Quiz du Jour

[Lowell]

12 May

P1. Art/Culture: Born in Florence, Tuscany, Italy, in 1820, the celebrated English social reformer who
founded modern nursing during the Crimean War. Hint: John Keats’s Ode to a Night in Jail.
A. Florence Blanchfield B. Florence Nightingale C. Clara Barton D. Mary Walker

P2. Geography: Frankfurt, 1889, Otto Frank moved his family to a safer city to hide, but they were still
discovered. Of his daughter’s diary: “There was revealed a completely different Anne to the child
I had lost. I had no idea of the depths of her thoughts and feelings.” What city? Hint: Brewer
A. Amsterdam B. Brussels C. Copenhagen D. Antwerp

P3. History/Politics: Born in Boston in 1850, U.S. Senator from 1893 to 1924, Senate majority leader,
good friends with TR, sympathetic to the Mugwumps, opposed the Treaty of Versailles, worked to
protect Negro voting rights. Hint: His unlucky son was the Dickster’s 1960 running mate.
A. Daniel Webster B. Charles Sumner C. Robert Charles Winthrop D. Henry Cabot Lodge

P4. Language: Born in Halloway, England, in 1888, artist, illustrator, musician, and writer most famous
for his nonsense poetry, especially his limericks. The Owl and the Pussy Cat [[and their runcible
spoon). “There was an old man with a beard / Who said: ‘It is just as I feared. / Two owls and a
hen / Four larks and a wren / Have made their nests in my beard.’ Hint: Insane king.
A. Shel Silverstein B. Lewis Carroll C. Edward Lear D. Rudyard Kipling

P5. Literature: Born in London in 1828, poet, illustrator, painter, translator, and founder of the
Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood. [[They believed Raphael and his ilk had screwed up art.) He often
wrote sonnets to accompany his paintings. His sister was no slouch as a poet, either. Hint: 9 circles
A. William Blake B. Dante Gabriel Rossetti C. Robert Browning D. Branwell Bronte

P6. Music/Dance: Born in Kansas City in 1928, he is the king of the lounge music composers with 73 US
top 40 hits, 6x Grammys, and 3x Oscars. He wrote many songs for Dionne Warwick. What the
World Needs Now, Alfie, and Raindrops Keep Falling on My Head. Hint: Johan S. plays pool.
A. Neil Diamond B. Burt Bacharach C. Randy Newman D. Elvis Costello

P7. People: Ferriday, LA, 1914, Rhodes Scholar, war correspondent [[Last Train from Berlin), CBS anchor.
A. William A. Shirer B. Eric Sevareid C. Howard K. Smith D. Bill Downs Hint: 1928 Candidate.

P8. Potluck: Born in Covington, KY, in 1939, he worked at Disneyland as a skipper of The Jungle Cruise.
This was good prep for becoming Nixon’s Press Secretary during the Watergate fun and games.
Difficult to imagine a worse job! Hint: Quality wood lures for serious Muskie and Pike fishermen.
A. Pierre Salinger B. Ron Nessen C. Jerald terHorst D. Ron Ziegler

P9. Quotations: Born in St. Louis in 1925, legendary Yankee catcher for 18 seasons, 10x WS rings, 3x
MVP, 258 HRs, HoF 1972. 1.Nobody goes there anymore. It’s too crowded. 2. Always go to other
people’s funerals, otherwise they won’t come to yours. 3. It ain’t the heat, it’s the humility. 4. Half
the lies they tell about me aren’t true. 5. Pair up in threes. Hint: Jellystone.
A. Yogi Berra B. Bill Dickey C. Thurman Munson D. Elston Howard

P10. Science: Cairo, 1910, Chem. Nobel, developing protein crystallography. Hint: Stuff jumble.
A. John Desmond Bernal B. Robert Robinson C. Dorothy Hodgkin D. Leslie Orgel

P11. Sports: Edmonton, 1935, The Chief, Boston Bruins left-winger 20 seasons, 7x All-Star, 16x 20-goal
seasons, 2x Stanley Cups. Elected to HoF in 1981. Hint: “Wouldn’t you really rather have …”
A. Ray Bourque B. Johnny Bucyk C. Eddie Shore D. Wayne Cashman

P12. Stage/Screen: Four: 1. Passaic, NJ, 1938, her debut role was unforgettable as Anne Frank. 2.
Manhattan, 1937, counterculture comedian, hosted the first SNL. 3. Gloucestershire, UK, 1903, the
one and the only Colonel Pickering in My Fair Lady. 4. The one you need, Hartford, 1907, 60 years
a leading lady in Hollywood, 4 Oscars, Spencer’s true love, African Queen. Hint: Cool-cat fire.
A. George Carlin B. Katherine Hepburn C. Millie Perkins D. Wilfred Hyde-White

P13. Extra Credit: What is generally considered to be the first “pony car”.
A. Pontiac Firebird B. Mercury Cougar C. Ford Mustang D. Chevrolet Camaro



Answers: 1B; 2A; 3D; 4C; 5B; 6B; 7C; 8D; 9A; 10C; 11B; 12B; 13C NO PEEKING

[Lowell]

13 May

P1. Art: Argenteuil, France, 1882, a year before Picasso, the two of them developed Cubism; their works
were much alike for years, though gradually his fame & quiet nature were eclipsed by Picasso’s
dynamic and flamboyant personality. Hint: Olduvai [[sort of) + rhymes with Octoberfest beer
A. Andre Derain B. Georges Braque C. Raol Dufy D. Juan Gris

P2. Geography: Aarhus, 1588, Ole Worm, the doctor for Christian IV, the builder king. What country?
A. England B. Denmark C. Germany D. Norway Hint: Boring physicist.

P3. Politics: Bannock, OH, in 1911, elected to 81^st Congress in 1948, & 13 more times. As Chairman of the
Committee on House Administration, he could shut off the AC of fellow Reps. who annoyed him.
Elizabeth Ray, a former secretary/sex-toy ratted him out when he didn’t invite her to the wedding
with his present secretary/sex-toy. One supposes his ex-wife was tickled. Hint: Ira Rutherford.
A. Wayne Hays B. Fred Richmond C. Gerry Studds D. Mel Reynolds

P4. Lang: Calgary, 1904, he wrote David, a controversial poem about euthanasia, [[mercy killing as op-
posed to the youth of the Orient.) Hint: Make a spoonerism of a folk singer + a Muppet.
A. Mark Strand B. P.K. Page C. Earle Birney D. John McCrae

P5. Literature: Born in London in 1907, her fiction can be loosely classified as romantic, sans the happy
endings, as well as being “moody and resonant”, with overtones of the paranormal, including
Rebecca and The Birds, both turned into Hitchcock films. Hint: Playful, foolish, or frolicsome joint.
A. Georgette Heyer B. Daphne du Maurier C. Iris Murdock D. Edna O’Brien

P6. Music/Dance: Four: 1. Pacoima, CA, 1941, singer/guitarist, La Bamba, died same airplane crash as
Buddy Holly & The Big Bopper. 2. Frankston, Australia, 1954, twice won the Eurovision Contest,
Hold Me Now. 3. New London, CT, 1945, harmonica man, J. Geils Band. 4. The one you need,
Saginaw, MI, 1950, legendary, 30 top 10s, 25 Grammys, Oscar for I Just Called to Say I Love you.
A. Johnny Logan B. Magic Dick C. Richie Valens D. Stevie Wonder

P7. People: Detroit, 1943, The Queen of Motown, her signature song My Guy. Hint: Robert Young MD.
A. Gladys Knight B. Brenda Halloway C. Mable John D. Mary Wells

P8. Potluck: Crete, IN, in 1931, to a mother who believed she’d given birth to a messiah. He was
obsessed with religion from early on, holding funerals for small animals. He became the founder
& leader of the People’s Temple in Guyana, where he convinced 918 of its mostly American
members to commit cyanide suicide for God’s glory. Hint: Talk about keeping up with neighbors!
A. Leo Tyan B. Jim Jones C. Cecil Williams D. Henry Lyons

P9. Quotes: London, 1927, theater/dance critic, New York Post, 30 years. “Television is the 1^st truly
democratic culture—the first culture available to everybody & entirely governed by what people
want. The most terrifying thing is what people do want.” Hint: Draft query about where you live.
A. Alistair Cooke B. Clive Barnes C. John Moore D. Roger Ebert

P10. Science/Technology: Which of these became a registered trademark on this day in 1958? Hint:
Possible immigrant variation of: “So, brag and boast if you want, see if I care?”
A. Escalator B. Dry Ice C. Thermos D. Velcro

P11. Sports: Born in Chambers County, AL, in 1914, the 7^th of 8 children, of former slaves. Weighed 11
pounds at birth. The Brown Bomber, an honest fighter who helped redeem boxing from gambling
corruption. Champ for 140 consecutive months, he won 66 of his 70 fights, 52 by KO. He is
regularly ranked #1 best boxer ever, #1 best puncher ever. Hint: He is 2 of the greatest Yankees.
A. Jack Dempsey B. Joe Louis C. Jack Sharkey D. Sugar Ray Robinson

P12. Screen: Wahpeton, ND, 1945, Sam Gorpley [[Perfect Strangers), Bernard Nadler [[Lost), Holland
Manners [[Angel), and the Hotel Royale assistant manager in Star Trek. Hint: Father Knows Best
A. Sam Anderson B. Tom Selleck C. John Lithgow D. Bob Balaban

P13. Extra Credit: In poker what is known as the “Dead Man’s Hand”? Hint: TUV
A. Aces and deuces B. Aces and fours C. Aces and eights D. Aces and nines



Answers: 1B; 2B; 3A; 4C; 5B; 6D; 7D; 8B; 9B; 10D; 11B; 12A; 13C NO PEEKING

[Lowell]

14 May


1. Art/Culture: Born in Sudbury, UK, in 1727, the best landscape and portrait artist of his day and a
founder of the Royal Academy. The Blue Boy is his. Hint: A mole with a mission.
A. Francis Hayman B. Thomas Gainsborough C. Joshua Reynolds D. Richard Wilson


2. Geography: In 1787, the Constitutional Convention convenes where? G. Washington presiding.
A. Albany B. Boston C. New York D. Philadelphia Hint: Lovely posies!


3. History/Politics: Bolton, Lancashire, UK., in 1869, captain of RMS Carpathia in 1912 when it rescued
survivors of the RMS Titanic. An hour after the iceberg struck, he received the distress message, he
said, “That silly man, who wouldn't use his wireless!”) Dodging icebergs, pouring on the fuel, they
arrived in time to save 710 of the 2,228 people aboard. Hint: Step up to the dais, please!
A. Edward Hobart Seymour B. Edward J. Smith C. Arthur Rostron D. Robert Field Stockton


4. Language: Which one of these four names does not belong to an actual doctor? Hint: Modest inn.
A. Dr. Shit Fun Chew B. Dr. Joelle Rollo-Koster C. Dr. Blaster-Bottom D. Dr. Rick Titball


5. Literature: Born in Hobart, Australia, in 1908, she became a nurse and went to Malaya just before
World War II broke out. She and thirty other nurses were taken captive by the Japanese. By grit
and determination, she survived and wrote White Coolies. Hint: Bisquick biscuits maker.
A. Margaret Dryburgh B. Vivian Billwinkel C. Betty Jeffrey D. Wilma Oram


6. Music/Dance: Born in East Harlem in 1936, he was a singer/songwriter/multi-instrumentalist who
performed jazz, pop, rock’n’roll, folk, swing, and country. He started out writing songs for Connie
Francis, then made it big with his own Splish Splash, Dream Lover, and Mack the Knife. He won a
Golden Globe for Come September with his first wife Sandra Dee. Hint: Easy trap flying.
A. Frankie Avalon B. Bobby Darin C. Bobby Vee D. Fabian


7. People: New Deer, Scotland, in 1880, he worked as a journalist for The Rand Daily Mail in Jo’burg
before coming to NYC and founding Forbes magazine in 1917. Hint: Is this a t-t-t-trick question?
A. Bertie Forbes B. William F. Buckley, Jr. C. Henry R. Luce D. H. L. Mencken


8. Potluck: Born in Marshall, TX, in 1904, a gambler who took 2 to 4 million off Nick the Greek during
a 5-month marathon. He won the WSOP 3x. Hint: The Rolling Stones love Sterling.
A. Johnny Chan B. Johnny Moss C. Phil Ivey D. Phil Hellmuth


9. Quotations: Connellsville, PA, in 1905, radio announcer who reported on the Hindenburg disaster:
“It’s—it’s—it’s the flames … oh, four or five hundred feet into the sky and it … it’s a terrific crash,
ladies and gentlemen. It’s smoke, and it’s flames now … and the frame is crashing to the ground,
not quite to the mooring post. Oh, the humanity! …” Hint: Parsley, sage, rosemary, and thyme.
A. Orson Welles B. Herbert Morrison C. Walter Winchell D. Paul Harvey


10. Technology: Born in White Plains, NY, in 1984, he and several Harvard pals launched Facebook
from their dorm rooms. That was 50 billion dollars ago, give or take, and he is now Chairman of
the Board. He and his wife give 99% of their income to charity. Hint: Naive RSA mt. range.
A. Dustin Moskovitz B. Chris Hughes C. Andrew McCollum D. Mark Zuckerberg


11. Sports: Born in Ciego de Avilia, Cuba, in 1942, Big Dog was am infielder for the Cincinnati Reds
during their Big Red Machine era. Batted .279, 2,732 hits, 379 Hrs., RBIs 1,652. HoF 2000. “I doubt a
king at his coronation feels better than me today.” Hint: That candy that came in a flip-up box.
A. Tony Perez B. Tony Oliva C. Bert Campaneris D. Jose Canseco


12. Stage/Screen: NYC, 1971, Oscar screenwriter for Lost in Translation. Hint: Warsaw constabulary
A. Sofia Coppola B. Jane Campion C. Clair Denis D. Penny Marshall


13. Extra Credit: How many feet of wire does it take to make one Slinky?
A. Twenty B. Forty C. Sixty D. Eighty





Answers: 1B; 2D; 3C; 4C; 5C; 6B; 7A; 8B; 9B; 10D; 11A; 12A; 13D NO PEEKING

[Lowell]

15 May

P1. Art/Culture: Born in NYC in 1923, he was the pre-eminent fashion and portrait photographer of his
day. NYT obit: “His photographs helped define America’s image of style, beauty, and culture for
the [past] half century.” Hint: The school to which Lucy Maud’s redheaded Shirley goes to teach.
A. Albert Watson B. Richard Avedon C. Irving Penn D. Bruce Weber

P2. Geography: Born in Oklahoma City in 1955, Linda Hall Daschle was Deputy Administrator of
the FAA from 1993 – 97. Today she’s a lobbyist for Boeing and American Airlines. She also won a
beauty queen contest for what state? Hint: She can ride free on Scandinavian Airlines.
A. Oklahoma B. Kansas C. Nebraska D. Maryland

P3. History/Politics: Born in Kovel, Russia, in 1905, he and his family immigrated in the 1920s during
the Russian Civil War. They settled in Brooklyn where he found work in Manhattan’s garment
district. He’s the guy who filmed JFK’s assassination, not that it helped the bungling FBI much in
determining who actually did it. Hint: Insult my wife again, pal, and I’ll death-ray you!
A. Richard Leacock B. Robert Drew C. Abraham Zapruder D. George Holliday

P4. Language: Indian Creek, TX, in 1890, poet, short story writer, and novelist, Pulitzer & National Book
winner, Ship of Fools; Pale Horse, Pale Rider; and the brilliant Jilting of Granny Weatherall. 1. It’s such a
relief to be told the truth. 2. One of the marks of a gift is to have the courage of it. Hint: POSH.
A. Shirley Jackson B. Kate Chopin C. Katherine Anne Porter D. Lorrie Moore

P5. Literature: Chittenango, NY, in 1856, devout Methodist family, 2 miserable years [[age 12 to 14) in a
military academy, life-long love affair with the stage. After his newspaper failed in SD, he tried his
hand at children’s fiction: The Wonderful Wizard of Oz. Hint: Night proof.
A. C. S. Lewis B. L. Frank Baum C. Francis Hodgson Burnett D. Ray Bolger

P6. Music: Cremona, Italy, 1567, composer, gambist, singer, priest. L’Orfeo, madrigals. Hint: Vermont.
A. Giuseppe Verdi B. Giacomo Puccini C. Monteverdi D. Antonio Vivaldi

P7. People: Paris, 1859, Physics Nobel Prize, 1908 work with radiation. Hint: “’…ouser and …ouser!’”
cried Alice [[… so much surprised, that for the moment she forgot how to speak good English.)”
A. Charles Richet B. Pierre Curie C. Antoine Henri D. Wilhelm Conrad Rontgen

P8. Potluck: Columbus, Ohio, in 1896, Yale graduate, Skull & Bones, cheerleader, varsity golf, served
during World War I, saw action at Argonne, became a Wall Street money grubber & U.S. Senator
for CT. Hint: Luckily for him, though not so lucky for the rest of us, he survived the war intact.
A. Abraham Ribicoff B. Chris Dodd C. Lowell P. Weicker D. Prescott Bush

P9. Quotations: Zurich, 1911, a playwright/novelist who focused on such existential concerns as
identity, individuality, responsibility. Homo Faber is his. 1. Technology is a way of so arranging the
world that we don’t have to experience it. 2. There is no art without Eros. Hint: Crank up the AC!
A. Max Frisch B. Hermann Hesse C. Jean-Jacque Rousseau D. Peter Shaffer

P10. Science/Technology: Dundee, Scotland, in 1857, astronomer who discovered Horsehead Nebula in
the constellation Orion, as well as helped develop a common designation system for the stars.
Hint: 4 medieval humors [[fluids) controlling personality: blood, yellow bile, black bile, and …
A. Elizabeth Brown B. Maria Mitchell C. Ellen Hayes D. Williamina Fleming

P11. Sports: Glen Dale, WV, 1953, 21 years Royals 3^rdt Basemen, 3,154 hits, one of only 4 MLB-ers to have
3,000+ hits, 300+ HRs, and .300+ average. HoF 1999, 1^st ballot, 98.2% vote. Hint: Bart’s brother.
A. Cookie Rojas B. George Brett C. John Mayberry D. Amos Otis

P12. Stage/Screen: Born in Huddersfield, UK, in 1909, possibly the greatest actor never to win an Oscar,
though 3x nominated for A Star Is Born, The Verdict, and Georgy Girl. For his brilliant Humbert
Humbert in Lolita, he got a Golden Globe nomination. Hint: Partner to schlock psychic/astrologer
A. Harrison Ford B. Gary Oldman C. Ed Harris D. James Mason

P13. Extra Credit: So, okay, which of these guys did not have 300+ HRs, 3000+ hits, .300+ average?
A. Hank Aaron B. Willie Mays C. Stan Musial D. Ted Williams



Answers: 1B; 2B; 3C; 4C; 5B; 6C; 7B; 8D; 9A; 10D; 11B; 12D; 13D NO PEEKING

[Lowell]

16 May

P1. Art/Culture: Born in NYC in 1912, moved to Chicago at age 8, his parents running a rooming house,
he interacting with the people in the lobby and in nearby Bughouse square. He won a Non-Fiction
Pulitzer in 1985 for The Good War and is today best remembered for his recorded oral histories of
everyday Americans. “I hope for peace and sanity – it’s the same thing.” Hint: Goodyear Winters
A. David p. Boder B. Allan Nevins C. Studs Terkel D. Garrison Keillor

P2. Geo: In 1843, with some doubt of their success, the 1^st major wagon train heads west from where?
A. Iowa B. Kansas C. Missouri D. Arkansas

P3. History/Politics: Born in Florida, NY, in 1801, his father a slave holder, he became as governor and
then senator a man determined to end slavery. In 1860, Lincoln barely beat him out for the GOP
presidential nom., then made him his Secretary of State. When he purchased Alaska for 7.2
million dollars, people thought he was nuts. Hint: Stubborn men often plant the seeds for peace.
A. Hamilton Fish B. Daniel Webster C. Edward Everett D. William H. Seward

P4. Language: Baltimore, 1929, a poet, essayist, feminist, and activist, who declined the National Medal
of Arts in protest after Newt Gingrich won a House vote to end funding for the National Endow-
ment of the Arts. Diving into the Wreck won her a National Book Award. “I keep coming back to
you in my head, but you couldn’t know that, and I have no carbons.” Hint: Not by digging a ditch.
A. Audre Lorde B. Adrienne Rich C. Lucille Clifton D. Heather McHugh

P5. Literature: Hamburg, 1906, she and her husband gave us Curious George. Hint: Sad Miss Otis oleo.
A. Beatrix Potter B. Margret Rey C. Margaret Wise Brown D. Beverly Cleary

P6. Music/Dance: Born in West Allis, WI, in 1919, talented pianist, flamboyant, entirely over-the-top
showman, played in 200 pound sequin/mirror suits, dressed up Elvis. Hint: Red Baron escapes.
A. Jerry Lee Lewis B. Jerry Lewis C. Wayne Newton D. Liberace

P7. People: Drogheda, Ireland, 1953, Bond actor with odd first name, also Remington Steele.
A. Pierce Brosnan B. Kiefer Sutherland C. Clint Eastwood D. Harrison Ford

P8. Potluck: St. Augustine, FL, in 1824, a West Point grad., career soldier, served under Zachary Taylor
in the Mexican War, but joined the Confederacy, becoming one of its 7 full generals. Fought west
of the Mississippi, which the Yankees controlled, the last Rebel to surrender. Hint: Cosmo spook.
A. P.G.T. Beauregard B. John Mosby C. George Pickett D. Edmund Kirby Smith

P9. Quotations: Rushden, UK, 1905, he wrote such fine novels as The Jacaranda Tree and The Darling Buds
of May, but his passion was gardening: 1. The garden that is finished is dead. 2. Gardens … should
be like lovely, well-shaped girls: all curves, secret corners, unexpected deviations, seductive
surprises and then still more curves. Hint: He eagerly awaits what comes next.
A. John Fowles B. H. E. Bates C. E. M. Forster D. D. H. Lawrence

P10. Science: Webster Groves, MO, in 1914, anthropologist, developed the concept of social cohesion,
the bonds linking members of a social group, as well work in proxemics, the study of human space
requirements. The Silent Language. Hint: “School bells ring and children sing it’s back to … again.”
A. Marshall McLuhan B. Edward T. Hall C. Buckminster Fuller D. Robert Shuter

P11. Sports: Born in Belarus in 1955, the Sparrow from Minsk started training at age 8. Nine years later,
she won 3 gymnast Golds at the Munich Olympics in. Entirely breathtaking! Hint: Nirvana
A. Nadia Comaneci B. Olga Korbut C. Nellie Kim D. Nastia Liukin

P12. Screen: Grand Island, NE, 1905, Oscar nom. for Grapes of Wrath, 1940; 40 years later, he & Hepburn
won Oscars for On Golden Pond. And he gave us Jane. Hint: Where you meet the nicest people.
A. James Stewart B. Henry Fonda C. Spencer Tracy D. Raymond Massey

P13. Extra Credit: Berkley, CA, 1928, Billy Martin got fired X times as Yankee manager. X = what?
A. Three B. Four C. Five D. Six Hint: # of Torah books, Christ wounds, Islam pillars



Answers: 1C; 2C; 3D; 4B; 5B; 6D; 7A; 8D; 9B; 10B; 11B; 12B; 13C NO PEEKING

[Lowell]

17 May

P1. Art/Culture: Born in Plainfield, NJ, in 1912, he liked to hop back and forth between academia and
government. He taught at Harvard law and wrote speeches for JFK for whom and for LBJ he
served as Solicitor General. The Dickster hired him as Special Prosecutor for the Watergate
festivities. Big mistake. A true patriot. Hint: He even looked a little like the Mr. Peepers actor.
A. Charles Fahy B. Archibald Cox C. Elliot Richardson D. Robert Bork

P2. Geography: Born in Dodge City in 1936, Dennis Hopper [[with Peter Fonda and Jack Nicholson)
made the classic counter-culture film Easy Rider; the setting for which is mostly where?
A. California B. The South West C. The Deep South D. The North West

P3. Politics: Born in Newport News, VA, 1937, 1^st woman to be Energy Secretary. Hint: Damn cow!
A. Madeline Albright B. Hazel R. O’Leary C. Janice Lachance D. Donna Shalala

P4. Language: Born in Copenhagen in 1957, he was a sailor, dancer, actor, before taking up fiction as
something of a postmodern-gothic-magical realist. He produced the international mystery best-
seller Miss Smilla’s Feeling for Snow. Another translation, entitled Miss Smila’s Sense of Snow, gives
an idea of just how complex the art of translation can be. Hint: Millet painting, Markham poem.
A. Jan Kjærstad B. Peter Høeg C. Cotton Malone D. Herman Bang

P5. Literature: Born in Montour, Iowa, in 1919, he wrote for Yank during the war, was afterwards an
editor at Harper’s, made it onto McCarthy’s black list, wrote a classic post-war novel, That Winter,
wrote a biography of HST, Plain Speaking, but is probably best remembered for the courage back in
1971 to write a NYT Magazine article: What It Means to Be a Homosexual. Hint: A haggard travesty?
A. Merle Miller B. James Baldwin C. Paul Bowles D. John Cheever

P6. Music: Born in Harlem in 1942, grew up in Springfield, MA, a singer/songwriter, composer,
comfortable on guitar, piano, banjo, harmonica, among others, he’s a blues singer who has
incorporated Caribbean, African, and South Pacific music into his work. His best album may be
The Natch’l Blues. He did the music for Sounder. Hint: Agra, agrare, agravi, agratas.
A. Arthur “Big Boy” Crudup B. John Lee Hooker C. Blind Lemon Jefferson D. Taj Mahal

P7. People: Born in Atlantic City in 1921, he can be thanked or cursed for: If I Knew You Were Coming I’d
Have Baked a Cake, Honeycomb, and certainly not least How Much Is That Doggie in the Window? He
also wrote Barbara Streisand’s signature People. Hint: Your bad dream’ll get you in the end.
A. Johnny Mercer B. Bob Merrill C. Jerome Kern D. Sammy Cahn

P8. Potluck: Avon, CT, 1914, war hero, conservative NY Herald Tribune columnist. Hint: Fool Cerebus.
A. Stewart Alsop B. Franklin Pierce Adams C. Robert Novak D. Wiliam Safire

P9. Quotes: Koboko, 1928, evil Ugandan dirt bag. 1. It’s not for me. I tried human flesh and it’s too salty
for my taste. 2. Sometimes people mistake the way I talk for what I am thinking. Hint: -ot
A. Robert Mugabe B. Milton Obote C. Idi Amin D. Mustafa Adrisi

P10. Science: Born in Gloucestershire, England, in 1749, he is known as The Father of Immunology for
developing the smallpox vaccine, the world’ first vaccine. It is quite possible that he and his work
have saved more lives than any other human being. Hint: Wheaties Olympics Star.
A. William Coley B. Edward Jenner C. Ian Frazer D. Albert Coons

P11. Sports: Sharkville, MS, 1903, Negro League centerfielder, 1922 to 1950, one of the fastest to play the
game, HoF 1974, Sporting News ranks him 66^th on its All-Time List. Hint: Deadly nightshade
A. Josh Gibson B. Cool Papa Bell C. Satchel Page D. Buck Leonard

P12. Stage/Screen: Born in Boyle, Ireland, 1911, she was Weissmuller’s Tarzan’s Jane, not to mention
Hugo Z. Hackenbush’s boss in Day at the Races. Hint: A veritable miracle worker under the lights.
A. Margaret Dumont B. Maureen O’Hara C. Maureen O’Sullivan D. Mollie Maureen

P13. Extra: What golfer set a PGA record in 1945 by winning 18 tournaments? Hint: Gullible seagull
A. Ben Hogan B. Byron Nelson C. Bobby Jones D. Patty Berg



Answers: 1B; 2B; 3B; 4B; 5A; 6D; 7B; 8A; 9C; 10B; 11B; 12C; 13B NO PEEKING

[Lowell]

18 May

P1. Art/Culture: Born in Des Moines in 1852, grew up in Colorado where she got to know Sioux
culture, moved to NY, asked Buffalo Bill if she could photograph some of the Sioux in his show,
and became the finest photographer of Native American culture. Hint: Coffin stand.
A. Gertrude Käsebier B. Dorothea Lange C. Margarte Bourke White D. Diane Arbus

P2. Geography: Fort Worth in 1952, she & Dick Rutan in 1986 make first not-stop, non-refueled flight
around the world, 9 days, 3 minutes, and 44 seconds; 24,986 miles. Hint: Speed of sound flyer.
A. Jacqueline Cochran B. Emily Howell Warner C. Beverly Burns D. Jeana Yeager

P3. History: Transkei, RSA, 1912, white father, Xhosa mother, educated in local mission school, founded
first Black-owned real estate agency, joined the African National Congress, got sent to Robben
Island for 25 years, helped his friend Mandela create the new RSA. Hint: Cartoon character sibling.
A. Steve Biko B. Thabo Mbeki C. Oliver Tambo D. Walter Sisulu

P4. Language: Born in Nishapur, Persia [[now Iran), in 1048, one of the most influential mathematicians,
scientists of the Middle Ages, he was also a philosopher and poet who wrote his first in quatrains:
“I sent my Soul through the invisible / Some letter of that After-life to spell: / And by and by my
Soul returned to me, / And answered ‘I Myself am Heav’n and Hell.’” Hint: G.I.’s General
A. Asadi Tusi B. Baba Tahir Oryan C. Omar Khayyám D. Imam Muhammad Ghazali

P5. Literature: Born in Chicago, 1921, he grew up in Evanston, drove ambulances in North Africa, & in
1955—with his dad’s sister as his model—wrote Auntie Mame: An Irrverent Escapade. Turned down
by 15 publishers, it spent 112 weeks on the bestseller list. Hint: Sandy Rodman Hopper
A. Patrick Dennis B. George Abbott C. William Saroyan D. Richard Bissell

P6. Music/Dance: Four: 1. Mason City, Iowa. 1902, music and lyrics for The Music Man. 2. Canonsburg,
PA, 1912, no one did Catch a Falling Star better. 3. Rome, 1892, bass opera singer, 22 seasons at the
MET. 4. The one you need, Surrey, UK, 1919, one of the greatest ballet dancers od all time.
A. Ezio Pinza B. Margot Fonteyn C. Meredith Wilson D. Perry Como

P7. People: Born in Paterson, NJ, in 1931, he was the cartoonist for Mad Magazine from 1956 to 1988,
billed as “Mad Maddest Artist”. His goofy-people cartoons had innocuous titles like “A Quiet Day
in the Park”. For some, one had to squeeze one’s ribs for the laughter. Hint: Windmill purple bird.
A. Mort Drucker B. Paul Coker C. Don Martin D. George Woodbridge

P8. Potluck: Born in Berlin in 1883, won 2 Iron Crosses in World War I, could not draw to save his life,
but nonetheless became an influential architect and founder of the Bauhaus School that has given
us all those bland, boxy edifices. Hint: Listen, honey, don’t let him get you into the backseat.
A. Bruno Taut B. Ludwig Mies van der Rohe C. Walter Gropius D. Marcel Breuer

P9. Quotations: Born in Trellech, UK, 1872, wise man, Nobel Laureate. 1. The time you enjoy wasting is
not wasted time. 2. To be without some of the things you want is an indispensible part of
happiness. 3. The trouble with the world is that the stupid are cocksure and the intelligent are full
of doubts. 4. Dora and I are now married, but just as happy as we were before. Hint: Jeeves.
A. John Locke B. Alfred North Whitehead C. Bertrand Russell D. Joseph Priestly

P10. Science: Camden Town, UK, 1850, physicist, predicted ionosphere. Hint: Naw, he’s my brother.
A. Malcom Sim Longair B. Rudolf Carnap C. Oliver Heaviside D. Thomas Midfley, Jr.

P11. Sports/Games: Born in Little Rock in 1937, 23 year career with the Baltimore Orioles, arguably the
best defensive 3^rd basemen ever, 16 consecutive Gold Gloves. Hint: He stood behind no shields.
A. George Brett B. Ron Santo C. Brooks Robinson D. Mike Schmidt

P12. Stage/Screen: Born in LA in 1934, the Our Gang alum who became Dobie Gillis. Hint: Neck trophy
A. Dwayne Hickman B. Bob Denver C. Harry Winkler D. Ron Howard

P13. Extra: Wyncote, PA, 1946, Yankee’s Mr. October, Game 6, 1977, 3 pitches, 3 HRs. Hint: Preacher
A. Reggie Jackson B. Roger Maris C. Dave Winfield D. Roy White



Answers: 1A; 2D; 3D; 4C; 5A; 6B; 7C; 8C; 9C; 10C; 11C; 12A; 13A NO PEEKING

[Lowell]

19 May

P1. Art/Culture: Born in Omaha in 1925, Muslim minister seen by admirers as courageous human rights
activist, seen by detractors as preacher of racism & violence, one of the most influential African
Americans in history. Assassinated by the Nation of Islam. “Be peaceful, be courteous, obey the
law, but if someone puts his hand on you, send him to the cemetery.” Hint: Not Kelloggs.
A. Elijah Mohammad B. Louis X, [[Louis Farrakhan) C. Malcolm X. D. Huey Newton

P2. Geography: Sabrosa, Portugal, in 1480, he organized the Castilian expedition to the Eat Indies from
1519 to 1522, in the process becoming the first to circumnavigate the globe. Hint: A strait shooter.
A. Vasco de Gama B. Diogo Cao C. Pedro Alvares Cabral D. Ferdinand Magellan

P3. History: Kim Lien, French Indochina, 1890, made LBJ the 1^st POTUS to lose a war. Hint: Merry Xmas!
A. Nguyen Tan Dung B. Ngo Dinh Diem C. Phan Boi Chau D. Ho Chi Minh

P4. Language: Born in Chicago in 1930 to a father who won a land segregation case in the Supreme
Court, she moved to NYC, wrote for the Pan-African newspaper Freedom, and wrote A Raisin in the
Sun, which won the NY Drama Critics Circle Award. “The thing that makes you exceptional, if you
are at all, is inevitably that which also makes you feel lonely.” Hint: Sagacious meteorologist.
A. Lorraine Hansberry B. Alice Childress C. Adrienne Kennedy D. Saundra Smokes

P5. Literature: Born in NYC in 1941, the eldest daughter of screenwriters who used her as the model for
their Take Her She’s Mine. She herself got three Oscar noms. for best screenwriting: Silkwood, When
Harry Met Sally …, and Sleepless in Seattle. “Reading is everything.” Hint: Henrik’s feisty feminist!
A. Ruth Prawer Jhabvala B. Jane Campion C. Leslie Dixon D. Nora Ephron

P6. Music/Dance: Born in Richmond, Victoria, Australia, in 1861, she became the first Aussie to gain
international recognition as a classical musician when she became the leading lyric soprano at
Covent Garden and later at the NYC MET. Hint: Also known for her peaches & cream complexion.
A. Nellie Melba B. Violet Mount C. Lalla Miranda D. Eva Mylott

P7. People: Anne Arundel County, MD, 1795, a Quaker abolitionist and philanthropist, made a packet
investing in B&O RR, used it to create a hospital and a university. Hint: Ablution stations.
A. Johns Hopkins B. Henry Rutgers C. Walter Reed D. Elihu Yale

P8. Potluck: Born in Frankfurt, West Germany, in 1959, a waitress married to O.J. Simpson for 7 years,
during which Simpson pleaded no contest to spousal abuse. Two years after their 1992 divorce, she
and a friend, Ron Goldman, were stabbed to death in her apartment. Simpson was tried, acquitted,
and won custody of their children. The murders remain unsolved. Hinton: I kid you not.
A. Jean Harris B. Sharon Tate C. Nicole Brown D. Dian Fossey

P9. Quotations: Born in Benicia, CA, in 1876, a playwright [[The Deep Purple), raconteur, and co-owner
of the Brown Derby restaurant in LA. 1. I hate careless flattery, the kind that exhausts you in your
efforts to believe it. 2. Don’t talk about yourself; it will be done when you leave. 3. Art is science
made clear. 4. Failure has gone to his head. Hint: Mirror image of Dennis’s neighbor.
A. Alexander Woollcott B. George S. Kaufman C. Wilson Mizner D. Marc Connelly

P10. Science: Vienna in 1914, won Chemistry Nobel in 1962, hemoglobin. Hint: Yiddish male member.
A. John Warcup Cornforth B. William M. Lipscomb C. Max Perutz D. Vladimir Prelog

P11. Sports/Games: Four: 1. San Francisco, 1928, Yankee infielder 1951-1960, Rookie of the Year, 5x All-
Star. 2. Greenville, SC, 1976, power forward helped Paul Pierce bring title back to the Boston
Celtics in 2008. 3. Drew, MS, 1949, 16x QB for New Orleans Saints, father of Peyton and Eli. 4.
The one you need, The Bronx, 1928, 16x seasons Philly ‘76ers, 15x led them to the play-offs.
A. Kevin Garnett B. Archie Manning C. Dolph Shayes D. Gil McDougald

P12. Screen: Wichita, 1934, half of best PBS news team ever. Hint: Poisoning Pigeons in the Park
A. Sam Donaldson B. Jim Lehrer C. Tom Brokaw D. Ed Bradley

P13. Extra Credit: Knock knock. Who’s there? Little old lady. Little old lady who?
A. From Pasadena B. None of your business C. Pat Nixon D. I didn’t know you could yodel!



Answers: 1C; 2D; 3D; 4A; 5D; 6A; 7A; 8C; 9C; 10C; 11C; 12B; 13D NO PEEKING

[Lowell]

20 May

P1. Art/Culture: Tours, France, in 1799, hugely influential & inspirational novelist [[Old Goriot) and
playwright, regarded as one of the founders of realism in European literature. Magnum Opus La
Comedie Humaine. “The more one judges, the less one loves.” Hint: Too much “heavy petting”?
A. Victor Hugo B. Gustave Flaubert C. Honore Balzac D. Emile Zola

P2. Geography: Born on Kibbutz Degania Alef, near the Sea of Galilee, Ottoman Syria, 1915, 2^nd child
born on the 1^st kibbutz, Moshe Dayan became his country’s Foreign Minister. “I have only one eye.
Do you want me to look at the road or at the speedometer?” What country? Hint: Don’t ask!
A. Iran B. Lebanon C. Israel D. Syria

P3. History/Politics: Born in a Quaker settlement, Guilford County, NC, in 1768, a First Lady
whose social graces boosted her husband’s popularity. She also helped furnish the newly built
White House and saved the famous Stuart portrait of Washington during the burning of
Washington in 1814. Her later years were spent in poverty. Hint: You famous somatic sell ewe!.
A. Dolly Madison B. Elizabeth Monroe C. Martha Jefferson D. Martha Jefferson Randolph

P4. Language: London, 1806, economist, feminist, liberal, extremely influential English-speaking philos-
opher of the 19^th Century. Wrote On Liberty and Ultilitarianism. Hint: E.B. White mouse.
A. Joseph Priestley B. John Stuart Mill C. Thomas Hobbes D. Herbert Spencer

P5. Literature: Born in Ealing, London, in 1904, she published Blackerchief Dick, her first crimmy at age
17. In 1929, The Crime at Black Dudley introduced her gentleman sleuth Albert Campion, who lives
at 17A Bottle St., Piccadilly, wears horn-rimmed glasses, & has a pet jackdaw. Hint: Trichinosis?
A. Margery Allingham B. Sarah Caudwell C. P.D. James D. Dorothy Sayers

P6. Music/Dance: El Centro, CA, in 1946, “The Goddess of Pop”, distinctive contra-alto voice, a variety
of styles. She and hubby hit it big with I Got You Babe. Hint: Let Timmy play with your truck, hon.
A. Cher B. Tina Turner C. Madonna D. Patti Smith

P7. People: Born in North Hampston, MA, in 1706, he was a gunsmith who fought at Bunker Hill and at
Fortress Louisbourg in Nova Scotia. Hint: Clock maker enjoys Dale’s French apples.
A. William Pepperill B. William Shirley C. Seth Pomeroy D. Ephraim Williams

P8. Potluck: Sheffield, UK, 1944, gritty voiced, spasmodic singer, whose dynamite cover of With a Little
Help from My Friends was the Wonder Years theme. Hint: Slang container for malodorous waste.
A. Joe Cocker B. John Belushi C. George Benson D. David Bowie

P9. Quotations: Born in Chicago in 1919, an Emmy winning comedian with a crewcut. 1. I’ve never
been drunk, but often I’ve been overserved. 2. Did you ever get the feeling that the world was a
tuxedo and you were a pair of brown shoes. 3. The remarkable thing about television is that it
permits several million to laugh at the same joke and still feel lonely. Hint: Urge the beauty on!
A. George Gobel B. Joey Bishop C. Bob Cummings D. Ernie Kovacs

P10. Science/Technology: Born in Leicestershire, England, in 1663, son of a printer, he became a pioneer
printer in the colonies, starting out in Philadelphia, battling Governor Penn who tried to
censor him. In New York he printed the Gazette America’s 1^st newspaper. Hint: Plimouth.
A. Benjamin Edes B. Isaiah Thomas C. James Rivington D. William Bradford

P11. Sports/Games: Born in Sokolce, Slovak Republic, in 1940, he was the Chicago Blackhawk’s center
from 1958 – 1980, 6x All-Star, 2x Lady Bing winner. Hint: Shoe pounder or banana huckster.
A. Miroslav Satan B. Stan Mikita C. Pavol Dimitra D. Phil Esposito

P12. Stage/Screen: Born in Indiana, PA, in 1908, US Air Force General, legendary actor known for his
drawl and down-to-earth persona, Oscar for The Philadelphia Story, but best remembered for Mr.
Smith Goes to Washington. AFI lists him #3 of the Golden Age Legends. Hint: Line of kings.
A. Cary Grant B. James Stewart C. Gary Copper D. Gregory Peck

P13. Extra Credit: What professional baseball player hit 868 homeruns?
A. Bobby Bonds B. Barry Bonds C. Sadaharu Oh D. Babe Ruth



Answers: 1C; 2C; 3A; 4B; 5A; 6A; 7C; 8A; 9A; 10D; 11B; 12B; 13C NO PEEKING

[Lowell]

21 May

P1. Art/Culture: Born in Laval, France, in 1844, son of a plumber, he was a Parisian customs agent who
taught himself to paint. Ridiculed during his lifetime as a naïve or primitive illustrator, he is
today recognized as a Post-Impressionist genius. Tiger in Tropical Storm, The Dream, and The
Sleeping Gypsy are his. Hint: An artist need never regret what he plants. [[Not a typo.)
A. Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec B. Paul Cézanne C. Pierre Bonnard D. Henri Rousseau

P2. Geography: In 1927, Lindbergh completes the 1^st nonstop, solo Atlantic crossing, landing where?
A. Dublin B. London C. Paris D. Swansea Hint: Earth element.

P3. History: Norwich, England, 1780, Quaker, prison reformer. Hint: Her name resonates in Texas.
A. Dorothea Dix B. Elizabeth Fry C. Mother Jones D. Lady Henry Somerset

P4. Language: London, 1688, satirical poet, Homer translator, 2^nd most quoted poet in Oxford Dictionary
of Quotations. The Rape of the Lock. “Sir, I admit your gen'ral rule / That every poet is a fool: / But
you yourself may serve to show it, /That every fool is not a poet.” Hint: Turkey’s nose.
A. Richard Lovelace B. Alexander Pope C. John Dryden D. John Milton

P5. Literature: Four: 1. Arlington, MA, 1926, Bollingen Prize winning poet for For Love. 2. Storm Lake,
Iowa, at least 1 romance novel set in each of 50 states. 3. Littleton, NH, 1868, creator of Pollyanna. 4.
The one you need, NYC, 1916, remarkable successful writer of grocery-store-rack of bestsellers,
including The Carpetbaggers and Never Love a Stranger.
A. Eleanor H. Porter B. Janet Dailey C. Harold Robbins D. Robert Creeley

P6. Music/Dance: Born in NYC in 1904, his Harlem stride style would lay the ground work for the
modern jazz piano. Ain’t Misbehaving’ and Honeysuckle Rose are his. Hint: Jackie Gleason role.
A. Theolonius Monk B. Art Tatum C. Scott Joplin D. Fats Waller

P7. People: Born in London in 1903, author, museum director, TV host, one of the best known
historians and aesthetes of his generation, he gave us the extraordinary BBC TV series Civilization,
creating the form for the personalized documentary. Hint: Bandstand Dorian Gray.
A. Jacques Cousteau B. Alastair Cooke C. David Attenborough D. Kenneth Clark

P8. Potluck: Born in the Bronx in 1916, Jack Benny’s tenor. Hint: He looked like Howdy Doody.
A. Dennis Edwards B. Neal Sedaka C. Dexter Holland D. Dennis Day

P9. Quotations: Born in NYC in 1898, he was Mr. Occidental Petroleum. 1. When I work fourteen hours
a day, seven days a week, I get lucky. 2. Regrets and recriminations only hurt your soul. Hint: Not
much of a baker he actually did have close ties with the Soviet Union.
A. Armand Hammer B. John Paul Getty C. John D. Rockefeller D. Warren W. Chevron

P10. Science/Technology: Born in Moscow in 1921, a physicist and major player in Russia’s
development of thermonuclear weapons, he became a Soviet dissident, civil rights activist, who
won the 1975 Nobel Peace Prize. Hint: Just a trim around the ears, if you please.
A. Andrei Sakharov B. Petro Grigorenko C. Alexander Prokhorov D. Nikolay Semyonov

P11. Sports/Games: Born in Akron, Ohio, in 1923, he played two seasons for the Cleveland Browns
before becoming a phenomenally success college coach for Miami of Ohio, Northwestern, and
Notre Dame, 170 – 58 – 6. Hint: Could you grammatically label that sentence once more?
A. Ara Parseghian B. Frank Leahy C. Knute Rockne D. Joe Paterno

P12. Stage/Screen: New Westminster, British Columbia, in 1917, he starred in Hitchcock’s Rear Window,
but is remembered today for being Perry Mason, who never lost a case. Hint: Murderous VP.
A. Raymond Burr B. William Hopper C. Hamilton Burger D. Ray Collins

13. Extra: Who climbed a sycamore tree in order to see Jesus enter Jericho? Hint: Inept soldier comic strip
A. Zerubbabel B. Zacchaeus C. Nicodemus D. Nebuchadnezzar



Answers: 1D; 2C; 3B; 4B; 5C; 6D; 7D; 8D; 9A; 10A; 11A; 12A; 13B NO PEEKING

[Lowell]

22 May

P1. Art/Culture: Born in Allegheny City, PA, in 1844, she spent most of her adult in France with such
mentors and Degas and Pissarro. Gustave Geffroy referred to her as one of the 3 Grand Dames of
Impressionism. The Child’s Bath may be her best known work. Hint: The bread upon the waters.
A. Marie Bracquemont B. Mary Cassatt C. Berthe Morisot D. Cecilia Beaux

P2. Geography: Born in 1943, Betty Williams won the Nobel Peace in 1976 for founding Community of
Peace People, dedicated to promoting a peaceful solution to the Troubles. We are where?
A. Ceylon/Sri Lanka B. Turkey/Armenia C. North/South Ireland D. England/Wales

P3. History: In 1849, a future POTUS granted patent for an invention that lifts heavy boats over water
obstacles, the only U.S. President to hold a patent. Hint: Popular 1950s kid toys, brown & green
A. Andrew Johnson B. Abe Lincoln C. Millard Fillmore D. Franklin Pierce

P4. Language: Paris in 1808, a poet & major figure in French romanticism. He wrote The Daughters
of Fire. Depression & poverty took a toll. After writing a note to his aunt [[“Do not wait up for me
this evening, for the night will be black and white”), he hanged himself from a sewer grating in the
Rue de la Vieille-Lanterne. “Every flower is a soul blossoming in Nature.” Hint: Chutzpa?
A. Charles Baudelaire B. Charles Nodier C. Alfred de Musset D. Gerard de Nerval

P5. Literature: Born in Edinburgh in 1859, he wrote a series of fantasy & science fiction stories featuring
the aggressive, hot-tempered, dominating Professor Challenger. He did also create an impossibly
self-controlled, analytical private detective who relished belittling his flat mate and abusing his
landlady’s good nature at 221B Baker Street. Hint: Late Night TV host hoping to be king.
A. James Moriarty B. Arthur Conan Doyle C. Adam Worth D. Wilkie Collins

P6. Music/Dance: Leipzig, Germany, in 1813, composer, theater director, polemicist, & conductor
primarily known for his large-scale operas, for which he wrote the librettos as well as the music.
Siefried, Lohengrin, Tannhäuser, & Das Rheingold. Mark Twain famously declared that his music is
better than it sounds. Inspector Morse’s favorite composer. Hint: NYC Mayor.
A. Franz Liszt B. Richard Wagner C. Carl Maria von Weber D. Heinrich Marschner

P7. People: LA in 1933, he wrote & illustrated the Frog & Toad books beginning with Frog and Toad Are
Friends. “You can keep your willpower, Frog, I’m going home to bake a cake.” Hint: Cow neck.
A. Robert McCloskey B. Arnold Lobel C. William Steig D. Arnold Adoff

P8. Potluck: Born in Laredo, MO, in 1900, J. Edgar Hoover’s protégé and the 1^st Associate FBI Director.
Close friends for 40 years, vacationed together; he inherited Edgar’s estate & moved into his house.
[[To help Ike, Hoover spread rumors Adlai Stevenson was homosexual.) Hint: Donne island quote.
A. Jon Hinson B. Bob Bauman C. Clyde Tolson D. Gerry Studds

P9. Quotes: Woodmere, NY, in 1930, San Francisco Board of Supervisors, the 1^st openly gay person to
win public office in CA, served 11 months before being assassinated. 1. Hope will never be silent.
2. If a bullet should enter my brain, let that bullet destroy every closet door. Hint: Utterly absurd!
A. Barney Frank B. George Moscone C. Dan White D. Harvey Milk

P10. Science: Granville Summit, PA, 1914, sociologist, he wrote The Hidden Persuaders, examining how
Madison Ave. used psychology and sublimation to sell wares. Hint: Ask the man who owns one.
A. Daniel Bell B. Michael Foucault C. Vance Packard D. Charles Wright Mills

P11. Sports/Games: Born in Terre Haute, IN, in 1943, 7^th winningest lefthander MLB pitcher [[288 – 231,
3.34 ERA, 2,245 SOs), mostly with the LA Dodgers and NY Yankees. More than half those victories
came after the ligament surgery that is now named after him. Hint: Threw like a submachine gun.
A. Carl Hubbel B. Jim Kaat C. Tommy John D. Tom Glacine

P12. Stage/Screen: Dorking, UK, 1907, greatest Shakespearian actor of modern age. Hint: Mrs. Walton
A. John Gielgud B. Laurence Olivier C. Ralph Richardson D. Kenneth Branagh

P13. Extra Credit: By the way, what’s the capital of Australia? Hint: “It gets late early out there.”
A. Canberra B. Melbourne C. Perth D. Sydney



Answers: 1B; 2C; 3B; 4D; 5B; 6B; 7B; 8C; 9D; 10C; 11C; 12B; 13A NO PEEKING

[Lowell]

23 May

P1. Art: Wilkes-Barre, PA, in 1910, studied art at Boston University, then worked as department store
designer in NY, but was always inclined towards the Abstract Expressionist movement of the
1940s and 1950s. Christie’s sold Crow Dancer [[1958) for 6.4 million. Hint: Wedge, Lever, pulley.
A. Lee Krasner B. Robert Motherwell C. Franz Kline D. William de Kooning

P2. Geography: In 1934, murderers Bonnie & Clyde have a bad day on the road at the hands of
relentless Frank Hamer, 3 more Texas Rangers, and 2 Louisiana officers. What state?
A. Alabama B. Louisiana C. Oklahoma D. Texas Hint: If Peli can, anyone can.

P3. History/Politics: Born in Liberty, IN, in 1824, he was a soldier, railroad executive, Governor and
Senator from RI. During the Civil War he made a balls-up of the Battle of Fredericksburg, which
might explain why he had to compensate by becoming the first NRA president. Hint: He is best
remembered today for distinguishing himself in an over-the-top tonsorial fashion.
A. Ambrose Everett Burnside B. William Sprague IV C. Nelson W. Aldrich D. Henry F. Lippitt

4. Language: Born in Ann Arbor, in 1947, she spent some years bringing Anna Akhmatova poetry across
from Russian to English. Her own poetry, filled with rural images, resonates with quiet emotion.
She married the poet Donald Hall; they lived on a farm in NH, where she was the Poet Laureate
until leukemia got her. “The soul’s bliss and suffering are bound together.” Hint: A grand poet.
A. Sheila Wingfield B. Naomi Replansky C. Jane Kenyon D. Sylvia Plath

P5. Literature: LA in 1898, he authored 26 novels for young people, notably Island of the Blue Dolphins
In 1976, he won the Hans Christian Anderson Award, which is considered the Nobel Prize for
children’s literature. Hint: Noted agriculturalist of song.
A. Scott Westerfield B. Martin Waddell C. Tormod Haugen D. Scott O’Dell

P6. Music: Born in Maysville, KY, in 1928, she was a cabaret singer [[Come On-a My House, Hey There)
who co-starred with Bing Crosby in White Christmas. Hint: Professor Plum and Colonel Mustard.
A. Rosemary Clooney B. Connie Francis C. Peggy Lee D. Brenda Lee

P7. People: LA, 1945, Kathy [[“Kitten”) Anderson on Father Knows Best. Hint: She was some dish!
A. Elinor Donahue B. Tuesday Weld C. Lauren Chafin D. Kathryn Beaumont

P8. Potluck: Born in 1946, Ithaca?, Frank Zappa’s main percussionist. Hint: Dylan Thomas masterpiece.
A. Carla Azar B. Cindy Blackman Santana C. Ruth Underwood D. Rikki Styxx

P9. Quotations: Born in Cambridge, MA, in 1810, journalist, critic, her Woman in the 19^th Century is
considered the 1^st major feminist work in the USA. 1. If you have knowledge, let others light their
candles by it. 2. There is no wholly masculine man, no purely feminine woman. 3. Two persons
love in one another the future good which they aid one another to unfold. Hint: A brush with life?
A. Margaret Fuller B. Harriet Martineau C. Eliza Farrar D. Elizabeth Palmer Peabody

P10. Science/Technology: Born in Råshult, Sweden, in 1707, the botanist, physician, and zoologist who
formalized binominal nomenclature, our system for naming organisms. Hint: Shultz’s pianist.
A. Emanuel Swedenborg B. Einar Lönnberg C. Carl Linnaeus D. Alvar Ellegård

P11. Sports/Games: Four: 1. Swift Current, Saskatchewan, 1948, Red Sox pitcher in 1976 led league in
allowed HRs, only 0.159 per 9 innings. 2. Ziatoust, Russia, 1951, chess champ from 1975 to 1985. 3.
Newark, 1954, Middleweight champ 1980 to 1987, marvelous record 62-3-2. 4. The one you need,
Sydney, 1944, 7 tennis Grand Slams, 17 Doubles titles. Hint: Proposed Barry Goldwater strategy.
A. Marvin Hagler B. John Newcombe C. Anatoly Karpov D. Reggie Cleveland

P12. Screen: Denver, 1883, swashbuckling silent film star [[The Mark of Zorro), he & his wife Mary Pick-
ford were co-founders of United Artists. Hint: Bernie Sanders would say contradiction in terms.
A. Rudolph Valentino B. Jon Gilbert C. Jackie Coogan D. Douglas Fairbanks

P13. Extra Credit: When the first Burger King opened in 1954, how much did a hamburger cost?
A. 9¢ B. 18¢ C. 25¢ D. 29¢ Hint: Leon Uris novel, Argon, Ted Kluszewski



Answers: 1C; 2B; 3A; 4C; 5D; 6A; 7C; 8C; 9A; 10C; 11B; 12D; 13B NO PEEKING

[G-DDT]

13. Extra Credit: Fred Baur invents container, dies in 2008, his ashes buried in one. What container?
A. Pringles B. Head and Shoulders C. MacDonalds McFeastD. Hellman’s jar





Answers: 13A NO PEEKING

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[Lowell]

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[Lowell]

24 May

P1. Art/Culture: Born in Duluth, MN, in 1941, raised in Hibbing, easily the greatest American
songwriter/singer of the 2^nd half of the 20^th Century. Now disavows his own phrase “spokesman for
his generation”, but, hey, 5 decades a cultural force and icon. Blowin’ in the Wind, Mr. Tambourine
Man, Blood on the Tracks. “I’ll let you be in my dream if I can be in yours.” Hint: Cemetery.
A. Dave Van Ronk B. Arlo Guthrie C. Randy Newman D. Bob Dylan

P2. Geography: In 1956, the first Eurovision Song Contest is held in Lugano. What Country?
A. Italy B. Spain C. Switzerland D. France. Hint: Music for: Thrilling days of yesteryear.

P3. History: Four: 1. Bovenplaats, Cape Colony, 1870, 2x P.M. of Union of South Africa. 2. Kenningston
Palace, London, 1819, long reigning, unamused monarch. 3. Tuscaloosa, AL, 1918, controversial
mayor of Detroit 1974 – 1994. 4. The 1 you need, Boudry, Switzerland, 1743, radical Jacobin
journalist during French Revolution, got offed in the bath. Hint: Mrs. Bubonic Plague.
A. Coleman Young B. Jean-Paul Marat C. Jan Smuts D. Alexandria Victoria

P4. Language: Born in Leningrad in 1940, a poet/essayist strongly advised by Soviet authorities in 1972
to emigrate. In 1987, awarded Nobel Literature Prize, in 1991America’s Poet Laureate. “For a
writer only one form of patriotism exists: his attitude towards language.” Hint: Montana country
A. Joseph Brodsky B. Yevgeny Yevtushenko C. Andrei Voznesensky D. Boris Pasternak

P5. Literature: Born in Vyoshenskaya, Russia, in 1905, “the land of the Cossacks”, he wrote about the
fate of Don Cossacks, most notably And Quiet Flows the Dawn. The 1965 Nobel Laureate. Hint:
Rochester to his boss: “Well, Mr. Benny, I sure don’t like the look of those dark clouds!”
A. Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn B. Mikhail Sholokhov C. Mikhail Lermontov D. Maxim Gorky

P6. Music/Dance: Born in Memphis in 1955, she’s a country music singer/songwriter who also does
folk, rock, pop, and the blues, her breakthrough song in 1981 being Seven Year Ache. In 1986 I Don’t
Know Why you Don’t Want Me won a Grammy. Hint: D.J., Dan, Darlene, and Becky.
A. Mary Chapin Carpenter B. Anne Murray C. Emmylou Harris D. Rosanne Cash

P7. People: Born in Mitchelstown. County Cork, Ireland, 1928, major Irish novelist and short story
writer, Whitbread Prize Winner 3x, 5x Booker noms. The Old Boys. Hint: Star of The Third Man.
A. George Moore B. Brendan Behan C. Frank McCourt D. William Trevor

P8. Potluck: Born in NYC in 1919, American businessman who made a bundle writing practice tests for
the highs school SAT exams. Hint: H*Y*M*A*N …
A. David Karp B. Bram Cohen C. Bob Proctor D. Stanley Kaplan

P9. Quotations: Brooklyn in 1945, starred with Leslie Nielsen in Naked Gun, was Jenna Wade in Dallas.
“Inner beauty should be the most important part of improving one’s self.” Hint: Fine hairs!
A. Bo Derek B. Courtney Love C. Priscilla Presley D. Sharon Tate

P10. Science: Four: 1. Oakland, 1878, psychologist, industrial engineer, efficiency expert. 2. Coldchester,
England, 1544, physicist, tossed Aristotle out window, coined term electricity. 3. Turton, England,
1885, psychoanalyst promoted nursery school movement and play as vehicle for learning. 4.
Danzig, 1886, invented mercury thermometer & got from God only proper temperature scale.
A. Daniel Gabriel Fahrenheit B. William Gilbert C. Lillian Evelyn Gilbreth D. Susan S. Isaacs

P11. Sports/Games: Born in Houston in 1910, he won 31 PGA Tour events between 1935 and 1957,
including the 1^st to win the Masters 3x [[1940, 1947, 1950.) Hint: School records show him a bad boy!
A. Walter Hagen B. James Demaret C. Byron Nelson D. Ben Hogan

P12. Stage/Screen: Bristol, CT, 1943, the film & TV’s Radar O’Reilly. Hint: Global warming event
A. Jamie Farr B. Mike Ferrell C. Larry Linville D. Gary Burghoff

P13. Extra Credit: “’Tis better to have loved and lost than never to have loved at all.” Hint: Sawbuck
A. William Shakespeare B. Alfred Lord Tennyson C. John Keats D. Robert Browning



Answers: 1D; 2C; 3B; 4A; 5B; 6D; 7D; 8D; 9C; 10A; 11B; 12D; 13B NO PEEKING

[Lowell]

25 May

P1. Art/Culture: Born in Boston in 1803, a hugely influential essayist, lecturer, and poet who led the
Transcendentalist Movement in the mid-19^th Century, who championed rugged individualism,
and who in 1837 gave a seminal speech entitled The American Scholar. Some of his works include
Nature, Self-Reliance, and The Concord Hymn. Hint: Where the heck is he?
A. Oliver Wendell Holmes C. James Russell Lowell
B. Henry David Thoreau D. Ralph Waldo Emerson

P2. Geography: Born in Hereford, UK, in 1944, Frank Oz directed a remake of The Stepford Wives, from
the satirical [[and truly creepy) novel by Ira Levin, in which the husbands of a small New England
town [[actually, Wilton) turn their wives into submissive robots. Which state? Hint: Samuel Morse
A. Connecticut B. Maine C. Massachusetts D. Maine

P3. History/Politics: Born in Basel, Switzerland, in 1818, he was one of the major progenitors of cultural
history as a means of knowing a period in its entirety, the interconnections of art, politics, and
social institutions. The Civilization of the Renaissance in Italy. Hint: Wilhelm’s grim brother.
A. Jacob Burckhardt B. Jurgen Habermas C. Paul Connerton D. Roger Chartier

P4. Language: Born in Saginaw, MI, in 1908, son a market gardener, his poetry is most remarkable
for its nature imagery, its music, and inwardness. The Waking won him the 1954 Pulitzer. He won
2 National Book Awards, as well. 1. Deep in their roots, all flowers keep the light. 2. I learn by
going where I have to go. Hint: No, not under the doormat, in the Christmas decoration.
A. Richard Eberhart B. Alan Dugan C. Theodore Roethke D. Stanley Kunitz

P5. Lit: Born in Clatskanie, OR, in 1938, poet & fiction writer helped revitalize the short story genre in 1980s. Late Fragment: “And did you get what / you wanted from this life, even so? /I did. / And what did you want? / To call myself beloved, to feel myself/ beloved on the earth.” Hint: Peanuts.

A. Raymond Carver B. Ray Bradbury C. John Cheever D. John Updike

P6. Music/Dance: Born in Richmond in 1878, he was a tap dancer, actor, and the best paid African-
American entertainer in the 1^st half of the 20^th Century. Worked with Shirley Temple; also credited
with coining the word copacetic. Hint: Richard Cory, who “glittered when he walked.”
A. Al Jolson B. Bill “Bojangles” Robinson C. Sammy Davis, Jr. D. Gregory Hines

P7. People: Sullivan County, NY, 1865, YMCA head, 1946 Nobel Peace Laureate. Hint: Three speeds.
A. John Boyd Orr B. Ralphe Bunche C. John Raleigh Mott D. Frank Billings Kellogg

P8. Potluck: London in 1913, MP’s son, one of the Cambridge 5 who acted as spies for the Soviets, he by
“repudiating” his Communist beliefs and joining the civil service. Hint: Irresistibly white.
A. Arthur Wynn B. Kim Philby C. Donald Maclean D. Len Beurton

P9. Quotes: Manhattan in 1898, Random House publisher, What’s My Line panelist, shameless punster 1.
The Detroit String Quartet played Brahms last night. Brahms lost. 2. Gross ignorance is 144 times
worse than ordinary ignorance. 3. Middle age is when your old classmates are so gray and
wrinkled and bald they don’t recognize you. Hint: It’s a truly futile age we live in.
A. Bennett Cerf B. John Daly C. Fred Allen D. Steve Allen

P10. Technology: In 1852, he is granted a U.S. Patent for “Railroad-car Truck & Brake”. Hint: Cheerios
A. Charles Wheatstone B. Charles Babbage C. Elisha Otis D. Elias Howe

P11. Sports: NYC, 1897, legendary boxing champ, 1926 – 1928, beat Dempsey twice. Hint: Wilder DNA.
A. Gene Tunney B. Max Schmeling C. Joe Lewis D. Jersey Joe Walcott

P12. Stage/Screen: Harlem, 1943, Julliard, Tony Winner, Kizzy Reynolds in Roots. Hint: Dieting Rebel.
A. Oprah Winfrey B. Cicely Tyson C. Whitney Houston D. Leslie Uggams

P13. Extra Credit: Born on this day, he was the voice of Miss Piggy, Fozzie Bear, and Yoda.
A. Ian McKellan B. Bill Sharman C. Frank Oz D. Hal David Hint: Bombs away!



Answers: 1D; 2A; 3A; 4C; 5A; 6B; 7C; 8C; 9A; 10C; 11A; 12D; 13C NO PEEKING

[Lowell]

26 May

P1. Art/Culture: Born in Hoboken, NJ, in 1895, she was a documentary photographer and photo
journalist whose work for the Farm Security Administration put a human face on the consequences
of the Great Depression. Migrant Mother is one of hers. Hint: Good old Mr. Burns.
A. Margaret Bourke-White B. Susan Meiselas C. Dorothea Lange D. Amy Arbus

P2. Geography: In 1998, U.S. Supreme Court rules most of this island is in NJ. Hint: Boxing Jimmy.
A. Liberty Island B. Ellis C. Chimney Sweeps Islands D. Staten

P3. History: LA, 1951, 1^st US woman in space. Hint #:1 Down by Yeat’s Gardens. Hint #2: Eponymous
A. Christa McAuliffe B. Shannon Walker C. Sally Ride D. Shannon Lucid

4. Language: Philadelphia, 1938, calls himself Attila the Pun, Anguished English, Crazy English. 1. Today
we speak, but first we spoke; faucets leak , but never loke. Today we write, but first we wrote; we
bite our tongues, but never bote. 2. Why doesn’t Buick rhyme with quick. 3. There is no egg in egg
plant, nor ham in hamburger; neither apple nor pine in pineapple. Hint: Same mistake twice?
A. Alan W. Watts B. William Safire C. George Carlin D. Richard Lederer

P5. Literature: Solvay, NY, in 1887, 1909 Yale graduate, published poetry in Saturday Review under the
pseudonym of Autholycus, translated The Cid, won the 1941 poetry Pulitzer with his satiric
Sunderland Capture, which seems unavailable anywhere! Nor is much of anything at all known
about him. A mystery man! Hint: Any prisoner at Alcatraz is one.
A. Robert Hillyer B. Mark Van Doren C. John Gould Fletcher D. Leonard Bacon

P6. Music: Four: 1. Cincinnati, 1883, sang the 1^st ever blues song, Crazy Blues. 2. Alton, IL, 1926,
trumpeter created true milestones in sounds of jazz. 3. Phoenix, 1948, singer/songwriter Fleetwood
Mac. 4. The 1 you need, Jamestown, ND, 1920, owned Fever, starred in remake of The Jazz Singer.
A. Mamie Smith B. Peggy Lee C. Stevie Nicks D. Miles Davis

P7. People: Seredzius, Lithuania, 1886, he was the star of the original Jazz Singer. Hint: Synonym for coax
A. Al Jolson B. Jelly Roll Morton C. Fletcher Henderson D. Cab Calloway

P8. Potluck: Born in Perry Point, MD, in 1956, a truck driver who stole and crashed a Cessna 150 onto
the South Lawn of the White House in 1994. Apparently, he meant it as a stunt, like the fellow who
flew a Cessna from Finland to the Gremlin. Alas, he died on impact. Hint: They got their wood in.
A. Robert K. Preston B. Frank Eugene Corder C. Chester Plummer D. Mike David

P9. Quotes: Born in San Francisco, in 1877, she spent most of her life as a dancer in Europe and Russia,
until one of her famous scarves got tangled in wheel spokes and snapped her neck at age 50. 1. The
dancer’s body is simply the luminous manifestation of the soul. 2. Perhaps he was a bit different
from other people, but what really sympathetic person is not a little mad? Hint: Police fare.
A. Maria Tallchief B. Katherine Flowers C. Kirsten Ralov D. Isadora Duncan

P10. Science: Born in Pontiac, MI, in 1928, pathologist, euthanasia activist who championed a patient’s
right to die by means of physician-assisted suicide. He helped 130 terminally ill patients do so,
before he was convicted of 2^nd degree murder and sent to the slammer to do 8 years of a 10 year
sentence. Dr. Death. Many felt his work was key to bringing mercy to death. Hint: And Mindy.
A. Jack Kevorkian B. Thomas Youk C. Derek Humphry D. Philip Nitschke

P11. Sports: In 1980, what MLB hurler throws his 6^th 1-hitter? Hint: Sox catcher tells tale of 2 cities.
A. Jim Palmer B. Joe Niekro C. Nolan Ryan D. Steve Carlton

P12. Stage/Screen: Four: 1. Hagersville, Ontario, 1912, Tonto. 2. Winterset, Iowa, 1907, Duke. 3. Semley,
UK, 1908, rotund, bushy-browed star of Who Is Killing the Great Chefs of Europe? 4. The one you
need, Minneapolis, 1923, Marshall Dillon. Hint: The kid brother of Peter Graves.
A. James Arness B. John Wayne C. Robert Morley D. Jay Silverheels

13. Extra Credit: Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer was created to promote what department store?
A. Montgomery Ward B. Sears C. Macy’s D. FAO Schwarz Hint: Happy Blanc




Answers: 1C; 2B; 3C; 4D; 5D; 6B; 7A; 8B; 9D; 10A; 11D; 12A; 13A NO PEEKING

[Lowell]

27 May

P1. Art/Culture: Born in NYC in 1819, abolitionist, social activist, poet who, after visiting Washington &
getting to meet President Lincoln was inspired to write new words to the music for John Brown’s
Body. Those words turned out to be The Battle Hymn of the Republic. Hint: You reap what you sew.
A. Margaret Fuller B. Harriet Beecher Stowe C. Julia Ward Howe D. Edith Wharton

P2. Geo: Wallace, SD, in 1911, Hubert Humphrey is what state’s favorite son? Hint: Home Companion
A. Michigan B. Minnesota C. North Dakota D. South Dakota

P3. History: Born in Troy Grove, IL, in 1837, he started out driving a stagecoach, fought for the Union
in the Civil War, gained publicity as a scout and marksman, becoming a gambler, gunfighter, and
lawman in the Old West. He won several shoot-outs, but was shot from behind in a poker game
while holding aces and eights. Hint: Well, I’m a rube from the country, hon, what did you expect?
A. Wyatt Earp B. William F. Cody C. James Butler Hickok D. John Wesley Hardin

P4. Language: Born in NYC in 1932, she is a poet of everyday family life, domesticity, motherhood,
aging, loss, and the fragility of human relationships. Traveling Light. Two noms. for a National
Book Award. 1. Grief is a circular staircase. 2. There are poems that are never written, that simply
move across the mind like skywriting on a still day. Hint: One of her sons is a chef.
A. Lisel Mueller B. Marilyn Hacker C. Linda Pastan D. Mona Van Duyn

P5. Literature: Saint Mary’s County, MD, 1894, author of hard-boiled detective novels featuring Sam
Spade [[The Maltese Falcon) & Nick and Nora Charles [[The Thin Man.) Hint: Between two trees.
A. James M. Cain B. Dashiell Hammett C. Raymond Chandler D. Mickey Spillane

P6. Music: Born in Chicago in 1935, composer/jazz pianist with 3 Grammys so far. The In Crowd, Wade
in the Water and Hang On Sloopy were all 1 million gold sellers. Hint: Brit P.M. + Morse sergeant.
A. Herbie Hancock B. Ramsay Lewis C. Oscar Peterson D. Dave Brubeck

P7. People: NYC, 1915, author of The Caine Mutiny, 1951 Pulitzer. Hint: George, Woody, and Ruth
A. Herman Wouk B. John Barth C. John Cheever D. Tony Hillerman

P8. Potluck: 4 tycoons: 1. Pana, IL, 1923, CEO of uncle’s petroleum industry 1945 – 1990. 2. Roxbury,
NY, 1836, ruthless robber baron, Union Pacific. 3. Boston, MA, 1835, well meaning President of the
Union Pacific ‘til tycoon #2 sacked him. 4. The one you need, Staten Island, 1794, built NY Central
Railroad, funded a university, sworn enemy of tycoon #2, worth 143 billion in today’s dollars.
A. Charles Francis Adams, Jr. B. Jay Gould C. Charles Vanderbilt D. Thomas M. Hunt

P9. Quotes: Quincy, MA, 1912, short story writer, achieved fame as “The Chekov of the Suburbs”, The
Enormous Radio. 1.Wisdom is the knowledge of good and evil, not the strength to choose between
the two. 2. I can’t write without a reader. It’s precisely like a kiss, you can’t do it alone.
A. Herman Wouk B. John Barth C. John Cheever D. Tony Hillerman

P10. Science: Born in Springdale, PA, in 1907, she is truly the Mother of the Environmental Movement.
In 1951 The Silent Sea Around Us won a National Book Award, but Silent Spring, warning about
pesticides, was the seminal work that woke some of us up. Hint: Jacob’s love, Joseph’s mom.
A. Judith Layzer B. Rachel Carson C. Margaret Davis D. Sarah Andrews

P11. Sports/Games: Born in Ashwood, VA, in 1912, legendary golfer who holds the record for most
PGA wins, 82, of which 7 were majors, though the U.S, Open eluded him [[came 2^nd 4 times.) He was
also the only man ever to win a Lady’s PGA event. Hint: His need for his classic straw hat.
A. Walter Hagen B. Ben Hogan C. Bobby Jones D. Sam Snead

P12. Screen: St. Louis, 1911, distinctive-voiced horror film star. House of Wax. Hint: On sale gewürztraminer.
A. Vincent Price B. Bela Lugosi C. Lon Chaney D. Boris Karloff

P13. Extra Credit: According to one of the writers in Question #7, “All literary men are ???? fans – to be
a Yankee fan in a literate society is to endanger your life.” Which? Hint: Masochism?
A. Dodgers B. Mets C. Red Sox D. Tigers



Answers: 1C; 2B; 3C; 4C; 5B; 6B; 7A; 8C; 9C; 10B; 11D; 12A; 13C NO PEEKING

[Lowell]

28 May

P1. Art/Culture: Born in poverty in Stockholm in 1919, at age 13 a teacher urged him to apply to art
school, he began as an illustrator, which he blended with his paintings, particularly his many
water colors. One could say he is Sweden’s Norman Rockwell. Hint: Danish beer + cartoonist.
A. Olle Nordmark B. Carl Larsson C. Peter Dahl D. Edvard Monk

P2. Geography: In 1952, women get the right to vote in what country? Hint: Olivia and John
A. Italy B. Greece C. Peru D. Bolivia

P3. History: Born in Kent, England, in 1759, son of a P.M., at age 24 became one himself, served
many years, took it to the French and Napoleon. Hint: Swinging with a Mr. Poe thriller.
A. William Pitt B. Henry Addington C. Robert Peel D. William Gladstone

4. Language: Logan, Utah, 1913, of Mormon Swedish-speaking parents, wonderful mix or religious and
erotic poetry. “Bat doesn’t hit ball, bat meets it.” Hint: Might be progeny of H.C. Anderson quacker
A. Audre Lorde B. Connie Fife C. May Swenson D. June Jordan

P5. Literature: Four: 1. Dublin, 1779, burned Byron’s memoirs after his death, wrote The Last Rose of
Summer. 2. Knightsbridge, London, 1912, first Aussie to win Nobel Lit., Happy Valley. 3.
Birmingham, 1916, existential/southern-sensibility/Catholic writer, The Moviegoer wins Nat.
Book Award. 4. The one you need, Mayfair, London, 1908, he gave us Bond … James Bond.
A. Ian Fleming B. Walter Percy C. Thomas Moore D. Patrick White

P6. Music/Dance: Born in Atlanta in 1944, singer/songwriter/actress, known as “The Empress of Soul”,
7x Grammy winner known for her hits of the 1960s and 1970s with her brother and two cousins, I
Heard It Through the Grape Vine and Midnight Train to Georgia. Hint: Camptown fan on an errand.
A. Diana Ross B. Florence Ballard C. Gladys Knight D. Mary Wells

P7. People: Detroit in 1934, sheltered from racism by her foster parents, Tuskegee Institute, became
nurse in NYC, met & married Malcom X, witnessed his assassination, raised their 6 kids, Phd. at
UMass., taught at Medgar Evers College. Profile in Courage. Hint: CA alcohol center.
A. Maria Wright Edelman B. Angela Davis C. Septima Clark D. Betty Shabazz

P8. Potluck: Landour, India, 1918, Baptist missionary, US Army captain killed by Chinese soldiers a few
days after end of war. Name co-opted by candy co. nutcase for anti-communist society.
A. John Birch B. Robert Welch C. Dan Smoot D. William F. Buckley Hint: Robert Frost

P9. Quotations: Born in Dalkey, Ireland, in 1940, she wrote with sympathy and humor about small-
town life in Ireland. 1. Nobody is ordinary if you know where to look. 2. I had a very happy
childhood, which is unsuitable if you are going to be an Irish writer. 3. When my sister Joan
arrived, I asked if I could swap her for a rabbit. Hint: Expert on a particular subject.
A. Maeve Binchy B. Edna O’Brien C. Elizabeth Bowen D. Kate O’Brien

P10. Science/Technology: Born in Washington, D.C., in 1945, physician, comedian, social activist,
clown, and author who in 1971 founded the Gesundheit Institute, a free hospital. Robin Williams
played him in a thoroughly awful movie, which the doctor hated. Hint: Br’er Rabbit.
A. Hunter Doherty Adams B. Paul Glover C. Peter Agre D. David Satcher

P11. Sports: Pottawatomi, OK, 1887, NA Indian, one of the greatest athletes of all time, 1912 Olympic
gold, played pro football, baseball, and basketball. Hint: Valhalla
A. Ira Hays B. Jesse Owens C. Jim Thorpe D. Billy Mills

P12. Stage: Born in Collingwood, Ontario, 1947, creator of cartoon strip For Better or For Worse with its
real time characters. [[Well, that’s sort of stage and screen, isn’t it?) Hint: Baines of Don’s existence!
A. Jan Eliot B. Hope Larson C. Lynn Johnstone D. Dale Messick

P13. Extra Credit: Born in Chelyan, WV, in 1938, Jerry ????? was a14 year guard with the LA Lakers, co-
captain 1960 Olympic Gold team 1960, Mr. Clutch, 7x All-Star. Hint: Tennyson Ulysses direction.
A. North B. South C. East D. West


Answers: 1B; 2B; 3A; 4C; 5A; 6C; 7D; 8A; 9A; 10A; 11C; 12C; 13D NO PEEKING

[Lowell]

29 May

P1. Art/Culture: Born in Studley, VA, in 1736, attorney, planter, politician, founding father, orator
who—opposed to the Stamp Act—famously said, “Give me liberty, or give me death!”
A. Patrick Henry B. Thomas Paine C. Sam Adams D. James Otis Hint: Peanut/caramel/fudge

P2. Geo: In 1848, it becomes the 30^th state. Hint: Any sage must stand against violating God’s will.
A. Minnesota B. Wisconsin C. Iowa D. Kansas

P3. History: Brookline, MA, 1917, rum-runner dad, mom daughter of a Boston mayor, managed to
sink P.T. boat during the war, win Pulitzer for a book of dubious authorship, marry a beautiful
woman, get himself elected as the 35^th U.S, President, hop on Marilyn, stick it to Nikita, & by his
charisma inspire America with hope devastated by his assassination. 3^rd Qaudrile of POTUS
A. RMN B.JFK C. Ike D. HST Hint: Hint: Brothers Joe, Bob & Ted

4. Language: Born in Kensington, London, 1874, writer, poet, philosopher, dramatist, orator, lay
theologian, biographer, literary critic, he gave us Father Brown. 1. Gratitude is happiness doubled
by wonder. 2. The poets have been mysteriously silent on the subject of cheese. 3. The way to love
anything is to realize that it may be lost. Hint: Cigarettes for stiff-legged Deputy Goode.
A. Edmund Crispin B. P.D. James C. G. K. Chesterton D. Dick Francis

P5. Literature: Born in Vrede, South Africa, in 1935, an Afrikaner determined to use Afrikaans to battle
apartheid & to bring Afrikaans literature up to speed. His Rumors of Rain was short listed for the
Booker Prize. Shudda won! Also, A Dry White Season. Hint: RSA was certainly there as he wrote.
A. Alan Paton B. J.M. Coetzee C. Andre Brink D. Breyten Bretenbach

P6. Music/Dance: Born in in Hackney, East London, in 1945, songwriter, pianist, founder & lead singer
of Procul Harum. A Whiter Shade of Pale: “We skipped the light fandango / Turned cartwheels
‘cross the floor / I was feeling kind of seasick / But the crowd called out for more.”
A. Gary Brooker B. Paul Weller C. Rod Stewart D. Peter Gabriel Hint: Allow to exist.

P7. People: Born in Khumbu, Nepal, 1914, Sherpa without whom Ed Hillary never would have made it
to the top of Everest [[Chomolungma, Holy Mother.) Time: 100 most influential. Hint: Heterosexual.
A. Ngawang Tenzin Norbu B. Tenzing Norgay C. Ghang La Mingma D. Ang Tharkay

P8. Potluck: Waterbury, CT, 1938, Baseball Commish, but not the one who done away with Pete Rose.
A. Bud Selig B. A. Bartlett Giamatti C. Fay Vincent D. Peter O’Malley

P9. Quotes: Born in Bombay in 1906, he gave us the Arthurian novels [[The Once and Future King) 1. The
most difficult thing in the world is to know how to do a thing and to watch somebody else do it
wrong, without comment. 2. Were they, for some purpose almost too cunning for belief, only
disguised as themselves? 3. It is good to put your life in other people’s hands. Hint: E.B. & Ted
A. Oliver Onions B. Patrick O’Brian C. T. H. White D. Winston Graham

P10. Science/Technology: Born in Stockton-on-Tees, County Durham, England, in 1781, he was a
chemist and druggist with a desire to find a way to make a fire easily. His solution, in 1827, was
basically sulfur on a stick ignited by friction, the match, 50 for a shilling. Hint: Red or Black labels.
A. William Congreve B. Charles Sauria C. Michael Fraday D. John Walker

P11. Sports/Games: Born in Albuquerque in 1939, he is one of two people to win the Indy 500 four
times. He also has a sibling and a son to have won it. Hint: What vanity is in the Bible.
A. A. J. Foyt B. Buddy Rice C. Al Unser D. Rick Mears

P12. Stage/Screen: Born in London in 1903, comedian, vaudevillian, actor, who appeared in 70 films
including the Road movies with Bing Crosby and Dorothy Lamour. 19x Academy Award Host,
wonderful USO entertainer. Thanks for the Memory. Hint: He had that winter Olympic nose.
A. George Burns B. Danny Kay C. Jerry Lewis D. Bob Hope

13. Extra Credit: What celebrity was the victim of a “wardrobe malfunction” at the 2004 Super Bowl?
A. Madonna B. Britney Spears C. Janet Jackson D. Mariah Carey



Answers: 1A; 2B; 3B; 4C; 5C; 6A; 7B; 8C; 9C; 10D; 11C; 12D; 13C NO PEEKING

[Lowell]

30 May

P1. Art/Culture: Born in Saint Petersburg in 1846, of a Baltic German and Danish mother, he was a
jeweler who made the Easter Bunny look pretty darn cheap. A beloved man probably in no small
part because he had a one-word philosophy: tolerance. Hint: Beatles sobriquet.
A. Jean-Jacques Duval B. Jérémie Pauzié C. Karl Fabregé D. Louis-Francois Cartier

P2. Geography: 1989, 33-foot Goddess of Democracy statue unveiled in Tiananmen Square. Country?
A. China B. Burma C. Germany D. South Africa Hint: Sets off chain reaction.

P3. History/Politics: Born a male in The Bronx, 1926, concerned by a lack of physical development, s/he
stayed with relatives in Denmark, took hormone therapy, in 1951 underwent sex reassignment
surgery. Known for her directness, polished wit, she became a spokesperson for transgenderism.
A. Susan Stryker B. Christine Jorgensen C. Joy Ladin D. Laverne Cox Hint: a literal organ swap.

P4. Language: Born in Harlem in 1962, she studied poetry at Boston University with Derek Walcott. Her
American Sublime was a Pulitzer finalist in 2005. Her memoir is The Light of the World. “I been in
sorrow’s kitchen and done licked out all the pots.” Hint: E. L. Doctorov’s novel, NYC, 1902-1912.
A. Elizabeth Alexander B. Staceyann Chin C. Cheryl Clarke D. Jesse Redmon Fauset

P5. Literature: Born in 1903 in Harlem, Baltimore, or Lexington, KY, [[widow convinced of the latter),
leading figure in the Harlem renaissance. A lot of gossip he was homosexual, as if that changed the
words of his wonderful poems. “Your love to me was like an unread book.” Hint: The Dean of
Game Show Hosts or the poet who wrote To a Waterfowl.
A. Claude McKay B. James Weldon Johnson C. Wallace Thurmon D. Countee Cullen

P6. Music/Dance: Born in Chicago in 1909, bespectacled clarinetist and bandleader known simply as
The King of Swing. No one did more for jazz’s coming out party, making it respectable. Carnegie
Hall 1938, still memorable. Signature: Sing, Sing, Sing. Promoted integration. “If a guy’s got it, let
him give it. I’m selling music not prejudice.” Hint: Hawthorne story about a Mr. Brown.
A. Count Basie B. Tommy Dorsey C. Benny Goodman D. Harry James

P7. People: Chicago, 1899, actress/author wrote Our Hearts Were Young and Gay. “Women have a special
corner in their hearts for sins they’ve never committed.” Hint: Nutcase behaviorist psychologist.
A. Millicent Selsam B. Doris Parker C. Cornelia Otis Skinner D. Gloria Swanson

P8. Potluck: Stockport, UK, 1910, starts his 1^stbook at 93, Invisble Wall, bestseller. Hint: Bear with me.
A. Frank McCourt B. Harry Bernstein C. Charles Bukowski D. Donald Ray Pollock

P9. Quotations: Born in Yorkshire, UK, in 1835, he was after Tennyson’s death England’s Poet Laureate
in 1896. A celebrant of nature and the joy of gardens. 1. Show me your garden and I will tell you
who you are. 2. The glory of gardening: hands in the dirt, head in the sun, heart with nature. 3. To
nurture a garden is to feed not just on the body, but the soul. Hint: Good buddy of Don Healey?
A. Alfred Austin B. Robert Bridges C. Robert Southey D. John Masefield

P10. Science: Paris in 1859, philosopher, a founding father of psychology who did pioneering work
in the areas of dissociation & traumatic memory, wrote The Fear of Action. Hint: Less funny Leno.
A. Alfred Adler B. Wilhelm Wundt C. Pierre Janet D. Jean-Martin Charcot

P11. Sports/Games: Born in Wichita, KS, in 1943, The Kansas Comet, Chicago Bear HoF-er, Brian
Piccolo friend [[Brian’s Song), very successful IT entrepreneur. Hint: Lord Peter Wimsey
A. Walter Payton B. Dick Butka C. Mike Ditka D. Gale Sayers

P12. Stage/Screen: Four: 1. NYC, 1912, psychiatric social worker who on the side wrote Fiddler on the
Roof and Zorba. 2. Goshen, IN, 1896, film director of the Classic Era, Scarface, Big Sleep, To Have and
Have Not. 3. Passaic, NJ, 1939, Oscar for C.W. Moss in Bonny and Clyde. 4. The one you need, San
Francisco, 1908, inimitable voice actor, Bugs, Daffy, Porky, Tweety, Sylvester, et. al.
A. Michael J. Pollard B. Mel Blanc C. Joseph Stein D. Howard Hawks

P13. Extra Credit: What’s the name of the head-severed horse in The God Father?
A. Puzo B. Shazam C. Khartoum D. Tartuffe



Answers: 1C; 2A; 3B; 4A; 5D; 6C; 7C; 8B; 9A; 10C; 11D; 12B; 13C NO PEEKING

[Lowell]

31 May

P1. Art/Culture: Born in Munich in 1860, of a Danish-German artist, influenced by Degas, painted in his
studio from sketches and memory to escape “the tyranny of nature”. Member of the Camden
Town Group. Camden Town Murder series. Speculation had it he was Jack the Ripper. Hint:
Certainly what ailed art seemed present in his dark and brooding works.
A. Henry Tonks B. Chuck Close C. Gerhard Richter D. William Sickert

P2. Geo: In 1981, terrible biblioclasm occurs, Jaffna Library is burnt. What country? Hint: Paul’s Diana
A. Sri Lanka B. Nepal C. Ethiopia D. Etitrea

P3. History/Politics: Born in Monaco in 1923, he reigned from 1949 until 2005, during which time he
shifted his country’s economy from 95% gambling to 3% gambling. An yes, of course, he was the
lucky fellow to marry Grace Kelly. Hint: Cascade Range in Washington.
A. Rainier Grimaldi B. Albert I C. Stefano Coletti D. Oliver Beretta

P4. Language: Born in West Hills, NY, in 1819, legendary poet, essayist, journalist, Father of Free Verse,
Civil War nurse, bisexual, impassioned humanist, author of Leaves of Grass. He stands with
Dickinson and Frost on the Olympic platform. “Be curious, not judgmental.” Hint: Sweet sampler.
A. Edgar Alan Poe B. Herman Melville C. Henry Wadsworth Longfellow D. Walt Whitman

P5. Lit: Moscow, 1892, autobiography Story of a Life, Nobel nominated. Hint: Refreshing Coke moment.
A. Konstantin Paustovsky B. Mikhail Bulgakov C. Isaac Babel D. Mikhail Sholokhov

P6. Music/Dance: Born in Manhattan in 1938 of Ukranian immigrants, he knocked on the Greenwich
Village door of Mary Travers and asked if she’d like to harmonize. She would. And would he like
her friend Noel P. Stookey to join them? He wrote Puff, the Magic Stuff. The trio had a clean jeans
reputation, but they were simply so good! Hint: You felt their songs deep into your bones.
A. Tom Paxton B. Dave Van Ronk C. Peter Yarrow D. Paul Clayton

P7. People: Tacoma, WA, 1957, sensitive Detective Tim Bayliss on Homicide. Hint: Our sky will shine!.
A. Ned Beatty B. Kyle Secor C. Clark Johnson D. Daniel Baldwin

P8. Potluck: Bowersville, Ohio, 1898, the popular pastor of Marble Collegiate Church in NYC, the
author of The Power of Positive Thinking. “It’s always too early to quit.” Hint: Tintinnabulation
A. Henry Emerson Fosdick B. Oral Roberts C. Harold Camping D. Norman Vincent Peale

P9. Quotations: Born in NYC in 1965, model and child star in Pretty Baby in 1978. Also, Blue Lagoon got
her a Golden Raspberry. Princeton graduate, Michael Jackson friend. 1. Honesty is the quality I
value most in a friend. Not blunt honesty, but honesty with compassion. 2. As I’m getting older,
I’m enjoying my vices so much more because I feel like I’ve deserved them. Hint: Guardall.
A. Kristy McNichol B. Jodi Foster C. Brooke Shields D. Tatum O’Neal

P10. Science: Born in Barmen, Germany, in 1852, he was a microbiologist/bacteriologist; no high school
lab. could get by without him. Hint: Jordan World Heritage site, Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade.
A. Robert Koch B. Julius Richard Petri C. Walther Hesse D. Norbert Pfennig

P11. Sports: Beaver Falls, PA, 1943, played for Bear Bryant at Alabama, then excelled as NY Jets QB
from 1965 to 1976. Though Don Shula’s Baltimore Colts were heavily favored to win Super Bowl III
[[1969), he guaranteed a Jets victory, then made good on it 16-7. Hint: Arithmetic not applicable
A. Chad Pennington B. Vinny Testaverde C. Joe Namath D. Curtis Martin

P12. Stage/Screen: Four: 1. Chicago, 1949, Gold Globe [[+ Oscar nom.) for Platoon. 2. Kenosha, WI, 1908,
from vaudeville to Oscar for Cocoon. 3. San Francisco, 1930, Rawhile, Dirty Harry, 4 Oscars as a
director. 4. The one you need, Cambridge, MA, 1894, legendary radio host, absurdist comic, who
said: “Hanging is too good for a man who makes puns; he should be drawn and quoted.”
A. Clint Eastwood B. Fred Allen C. Don Ameche D. Tom Berenger

P13. Extra: In 1927, the last Ford Model T rolled off the assembly line. How may millions in total?
A. Five B. Fifteen C. Twenty-five D. Fifty Hint: Munson, Heinsohn, and Starr



Answers: 1D; 2A; 3A; 4D; 5A; 6C; 7B; 8D; 9C; 10B; 11C; 12B; 13B NO PEEKING

[Lowell]

1 JUNE

P1. Art/Culture: LA in 1926, childhood spent in foster homes & an orphanage, started a pin-up career at
18, played dumb blonds in movies, then good roles, Gentlemen Prefer Blonds, The Misfits, her public
persona remained magically that of an ingénue in the alluring body of a beautiful woman. Married to Joe DiMaggio, then Arthur Miller. No one like her before or since. Hint: Fish eggs day.
A. Jane Mansfield B. Ann-Margaret C. Raquel Welch D. Marilyn Monroe

P2. Geography: Laon, France, 1637, Jacques Marquette, a Jesuit missionary, came to New France to save
indigenous peoples of the Americas. He founded what state’s 1^st settlement? Hint: All but Ontario.
A. Minnesota B. Michigan C. Illinois D. Wisconsin

P3. History: Born in Whitingham, VT, in 1801, a traveling carpenter/blacksmith, he read the recently
published Book of Mormon, joined up, & after founder John Smith was killed became the American
Moses leading his flock to Utah, where he was governor, led the Church, banned Blacks from the
Priesthood, and managed 55 wives. Hint: John Smith’s answer to what sort of wives he would like.
A. Wilford Woodruff B. Alfred Cumming C. Broughton Harris D. Brigham Young

P4. Lang: Herefordshire in 1878, raised by an aunt, he went to sea on the HMS Conway to break an ad-
diction to reading, of which his aunt disapproved. So, of course he became Poet Laureate of UK. Sea-Fever. “It’s a warm wind, the west wind, full of birds’ cries.” Hint: Build it, he will come.
A. Duncan Campbell Scott B. Thomas Hardy C. Alfred Noyes D. John Masefield

P5. Literature: Wellington, Australia, 1937, best known for The Thorn Birds. Hint: Skinny herd dog.
A. Deborah Adelaide B. Kate Greenville C. Angela Meyer D. Colleen McCullough

P6. Music/Dance: Born in Jacksonville, FL, in 1934, in the 1950s second only to Elvis on the Billboard
charts, still holds the record of 220 consecutive weeks on the charts. Signatures: Love Letters in the
Sand; Ain’t That a Shame. We are talking serious squeaky clean. Hint: Kentucky town founder.
A. Andy Williams B. Pat Boone C. Bobby Darin D. Harry Connick, Jr.

P7. People: Born in Oradell, NJ, in 1921, arranger [[Mona Lisa, I’ve Got the World on a String, Only the
Lonely) composer, orchestrator, 1 Oscar, 3 Grammys. Hint: What one wall said to the other.
A. Peter Townsend B. Harry Connick, Jr. C. Nelson Riddle D. Quincy Jones

P8. Potluck: Born in Marseilles in 1857, he was a famous French flatulist, farteur, fartiste, what have
you, who entertained audiences by the remarkable control of his abdominal muscles. He could
create cannon fire, thunderstorms, and with the help of a rubber tube play O Sole Mio. People wept
in the aisles during his flatulist finale: La Marseillaise. Hint: Havana Harbor disaster remembered.
A. Gus Visser B. Francesco Lentini C. Eddie Masher D. Robert Le Pétomane

P9. Quotes: NYC, 1924, Yale chaplain, activist: 1. A spiritual person tries less to be godly than to be
deeply human. 2. I love the recklessness of faith. First you leap, and then you grow wings.
A. Howard Zinn B. W. Sloan Coffin C. Marcus Raskin D. Mitchell Goodman Hint: Bronchitis

P10. Tech: Kingfield, ME, 1849, he & twin brother invented a non-fossil-fuel carriage. Hint: Angered!
A. Enos Mills B. Fred Marriot C. John Brisben Walker D. Freelan O. Stanley

P11. Sports/Games: Born in Wooster, Ohio, 1941, righthander for the LA Angels, 1961 – 66, wonky
delivery, completely turned his back to the plate during wind-up; in 1964 became youngest Cy
Young winner ever, 20-9 with a 1.65 ERA. Hint: Tinsmith meets civil rights activist by coincidence
A. Dean Chance B. Don Drysdale C. Ken McBride D. Fred Newman

P12. Stage/Screen: Four: 1. NYC, 1915, long, partially blacklisted career, Broadway Sound of Music, Paint
Your Wagon, Nicholson’s dad in Prizzi’s Honor. 2. Mount Airy, NC, 1926, Opie’s dad, Barney’s boss,
Sheriff Taylor. 3. NYC, 1890, he was the Wizard of Oz. 4. The one you need, Memphis 1937, Oscar
or Oscar noms. for Driving Miss Daisy, Invictus, Shawshank Redemption, Million Dollar Baby.
A. Morgan Freeman B. Andy Griffith C. Frank Morgan D. John Randoplh

P13. Extra Credit: Which role is Shakespeare said to have played in the 1^st production of Hamlet?
A. Hamlet B. Laertes C. The 1^st Gravedigger D. The Ghost



Answers: 1D; 2B; 3D; 4D; 5D; 6B; 7C [[Meet you at the corner); 8D; 9B; 10D; 11A; 12A; 13D NO PEEKING
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[Jimaz]

...P10. Tech: Kingfield, ME, 1849, he & twin brother invented a non-fossil-fuel carriage. Hint: Angered!
... D. Freelan O. Stanley...

Stanley Steamer

Steam was generated in a vertical fire-tube boiler, mounted beneath the seat, with a vaporizing gasoline [[later, kerosene) burner underneath.

So it wasn't completely "non-fossil-fuel."

I would love to drive a car like that. How much more steampunk could you get?

[Lowell]

2 JUNE

P1. Art/Culture: Chestnut Grove, VA, 1731, she married at age 18 Daniel Park Curtis, a rich planter and
slave-owner two decades her senior. They lived at White House Plantation & had 4 kids before he
died. At age 27, a wealthy widow, she married another landowner who helped her raise her kids at
Mount Vernon. She also helped him at the smithy in the dale. Hint: Don’t damage the melt!
A. Abigail Adams B. Martha Jefferson C. Martha Washington D. Dolley Madison

2. Geography: What state’s bordered by Nebraska, Kansas, Oklahoma, New Mexico, Utah, & Wyoming?
A. Idaho B. Missouri C. Texas D. Colorado

P3. History: Cawsons, VA, 1773, a quick-witted orator with a wicked wit, Jefferson’s spokesman in the
House, slave owner, states’ rights advocate. Hint: RSA currency meets aquatic mammal.
A. John Randolph B. William F. Rhea C. James B. Richmond D. Robert Ridgway

P4. Language: Born in Stinsford, Dorset, UK. In 1840, a Victorian realist novelist & poet with Romantic
leanings, his style and themes show the influence of Dickens and Wordsworth. He gave us Far
from the Madding Crowd and Jude the Obscure, among others. “Some folk want their luck buttered.”
“That man’s silence is wonderful to listen to.” Hint: Frank and Joe.
A. George Eliot B. Thomas Hardy C. William Thackeray D. Anthony Trollope

P5. Literature: Born in Joliet, IL, in 1899, a naturalist, photographer, and Pulitzer Prize winning author
of The American Seasons, four books documenting his 75,000 driving miles across North America as
he followed the changing of the seasons. Hint: Blue-green ducks
A. William Least Heat Moon B. Charles Kuralt C. Albert Bigelow D. Edwin Way Teale

P6. Music: Four: 1. Lower Broadheath, UK, 1821, composer, the Pomp and Circumstance Marches. 2. NYC,
1944, composer/pianist, Oscar for The Way We Were. 3. Kingsbury, UK, 1941, drummer for the
Rolling Stones. 4. The one you need, Waterbury, CT, 1887, composer of I Scream, You Scream, We
All Scream for Ice Cream. Hint: Believe it or not, no relation to orange-roofed eateries & 27 flavors.
A. Charlie Watts B. Howard Johnson C. Edward Edgar D. Marvin Hamlisch

P7. People: Long Beach, 1937, she was Hot Lips in the M*A*S*H movie. Hint: European basement.
A. Loretta Swit B. Sally Kellerman C. Diane Keaton D. Faye Dunaway

P8. Pot: Laurel, MS, 1948, MLB, Braves, Tigers, 2 seasons. .211, 8 HRs, 22 RBIs; not yet in HoF.
A. Jack Pierce B. Paul Pierce C. Franklin Pierce D. Hawkeye Pierce Hint: Not a make-up artist

P9. Quotes: Paris in 1740, an aristocrat, revolutionary, philosopher, writer, famous for his libertine
sexuality and assertion that pain and pleasure are inextricably bound. 1. Social order at the
expense of liberty is hardly a bargain. 2. What is more immoral than war? 3. Religions are the
cradles of despotism. 4. All universal moral principles are idle fancies. Hint: Glum Mr. Clemens.
A. Jean-Jacques Rousseau B. Marquis de Sade C. Michel Foucault D. Leopold von Sacher-Masoch

P10. Science: Tulsa, 1953, Baptist minister son, first African-American Phd. from Princeton, sociologist
philosopher, social activist, socialist, public intellectual. Race Matters. Hint: Ezra meets Rebecca.
A. Cornel West B. Daniel Matlin C. Henry Louis Gates D. John Henry Clarke

P11. Sports: Born in Winchester, ON, in 1951, Big Bird [[6 4”), defenseman for the Montreal Canadians
for 17 seasons, he helped the Habs to 6 Stanley Cups. Hint: At least he knew where his wife was.
A. Andrei Markov B. Guy Lapointe C. Larry Robinson D. Serge Savard

P12. Stage/Screen: Four: 1. San Francisco, 1943, he was Officer Any Renko on Hill Street Blues. 2. Greece,
1889, make-up artist, Frankenstein. 3. Freidorf, Hungary, 1904, 5 Olympic Golds for swimming, set
50 world records, the most memorable Tarzan. 4. The one you need, Sioux City, Iowa, 1948, he
played Theodore Cleaver. Hint: “Gee, Wally.”
A. Jack Pierce B. Johnny Weissmuller C. Jerry Mathers D. Charles Haid

P13. Extra: Who is the only President to get married in the White House? Hint: A clinging division.
A. Grover Cleveland B. Teddy Roosevelt C. James Buchanan D. Rutherford B. Hayes



Answers: 1C; 2D; 3A; 4B; 5D; 6B; 7B; 8A; 9B; 10A; 11C; 12C; 13A NO PEEKING
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