 3.29, SOs 1,778. Hint: Opie Swoboda
A. Ron Guidry B. Goose Gossage C. Sparky Lyle D. Catfish Hunter
P12. Stage/Screen: Figeac, France, 1899, appeared in over 80 films over the course of 56 years, including
Algiers, Around the World in 80 Days, and Barefoot in the Park. Shortly after his wife of 44 years, Pat
Paterson died, he committed suicide. Hint: Think Yankee third baseman
A. Jean-Paul Belmondo B. Charles Boyer C. Jean-Luc Godard D. Yves Montand
P13. Extra Credit: In 100 throws of the dice, how many times is double-sixes likely to come up?
A. Three B. Four C. Six D. Eight
Answers: 1D; 2C; 3D; 4C; 5C; 6D; 7B; 8B; 9A; 10B; 11A; 12B; 13A NO PEEKING
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29 August
P1. Art/Culture: Cambridge, UK, 1923, actor/director, producer. Brother of a narrator of nature
documentaries. Two Oscars for Gandhi [[1983). Played RAF Squadron Leader Roger Bartlett in
Great Escape. For 33 years, president Muscular Dystrophy campaign. Hint: Hatches.
A. Richard Attenborough B. Kenneth Branagh C. Richard Lester D. Peter Ustinov
P2. Geo: 1869, 1st mountain cog railway opens here. This mountain has claimed more lives than any
other. For a long time, it held land wind speed record 231 mph. Hint: Tuckerman’s Ravine
A. The Matterhorn B. Mount McKinley C. Mount Washington D. Mount Hood
P3. His/Pol: Panama, 1936, U.S. Navy pilot shot down over Vietnam, prisoner of war, awarded several
medals; AZ GOP Senator, occasionally seen as maverick for willingness to question sad direction
of his party; ran for POTUS in 2008 with [[Yikes!) Sarah Palin on his ticket. Hint: Able fellow.
A. Barry Goldwater B. John McCain C. John Kerry D. Paul Fannin
4. Lang: Cambridge, MA, 1809, physician, poet, professor, and lecturer, best known for his poem Old
Ironsides, which saved the frigate The U. S. Constitution from being scrapped. “Where we love is
home—home that our feet may leave, but not our hearts.” Hint: Think Moriarty.
A. Oliver Wendell Holmes. Sr. C. Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
B. William Cullen Bryant D. John Greenleaf Whittier
P5. Lit: Gravesend, UK, 1929, to journalists; a poet; his mother sparked his interest in reading before
she committed suicide when he was 10; Cambridge grad., immigrated to USA, Berkeley prof.
for 30 years; The Man with Night Sweats: modern themes in classic forms. Hint: Richard Boone.
A. Donald Davie B. James Merril C. Tom Gunn D. Harold Norse
P6. Music: Kansas City, 1929, many jazz people consider him the best and most influential saxophon-
ist of all time. Nicknamed “Yardbird” or just “Bird”. A leading musician in the development of
bebop. Ornithology, How High the Moon, and Yardbird Suite. Hint: With 1 House $ 175.00.
A. Stan Getz B. Ornette Coleman C. Cannonball Adderley D. Charlie Parker
P7. People: Gary, IN, 1958, singer, great dancer, invented Moonwalk. Album Thriller has #1 sales all-
time. Lost himself somehow. “When I see children, I see the face of God.” Hint: Sis was a flasher.
A. Ray Charles B. James Brown C. Michael Jackson D. Stevie Wonder
P8. Pot: Brooklyn, 1922, published annual 10 Worst Dressed Women List. “Martha Stewart dresses like a
centerfold for the Farmers’ Almanac.” Hint: Famous Oxford bookstore
A. Hilary Mantel B. Louise Bogan C. Robert Spencer D. Richard Blackwell
9. Quotes: Sussex, UK, 1844, poet/philosopher [[Civilization, Its Cause and Cure). 1. The other thing that
happened in 1883 was my reading of Thoreau’s Walden. 2. We lived within two hundred
yards of the sea, and its voice was in our ears night and day. Hint: The sea was wet as wet could be…
A. Roger Fry B. William Morris C. Edward R. Pease D. Edward Carpenter
P10. Sci/Tech: Somerset, England, 1632, major physician/liberal philosopher. Hint: Famous Pope poem.
A. Robert Boyle B. Gilbert Blane C. John Locke D. Francis Bacon
P11. Sports: Queens, NY, 1946, track & field athlete, in Mexico 1968 broke running long jump record by
22 inches, sailing for 29’ 2.5”, a record that stood for 23 years. Hint: White, green, black labels.
A. Ray Ewry B. Bob Beamon C. Ralph Boston D. Mike Powell
P12. Screen: Stockholm, 1915, 3 Oscars, 2 Emmys, 4 Golden Globes. Hemingway said the part of Maria
in For Whom the Bell Tolls must be played by her. Rick asked Sam to play the song again. Received
her 7th Academy Award nom. for Ingmar Bergman’s Autumn Sonata. Hint: Consolidated Edison.
A. Liv Ullmann B. Ingrid Bergman C. Greta Garbo D. Bibi Anderson
P13. Extra Credit: In the game of Monopoly, what color are the cheapest properties?
A. Purple B. Green C. Yellow D. Red
Answers: 1A; 2C; 3B; 4A; 5C; 6D; 7C; 8D; 9D; 10C; 11B; 12B; 13A NO PEEKING
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30 August
P1. Art/Culture: Born in 1901, raised in St. Paul, participated in March on Washington, which he helped
organize as executive director NAACP; the Selma to Montgomery marches: & the March Against
Fear. Though Black militants called him Uncle Tom, very few African-American Leaders
Accomplished more for Civil Rights than this brave and articulate man. Hint: Oh, Pretty Woman
A. Medgar Evers B. Roy Wilkins C. W. E. B. Du Bois D. James Meredith
P2. Geo: Chicago, 1901, in the 1930s he wrote the socio-political books Inside Europe and Inside USA
brimming with facts/figures/insights into the countries he described. Along with 8 novels, he
also wrote Death Be Not Proud, a memoir of his son’s battle with cancer. Hint: Burgundian king
A. Charles Kuralt B. John Gunther C. John Dos Passos D. John Steinbeck
P3. History/Politics: Winnfield, LA, 1933, The Kingfish, 40th governor of LA before becoming a senator
before being assassinated while in office. He was a populist whose slogans were “Share the
Wealth” and “Every Man a King”. His wife & son filled his senatorial chair. Hint: Daisy nephew
A. George Wallace B. Lester Maddox C. Huey Long D. Earl Long
4. Lang: Martinez, CA, 1944, reliever whose Ya Gotta Believe took Mets to the ‘73 pennant. Hint: Annie.
A. Lee Smith B. Tug McGraw C. Brian Wilson D. R. A, Dickey
P5. Lit: Somers Town, London, 1797; her poet husband pretty much locked her in a room and told her to
write a novel, which she did, a gothic tale subtitled The Modern Prometheus, featuring a character
called Adam. It was published anonymously. It was a sensation! Hint: Get off Carl’s back, honey.
A. George Eliot B. Mary Shelley C. Bram Stoker D. Dorothy Wordsworth
6. Music: Parris Island, SC, 1935, singer/songwriter, one of the Mammas’ Pappas. Hint: Dutch Electric.
A. Gene Clark B. Scott McKenzie C. John Philips D. Dick Weissman
P7. People: Born in 1930, Columbia grad., business tycoon, investor, philanthropist, Wizard of Omaha,
started out as a paperboy, sold chewing gum door-to-door, has an estimated worth of more than
70 billion smackers; has pledged to give away 99% of his wealth. Hint: AYCE offers.
A. Warren Buffett B. Bill Gates C. John Paul Getty D. Rupert Murdoch
P8. Potluck: Cardington, England, 1720, as member Parliament, he argued for the abolition of slavery
& the introduction of a minimum wage. He founded a brewery in 1742. Hint: 12 ways.
A. Samuel Whitbread B. Lloyd George C. Sir Alec Guinness D. William Pitt
P9. Quotes: San Diego, 1918, Splendid Splinter, skinny kid came to MLB with desire to be greatest hitter
all-time. Arguably, he did. Career: .344 avg., 2,654 hits, 521 HRs, .482 on-base-% [[highest
all-time), last person to hit .400, Triple Crown 1942. Missed 5 years flying planes WWII & Korea
“I’ve found that you don’t need to wear a necktie if you can hit.” Hint: Also world-class angler.
A. Joe DiMaggio B. Mickey Mantle C. Ted Williams D. Willie Mays
10. Sci/Tech: Brightwater, NZ, 1871, Father of Nuclear Physics, McGill prof., greatest experimentalist
since Michael Faraday; discovered radioactive half-life, 1908 Nobel. Hint: Where Giants play.
A. John Cockroft B. James Chadwick C. Thomas Royds D. Ernest Rutherford
P11. Sports: Saint-Cloud, France, Hauts-de-Seine, 1943, alpine skier who won the first two World Cups
and three gold medals at the 1968 Olympics. “Winnings tastes good.” Hint: Flack hit.
A. Ingemar Stenmark B. Jean-Noël Augert C. Sébastien Amiez D. Jean-Claude Killy
P12. Screen: Kankakee, IL, 1908, played two-faced naval officer in Caine Mutiny, the father in Disney’s
Shaggy Dog, which got him most well-known role as dad in My Three Sons. Hint: Barney buddy.
A. Fred MacMurray B. Robert Young C. Hugh Beaumont D. Lorne Greene
P13. Extra Credit: What does eleven plus two equal? All the answers are correct. But for people who like
to fiddle with words, one is deliciously correct! Think: a gran’ma
A. Thirteen B. Twelve plus one C. Still unlucky D. A baker’s dozen
Answers: 1B; 2B; 3C; 4B; 5B; 6C; 7A; 8A; 9C; 10D; 11D; 12A; 13B NO PEEKING
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31 August
P1. Art/Culture: Born in Manhattan, 1903, during 1950s this radio & TV announcer was biggest name in
the business. His velvet voice, folksy ways, & ability to sell the products that sponsored his shows
& amateur hours gave him power and fame. Also played the ukulele. Hint: W.C. Fields line.
A. Howard K. Smith B. John Cameron Swayze C. Eddie Cantor D. Arthur Godfrey
P2. Geography: In 1980, government of what country forced to sign Gdańsk Agreement, allowing for
Solidarity. Hint: During WWII, boy from this country asks his mom, if a German & a Russian
come into the yard whom do I shoot first? She says the German. Business before pleasure.
A. Hungary B. Poland C. Yugoslavia D. Czechoslovakia
P3. History/Politics: Born in the year 12, a noble and moderate Roman emperor [[AD 37 – 41) during the
1st 6 months of his reign, but then he apparently went bananas, focusing on cruelty, sadism, &
sexual perversity. His name means “Little Soldier’s Boot.” Hint: Vietnam mass murderer
A. Nero B. Tiberius C. Caligula D. Galba
4. Language: Howard Chase, a romance language professor, began a story: Wants pawn term dare worsted
ladle gull hoe lift wetter murder inner ladle cordage honor itch offer lodge dock florist. Which story?
A. Hansel and Gretel B. Cinderella C. Little Red Riding Hood D. Rumpelstiltskin
P5. Lit: Fresno 1908, underrated American playwright/novelist: My Name Is Aram, The Human Comedy
and My Heart Is in the Highlands; style filled w/humor, zest for life. Hint: Tired Don Diego.
A. Bernard Malamud B. John Barth C. Howard Kazanjian D. Will Saroyan
P6. Music/Dance: NYC, 1918, lyricist/librettist: Wouldn’t It Be Loverly: Get Me to the Church on Time; Gigi.
3 Oscars, 3 Tonys. “Why can’t a woman be more like a man?” Hint: Handy judge, Walton’s mom.
A. Oscar Hammerstein B. Ira Gershwin C. Alan Jay Lerner D. Lorenz Hart
P7. People: Wabbaseka, AR, 1935, Black Panther, wrote while in prison Soul on Ice, a collection of essays
that got good reviews. After attacking the Oakland police station, he lived In Cuba and Algiers.
Back home again, he converted to Mormonism and became a staunchly conservative Republican.
A. Malcolm X B. Huey Newton C. Eldridge Cleaver D. Bobby Hutton Hint: Semiaquatic rodent.
P8. Potluck: Vienna, 1879, wife and muse of three prominent men, a composer, an architect, and a
novelist [[plus consort for a few others.) Tom Lehrer wrote a song about her, including the lines:
“Alma, tell us! All modern women are jealous. Which of your magical wands got you Gustav and
Walter and Franz?” Who was her composer husband? Hint: Dempsey sobriquet.
A. Mahler B. Schubert C. Verdi D. Ravel
P9. Quote: Chicago, 1907, the 2nd legendary editor of The New Yorker from 1952 until 1987. Salinger
dedicated Franny & Zooey to him. He kept the magazine beautifully done. “Amid chaos of
images, we value coherence. We believe in the printed word. And we believe in clarity. And we
believe in immaculate syntax. And in the beauty of the English language.” Hint: Begin Aquarius
A. Harold Ross B. Robert Gottleib C. William Shawn D. Henry R. Luce
P10. Sci/Tech: Staffordshire, UK, 1885, mathematician, notable contributions to algebraic invariants.
A. Herbet Turnbull B. Isaac Todhunter C. Bertrand Russell D. Isaac Milner Hint: Pamplona
P11. Sports: Beaumont, TX, 1935, only MLB player to win an MVP in the National & American Leagues.
Won the Triple Crown & was 1st African-American Major League manager. Hint: Bancroft
A. Frank Robinson B. Brooks Robinson C. Roy Campanella D. Bob Gibson
P12. Screen: Laurel, NE, 1928, played tough guys in such classics as The Magnificent Seven, Hell Is For
Heroes, and The Great Escape. Hint: Cremated Detroit MLB great.
A. James Coburn B. Steve McQueen C. Charles Bronson D. Lee Marvin
13. Extra Credit: Good King Wenceslaus came from what country?
A. Hungary B. Poland C. Yugoslavia D. Czechoslovakia
Answers: 1D; 2B; 3C; 4C; 5D; 6C; 7C; 8A; 9C; 10A; 11A; 12A; 13D NO PEEKING
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1 September
P1. Art/Culture: Born in Vinita, OK, in 1950, a classic, frequently-sued huckster snake-oil salesman who
has made fortunes in various business scams, not least as a TV talk-show host giving out bad
advice to guests and audiences alike. Hint: Absolutely and shockingly awful in Love Story.
A. Keith Ablow B. Phil Donahue C. Phil McGraw D. Mike Douglas
P2. Geography: In 1897, the Tremont Street Subway opens, inaugurating the first underground rapid
transit system in the United States. What is the city? Hint: The actual Hub of the universe. Had
Neil Armstrong been from here the Globe headline would have been: Local Man Lands on Moon.
A. Albany B. Boston C. New York D. Philadelphia
P3. History/Politics: Wheeling, WV, 1907, ran the United Automobile Workers. In the 1930s, he
worked closely with the Communist Party in the auto industry. In the 1940s, he was a leader in
removing communists from the UAW offices. In 1963, he stood beside Martin Luther King, Jr.
while he made his I Have a Dream speech. Hint: Complete loyalty to Naomi.
A. Jimmy Hoffa B. John L. Lewis C. Walter Reuther D. Frank Fitzsimmons
4. Lang: Toronto, 1941, a surrealist poet blessed/cursed with a sense of mystery and magic, felt the
wonderment of life and death. The Shadow Maker won 1969 Governor General’s Award. Briefly
married to poet Milton Acorn. Hint: Spider-Man girl friend. Hint #2: Shakes in Love Oscar winner.
A. Daphne Marlatt B. Frances Itani C. Gwendolyn MacEwen D. Jamie Reid
P5. Lit: After his parents die, infant John Clayton is adopted by she-ape Kala and named Tarzan, “white
skin” in ape lingo. Eventually, along comes Jane; Tarzan goes bananas. This author [[Chicago,
1875) eventually writes two dozen sequels to Tarzan of the Apes. Hint: Naked Lunch.
A. H. Rider Haggard B. H. G. Wells C. Edgar Wallace D. Edgar Rice Burroughs
P6. Music: Nuremberg, 1653, organist & teacher, composed sacred and secular music, contributed to
the choral prelude and fugue. Canon in D. Hint: Mexican weather: Chili today, hot tamale.
A. Johann Jakob Froberger B. Johann Pachelbel C. Johann Kerll D. Engelbert Humperdinck
P7. People: Norwich, CT, 1781, poet, Sweet Singer of Hartford, wrote cheery Death of an Infant.
A. Lydia Sigourney B. Helen Hunt Jackson C. Alice Miller D. Lola Ridge Hint: Aliens
P8. Potluck: Friars Point, 1933, his real name was Harold Lloyd Jenkins. Once held the record with 40
#1 songs on Country Billboard. He sang duets with Loretta Lynn. Hello Darlin’. Hint: Sylvester.
A. Garth Broooks B. Wayland Jennings C. Jimmy Rogers D. Conway Twitty
P9. Quotes: Brooklyn, 1938, Harvard prof, civil liberty champion, defended Mike Tyson, Patty Hearst,
Jim Bakker, Claus von Bülow. “When you discriminate against anyone, you discriminate against
everyone. It’s a display of terrible intolerance.” Hint: Vermont furniture fellow rides with Shane.
A. Alan Dershowitz B. F. Lee Bailey C. Johnnie Cochran D. Robert Shapiro
P10. Sci/Tech: On this day in 1887, he filed for a patent for his gramophone record. Hint: Ich bin ein
A. Thomas Edison B. Emile Berliner C. R.C.A. Victor D. Alexander Graham Bell
P11. Sports: Brockton, MA, 1923, heavyweight boxing champion, 49 and 0, only undefeated boxer to
hold world title. Defended title 6 times. KO average was 87.75 %. Hint: Oldest French city
A. Jersey Joe Walcott B. Rocky Marciano C. Archie Moore D. Rocky Graziano
P12. Screen: Detroit, 1939, stand-up comedian and film star; her characters include: Ernestine, a phone
operatory; Edith, a precocious 5 year old; Tess/Trudy, a homeless bag lady; Susie the Sorority Girl.
“If love is the question, could you please rephrase the question?” Hint: Of the Lamplight
A. Lily Tomlin B. Joan Rivers C. Phyllis Diller D. Carol Burnett
P13. Extra Credit: When did little Susie eventually wake up?
A. midnight B. 2:00 o’clock C. 3:00 o’clock D. 4:00 o’clock
Answers: 1C; 2B; 3C; 4C; 5D; 6B; 7A; 8D; 9A; 10B; 11B; 12A; 13D NO PEEKING
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2 September
P1. Art/Culture: Born in Byron, IL, in 1849, a pitcher and a manager in the early days of baseball. He
organized the National League. He was the first well-known player to use a fielding glove. In
fact, he founded a company to sell such gloves. Hint: The tires on my car failed inspection.
A. Alfred Rawlings B. Albert Spalding C. Cap Anson D. Lefty Grove
2. Geography: In 1833, Oberlin College, the first private liberal arts college to admit female and Black
students, is founded. It was an important stop on the Underground Railway. Its Conservatory of
Music is among the very best in the country. What state are we in? Hint: 1928 soft drink co.
A. Massachusetts B. New York C. Ohio D. Illinois
P3. History: Boston, 1948, she was selected from 11,000 applicants to participate in the NASA Teacher
in Space Project. She wrote on her application: “I watched the Space Age being born, and I would
like to participate. She also said, “I touch the future. I teach.” In 1986, she was among the
astronauts to die on Space Shuttle Challenger. Hint: She loved kids all her life.
A. Helen Sharman B. Sally Ride C. Christa McAuliffe D. Laurel Clark
4. Lang: St. Louis, 1850, his father defended Dred Scott; became a journalist for the St. Joseph Gazette in
MO, but is today remembered as The Poet of Childhood for such poems as Wynken, Blyken, and
Nod and The Sugar-Plum Tree. Hint: “On the whole, I’d rather be in Philadelphia.”
A. Eugene Field B. Charles Dodgson C. Edward Lear D. Ogden Nash
P5. Lit: Houston, 1918, Stanford grad., newspaper journalist, U.S. Senate correspondent for the United
Press, hired by Scotty Reston for the NY Times, worked in his spare time on Advise and Consent,
which spent 102 weeks on the NY Times best-seller list & won the 1960 Pulitzer. Hint: London map
A. Russell Baker B. Gore Vidal C. Allen Drury D. Robert Penn Warren
P6. Music: Norwalk, CT, 1928, son of a Cape Verde father, jazz pianist/composer, got his break when
Stan Getz took him on tour; played hard-bop at NY clubs throughout the 1950s, won respect of
fellow jazz players for his Latin rhythms and fluidity of style. Hint: Lone Ranger.
A. Bill Evans B. Herbie Hancock C. Dave Brubeck D. Horace Silver
P7. People: Halstead, KS, 1901, legendary NCAA basketball coach, Kentucky, 1930 – 1972; 876 wins –
190 losses [[.822%); 4 NCAA Championships; innovator of fast break. Hint: Trust me, he groaned.
A. Dean Smith B. Mike Krzyzewski C. Adolph Rupp D. Bob Knight
P8. Potluck: Amarillo, 1934, a Southern Baptist Minister who mixed humor and Jesus, The Prime
Minister of Humor, regular cast member of Hee Haw until his plane crashed. Hint: Monocle & cane.
A. Mordecai Ham B. Grady Nutt C. J. Frank Norris D. C. H. Spurgeon
9. Quotes: Santa Barbara, CA, 1952, former world #1 tennis player, considered among greatest in history
of the sport; year-end top ranking for 16 years; 109 titles, 11 Grand Slams 1. I hate to lose more than
I love to win. 2. I always insist on my jeans being ironed. Is that a problem? Hint: Dan & Roseanne
A. John McEnroe B. Jimmy Connors C. Arthur Ashe D. Pete Sampras
10. Sci/Tech: 1752, last day of Julian calendar in UK; next day becomes 14 Sept. on WHAT calendar?
A. Georgian B. Gregorian C. Edwardian D. Jamesian Hint: Think Kafka bug
P11. Sports: Shreveport, LA, 1948, QB for the Steelers 14 seasons; 8 AFC Central Championships; 4
Super Bowl Championships, SI Sportsman of the Year 1979; HoF 1989. Hint: Pretty tacky!
A. Terry Bradshaw B. Brett Favre C. Bobby Lane D. Ben Roethlisberger
P12. Screen: Wandsworth, London, 1937, he played to a T. the befuddled Bernard Woolley on Yes, Prime
Minister [[which Margaret Thatcher never missed) & Oscar on Heartbeat. Hint: Erstwhile shotgun.
A. Derek Fowlds B. Nigel Hawthorne C. Paul Eddington D. Neil Fitzwiliam
P13. Extra Credit: Which of these ships did NOT accompany Christopher Columbus?
A. Athena B. Nińa C. Pinta D. Santa Maria
Answers: 1B; 2C; 3C; 4A; 5C; 6D; 7C; 8B; 9B; 10B; 11A; 12A; 13A NO PEEKING
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3 September
P1. Art/Culture: Born in Boston in 1856, architect, Father of the Skyscraper, Father of Modernism, coiner
of the phrase “Form follows function”, Ayn Rand’s inspiration for Henry Cameron in The
Fountainhead, Frank Lloyd Wright’s mentor, made lots of banks. Hint: J. L Boston Strong Boy
A. Henry Hobson Richardson B. Frank Furness C. Louis Sullivan D. Dankmar Adler
P2. Geo: Today in 1838, Frederick Douglas escaped slavery in MD & made his way to what city where
he became a leader of the abolitionist movement and one of the most gifted orators of his day. “I
could as a free man look across the bay toward the eastern shore where I was born a slave.”
A. Baltimore B. Dover C. Philadelphia D. Washington D.C. Hint: Aptly named.
P3. History: Hong Kong, 1920, NY Herald Tribune journalist and Newsday columnist who covered WWII,
Korea, & Vietnam; 1st woman to win Foreign Correspondence Pulitzer [[1951) Hint: Hepburn prof.
A. Ina Young Kelley B. Jennie Irene Mix C. Marguerite Higgins D. Martha Gelhorn
P4. Lang: South Berwick, ME, 1849, poet, novelist, short story writer, regionalist writer of the southern
seacoast of Maine; best known for The Country of the Pointed Pines. Hint: Like fall spider webs
A. Sarah Orne Jewett B. Annie Adams Fields C. Alice Cary D. Annie Trumbull Slosson
P5. Lit: St Louis, 1897, wrote 99 stories for The New Yorker. Her short story collection Meet Me in St. Louis
adapted for the movie of that name. Anna and the King of Siam Oscar nom. Hint: William Franklin.
A. Carson McCullers B. Sally Benson C. Flannery O’Connor D. Dorothy Azner
6. Music: Memphis, 1915, honky-tonks and dance hall pianist, jump blues singer; his 1st recorded song
has become a blues standard: Every Day I Have the Blues. Hint: Why did quizzer not hide Memphis?
A. Cab Calloway B. Memphis Slim C. Smiley Lewis D. Jimmy Liggins
P7. People: NYC, 1965, Carlos Irwin Estévez, expelled from his high school, appeared in Platoon, Ferris
Bueller’s Day Off, Wall Street, Major League, and Being John Malkovich. Bad boy image. Who?
A. Johnny Depp B. Charlie Sheen C. Sean Penn D. Michael J. Fox Hint: 2.5 Men
8. Pot: Brattleboro, VT, 1811, religious, philosopher, utopian nut; coined free love. Hint: Make joyful
A. George Rapp B. John Humphrey Noyes C. Robert Owen D. Bronson Alcott
P9. Quotes: Lincoln, NE, 1907, anthropologist, educator, philosopher, the Modern Thoreau; Memoir: All
the Strange Hours [[1975)1. It is frequently the tragedy of the great artist, as it is of the great scientist,
that he frightens the ordinary man. 2. One could not pluck a flower without troubling a star. 3. If
there is magic on this planet, it is contained in water. Hint: Basically a shameless ogler of all life.
A. Orville Prescott B. Bradford Washburn C. Loren Eiseley D. Joseph Wood Krutch
P10. Sci/Tech: Bohemia, 1875, created the Volkswagen Beetle and the Mercedes Benz SS/SSK, among
other cars. During World War II, as a member of the Nazi Party, designed Tiger and Panzer
tanks. He was inducted into the International Motorsports Hall of Fame, which in 1999
posthumously awarded him the title of Car Engineer of the Century. Hint: Wife was called Bess.
A. Rudolf Diesel B. Gottleb Daimler C. Anthony Fokker D. Ferdinand Porsche
P11. Sports: Philadelphia, 1915, The Brat, “can’t hit, can’t run, can’t field … all the little s.o.b. can do is
win” [[Leo Durocher); kicked the ball out of Rizzuto’s glove. Hint: What type of wild cabbage did.
A. Nap Lajoie B. Eddie Collins C. Eddie Stanky D. Bill Mazeroski
P12. Screen: Corinth, Greece, 1926, this actress appeared in over 70 movies, notably The Guns of
Navarone and Zorba the Greek. She also appeared in many movies about Greek myth and history,
including Antigone in 1961. Hint: think long black hair and sultry eyes. Hint: C. Elliot & friends.
A. Melina Mercouri B. Helena Kallianiotes C. Irene Pappas D. Irene Koumarianou
P13. Extra Credit: On this day in 1981, he left NBC after 38 years. Hint: Goodnight, Chet.
A. Walter Cronkite B. Tom Brokaw C. Peter Jennings D. David Brinkley
Answers: 1C; 2C; 3C; 4A; 5B; 6B; 7B; 8B; 9C; 10D; 11C; 12C; 13D NO PEEKING
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4 September
P1. Art/Culture: Born in Tulsa, OK, in 1918, radio announcer, friend of J. Edgar Hoover & Senator
Joseph McCarthy, heart-warming tales of average people combined with diatribes against welfare
cheats. He’d begin an account, cut for an ad, return with: “And now for the rest of the story!”
A. Edward R. Murrow B. Art Linkletter C. Paul Harvey D. Walter Winchell Hint: Big rabbit.
P2. Geo: In 1957, Governor Orval Faubus calls out the National Guard to prevent African-American
students from enrolling in Central High. In what unlucky state are we? Hint: On a clear day …
A. Alabama B. Arkansas C. Mississippi D. Idaho
P3. History/Politics: Romulous Augustulus is disposed by Odoacre, a soldier, who declares himself
King of Italy. The Roman Empire is history. This happened on this date in what year? Hint: Like
1066 and 1492, and 1776, this is one of those wretched dates you know you know!
A. 308 A.D B. 396 A.D C. 476 A.D. D. 503 A.D.
4. Language: The British word posh comes from “port out, starboard home.” Home from where?
A. Canada B. Ireland C. India D. France
P5. Lit: Natchez, Mississippi, 1908, he moved to Chicago in 1927 and joined the Communist Party; he
wrote articles for left-wing periodicals. In 1937, he moved to New York, became friends with Ralph
Ellison and won 1st prize in Story magazine for Fire and Cloud. His 2 masterpieces Black Boy & Native
Son belong on any 100 best American books list. Hint: Fallingwater, Guggenheim, Robie House
A. James Baldwin B. Paul Lawrence Dunbar C. Alex Haley D. Richard Wright
P6. Music: Ansfelden, Austria, 1824, composer of symphonies , masses, and motets; musical radical for
his dissonances, modulations, and roving harmonies. Hint: Red Sox bumbling 1st baseman.
A. Hugo Wolf B. Anton Bruckner C. Gustav Mahler D. Johann George Albrechtsberger
P7. People: Chelsea, MA, 1848, poet, inventor and draftsman, drew up the sketches for Bell’s
telephone patent; invented better railroad water closets; Inventor HoF. Hint: Roman ocean?
A. Hiram Maxim B. Garrett Augustus Morgan C. Lewis Howard Latimer D. Charles W. Brown
8. Potluck: By the way, posh, scuba, radar, NATO, and laser are all examples of what?
A. Acronyms B. Antonyms C. Eponyms D. Homonyms
P9. Quotes: Essex, U.K., 1905, historical novels set in ancient Greece. 1. In hatred as in love, we grow
like the thing we brood upon. What we loathe we graft into our very soul. 2. Miss Searle had
always considered boredom an intellectual defeat. Hint: French conveyance of dubious reliability?
A. Edith Hamilton B. Mary Renault C. Daphne Maurier D. Iris Murdoch
P10. Science/Technology: On this day in 1888, this inventor registers the trademark Kodak and receives
a patent for his camera that uses roll film. What’s his name? Hint: Did not take Greely’s advice.
A. Louis Daguerre B. George Eastman C. Edwin Land D. Ernest Leitz [[Leica)
P11. Sports: Kansas City, 1949, he ranked #1 on the PGA tour from 1978 to 1982. During those years,
he kept Jack Nicklaus from winning three more major championships. In the British Open in
2009, nearly 60 years old, 26 years after his last major win, he came within a putt of winning.
A. Gary Player B. Arnold Palmer C. Lee Trevino D. Tom Watson
P12. Stage/Screen: Born in Chicago in 1931, mother a dancer, father a violinist, trained as ballerina &
began career as chorus dancer; best known for her roles in There’s No Business Like Show Business
and South Pacific, where she played Ensign Nellie Forbush, who falls in love with Emile [[Rossano
Brazzi). Think: Some enchanted evening you might see a stranger… Hint: S. Page: “Don’t look back …”
A. Julie Andrews B. Ethel Merman C. Mitzi Gaynor D. Carol Channing
13. Extra Credit: From what Beatles song come these lyrics: “All the lonely people / Where do they all
come from? / All the lonely people / Where do they all belong?” Hint: Tennis sexist.
A. In My Life B. Eleanor Rigby C. With a Little Help from Our Friends D. Penny Lane
Answers: 1C; 2B; 3C; 4C; 5D; 6B; 7C; 8A; 9B; 10B; 11D; 12C; 13B NO PEEKING
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5 September
P1. Art/Culture: Born in Lynchburg, TN, possibly on this day in 1850. His paternal grandparents
immigrated to America from Wales and Scotland. He was raised in the Primitive Baptist Church
by a moonshine-brewing preacher. Certainly, a man of great spirit. Hint: “Old No. 7”.
A. Jim Beam B. Jack Daniel C. Glen Fiddich D. John Grant
P2. Geography: In 1978, Menachem Begin and Anwar Sadat sign an agreement, which is witnessed by
Jimmy Carter at Camp David, which is—by the way—located where? Hint: Contrary agronomist
A. Washington DC B. Maryland C. Virginia D. Delaware
P3. History: Chateau de Saint-Germain-en-laye, in 1638, the Sun King ascended to throne in 1643, ruled
[[at first with the help of his chief minister Cardinal Mazarin) as King of France until his death 72
years and 110 days later. He centralized the government and lived at Versailles. Which Louis was
he? Hint: Stations of the Cross; number of pieces Osiris was torn into by Seth; Bob Cousy
A. XII B. XIII C. XIV D. XV
P4. Lang: Sicily, 1568, Dominican friar, poet, philosopher, theologian, spent most of his life locked up,
wracked, beaten by Christian superiors. “The world is the image of God.” Hint: Dodger catcher.
A. Joachim of Fiore B. Tommaso Campanella C. Diego Zapata D. Rafael Benito Terongi
P5. Literature: Born in Budapest in 1905, educated in Austria, he joined the Communist Party, became
disillusioned with Stalinism; turned around to write Darkness at Noon, a scathing anti-totalitarian
work that greatly influenced European politics. Britain gave him a CBE. Hint: Moore Dudley
A. Richard Condon B. Aldous Huxley C. George Orwell D. Arthur Koestler
P6. Music: Stone Town, Zanzibar, 1946, British singer, songwriter and producer, best known as the
lead vocalist of the rock band Queen. His voice had enormous range; he wrote the lyrics for the
widely popular We Are the Champions. Hint: I like her and she likes me. Her+me’s one!
A. Freddie Mercury B. Mick Jagger C. David Bowie D. Prince
P7. People: Wahoo, NE, 1902, he was an American film producer and studio executive, first at Warner
Brothers, then in 1933 he partnered with others to fount 20th Century Fox. His pictures explored
social issues, Gentlemen’s Agreement, Grapes of Wrath, Tobacco Road, How Green Was My Valley.
A. Darryl Zanuck B. Samuel Goldwyn C. Sam Spiegel D. Louis B. Mayer Hint: Of the North?
8. Potluck: Whose real name was Thomas Lanier Williams? Think: Tom Wingfield.
A. Robin Williams B. Ted Williams C. Andy Williams D. Tennessee Williams
P9. Quotes: Oak Park, IL, 1929, stand-up comic. 1. This stammer got me a home in Beverly Hills; I’m not
about to screw with it now. 2. All comics are anarchists. Hint: The button-down mind of …
A. Don Rickles B. Robin Williams C. Rodney Dangerfield D. Bob Newhart
10. Science/Technology: How many bones in the human body? Hint: People in Seattle know.
A. 196 B. 206 C. 413 D. 512
P11. Sports: Wheeling, WV, 1936, played his entire 17-year career for the Pittsburgh Pirates; 2nd second
baseman, won 8 gold gloves, best remembered for beating Yankees in game 7 of 1960 World Series
by hitting a homerun off Ralph Terry in the bottom of the 9th inning. Hint: Red Sox left fielder.
A. Roberto Clemente B. Willie Stargell C. Bill Mazeroski D. Honus Wagner
P12. Stage/Screen: Chicago, 1940, actress and singer. In 1966 in One Million Years B.C., she wore a two-
piece deer skin bikini, the poster of which sold millions. She had the title role in Myra Breckinridge.
Playboy ranked her #3 of the 100 Sexiest Stars of the 20th Century.” Men’s Health rated her #2.
A. Kim Novak B. Cheryl Ladd C. Rachel Welch D. Bo Derek Hint: Co. Founded in Vineland, NJ
P13. Extra Credit: The Chinese ideogram for trouble is what? Hint: Oh, go ahead!
A. Broken fence B. Cloud covering sun C. 2 women living under one roof D. Cow in garden
Answers: 1B; 2B; 3C; 4B; 5D; 6A; 7A; 8D; 9D; 10B; 11C; 12C; 13C NO PEEKING
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6 September
P1. Art/Culture: Born in Chicago, 1940, painter, printmaker, draughtsman with works in many public
collections, one of only four women to have a retrospective at the MoMA. She and husband
opened and ran Bowery Poetry Club on NYC Lower Eastside. Hint: Skip Light Fantastic guy.
A. Lee Krasner B. Elizabeth Murray C. Helen Frankenthaler D. Lee Bontecou
P2. Geo: In 1968, a small, landlocked country in southern Africa becomes independent. It had been a
British Protectorate. Hint: It is ruled by a remarkably selfish, narcissistic king.
A. Botswana B. Lesotho C. Swaziland D. Zambia
P3. History/Politics: Born East Hampton, NY, in 1800, an American educator who strongly supported
education for girls and the establishments of kindergartens. Hint: when Abraham Lincoln met
her sister, he said, “So you’re the little woman that made this great war.”
A. Frances Wright B. Louisa May Alcott C. Catharine Beecher D. Margaret Fuller
4. Lang: According to Oxford studies, the 100 most commonly used words make up roughly what
percentage of all written material in English? We’re talking the, of, be, and, a, in, that, etc.
A. 5% B. 25% C. 33% D. 50% Hint: 2 guys at the old barbershop
P5. Lit: Minneapolis, 1928, writer/philosopher’s reputation rests on autobiographical/philosophical
novel, Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance, which was rejected 121 times. During a 17-Day
bike trip, narrator & friends discuss philosophy, including the Metaphysics of Quality. Better to
be or to know? Or is there some middle ground? Hint: Each one shortens your life ten minutes.
A. Jack Kerouac B. Ken Kesey C. Robert M. Pirsig D. Paul Theroux:
P6. Music/Dance: NYC, 1899, this impresario, theatrical showman, lyricist gave us Me and My
Shadow, Without a Song, and It’s only a Paper Moon; produced Carmen Jones, an adaption of Bizet’s
Carmen, with an all Black cast; married to Fanny Brice. Hint: Concentrated lime juice company-
A. Hoagy Carmichael B. Billy Rose C. Cole Porter D. Johnny Mercer
P7. People: Once upon a time a man and his wife Rose lived in a big house on the Cape with their kids
Joe, Jack, Rosemary, Kathleen, Eunice, Patricia, Robert, Jean, and Teddy. What was his name?
A. John B. Joseph C. Jonas D. Jacob Hint: Certainly not an average fellow.
P8. Potluck: Cambridge, MA, 1947, an original Not Ready for Prime Time Players on Saturday Night Live.
One of her best bits was as the deadpan newscaster on Weekend Update trying to get the
commentator [[Belushi) to get to the point. Also in the Conehead routines. Hint: Hitch flick.
A. Jane Curtin B. Laraine Newman C. Gilda Radner D. Christine Ebersole
9. Quotes: Cedarville, IL, 1860, social reformer, suffragette, created 1st Hull House, 1931 Nobel. “The
essence of immorality is the tendency to make an exception of myself.” Hint: Plain + to be verbs.
A. Ellen Gates Starr B. Jane Addams C. Helen Culver D. Louise DeKove
10. Sci/Tech: Boston, 1980, started as a whittler, moved up to remarkable technological feat of designing
and sculpting Crazy Horse Memorial. Hint: Pissed off bovines at Vale?
A. Augustus Lukeman B. Gutzon Borglum C. Korczak Ziolkowski D. Walter Hancock
11. Sports/Games: Which of these is not one of the suspects in the game of Clue. Hint: Kingston
A. Professor Plum B. Colonel Mustard C. Mrs. Peacock D. Reverend Black
P12. Stage/Screen: NYC, 1953, this tv actress’s most famous role was as Lieutenant Sheba in the
original Battlestar Galactica series. She also appeared in Death Valley Days, Dragnet, The West Wing,
and Law & Order. Hint: As a kid she sometimes appeared on Lassie with her mom.
A. Vivian Vance B. Anne Lockhart C. Joan Collins D. Julie Newmar
13. Extra Credit: In 1997, over a million people lined the streets of London while two and a half
million watched on TV. Whose funeral were they witnessing? Hint: Stag and moon.
A. John Lennon B. Winston Churchill C. Princess Diana D. The Queen Mum
Answers: 1B; 2C; 3C; 4D; 5C; 6B; 7B; 8A; 9B; 10C; 11D; 12B; 13C NO PEEKING
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7 September
P1. Art: Born in Greenwich, NY, in 1860, began painting in earnest at 78, iconic American scenes; what
the New York Times called “a simple realism, nostalgic atmosphere, & luminous color.” Some have
a patchwork quilt quality. Sugar Off reminiscent of Pieter Breughel’s busy scenes. Hint: Rusher bull
A. Norman Rockwell B. Grant Wood C. Grandma Moses D. Winslow Homer
P2. Geography: Today in 1921, the first Miss America Pageant is held? Where? Hint: Marvin G.
A. New York City B. Atlantic City C. Las Vegas D. Carson City
P3. History: Greenwich, England, 1533, The Virgin Queen, daughter Henry VIII & Ann Boleyn, ascended
English thrown 1558, ruled until her death in 1603; established Protestant Church in England.
Drama flourished during her reign. The last Tudor. Hint: I Do as Little as possible, professor.
A. Mary, Queen of Scots B. Anne C. Lady Jane Grey D. Elizabeth I [[Good Queen Bess)
4. Lang: Somerville, NJ, 1885, of a prominent political family, poet and novelist “famous during her life
almost as much for her ethereal beauty and personality as for her melodious, sensuous poetry.
Loved the poetry of Shelley. Nets to Catch the Wind. Hint: A shy Cheerio of cartoon fame.
A. Edith Sitwell B. Elinor Wylie C. Edna St. Vincent Millay D. Jessie Redmon Fauset
5. Lit: Scarborough, North Yorkshire, UK, 1887, of notoriously eccentric & unloving parents, poet most
famous for Still Falls the Rain, which was about London blitz. Hint: Poster girl for Preparation H.
A. Edith Sitwell B. Elinor Wylie C. Edna St. Vincent Millay D. Jessie Redmon Fauset
P6. Music/Dance: Born in Lubbock, Texas, in 1936, died in a plane crash in 1959, a central figure in the
world of 1950s rock and roll with such songs as That’ll Be the Day and Peggy Sue. His band was
The Crickets. He wore thick black glasses. Don Maclean’s album American Pie is dedicated to him
“Maybe baby, I’ll have you / Maybe baby, you’ll be true / Maybe baby, I’ll have you for me.” Hint: + ivy.
A. Ritchie Valens B. Buddy Holly C. Carl Perkins D. The Big Bopper
P7. People: Born in 1930, grew up in Harlem & on Sugar Hill; played tenor sax w/ Miles Davis, Charlie
Parker, & Theolonious Monk. Some of his compositions, such as Oleo, Airegin, & Doxy, have be-
come standards. Hint: Sonny [[Ha ha! Couldn’t resist! ) Hint: Reverse the barrel, you idiot!
A. Sonny Rollins B. Sonny Stitt C. Sonny Clark D. Sonny Simmons
P8. Potluck: Constantinople, 1909, influential director in Broadway & Hollywood: A Streetcar Named
Desire, On the Waterfront, and& of Eden; made dozens of unknown actors stars; during HUAC
hearings, the little fink ratted out eight friends and colleagues. Hint: Big Easy Bayou Folks.
A. Elia Kazan B. Stanley Kubrick C. Orson Welles D. John Ford
P9. Quotes: Manchester, UK, 1900, prolific writer of popular fiction [[Dynasty of Death), cheery outlook;
1. I have been constantly betrayed and deceived all my life. 2. I have been the victim of heartless
malice. 3. I have had four happy days in my life, and three of them turned out to be illusions. 4. I
like animals because they are not consciously cruel and don’t betray each other. Hint: Tobacco Rd.
A. Georgette Heyer B. Daphne du Maurier C. Elizabeth Chadwick D. Taylor Caldwell
10. Sci/Tech: Guy jumps from plane, chute doesn’t open. Man on ground picks up his wrist and says,
“My buddy didn’t make it, but his watch takes a licking and keeps on ticking.” What brand?
A. Timex B. Bulova C. Citizen D. Longines
11. Sports/Games: Which of these face cards is not shown in profile? Hint: Good old Robin Hood.
A. Spade queen B. Spade jack C. Heart jack D. Diamond king
P12. Screen: London, 1923, made a slew of forgettable movies, e.g., Son of Lassie and My Brother Talks to
Horses. JFK’s brother-in-law, active in the Democratic Party. A member of “The Rat Pack”, roman-
tically linked assortment of Hollywood film stars. Hint: Member in good standing of the members.
A. Warren Beatty B. George Clooney C. Peter Lawford D. Dean Martin
13. Extra Credit: If you are eating Bombay Duck, what sort of meat are you consuming?
A. Chicken B. Duck C. Fish D. Snake
Answers: 1C; 2B; 3D; 4B; 5A; 6B; 7A; 8A; 9D; 10A; 11A; 12C; 13C NO PEEKING
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8 September
P1. Art/Culture: Born in Portsmouth, UK, in 1925, he was Chief Inspector Clouseau in The Pink Panther
and Dr. Strangelove; also appeared in Lolita, What’s New, Pussycat, and Being There. Few actors got
get so thoroughly into their roles; Indian accent was perfect! Hint: Salt-of-the-earth personality.
A. Burt Lancaster B. Peter Sellers C. Daniel Day-Lewis D. David Niven
P2. Geo: On this day in 1883, the Northern Pacific Railway from Seattle to the Great Lakes is completed
when former President Grant drives in the final “golden spike”. In what state did this happen?
A. Washington B. Montana C. North Dakota D. Minnesota Hint: 3 Canadian neighbors.
P3. History: Beaunont Palace, Oxford, English king, commander of the Third Crusade; a conqueror of
Cyprus; a liege happier on a horse than a throne. A namesake in a tight spot said [[according to Bill
Shakespeare) “A horse, a horse! My kingdom for a horse!” Hint: Cœur de Lion.
A. Richard I B. Charles II C. Lear D. Henry IV
P4. Lang: Matfield, Kent, UK, 1886, WWI soldier/poet, described horror of trenches & satirized patriotic
pretensions of those who, in his view, were responsible for jingoism fuelled war. Sherston Triology.
“In me the tiger sniffs the rose.” Hint: Musical something fondly referred to as a Burping Bedpost
A. Wilfred Owen B. Rupert Brooke C. Siegfried Sassoon D. Edward Thomas
P5. Lit: Manchester, NH, 1924, remembered for one steamy book, Peyton Place, which in 1956 & 1957
spent 59 weeks on the NYT bestseller list, sold 20 million hardback copies, & 12 million paperback.
In a small New England town, 3 women discover they are sexual beings. Hint: 91 of the 118 are.
A. Judy Blume B. Colleen McCullough C. Nora Roberts D. Grace Metalious
P6. Music: Bohemia, 1841, playing violin by age 6, Czech composer with a talent for combining national
folk culture & music with symphonic traditions, both in his home country & in his masterpiece,
The New World Symphony. Also, his Cello Concerto. Hint: A part of marriage more often then not?
A. Rimskykorsakov B. Antonín Dvořák C. Bedřich Smetana D. Béla Bartók
P7. People: Winchester, VA, 1932, combined the “Nashville sound” with pop music in the early 1960s,
becoming an influential and acclaimed vocalist before dying in a plane crash at the age of 30. She was the first woman inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame. Crazy. Hint: classic simple tool
A. Loretta Lynn B. Tammy Wynette C. Kitty Wells D. Patsy Cline
P8. Potluck: Meridian, MS, 1897, Father of Country Music. Merle Haggard, Jerry Garcia, and Willie
Nelson paid him tribute. Blue Yodel. Sly hint: Didn’t sing Kisses Sweeter Than Wine or Honeycoomb
A. Jimmy Rodgers B. Hank Snow C. Hank Williams D. Woody Guthrie
9. Quotes: Who said the following?: 1. There are three classes of men: lovers of wisdom, lovers of honor,
and lovers of gain. 2. Philosophy begins in wonder. 3. Love is a serious mental disease. 4. At the
touch of love, everyone becomes a poet. Hint: in his ideal world, artists are not allowed.
A. Aristotle B. Plato C. Thomas Aquinas D. Confucius
P10. Sci/Tech: 1854, clever doctor after mapping outbreaks removes handle from the Broad Street water
pump in London, thus effectively halting further spread of cholera. Who? Hint: It’s no lie, I say!
A. Richard C. Drew B. John Snow C. Canvass White D. Raphael W. Pumpelly
11. Games: What # is at the top of a dartboard? Hint: Lincoln/King speeches, Egypt [[tel.), 2 sawbucks
A. 6 B. 10 C. 20 D. 40
P12. Stage/Screen: Yonkers, NY, 1922, huge figure during live TV broadcasts of 1950s. His 90-minute
Show of Shows was watched by millions. He also appeared in Grease, Silent Movie, and It’s a Mad,
Mad, Mad, Mad World. His sketches were more visual than verbal. Hint: Borrowed aural organs.
A. Ed Sullivan B. Sid Caesar C. Arthur Godfrey D. Red Skelton
13. Extra Credit: What constellation is known as the hunter? Hint: Star in belt actually a whole galaxy!
A. Cassiopeia B. The Pleiades. C. Ursa Minor D. Orion
Answers: 1B; 2B; 3A; 4C; 5D; 6B; 7D; 8A; 9B; 10B; 11C; 12B; 13D NO PEEKING
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9 September
P1. Art/Culture: Born in Henryville, IN, in1890, he lived 90 years, possibly because he ate quite a bit of
“finger lickin’ good” Kentucky Fried Chicken. His white plantation suits, black string tie, and
goatee can still be seen all across America. Hint: If you get this wrong, go back to Jupiter.
A. Tim Horton B. Ray Kroc C. Colonel Sanders D. Howard Johnson
2. Geography: The only human structure visible to an astronaut orbiting earth is what?
A. Pyramids B. Houston Astrodome C. Great Wall of China D. Sydney Opera House
P3. History: Cornwall, England, 1789, during his command of HMS Bounty, returning from collecting
Tahiti breadfruits, mutineers set him and 18 seamen loyal to him adrift in a 23-foot launch, which
—somehow!—he sailed 4,000 miles to Timor. Hint: Foxy White Sox 2nd basemen meets girl reporter.
A. Philip Queeg B. William Bligh C. Francis Drake D. Horatio Nelson
P4. Lang: Lancashire, UK, 1900, wrote Good-by, Mr. Chips and Lost Horizon from which we get the term
Shangri-La, meaning a utopia, an ideal place. Hint: Muppet curmudgeons.
A. Arnold Bennett B. James Hilton C. Somerset Maugham D. Rudyard Kipling
P5. Lit: Yasnaya Polyana, Russia, a town south of Moscow, in 1828, wrote War and Peace, considered
by many literary folk best novel ever written. As if that not enough, also wrote Anna Karenina.
Later in life, after a religious conversion, he wrote The Kingdom of God Is Within You, which was
admired by Gandhi, Martin Luther King, Jr., and others. Hint: Gene Wilder Producers role.
A. Leo Tolstoy B. Fyodor Dostoyevsky C. Maxim Gorky D. Alexander Pushkin
P6. Music: Dawson, GA, 1941, died in plane crash at 26, by which time already considered one of the
great popular artists and major R&B influence. Dock of the Bay, which he wrote not long before his
death, became the first posthumous #1 on Billboard and R&B charts. “Sittin' in the morning sun /
I'll be sittin' when the evening comes / Watching the ships roll in … “ Hint: 4th floor, please.
A. Smokey Robinson B. Stevie Wonder C. Sam Cooke D. Otis Redding
P7. People: West Middlesex, PA, in 1887, the 26th Governor of Kansas, 1933 to 1937, ran against FDR in
1936 and lost under a landslide. Back home to Topeka, never ran for office again, but was wished a
happy 100th birthday by Ron and Nancy. Hint: Willie Tanner’s curmudgeon alien.
A. Wendell Willkie B. Thomas E. Dewey C. Alf Landon D. Adlai Stevenson
P8. Potluck: Brooklyn, 1914, poet whose name aptly fit. “Force and bluster? Mighty threatenings? /
Scorn I lightly, - Not for these. / Tell me when shall great Orion / Catch the flying Pleiades?”
A. Moe Lester B. Adelaide Crapsey C. Ben Dover D. Gowen Geter
P9. Quotes: Darlington, Durham, UK, 1871, wonderful Georgian poet with such music in his verse! 1.
The handwriting on the wall may be a forgery. 2. Time, you old gypsy man, will you not stay, /
put up your caravan just for one day? Hint: Rhymes with Lewis Carroll’s birth name.
A. Walter De La Mare B. John Drinkwater C. Edmund Blunden D. Ralph Hodgson
P10. Sci/Tech: In 1945, Grace Hopper removed the first computer “bug” with tweezers. What bug?
A. carpenter ant B. cockroach C. moth D. spider Hint: Q. #9 provides a clue.
P11. Sports: Salida, CA, 1876, first baseman for the Chicago Cubs 1906 to 1912, part of a famed double
play trio. The phrase “Tinkers to Evers to ?????” probably got him into the Hall of Fame, because
his 20 homeruns, 596 RBI’s, & under .300 average didn’t do it! Hint: Angel Cy Young winner 1964
A. Frank Chance B. Cap Anson C. Ernie Banks D. Rogers Hornsby
P12. Stage/Screen: La Jolla, CA, 1923, Antioch grad., portrayed JFK in PT 109, Buzz Aldrin in Return to
Earth, and won an Oscar as Charly in Charly. Hint: Study guides meet rules of order.
A. Hugh O’Brian B. James Arness C. Dale Robertson D. Cliff Robertson
P13. Extra Credit: In world history, what year is often referred to as “The Year of Revolutions”?
A. 1775 B. 1812 C. 1848 D. 1863
Answers: 1C; 2C; 3B; 4B; 5A; 6D; 7C; 8B; 9D; 10C; 11A; 12D; 13C NO PEEKING
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10 September
P1. Art/Culture: Born in Wilmington, NC, in 1934, he went into journalism early & was best known for
his On the Road pieces, “nostalgic vignettes” of Americana on the CBS Evening News.
A. Dan Rather B. Robert Novak C. Mile Wallace D. Charles Kuralt Hint: Miracle druggist?
P2. Geography: In 2002, this traditionally neutral country joined the United Nations? Hint: It’s not the
one Captain von Trapp fondly remembers while singing Edelweiss in The Sound of Music.
A. Austria B. Ireland C. Sweden D. Switzerland
P3. History: On this day in 1846, he was granted the first U.S. patent for a sewing machine. Hint: think
of the composer of the Battle Hymn of the Republic.
A. B. F. Singer B. Isaac Bashevis Singer C. Eli Whitney D. Elias Howe
P4. Lang: Clifton, Ohio, 1839, he was a co-founder of a publishing house along with a college classmate
Adam Wagnalls. They published The Literary Digest and The Standard Dictionary of the English
Language. Hint: His son and grandson wrote the Word Power page for the Reader’s Digest.
A. Daniel Macmillan B. Isaac K. Funk C. M. Lincoln Schuster D. Bennett Cerf
P5. Lit: Bethlehem, PA, 1886, imagist poet wrote Oread: “Whirl up, sea-- / Whirl your pointed pines,
Splash your great pines / On our rocks, /Hurl your green over us-- /Cover us with your pools of
fir.” Is Oread, a Greek mountain nymph, comparing the ocean to the forest, or vice versa?
Who cares? Lovely poem, lovely poet! Hint: Push-Me-Pull-You creature in a kids’ book.
A. Sylvia Plath B. Hilda Dolittle C. Gertrude Stein D. Elizabeth Bishop
P6. Music: Lares, Puerto Rico, 1945, blind singer/songwriter & a guitar virtuoso; member of the
Greenwich Village folk scene in early 1960s, along with Dylan & Van Ronk; most famous song
was his Latin rendition of Jim Morrison’s Light My Fire. Hint: Also know for: Feliz Navidad.
A. Joao Gilberto B. Ritchie Valens C. Richard Farina D. José Feliciano
P7. People: Born in 1934, 2nd most famous person born in Hibbing, MN. In 1960, as a NY Yankee
outfielder he was American League MVP & won a Gold Glove. In 1961, he hit 61 homeruns,
eclipsing Ruth’s 60 homeruns in 1927. Still the unjuiced record? Hint: Sundae topping.
A. Roger Maris B. Mickey Mantle C. Reggie Jackson D. Joe DiMaggio
P8. Potluck: A Canadian Prime Minister’s wife, 30 years younger than he, who said: “I want to be
more than a rose in my husband's lapel.” She was! Author, actress, photographer, an tv talk show
host. After the divorce, she got around. Think: Zonker Harris.
A. Maryon Pearson B. Mila Mulroney C. Margaret Trudeau D. Geills Turner
P9. Quotes: Maple Heights, Ohio, 1935, lovely poet, 1984 Pulitzer for American Primitive. 1. Poetry, to
be understood, must be clear. 2. When it’s over, I want to say: all my life I was a bride married to
amazement. I was the bridegroom taking the world into my arms.” Hint: Poetic modus operandi
A. Molly Malone Cook B. Maxine Kumin C. Mary Oliver D. Marilyn Hacker
10. Sci/Tech: The tsetse fly transmits what disease? Hint: Not Sutherland with bronchitis.
A. Malaria B. Dysentery C. Sleeping sickness D. Cholera
P11. Sports: Latrobe, PA, 1929, quite possibly the most popular golfer of all time, he helped change the
perception of golf as an elitist sport. Hint: crowds who watched him play were called his army.
A. Gary Player B. Jack Nicklaus C. Arnold Palmer D. Lee Trevino
P12. Stage/Screen: Grayshott, Hampshire, UK, 1960, played Mr. Darcy in the TV Pride and Prejudice,
roles in such top films as The English Patient, Bridget Jones’s Diary, Shakespeare in Love. As King
George VI in The King’s Speech, knocked down an Oscar. Hint: Not first w/ speech impediment
A. Colin Firth B. Daniel Craig C. Hugh Grant D. Charlie Hunnam
13. Extra Credit: Okay, so, who is the most famous person from Hibbing, Minnesota?
A. Bob Dylan B. Jimmy Durante C. Colin Powell D. Woody Guthrie
Answers: 1D; 2D; 3D; 4B; 5B; 6D; 7A; 8C; 9C; 10C; 11C; 12A; 13A NO PEEKING
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11 September
P1. Art/Culture: On this day, 1847, O Susanna sung for 1st time: “I come from Alabama with my banjo on
my knee— / I'm goin' to Louisiana my true love for to see. / It rained all night the day I left, the
weather it was dry; / The sun so hot I froze to death—Susanna, don't you cry.” Who wrote it?
A. George Cooper B. Charles Ives C. Stephen Foster D. Walt Whitman
P2. Geo: Sarrat, Ilocos Norte, 1917, Ferdinand Marcos ruled from 1965 to 1986, much of the time under
martial law as a corrupt and brutal dictator. His wife was seriously into shoes. What country?
A. Indonesia B. Fiji Islands C. Philippines D. Papua New Guinea Hint: He loved conifers.
P3. History/Politics: Two hijacked aircraft fly into the World Trade Center in New York, another into
the Pentagon, a third in a field in Pennsylvania and not the Capitol [[thanks to brave passengers).
Al-Qaeda is responsible; 2,996 killed, 6,000 injured. What was the year? Hint: HAL
A. 2000 B. 2001 C. 2002 D. 2003
4. Lang: Eastwood, Nottinghamshire, UK, 1885, poet, novelist who--at the time of his death--had a public
reputation not much above that of a pornographer, largely because of his novel Lady Chatterley’s
Lover. A fellow novelist, though, called him: “the greatest imaginative novelist of our generation.”
Today seen at or near the top of 20th Century novelists/poets. Hint: It takes a saint to see the way.
A. D. H. Lawrence B. E. M. Forster C. John Fowles D. Graham Green
P5. Lit: Greensboro, NC, 1862, famous short story writer whose tales were well known for their wit,
warmth, and surprise endings. Among his best are The Gift of the Magi, The Ransom of Red Chief,
and The Cop and the Anthem. Hint: Today there is a prestigious award named after him.
A. Washington Irving B. Edgar Allen Poe C. O. Henry D. Jack London
P6. Music: Brooklyn, 1943, one of 2 drummers for The Grateful Dead. His album Planet Drum remained
#1 on the Billboard World Music chart for 26 weeks. Hint: think what’s in the highlands.
A. Mike Portnoy B. Mickey Hart C. Keith Moon D. Neil Peart
P7. People: Selkirkshire, Scotland, 1771, Edinburgh grad., surgeon, staunch Calvinist, first Westerner to
explore West Africa and central portion of the Niger River. Hint: Baseball coach’s practice bat.
A. Arthur Henry Neumann B. James Kingston Tuckey C. Mungo Park D. James F. Elton
P8. Potluck: Mission, TX, 1924, Dallas Cowboy coach 29 years, an NFL record; team had winning
records 20 consecutive years; invented “Doomsday Offense”; wore a hat similar in style to the
one worn by the fellow in question #11, except not checked. Hint: In by 8:00 out by 5:00.
A. Vince Lombardi B. Don Shula C. Tom Landry D. Bill Parcells
9. Quotes: Gloucestershire, 1917, wrote American Way of Death. R.K. Rowling’s favorite author. “Gracious
dying is a huge, macabre, and expensive joke on the American public.” Hint: 6 famous sisters.
A. Virginia Foster Durr B. Jessica Mitford C. Carolyn Quinn D. Evelyn Sharp
P10. Sci/Tech: On this day, 1st car-to-car telephone conversation between Houston and St. Louis. Year?
A. 1975 B. 1946 C. 1967 D. 2004 Hint: Cardinals/Red Sox World Series.
P11. Sports: Moro Bottom, AR, 1913, Alabama football coach 25 years; 323 wins, 85 losses, 17 ties. His
teams won 6 national titles. Retired at 69, dead a month later. Hint: his checkered hat.
A. Joe Paterno B. Bear Bryant C. Woody Hayes D. Ara Parseghian
P12. Stage/Screen: Seattle, 1930, at first a Broadway actress, appearing in such plays as Sweet
Bird of Youth and The Cherry Orchard. After that, she played mostly in TV sit-coms, winning an
Emmy as Mary Campbell in Soap. Hint: Her unrelated namesake was bourne to act.
A. Jean Stapleton B. Mary Tyler Moore C. Cathryn Damon D. Candice Bergen
P13. Extra Credit: What’s the birth name of the candy man who wrote The Gift of the Magi?
A. Ambrose Bierce B. Samuel Clemens C. Stephen Crane D. William Porter
Answers: 1C; 2C; 3B; 4A; 5C; 6B; 7C; 8C; 9B; 10B; 11B; 12C; 13D NO PEEKING
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12 September
P1. Art/Culture: Born in Manhattan in 1891, from 1935 until 1961 the publisher of The New York Times.
During that time, circulation doubled and gross income rose sevenfold. He is largely responsible
for making the paper “The Gray Lady … the newspaper of record.” Hint: Here or to go?
A. Charles H. Taylor B. William Randolph Hearst C. Perry White D. Arthur H. Sulzberger
P2. Geography: On this day in 1977, Steve Biko, a political activist, who helped organize the Soweto
Uprising, dies in police custody. What country are we in? Hint: You can come apart, but not hide.
A. Libya B. The Philippines C. South Africa D. Chile
P3. History: In 490 BC, without help from the Spartans, the Athenians whipped the Persians, marking
the turning point in the Greco-Persian Wars. They were so delighted they sent Pheidippides
running all the way back to Athens with the news. The battle was called what? Hint: Heartbreak.
A. Marathon B. Salamis C. Thermopylae D. Troy
P4. Lang: Baltimore, 1880, “The Sage of Baltimore”, this journalist, satirist, critic of American culture
wrote The American Language, an in-depth examination of how Americans use English. Came to
fame covering the Scopes “Monkey Trial” [[Inherit the Wind.) Hint: Yiddish good fellow in Oz?
A. Joseph Pulitzer B. H. L. Mencken C. Ernie Pyle D. Walter Winchell
P5. Lit: Born in NYC in 1892, founded his own publishing house, which initially sought out European
writers little known in America, such as Camus, Conrad, Freud, and Sartre. And then such Yanks
as Conrad Aiken, James Baldwin, Langston Hughes, and John Updike. Twelve writers in his stable
won Nobel Prizes. He also published Mencken’s American Mercury. Hint: He can offer great books.
A. Alfred A. Knopf B. Bennett Cerf C. Richard Simon D. Frank Doubleday
P6. Music: Dallas, 1929, composed The Fantastiks [[42 years, longest musical ever) Hint: About [[Jack flick.)
A. Andrew Lloyd Weber B. Jerry Herman C. Harvey Schmidt D. Jerome Kern
P7. People: Belfast, 1907, Oxford grad., poet/playwright, The Burning Perch. “My sympathies are left.
On paper and in the soul. But not in my heart or my guts.” Hint: I can’t spell that word, either.
A. Stephen Spender B. Louis MacNeice C. Cecil D. Lewis D. Roy Campbell
P8. Potluck: On this day in 1846, Elizabeth Barrett eloped with her true love, a poet. Who?
A. John Keats B. Robert Browning C. Lord Byron D. Andrew Marvell Hint: Maillard reaction
P9. Quotes: Who said: 1.Puritanism: The haunting fear someone, somewhere, may be happy. 2. Love is
the triumph of imagination over intelligence. 3. The opera is to music what a bawdy house is to a
a cathedral. 4. Self-respect, the secure feeling that no one, as yet, is suspicious. Hint: Ship’s wheel.
A. John Browning B. Robert Browning C. H. L. Mencken D. Bennett Cerf
P10. Sci/Tech: Hertford County, NC, 1818, invented & patented the 1st successful machine gun; he
somehow believed it’d save lives as armies would no longer have to be so big. Hint: Mafia rod.
A. Samuel Colt B. Eliphalet Remington C. Richard J. Gatling D. John Browning
P11. Sports: Oakville, AL, 1913, African-American athlete who at a 1935 Big Ten track meet set 3 world
records & tied another inside 1 hour. The following year, at the Berlin Olympics, he won 4 gold
medals. Hitler had his Aryan race nonsense shoved in his face. Hint: The snow and ice falls …
A. Jesse Owens B. Jim Thorpe C. Fritz Pollard D. Marshall Taylor
P12. Stage/Screen: A dancer, cabaret singer, and singer, this French actor’s attire frequently involved a
straw boater and tuxedo. His signature songs included Thank Heaven for Little Girls. Hint: The
opposite of what Sam McGee wanted.
A. Yves Montand B. Maurice Chevalier C. Charles Boyer D. Jean-Paul Belmondo
13. Extra Credit: What perspires—give or take—half a pint of fluid a day?
A. Your Scalp B. Your armpits C. Your feet D. Your buttocks
Answers: 1D; 2C; 3A; 4B; 5A; 6C; 7B; 8B; 9C; 10C; 11A; 12B; 13C NO PEEKING
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13 September
P1. Art/Culture: Scholars believe this politically active pamphleteer was born in London on this day in
1660. His Robinson Crusoe, considered the first English novel, tells of a man shipwrecked on an
island deserted except for one man Crusoe finds there. Hint: Actor in Mississippi Burning.
A. John Bunyan B. Geoffrey Chaucer C. Daniel Defoe D. Samuel Richardson
P2. Geo: Derry Township, PA, 1857, he did most of his work in one town in PA. Well, sort of a town,
though it has no legal status as an incorporated municipality. He built the town, which some
people call “the sweetest place on earth.” What town? Hint: As Time Goes By.
A. Dry Run B. Leechburg C. Intercourse D. Hershey
P3. History: Arlington, MA, 1766, Sam Wilson, a meat packer in Troy, NY. During a war, inspected
meat sent to soldiers stationed in NY; he’d mark the barrel U. S., for United States, but people
joked he was referring to his nickname Uncle Sam. Which war? Hint: Cannon chorus.
A. French and Indian B. Revolution C. 1812 D. Mexican-American
4. Language: Born of Norwegian parents in Wales in 1916, an RAF fighter pilot during World War II,
poet/novelist he wrote fiction for adults, but his fame rests on his children’s literature, including
Charley and the Chocolate Factory, James and the Giant Peach, and The BFG. Hint: … M for Murder.
A. Roald Dahl B. C. S. Lewis C. Kenneth Graham D. E. B. White
P5. Lit: Camden, Ohio, 1876, good novelist [[Dark Laughter), sterling short story writer [[Winesburg, Ohio),
who inspired the likes of Faulkner, Hemingway, Steinbeck, and Thomas Wolfe. An aura surrounds
his prose. “Everyone in the world is Christ and they are all crucified.” Hint: 2 guys, 1 log bridge.
A. O. Henry B. Ambrose Bierce C. Sherwood Anderson D. Ring Lardner
P6. Music: Chicago, 1925, his nickname was The Velvet Fog. The critic Will Friedwald wrote he “works
with the most beautiful voice a man is allowed to have.” He wrote the music & co-wrote the lyrics
for Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire. His signature song was Blue Moon. Hint: Never wore a wig.
A. Mel Tormé B. Nat King Cole C. Cole Porter D. Big Crosby
P7. People: London, 1914, jazz pianist, composer, producer best known as the jazz critic for the Los
Angeles Times & hundreds of liner notes for albums. Co-founded Metronome. Hint: Euphonious!
A. Stanley Crouch B. Nat Hentoff C. Leonard Feather D. Dan Morgenstern
P8. Pot: Birmingham, AL, 1948, Tony winner for Ain’t Misbehavin’. Hint: D. Do-Right’s Miss Fenwick
A. Debby Bishop B. Nell Carter C. Dawn Hope D. Melanie Marshall
9. Quotes: West Riding of Yorkshire, UK, 1894, novelist/playwright, An Inspector Calls. 1. I know only
two words of American slang, swell and lousy. I think swell is lousy, but lousy is swell. 2. The more
we elaborate our means of communication, the less we communicate. Hint: Joe the O2 man.
A. J. W. Dunne B. J. B. Priestley C. D. B. Wyndham-Lewis D. Lawrence Durrell
P10. Sci/Tech: Gloucester County, VA, 1851, U. S. Army doctor discovered yellow fever not caused by
contact, but by mosquito bites. Excellent medical center bears his name. Hint: O boy oboes!
A. William Mayo B. Johns Hopkins C. Walter Reed D. Jonas Salk
P11. Sports/Games: In the game of poker, which hand ranks highest?
A. Flush B. Straight C. Four of a kind D. Full house
P12. Stage/Screen: Surrey, UK, 1944, she’s been in a slew of movies, including Francois Truffaut’s Day
and Night, Who Is Killing the Great Chefs of Europe, and Under the Volcano. She was Miss Goodthighs
in Casino Royale. Newsweek called her “the most beautiful actress of all time.” Hint: Shelley.
A. Rachel Weisz B. Vivien Leigh C. Sarah Miles D. Jacqueline Bisset
P13. Extra Credit: What name does Crusoe give the man he finds on the island?
A. Thursday B. Friday C. Saturday D. Sunday
Answers: 1C; 2D; 3C; 4A; 5C; 6A; 7C; 8B; 9B; 10C; 11C; 12D; 13B NO PEEKIN
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14 September
P1. Art/Culture: Born in St. Paul in 1934, English degrees at Minnesota U., Oxford, doctorate in English
from Columbia, a feminist, writer, educator, artist, activist, her best known work is Sexual Politics.
“My sister said, ‘You’re making it hard for all us housewives in Nebraska.’ Hint: The Gleaners
A. Betty Friedan B. Gloria Steinem C. Kate Millet D. Margaret Sanger
P2. Geo: Prussia, 1769, explorer of Latin America, a botanical geographer, a founder of meteorology,
wrote extensively of his travels. Today, many plants, animals, and geographical features are
named after him: a major ocean current, a squid, a lily, a glacier, a river, a bay. Hint: Lolita?
A. Henry Hudson B. James Cook C. Alexander von Humboldt D. Juan Ponce de León
P3. History/Politics: On this day in 1901, President McKinley dies from an assassin’s gunshot wounds.
His vice president at the ripe age of 42 takes over. Who is he? Hint: True Grit.
A. Grover Cleveland B. Theodore Roosevelt C. William Howard Taft D. Calvin Coolidge
4. Language: The # symbol is used for a pound, number, or hash sign. What’s its official name? Hint: in
map making it’s the traditional symbol for a village surrounded by fields.
A. Tic-toe B. Spondee C. Octothorpe D. Lunule
P5. Lit: Four: 1. Sydney, 1955, March wins 2005 Pulitzer. 2. West Salem, WI, 1860, A Daughter of the
Middle Border won the 1922 Pulitzer. 3. Belfast, 1942, Grace Notes Booker short-listed. 4. The 1 you
need, Lexington, KY, 1911, Sounder, 1979 Newbury Award: African-American sharecropping
Family, Paul Winfield and Cecily Tyson starred in the 1958 film version. Think: Tour de Doping.
A. William A. Armstrong B. Geraldine Brooks C. Hamlin Garland D. Bernard MacLaverty
P6. Music: Bardwell, TX, 1914, Queen Mother of Nashville, co-wrote with Tommy Durden Heartbreak
Hotel: “Well, since my baby left me / Well, I found a new place to dwell, / Well, it’s down at the
end of lonely street, / At Heartbreak Hotel. Hint: 81 whacks.
A. Dolly Parton B. Loretta Lynn C. Mae Boren Axton D. Cindy Walker
P7. People: Corning, NY, 1879, coined term birth control, opened first such clinic. Hint: Never for Dad.
A. Mabel Dodge B. Margaret Sanger C. Emma Goldman D. Ethel Byrne
P8. Potluck: In 1972, on CBS, a family drama premiered with John, Olivia, Zebulon, Esther, Jason, Mary
Ellen, Erin, Elizabeth, Ben, Jim-Bob, and John-Boy. Hint: Not to mention Ike & Corabeth Godsey.
A. The Partridge Family B. Little House on the Prairie C. Dallas D. The Waltons
P9. Quotes: Indianapolis, 1930, Yale prof., conservative philosopher, The Closing of the American Mind.
1. Reason cannot establish values; and its belief that it can is the stupidest and most pernicious
illusion. 2. The failure to read good books both enfeebles the vision and strengthens our most
fatal tendency—the belief that the here and now is all there is. Hint: Dublin Holiday, 16 June.
A. Hilary Putnam B. Allan Bloom C. Douglas Hofstadter D. Paul Churchland
P10. Sci/Tech: Russia, 1849, psychologist pioneer in classical conditioning and behavior moderation. In
1904, he became 1st Russian to win a Nobel. Hint: Poor Spot and Rex salivating on command.
A. B. F. Skinner B. D. I. Pisarev C. Igor Gestalt D. Ivan Pavlov
11. Games: After the queen, which is the most powerful chess piece? Hint: Even rookies get this right.
A. Bishop B. Castle C. King D. Knight
P12. Stage/Screen: Born in 1914, he was TV’s Lone Ranger from 1949 – 1951, then again from 1954 to
1957. On this first made-for-TV western, he & Tonto always showed up just in time to help good
people out of trouble. Afterwards, he spent forty years doing appearances as the masked man.
A. Jack Palance B. Richard Boone C. Clayton Moore D. Chuck Connors
13. Extra Credit: By the way, as the Lone Ranger mounts Silver, the background music is from Gioachino
Rossini; it is the overture of the last of his 39 operas. What is its title? Hint: Poker.
A. Guillaume Tell B. Mosč in Egitto C. La Donna del Lago D. Otello
Answers: 1C; 2C; 3B; 4C; 5A; 6C; 7B; 8D; 9B; 10D; 11B; 12C; 13A NO PEEKING
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