Quiz du Jour

[Lowell]

15 September

P1. Art/Culture: Born in Paris in 1894, this French director made over 40 films. His Grand Illusion and
Rules of the Game are often listed among the best films ever. Think: A Girl with a Watering Can.
A. Jean-Luc Godard B. François Truffaut C. Claude Chabrol D. Jean Renoir

P2. Geo: Venice, 1254, while in prison, this explorer dictated a book to a fellow inmate about his travels
with his father and uncle beginning when he was seventeen. They were away from home 24 years,
traveling by land and sea almost 15,000 miles. Hint: Swimming pool hide-and-seek tag.
A. Hernan Cortes B. Vasco Da Gama C. Marco Polo D. Hernando De Soto

P3. History: Cincinnati, 1857, 27^th POTUS, advocated development of Latin America with “Dollar
Diplomacy”; 16^th Amendment [[income tax) ratified under his watch. After which he became
the 10^th Chief Justice of the United States. Ranks in 2^nd quartile. Hint: No candy apple for sure!
A. Teddy Roosevelt B. Woodrow Wilson C. William Howard Taft D. Warren G. Harding

4. Lang: Sunnyville, Jamaica, 1889, Tuskegee grad., poet/novelist, Home to Harlem. “I know the penalty
of difference in the crowd, the loneliness of wisdom among fools.” Hint: Musical high praise?
A. Quincy Troupe B. Claude MacKay C. Jupiter Hammon D. Countee Cullen

P5. Lit: Torquay, Devon, UK, 1890, wrote 6 romances under the nom-de-plume Mary Westmacott, but
best known for 66 crimmies and 14 short story collections under her own name; lesser known
detectives include Parker Payne and Tommy & Tuppence Beresford; 1^st published work The
Mysterious Affair at Styles, introducing her Belgian sleuth & his little gray cells. Hint: Auction block.
A. Agatha Christie B. Dorothy Sayers C. Margery Allingham D. P. D. James

P6. Music/Dance: Tampa, 1928, brother to Nat [[who played cornet), this alto saxophone player worked
with Ray Charles, Miles Davis, Yusef Lateef. Down Beat’s Jazz Hall of Fame. Hint: Village greens.
A. Ornette Coleman B. Cannonball Adderley C. Stan Getz D. Lester Young

P7. People: Burlington, NJ, 1789, Yale student, lifelong Episcopalian, prolific writer of historical
romances allegedly about Indian life in early America, Leatherstocking Tales and The Last of the
Mohicans. Mark Twain wrote a wonderful essay about his literary offenses. Hint: Groucho’s George
A. Archibald Clavering Gunter B. Ned Buntline C. Cyrus T. Brady D. James Fenimore Cooper

P8. Potluck: Four: 1. LA, 1922, member of Our Gang and best known for Hennesey. 2. Boston, 1927,
Borscht Belt comedian, Master of the Malaprop. 3. NYC, 1946, director producer, Oscar for Platoon.
4. The one you need, San Saba, TX, 1946, Support Oscar for the cop in The Fugitive.
A. Jackie Cooper B. Tommy Lee Jones C. Norm Cosby D. Oliver Stone

P9. Quotes: Worcester, MA, 1889, Harvard Lampoon, humorist, funny fellow, The Sex Life of the Polyp.
1. Why don’t you get out of that wet coat and into a dry martini? 2. We are constantly being
surprised that people did things well before we were born. 3. There seems to be no lengths to
which humorless people will go to analyze humor. It seems to worry them. Hint: Dugout denizen.
A. Dorothy Parker B. P. G. Wodehouse C. Alexander Woollcott D. Robert Benchley

10. Sci/Tech: UK, 1921, surgeon/anaesthetist, wrote Doctor in the House. Hint: Begin engines, Gina!
A. Paul Cornell B. Richard Gordon C. Robin Cook D. Michael Crichton

P11. Sports: Williamstown, NC, 1938, Indians & Padres pitcher, won 314 games, 2 Cy Young Awards;
wrote My Spitter and Me. Hint: He & brother Jim the 2^nd most winningest brother combination ever.
A. Joe Niekro B. Preacher Roe C. Gaylord Perry D. Whitey Ford

P12. Stage/Screen: Cardston, Alberta, 1907, one of the 1^st horror flick Scream Queens best remembered
as King Kong’s main squeeze, for which she earned $10,000. Hint: She done away with him!
A. Jean Harlow B. Florence Lawrence C. Mary Pickford D. Fay Wray

P13. Extra Credit: What color can’t bees see? Hint: I’d rather be dead?
A. Blue B. Green C. Red D. Yellow



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

16 September

P1. Art/Culture: Born in the Bronx in 1924, she is rated by the American Film Institute 20^th greatest
actress of the 20^th Century. Bogart would rate her higher. She had the deep, throaty voice and the
sultry looks. The Big Sleep, To Have and Have Not, Key Largo. Hint: But few are chosen.
A. Katherine Hepburn B. Deborah Kerr C. Joan Fontaine D. Lauren Bacall

P2. Geography: In 1849, Francis Parkman, a distinguished Bostonian historian and horticulturalist
wrote a book about his two-month summer tour in 1846. Entitled The Oregon Trail: Sketches of
Prairie and Rocky-Mountain Life, it was reviewed favorably by no less a reader than Herman
Melville. Which of these states did Parkman NOT visit? Hint: Is this a trick question?
A. Nebraska B. Colorado C. Wyoming D. Oregon

P3. History: Keyser, WV, 1950, historian, literary scholar, & Director of African & African-American
Research at Harvard, also won an Emmy for The African Americans: Many Rivers to Cross. In 1997,
Time listed him among the 25 most influential Americans. Hint: Joan Baez sings of 12.
A. Henry Louis Gates B. Cornell West C. Ben Vinson D. Ben Carson

P4. Lang: Wolverhampton, UK, 1880, poet/playwright remembered for The Highwayman. “The road was
a ribbon of moonlight over the purple moor.” Hint: Sometimes it’s white, sometimes joyful.
A. Hans Arp B. Alfred Noyes C. Wallace Stevens D. Alfred Tennyson

P5. Lit: Fairmont, WV, 1926, he published in 1960 A Separate Peace, a boarding school novel about 2
friends, the extrovert Phineas and Gene, the narrator, who returns 15 years after graduation to
visit two “fearful sites”, a flight of marble stairs and a tree by the river. Hint: Dallas
A. J. D. Salinger B. John Knowles C. Philip Roth D. F. Scott Fitzgerald

P6. Music: Berclair, MS, 1925, blues singer, electric guitarist [[shimmering vibrato!) In 1952, 3 O’clock
Blues made it to the top of Billboard’s R&B Chart; his fame increased through 1950s with You Know
I Love you and Every Day I Have the Blues; guitar named Lucille. Hint [[if you need one): Hamlet.
A. Muddy Waters B. Mississippi John Hurt C. Howlin’ Wolf D. B.B. King

P7. People: Washington, D.C., 1934, this rookie took the Minneapolis Lakers in 1959 from last place to
the NBA finals against the Boston Celtics, beginning one of the great team rivalries in all sports.
SLAM magazine rates him 11^th all time, and the greatest NBA player never to win a championship.
A. Oscar Robertson B. Elgin Baylor C. Willis Reed D. Wilt Chamberlain Hint: Marbles.

P8. Potluck: Suffolk, VA, 1925, jazz guitarist collaborated with Stan Getz on Jazz Samba, credited with
bringing the Bossa Nova beat to North American ears. Brazil gave him a knighthood. Hint: He has
the same name—sort of—as a man often voted best saxophonist of all time.
A. Wes Montgomery B. Kenny Burrell C. Django Reinhardt D. Charlie Byrd

P9. Quotes: NYC, 1914, TV producer/director/host, “Smile, you’re on Candid Camera!”
A. Merv Griffin B. Allen Funt C. Phil Donahue D. Dick Cavett Hint: Oxford boat.

P10. Sci/Tech: Schleswig-Holstein, Prussia, 1885, psychoanalyst credited with founding feminist
psychology in response to Freud’s theory of penis envy. Hint: Can it get any more apt than this?!
A. Cynthia Burack B. Jessica Benjamin C. Karen Horney D. Constance Penley

P11. Sports: San Duego, 1942, yachtsman won a Bronze at the 1976 Olympics and has 4 America’s Cup
wins, the one in 1987 on Stars and Stripes. Hint: Largest flying bird in the Western Hemisphere.
A. Bill Koch B. Dennis Connor C. Harold Vanderbilt D. Ted Turner

P12. Stage/Screen: NYC, 1927, the rumpled raincoat, the stuff lost in pockets, the beat-up car, what his
wife loves, and: “Oh, just one more question”, he was Columbo. Hint: As I Lay Dying.
A. Tom Selleck B. Peter Falk C. James Garner D. Buddy Ebsen

P13. Extra Credit: It floats and is 99.44% pure.
A. Palmolive B. Dove C. Ivory D. Dial



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

17 September

P1. Art/Culture: Born in the Bronx, 1963, the 1^st African-American Miss America, but pressured to resign
when it was learned Penthouse planned to run unauthorized pics of her. Hint: Huxtable kid.
A. Vanessa Williams B. Suzette Charles C. Debra Maffer D. Sharlene Wells

P2. Geo: Graaff Reinet, 1819, Marthinus Wessel Pretorius wrote the constitution of his country, became
its first president, founded one of the country’s 3 capital cities. What country? Hint: Jacaranda
A. Kenya B. The Netherlands C. Brazil D. South Africa

P3. History: Saint Paul, MN, 1907, Chief Justice of SCOTUS, appointed by Nixon in 1969. The Dickster
figured him to be a good conservative, but his court delivered a variety of liberal decisions on
abortion, capital punishment, religion, and desegregation. Hint: Mason’s favorite DA.
A. William Rehnquist B. Earl Warren C. Warren E. Burger D. Thurgood Marshall

4. Lang: Rutherford, NJ, 1883, career pediatrician who also managed to be a major 20^th Century American
poet; an Imagist who wanted to rescue poetry from the classroom and return it to the open air.
“All women are not Helen … but have Helen in their hearts.” Hint: Woodstock, Soul Sacrifice.
A. Conrad Aiken B. Wallace Stevens C. T. S. Eliot D. William Carlos Williams

P5. Lit.: La Junta, CO, 1935, wrote One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest, which one day may be rated among
USA’s 10 best novels. His superb Sometimes a Great Notion may be the best kept secret in USA
literature; considered himself link between the Beats and Hippies. Hint: Funny in the stomach?
A. Ken Kesey B. Hunter S. Thompson C. Tom Wolfe D. Allen Ginsburg

P6. Music: Mount Olive, AL, 1923, the giant of country music, 35 singles in top 10 of Billboard’s C&W
Chart; 11 atop the charts: Your Cheatin’ Heart, Hey, Good Lookin’, I’m So Lonesome I could Cry. “You
got to have smelt a lot of mule manure before you can sing like a hillbilly.” Think: white hat.
A. Johnny Cash B. Merle Haggard C. Hank Williams D. Kenny Rogers

P7. People: Springfield, 1932, writer of 40 detective novels set in Boston with a P. I. named Spenser.
A. Harlan Coben B. Robert Crais C. Dennis Lehane D. Robert B. Parker Hint: No fairy queen.

P8. Potluck: Gloucester, NJ, 1773; in Virginia in 1782, he & his brother David were sent out to look for 2
horses. Shawnee Indians from Ohio abducted the two boys and scalped David. He was adopted
by a childless Indian couple. He lived with the Indians until 1795 when he returned to white
society, learned English, and became a successful farmer. . Hint: A tree in the birch family,
A. Jonathan Alder B. John Alden C. Miles Standish D. Johnny Appleseed

P9. Quotes: Cork, Ireland, 1903, poet [[The Wild Bird’s Nest), short story writer, [[Guests of the Nation),
memoirist [[An Only Child), 1. I was a great believer in hot buttered toast at all hours of the day. 2,
The ones I’m sorry for are those who go through life not knowing what grief is. Hint: Jim in Glass.
A. Frank O’Connor B. Liam O’Flaherty C. Brendan Behan D. Walter Mackle

10. Sci/Tech: Arbroath, Scotland, 1854, car designer, died broke, but 35 million cars bear his name. Hint:
Wouldn’t you really rather …
A. Walter Chrysler B. David Buick C. Louis Chevrolet D. Horace Dodge

P11. Sports: Four: 1. Youngwood, PA, 1927, legendary QB & Placekicker, Bears, Colts, Oilers, Raiders.
Top scorer when he retired. 2. Ponce, Puerto Rico, 1937, MLB 1^st baseman, MVP 1967, HoF 1999. 3.
Deer Lodge, MT, 1945, NBA coach with record 11 titles. 4. The one you need, London, 1929,
greatest Formula One driver never to win the championship. Hint: God love his parents’ poetry.
A. Orlando Cepeda B. Stirling Moss C. George Blanda D. Phil Jackson

P12. Stage/Screen: The Bronx, 1931, Best Actress Oscar as Helen Keller’s teacher in The Miracle Worker,
but her most famous role was in driving Dustin Hoffman nuts as Mrs. Robinson in The Graduate.
A. Anne Bancroft B. Kim Bassinger C. Glenn Close D. Sandra Bullock Hint: Don’t fence me in.

13. Extra Credit: What’s a xenophobe afraid of? A. Spiders B. Strangers C. Sunlight D. Snow



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

18 September

P1. Art/Culture: Born in Zaandam, Netherlands, 1838, a realist painter, a master colorist, a significant
early influence on his cousin-in-law Vincent van Gogh. Hint: Do artists make names or vice versa?
A. Pieter Frederik van Os B. Willem Maris C. Anton Mauve D. Jozef Israëls

P2. Geo: Today in 1948, Margaret Chase Smith becomes the first woman elected to the U. S. Senate
without first completing another senator’s term. What state was she from? Bothersome hint: A
regular quiz taker says any question with a Boston or MA option, chances are 3 to 1 in favor.
A. Massachusetts B. Maine C. Mississippi D. Utah

P3. History: Annona, TX, 1924, earned a Bronze Star in WWII. On November 22, 1963, patrolling his
regular beat in south Oak Cliff, a residential area of Dallas, he pulled along side a man who fit
the description of a man firing shots at President Kennedy’s motorcade. Name this police officer.
A. J. D. Tippit B. Frank Serpico C. Joseph P. Pistone D. Frank Hamer Hint: Harrison & Tyler

P4. Lang: Litchfield, Straffordshire, 1709, poet, essayist, critic, biographer, and—most import
ant—lexicographer. In 1755, he published the first true English dictionary, the dictionary of record
for 150 years before the OED came along. Boswell wrote his biography. Hint: Hon. James Luson
A. Ben Jonson B. Samuel Johnson C. Joseph Addison D. William Hazlitt

5. Literature: In which novel does one find the eyes of Dr. T. J. Eckleburg? Hint: Caraway seeds
A. The Scarlet Letter B. The Scarlet Pimpernel C. The Great Gatsby D. Great Expectations

P6. Music: Camas, WA, 1933, pop singer got his start on Arthur Godfrey; in 1957 recorded Honeycomb:
“Well, it’s a darn good life / And it’s kinda funny / How the Lord made the bee / And the bee
made the honey …” Also, Kisses Sweeter than Wine. Sly Hint: Not the Blue Yodeler.
A. Eddy Arnold B. Jimmy Rodgers C. Andy Williams D. Johnny Mathis

P7. People: In 1975, a bank robber arrested after a year on the FBI’s Most Wanted List. Grand-daughter
of publishing magnate, kidnapped, raped, brainwashed, traumatized by the SLA. Suffering from
Stockholm Syndrome, supported kidnappers. Served 22 months. Clinton pardon.
A. Tricia Turner B. Estella Murdoch C. Patty Hearst D. Pam Pulitzer Hint: Mark it with a D.

P8. Potluck: Oakland, 1905, most people unable to put a face to the actor Eddie Anderson would have
no trouble recognizing Jack Benny’s valet. What was his character name? Hint: Jane Eyre
A. Roger B. Reginald C. Rochester D. Ronald

9. Quotes: England, 1888, Archibald Belaney emigrated to Canada, became a fur trapper, took an Indian
name; influential conservationist. 1. There are many who walk through the woods like blind
men. 2. Friends ask you who you are and wait for an answer. Hint: Oscar Wilde’s portrait novel.
A. Grey Owl B. Black Hawk C. Red Cloud D. Black Elk

P10. Sci/Tech: Paris, 1819, this French physicist and inventor came up with a pendulum for
demonstrating the earth’s rotation. He took a shot at measuring the speed of light and is
credited with naming the gyroscope. Hint: spring lawn weed.
A. Blaise Pascal B. Andrew Garnerin C. Jean-Pierre-Francois Blanchard D. Léon Foucault

P11. Sports: Plano, Texas, 1971, he won the premiere cycling event, the Tour de France, 7 years in a row,
an individual feat unparalleled in all sports, but was eventually stripped of the titles after a U.S.
Anti-Doping Agency concluded he used drugs. Hint: old joke about steering in old cars.
A. Greg Lemond B. Bjarne Riis C. Miguel Indurain D. Lance Armstrong

P12. Screen: Stockholm, 1905, nominated for 4 Best Actress Oscars, including Anna Christie, received
only Honorary Oscar for “luminous & unforgettable screen performances.” Shy, temperamental,
reclusive, she said in Grand Hotel: “I want to be alone; I just want to be alone.” Hint: car part -rater.
A. Joan Crawford B. Deanna Durbin C. Greta Garbo D. Ava Gardner

P13. Extra: Good to the last drop. A. Folger’s B. Taster’s Choice C. Chock Full O Nuts D. Maxwell House



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

19 September

P1. Art/Culture: Born in Liverpool in 1934, this music entrepreneur heard the Beatles in November
1961 performing at lunch time in a place called the Cavern Club. Having the good sense to be
impressed, he got them signed on to the EMI Parlophone label. Paul called him “the fifth Beatle”.
A. Robert Stigwood B. Peter Grant C. Brian Epstein D. Albert Grossman

P2. Geography: In 1991, Ötzi the Iceman was discovered at roughly 10,000 feet above sea level while
still half buried in ice. He is believed to have lived around 3,000 B.C. Grain in his stomach showed he’d eaten well just before his death. He was a smelter. Where was he found?
A. The Himalayas B. The Alps C. Greenland D. The Gobi Desert

P3. History: On this day in 1827, this fellow stabbed a Louisiana banker with the type of knife
that today bears his name, although the knife was probably designed by his brother Rezin. This
fellow also ended up at the wrong place at the wrong time at the Alamo. Hint: Baseball commish.
A. W. R. Case B. Billy Buck C. Jim Bowie D. Stephen Switch

4. Lang: Clevedon, England, 1796, poet, essayist, teacher, grew up in the Lake District, blessed/cursed
with a rebellious romantic nature. “On this hapless earth / There’s small sincerity of mirth, / And
laughter oft is but an art / To drown the outcry of the heart.” Hint: Albert Ross was unlucky.
A. Chauncy Hare Townshend B. Hartley Coleridge C. John Wordsworth D. Charles Shelley

P5. Lit: Newquay, Cornwall, UK, 1911, wrote Lord of the Flies, a darkly pessimistic novel about what
boys get up to left alone on a deserted island. English teachers have been inflicting this awful book
upon their kids. Other works [[ e.g. Pincher Martin) good enough for a Booker & a Nobel.
A. William Golding B. William Goldman C. Paul Zindel D. Frank Herbert Hint: An aurum lily?

P6. Music: Maces Spring, VA, 1927, with her mother & sisters, this singer/songwriter/mandolinist was
a member of an all female Country/Folk group, which joined the Grand Ole Opry in 1950. Dozens
of other artists recorded her songs. Poor Heartsick Me. Hint: One sister married Johnny Cash.
A. Loretta Lynn B. Helen Carter C. Kitty Wells D. Mary Carpenter

P7. People: Chatham, Ontario, 1940, singer/songwriter [[You Were on My Mind)/ guitarist, half of what
was arguably the best folk duo to come out of Canada. Northern Journey. Hint: Sounder.
A. Sylvia Tyson B. Joni Mitchell C. Carly Simon D. Cher

P8. Potluck: NYC, 1920, a regular contributor to The New Yorker, particularly on baseball; best known
for The Summer Game and Five Seasons: A Baseball Companion. Hint: We have heard on high.
A. Peter Gammons B. Roger Kahn C. Roger Angell D. Tom Boswell

9. Quotes: LA, 1926, Dodgers center fielder, “The Silver Fox”, “The [Something] of Flatbush”, batted .295
with 407 homeruns and 1,333 RBIs. He was in the MVP top-ten voting 6 times. “Swing hard, in
case they throw the ball where you’re swinging.” Hint: Dudley-Do-Right’s archenemy.
A. Pee Wee Reese B. Gil Hodges C. Edwin Snider D. Jackie Robinson

10. Sci/Tech: Wiener Neustadt, Austria, 1909, helped design the VW Beetle. Hint: Catskill nickname.
A. Karl Benz B. Ferry Porsche C. Gottlieb Daimler D. Robert Bosch

P11. Sports: Bonham, TX, 1943, Reds MVP 2^nd baseman in 1975 & 76. Hint: He was a classy work horse.
A. Dave Concepcion B. Tony Perez C. Joe Morgan D. Pete Rose

P12. Stage/Screen: Isle of Wight, 1948, classically trained actor, appeared in many movies, including
French Lieutenant’s Woman and as Humbert Humbert in Lolita. But he may be best known as
Charles Ryder in the BBC TV adaption of Brideshead Revisited. Hint: He struck while he was hot.
A. Anthony Andrews B. Michael Caine C. Anthony Hopkins D. Jeremy Irons

13. Extra Credit: 7 Princes of Hell represented the 7 Deadly Sins; which was the Lord of the Flies?
A. Beelzebub B. Lucifer C. Mammon D. Leviathan



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

20 September

P1. Art/Culture: Born in Baltimore in 1878, while working undercover in a slaughterhouse wrote The
Jungle, an exposé of the Chicago meat-packing business. Also won the 1943 Fiction Pulitzer.
A. Jimmy Breslin B. James Reston C. Lincoln Steffens D. Upton Sinclair Hint: 96^th Street & above

P2. Geo: On this day in 1519, he set out from Portugal with five ships and 270 men to find a western
route to Indonesia. He found it, but it was not easy! Hint: Drew to an inside straight.
A. Hernan Cortez B. Vasco da Gama C. Ferdinand Magellan D. Amerigo Vespucci

P3. History: 1973, Houston Astrodome, played Bobby Riggs in the Battle of the Sexes. Riggs [[retired
in 1951 with 6 majors) figured to cash in on feminist movement. She whipped him 6-4, 6-3, 6-3.
A. Margaret Court B. Billie Jean King C. Martina Navratilova D. Steffi Graf Hint: Tallahatchie

4. Lang: “Second string” comes originally from what activity? Hint: Agincourt and/or Bunker
A. Archery B. Croquet C. Fishing D. Tennis

P5. Lit: Hamden, CT, 1928, wonderful poet married to poet Jan Kenyon. Of her death he wrote: “Your
presence in this house is almost as painful and enormous as your absence.” His memoir quotes a
shoebox lid in an attic of a relative’s house: Bits of String too Short to Be Saved. Hint: M*A*S*H flick.
A. Donald Hall B. Robert Bly C. Kenneth Koch D. Charles Simic

P6. Music: On this day in 1967, this actor/singer becomes father of twin sons who will one day form
their own band. His brother’s name David, his mother’s Harriet. He liked to ask people what they
would do once the well ran dry. Would they, for instance, run away and hide? Hint: Seagulls.
A. Tony Dow B. Rick[[y) Nelson C. Jackie Wilson D. Duane Eddy

P7. People: Thurso, QC, 1951, 17 seasons a Montreal Canadian, where he’s still their all-time leading
scorer; 5 Stanley Cups. French fans call him le Demon Blond. Hint: Sesame Street Smiley.
A. Guy Lapointe B. Ken Dryden C. Guy Lafleur D. Henri Richard

P8. Potluck: Born in Prussia in 1899, this conservative political philosopher and theorist coined the
phrase Reductio ad Hitlerum, “reduction to Hitler”, or the habit of people attacking other people’s
arguments by saying, “Yeah, just like Hitler.” Big hint: Save the last dance for me.
A. John Dewey B. Leo Strauss C. Charles Peirce D. William James

P9. Quotes: Kingston-upon-Hull, 1902, wonderful underrated poet, her first volume, A Good Time Was
Had by All, invented that phrase. 1. I go to my friend, we walk on the grass, /And the hours and
moments like minutes pass. 2. The English woman is so refined / She has no bosom and no
behind. 3. Marred pleasure’s best, shadow makes the sun strong. Hint: Fleetwood Mac
A. Kathleen Raine B. Penelope Fitzgerald C. Stevie Smith D. Elizabeth Jennings

P10. Sci/Tech: Kincardine-on-Forth, Scotland, 1842, invented the flask that bears his name, but
which is more commonly known as a Thermos. Hint: Like a Scot born four years after him, who
opened a now famous distillery, he was interested in the liquefaction of things.
A. Frederick Soddy B. James Dewar C. Glen MacGregor D. Niels Bohr

P11. Sports: Brooklyn, 1917, NBA coach who won 9 championships in 10 years. As his team’s general
manager and president he won another 7; dreaded victory cigar. Hint: Looked like a leprechaun
A. Phil Jackson B. Red Holzman C. Larry Brown D. Red Auerbach

P12. Screen: Rome, 1934, makes most people’s dozen most beautiful actresses lists; her movies include
Houseboat, That Kind of Woman, Two Women, and It Started in Naples. Married Carlo Ponti. “Beauty is
how you feel inside, and it reflects in your eyes. It is not something physical.” Hint: Her choice.
A. Sophia Loren B. Gina Lollobrigida C. Claudia Cardniale D. Brigitte Bardot

P13. Extra Credit: “Don’t take / a curve / at 60 per. / We hate to lose / a customer.”
A. Gillette B. Barbasol C. Schick D. Burma Shave



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

21 September

P1. Art/Culture: Born in Evanston, IL, in 1950, he broke in with SNL, was great in Ghostbusters & the
poignant Lost in Translation, & dynamite as Phil Connors, the TV weatherman in Groundhog Day.
A. Bill Murray B. Robin Williams C. Chevy Chase D. Dan Ackroyd Hint: Sierra explorer light.

P2. Geo: Born in 1645 near what is now Quebec City, this Frenchmen grew up among the Indians
He and Father Jacques Marquette were the first to explore and map the Mississippi river. He has
towns named after him in Illinois and Montana. Hint: Shakespeare tragedy performed in Paris?
A. Hernando De Soto B. Antoine de Cadillac C. Louis Jolliet D. Samuel de Champlain

3. History: In 1897, Francis Pharacellus Church, an editor at The Sun, a NY newspaper, writes an editorial
telling a little girl that, yes, there is a Santa Claus. The girl was who? Hint: Owen Wister [[author).
A. Ellen B. Sylvia C. Virginia D. Emily

P4. Lang: San Jose, 1945, UCLA grad., won 2011 Pulitzer, 16^th U.S. Poet Laureate. Crown: “Too much rain
/ loosens trees. / In the hills giant oaks / fall upon their knees. / You can touch parts / you have
no right to— / places only birds / should fly to.” Hint: 7 no-hitters delivered express.

A. Kay Ryan B. May Swenson C. Wendy Cope D. Amy Clampitt


P5. Lit: Bromley, Kent, UK, 1866, he wrote a popular Short History of the World, but is today remembered
for such sci-fi masterpieces as The Time Machine, The Island of Doctor Moreau, and The War of the
Worlds. Hint: A fellow sharing his last name had a lot of fun reading the last book on the radio.
A. Robert Heinlein B. Arthur C. Clarke C. Jules Verne D. H. G. Wells

6. Music: Westmount, Quebec, 1934, not much range as a singer, but a true poet: “Suzanne takes you
down to her place near the river / You can hear the boats go by / You can spend the night beside
her / And you know that she's half crazy / But that's why you want to be there / And she feeds
you tea and oranges / That come all the way from China.” Hint: He knew how to coin a phrase?
A. Rod McKuen B. Paul McCartney C. Leonard Cohen D. Randy Newman

P7. People: St. Louis Park, MN, 1957. He and his older Joel Coen have made a ton of great movies
together, including Fargo, No Country for Old Men, True Grit. His name? Hint: Unmix Macbeth title
A. Allen B. Ethan C. Jonathan D. Malcolm

P8. Potluck: Birmingham, 1944, Fannie Flagg got an Oscar nom. for her screen adaption of her splendid
novel Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Café. Which of these actresses was NOT in the film?
A. Kathy Bates B. Cecily Tyson C. Jessica Tandy D. Jessica Lange Hint: Bobby Burns.

P9. Quotes: Portland, ME, 1947, modern day master of horror, suspense, supernatural, fantasy fiction,
notably Carrie and The Shining. 1. Fiction is the truth inside the lie. 2. I am the literary equivalent of
a Big Mac and Fries. 3. I guess when you turn off the main road, you have to be prepared to see
some funny houses. 4. In small towns people scent the wind with uncommon keenness.
A. Robert Bloch B. Ray Bradbury C. H. P. Lovecraft D. Stephen King

10. Sci/Tech: Ganymede is a moon of what planet? Hint: think Zeus. Hint: Expression of surprise.
A. Saturn B. Jupiter C. Venus D. Neptune

11. Sports: LA, 1963, 1^st baseman and DH for Blue Jays, Tigers, and Yankees; in 1990 became 1^st player to
hit 50+ HRs since George Foster in 1977 [[before the age of juicing.) Hint: Has a Prince of a son.
A. Mo Vaughan B. Carlos Delgado C. Cecil Fielder D. Ron Cey

P12. Screen: Fort Worth, TX, 1931, son of actress Mary Martin, the confused astronaut in I Dream of
Jeanie. He was in Primary Colors and Nixon. But mostly he was J. R. Ewing in Dallas. Hint: Macbeth.
A. Larry Hagman B. David Janssen C. Peter Graves D. James Garner

13. Extra Credit: By the way, the name of the groundhog was what?
A. Pat B. Floyd C. Proxy D. Phil



Answers: 1A; 2C; 3C; 4A; 5D; 6C; 7B; 8D; 9D; 10B; 11C; 12A; 13D NO PEEKING
0

[Lowell]

22 September

P1. Art/Culture: In Manchester, UK, in 1880, she was born into a family whose name is synonymous
with the woman’s suffrage movement. She campaigned, wrote books, pamphlets, and often got
herself arrested for championing a woman’s right to vote. Hint: Rhymes with pirate justice.
A. Christabel Pankhurst B. Catherine Booth C. Susan B. Anthony D. Amelia Bloomer

P2. Geo: In 1827, Angel Moroni helps Joseph Smith find buried Gold Plates; Joe, clever fellow, tran-
scribes them from reformed Egyptian into The Book of Mormon. He shows the plates to 11 witnesses,
then returns the plates to Moroni. In what state did this occur? Think: Brown monopoly.
A. Vermont B. North Carolina C. Indiana D. New York

P3. History: 3 weeks after Squeaky Fromme tries to assassinate President Ford, Sara Jane Moore takes a
shot at him, but Oliver Sipple, an ex-Marine tackles her before she gets off another shot. She does
32 years. [[Squeaky does 34.) [[Sipple gets outed as gay.) What year? Hint: Carlton Fisk & foul pole.
A. 1967 B. 1972 C. 1975 D. 1986

4. Lang: Cardiff, Wales, 1923, specialist at chest clinic 30 years, passionate Cardiff City football fan a
poet [[After Every Green Thing) and autobiographer [[Ash on a Young Man’s Sleeve). “I know the color
rose, and it is lovely, But not when it ripens in a tumor.” Hint: Regular Sesame Street ed. feature.
A. Dannie Abse B. Cyril Gwynn C. Richard Bryn Williams D. W.J. Gruffydd [[Elerydd)

P5. Lit: Birmingham, UK, 1932, her protagonists often trapped within confines of Britain’s patriarchal
society. Her first novel was entitled The Fat Woman’s Joke; wrote the 1980 screenplay for the BBC’s
Pride and Prejudice; chaired the 1983 Booker Prize committee. Hint: No red at all, thanks.
A. Maeve Binchy B. Kate Atkinson C. Fay Weldon D. Margaret Drabble

P6. Music: Lajatico, Italy, 1958, this blind tenor has sold 150 million records, managing to bring classical
music to the pop music audience. The Prayer, sung with Celine Dion, won a Golden Globe.
Seven of his albums have been in the Billboard 200 top ten. Hint: Venus on the half shell.
A. Andrea Bocelli B. Plácido Domingo C. Luciano Pavorotti D. Giovanni Martinelli

P7. People: Hanged on this day in 1776 he said, “I only regret I have but one life to give for my country.”
A. Nathan Hale B. Patrick Henry C. Benedict Arnold D. Ethan Allen Hint: Philip Roth alter-ego

P8. Potluck: On this day in 1961, JFK signs legislation for what new initiative? Hint: Okay, Sarge.
A. The Peace Corps B. The Job Corps C. AmeriCorps D. The AgriCorps

P9. Quotes: Bucharest, 1902, actor who won a Best Supporting Oscar as Professor Charles Kingfield
in The Paper Chase, but he may be best known for his Smith-Barney commercials: “How do they
make money? The old-fashioned way … they earn it.” Hint: Loveliest of Trees poet.
A. John Gielgud B. John Houseman C. Alec Guinness D. James Mason

P10. Sci/Tech: Newington Butts, England, 1791, he was the magnet man; his work in electromagnetism
brought electricity to practical use in technology. He has cages, cups, paradoxes, waves, and
wheels named after him. Hint: It will be a long time before he is forgotten.
A. Robert Boyle B. Isaac Newton C. Michael Faraday D. Georg Simon Ohm

P11. Sports: San Bernardino, 1920, started as a utility infielder for the Cleveland Indians, went into
the navy during WWII, returned to Indians as a right-handed pitcher, W/L 207 – 108, ERA 3.23,
SOs 1,277; won 2 games in the 1948 Series; HoF 1976 Hint: Oldest sports car race.
A. Dutch Leonard B. Bob Lemon C. Bob Feller D. Billy Pierce

P12. Screen: Jamesport, MO, 1912, she originated role of Emily Webb in Thornton Wilder’s Our Town
and was in Charlotte’s Web years later. In between, she did The Ten Commandments and Ben Hur.
Hint #1: Same name as a girl in my 5^th grade class. Hint #2: Wife in a famous Albee play/[[Liz film.)
A. Shelley Winters B. Deborah Kerr C. Patricia Neal D. Martha Scott

13. Extra Credit: Butterflies taste with their what? A. Antennae B. Wings C. Feet D. Tongues



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

[Lowell]

23 September

P1. Art/Culture: Born in NYC in 1889, this journalist won two Pulitzers, one for his column Today and
Tomorrow and one for his 1961 interview with Nikita Khrushchev. His seminal book Public Opinion
is seen by many as a founding book of modern journalism and media studies. Hint: Durocher
A. Russell Baker B. Fred Friendly C. Walter Lippmann D. David Halberstam

P2. Geography: In 1908, a major Canadian university founded. U. of what? Hint: North of Montana
west of Saskatchewan. Hint: Come on, the Canadians know U.S. states! Hint: Four Strong Winds
A. Alberta B. Manitoba C. Nova Scotia D. British Columbia

P3. History/Politics: Born in 1215, he was the greatest of the Mongolian Emperors, reigning from 1260
to 1294 and founding the Yuan Dynasty in China in 1271. Hint: One of the great unfinished
poems of the English language describes Xanadu, the southern capital of his empire.
A. Kublai Khan B. Ming Chengzu C. Zhū Yòutáng D. Qin Shihuang

P4. Lang: Zizkoc, Prague, 1901, poet [[The Nightingale Sings Out of Tune), Communist Party member but
not crazy about Bolsheviks, 1984 Nobel Laureate. Hint: Underground railroad slightly open door?
A. Czeslaw Milosz B. Imre Kertész C. Jaroslav Seifert D. Ivo Andric

5. Lit: One night after an opium dream, this poet began a poem: “In Xanadu, did [he] / A stately
pleasure-dome decree: Where Alph, the sacred river, ran / Through caverns measureless to man /
Down to a sunless sea.” He completed 54 of the 200 to 300 lines planned, but was “interrupted by a
person from Porlock” and afterwards could not recall the rest. Hint: Autumn in Vermont.
A. John Keats B. William Wordsworth C. Samuel Taylor Coleridge D. Thomas Hardy

P6. Music: Albany, GA, 1930, his father a Georgia sharecropper, became the High Priest of Soul, is in
the American pantheon with Ella, Frank, Michael, Bob, Aretha, Stevie, and Elvis. I Got a Woman,
Hit the Road, Jack, Unchain My Heart, Georgia on My Mind, What’s I Say. Hint: Boston river
A. James Brown B. Little Richard C. Ray Charles D. Smokey Robinson

P7. People: Long Branch, NJ, 1949, with his E Street Band and alone, The Boss has knocked down 20
Grammys, 2 Golden Globes, and an Oscar. Born to Run was his break-out album. Born in the USA is
likely his most famous album: “Born down in a dead man’s town…” Hint: Lenny & Lee
A. Phil Collins B. Van Morrison C. Neil Diamond D. Bruce Springsteen

8. Potluck: The name Wendy was made up by J. M. Barrie for this story. Which one?
A. Peter Pan B. Pinocchio C. The NeverEnding Story D. Beauty and the Beast

P9. Quotes: Brooklyn, 1920, he made over 300 films, including as Andy Hardy and Huck Finn. He was
in National Velvet. Great stage chemistry with Judy Garland. 1. I was a thirteen year old boy for
thirty years. 2. I’m 5 feet 3, but I was 6 feet 4 when I married Ava. Hint: Old Nordic alphabets.
A. Jackie Cooper B. Mickey Rooney C. Mickey McGuire D. Andy Rooney

P10. Sci/Tech: NYC, 1852, surgeon who emphasized aseptic technique and championed use of new
anesthetics, a founding professor of Johns Hopkins Hospital. Hint: Matt Dillon put his gun back.
A. William H. Welch B. Howard Atwood Kelly C. William S. Halsted D. William Osler

P11. Sports: Cherry Hill, NJ, 1962, Olympic hurdler, 1 Silver, 2 Bronze. Hint: Leo Tolstoi classic
A. Greg Foster B. Jack Warren Pierce C. Derrick Adkins D. Glenn Davis

P12. Stage/Screen: Saint John, NB, 1897, starred in Oscar winning How Green Was My Valley in 1941, & a
year later was nominated for an Oscar for his role in Mrs. Miniver. He played Florenz Ziegfeld in
Funny Girl. Hint: Tom Lehrer song involving strychnine: All the world is in tune on a spring afternoon
A. Dick Powell B. Spencer Tracy C. Walter Pidgeon D. Ray Milland

P13. Extra Credit: How far do artic terns migrate every year? Hint: They meander between Greenland
and Antarctica. They take the scenic route.
A. 10,000 miles B. 82,000 miles C. 44,000 miles D. 26,000 miles



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

[Lowell]

24 September

P1. Art/Culture: Born in Kingston-upon-Thames, in Surrey, in 1709, friends with poet Alexander Pope
& actor David Garrick, his fame rests on Fanny Hill: or, the Memoirs of a Woman of Pleasure, once
banned as pornographic, now seen as a lively, playful, stylistic tour de force. Hint: VE
A. James Boswell B. Henry Fielding C. John Cleland D. Horace Walpole

P2. Geo: In 1990, the Great White Spot was again observed on which planet? Hint: Some seasoned
aviation experts believe most of the world’s lost luggage forms the rings that circle this planet.
A. Jupiter B. Neptune C. Saturn D. Uranus

P3. History/Politics: The 4^th Earl of Oxford, born in London in 1717, was a man of letters, occasional
novelist, and art historian. He was the son of the first prime minister. He coined the word
serendipity, and in one of his letters wrote the oft-quoted line: “The world is a comedy to those who
think; a tragedy to those who feel.” Hints: Latin lyric poet, or bawdy house Texas Hold ‘Em.
A. James Boswell B. Henry Fielding C. John Cleland D. Horace Walpole

4. Lang: Dublin, 1944, to a career diplomat father and noted post-expressionist painter mother, poet and
Stanford prof., she writes of Irish history and legacy. “Poetry begins where language starts: in the
shadows and accidents of one person’s life.” Hint: In the world of knots it’s on a bight.
A. Eavan Boland B. Jane Barlow C. Mary Dorcey D. Rita Ann Higgins

P5. Lit: St. Paul, MN, 1896, arguably the best 20^th Century American writer never to win a Nobel Prize,
did his best work during The Jazz Age, a term he coined. His Masterpiece, The Great Gatsby, has sold
25 million copies & stands in the top 5 of any list of great U.S. novels. Hint: Early dawn light.
A. Ernest Hemingway B. Thomas Wolf C. F. Scott Fitzgerald D. Sherwood Anderson

P6. Music/Dance: Born in New York in 1941, a photographer, animal rights activist, and musician who
with her husband formed a band called Wings. Hint: Patellar reflex reaction of this joint.
A. Linda Ronstadt B. Linda McCartney C. Linda Thompson D. Linda Lovelace

P7. People: Oakland, CA, 1916, Berkeley grad., dental assistant, camp counselor, worked her way up
through IBM to become its 1^st female Vice President at the age of 27 [[this was back in the Dark Ages
of 1943.) She was renowned nationally for her business acumen. Hint: A true nut holder?
A. Georgia Neese Clark B. Ann Baumgartner C. Ruth Leach Amonette D. Lois Fagan Farrell

8. Potluck: Hancock, MN, 1883, this food company magnate’s son had an idea called Milky Way, took
over the business & developed M&Ms. Hint: Schlock psych book by John Gray, men & women.
A. Russell Stover B. Frank C. Mars C. Milton S. Hershey D. Henri Nestlé

P9. Quotes: “So we beat on, boats against the current, borne back ceaselessly into the past.” So ends
one of this author’s novels. Hint: It was not the one about Dick Diver and his crazy wife.
A. F. Scott Fitzgerald B. Henry Fielding C. John Cleland D. Ernest Hemingway

10. Sci/Tech: San Francisco, 1930, 1^st person to make 6 space flights, 1^st Gemini mission, 1965; flew around
moon in Apollo 10; drove Lunar Roving Vehicle during Apollo 16. Hint: Bring ‘im home to Utah!
A. Buzz Aldrin B. John Young C. Alan Bean D. Alan Shepard

P11. Sports: Elgin, TX, 1946, a defensive tackle, the cornerstone of the Steel Curtain for the Pittsburgh
Steelers. He did a Clio-winning commercial for Coca Cola. Hint: “I say what I mean.”
A. Reggie White B. Randy White C. Joe Greene D. Bob Lily

P12. Stage/Screen: Greenville, MS, 1936, died in 1990, way too early for a man who brought such joy to
so many people, old and young. Happily, his large family remains to continue his work, including
Kermit, Rowlf, Bert and Ernie, Oscar, Miss Piggy, and Big Bird. Hint: Rooster.
A. Fran Allison B. Frank Oz C. Jim Henson D. Kermit Love

13. Extra Credit: Who is the only actor to get an Oscar nomination for any of the Star Wars movies?
A. Mark Hamill B. Harrison Ford C. Alec Guinness D. James Earl Jones



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

[Lowell]

25 September

P1. Art/Culture: Born in Dvinsk, Russia in 1903, he emigrated to the U.S. in 1913, won a scholarship to
Yale, which he found elitist & racist, on his way to becoming one of America’s most famous
Abstract Expressionists. His canvases depict rectangular fields of color and light. Hint: Portnoy.
A. Jackson Pollack B. Franz Kline C. Willem de Kooning D. Mark Rothko

P2. Geo: In 1911, ground is broken for new ballpark. What city? Hint: 3 to 1 it’s gotta be Fenway, right?
A. Boston B. Chicago C. Detroit D. Philadelphia

P3. History: Eaglesfield, Cockermouth, Cumberland, 1764, master’s mate of HMS Bounty, led a mutiny,
either because of Captain Bligh’s harsh treatment or because they didn’t want to leave the Tahitian
lasses; mutineers & their women land on Pitcairn Island where they scuttled the Bounty. A rumor
persists this fellow was the inspiration for Coleridge’s Ancient Mariner. Hint: Birds of a feather.
A. Fletcher Christian B. Hugh Pigot C. Clyde McKay D. Steve Maryk

4. Lang: Chicago, 1930, terrific kids’ poet, singer/songwriter, cartoonist, a couple of grammys, Golden
Globe & Oscar noms. “There’s a polar bear / In our Frigidaire.” Hint: Numismatist event in 1964.
A. Ken Nesbitt B. Shel Silverstein C. Chuck Jones D. Rufus Reed

P5. Lit: Born in 1897, lived in Oxford, MS, but spent a lot of time in Yoknapatawpha County, arguably
greatest writer to come from the South. As I Lay Dying. Nobel 1949. Hint: Maggie’s war.
A. Harper Lee B. Truman Capote C. Flannery O’Connor D. William Faulkner

P6. Music: Victoria, BC, 1933, singer/songwriter, half of a husband/wife duo, he wrote: “Four strong
winds that blow lonely / seven seas that run high, / all those things that don’t change, come what
may /our good times are all gone, / I’m bound for moving on, I’ll look for you if I’m ever back this
way.” Hint #1: Latin word for forest. Hint# 2: Fellow who took Mark Antony’s request literally.
A. Ian Tyson B. Gordon Lightfoot C. Buffy Sainte-Marie D. Joni Mitchell

P7. People: Boston, 1929, she hosted Today and co-anchored the ABC Evening News. A talented
interviewer, she did a great one with Castro, and another with Monica Lewinsky. TV Guide rates
her in the 50 greatest TV stars of all time. Hint: Babylon.
A. Barbara Walters B. Oprah Winfrey C. Connie Chung D. Jane Pauley

P8. Potluck: Yankee short stop, “Scooter”, MVP in 1950, spent 40 years as the Yankee announcer.
A. Bucky Dent B. Frank Crosetti C. Phil Rizzuto D. Tony Kubek Hint: Popular 1940s male attire.

P9. Quotations: Born in 1905 in Green Bay, a great and influential sports writer, the 2^nd to receive a
Pulitzer, he once wrote: “Writing is easy. You just open a vein and bleed.” Hint: His hair.
A. Dick Young B. Grantland Rice C. Ring Lardner D. Walter Smith

P10. Sci/Tech: Århus, Denmark, 1644, the first to make quantitative measurements of the speed of light;
made a temperature scale a fellow named Fahrenheit improved upon; invented roadside mile
markers & convinced Denmark to use the Gregorian calendar. Hint: Pamplona.
A. Tycho Brahe [[Too-go Brow) B. Johannes Kepler C. Ole Rømer D. Johannes Hevelius

P11. Sports: Hamburg, AR, 1965, played second fiddle to Michael Jordan during the Chicago Bulls
glory years; considered among the best 50 NBA players all time. Hint: Great Expectations apples.
A. James Worthy B. Scotty Pippen C. Dennis Rodman D. Horace Grant

P12. Screen: Four: 1. Bedford, UK, 1929, British comedian in The Real Inspector Hound. 2. Pen Argyl, PA,
1926, a former navy frogman appearing in war movies. 3. New Brunswick, NJ., actor’s son who
won a Best Actor Oscar for Oliver Stone’s Wall Street. 4. The one you need, NYC, 1952, he came to
earth with powers and abilities far beyond those of mortal men. Hint: Also a profile in courage.
A. Aldo Ray B. Michael Douglas C. Christopher Reeve D. Ronnie Barker

P13. Extra: The longest word in English, pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanokoniosis, means what?
A. Type of beach sand B. A lung disease C. Hot lava D. Bacteria released while coughing



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

[Lowell]

26 September

P1. Art/Culture: Born in Leominister, MA, 1774, his father one of the Minutemen at Concord on April
19, 1975, his first job in an orchard. He traveled a lot in Pennsylvania, Ontario, Ohio, & Illinois. He
sang as he walked: “… and so I thank the Lord for giving me the things I need, the sun and the
rain and the apple seed.” Hint 1: Irving Wallace smut novel.
A. John Barleycorn B. John Jacob Jingleheimer Schmidt C. John Doe D. Johnny Chapman

P2. Geo: In 1910, journalist Swadeshabhimani Ramakrishna Pillai is arrested & exiled after criticism of
the Travancore government. Travancore is now a province of what country? Hint: Babuji
A. Brazil B. Indonesia C. India D. Pakistan

P3. History: In 1969, the Beatles release their last studio-recorded album before their break-up. Hint, if
you need any: Maxwell’s Silver Hammer, Octopus’s Garden, Mean Mr. Mustard.
A. Abbey Road B. Revolver C. Let It Be D. Yellow Submarine

4. Lang: A major poet of the 20^th Century, he wrote his most famous [[and arguably his best) poem The
Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock when he was 22. Born in St. Louis in 1888, schooled in Massachusetts,
he spent most of his life in London and converted to what he called “Anglo-Catholicism”. His
plays include Murder in the Cathedral. Hint: No relation to the author of Middlemarch.
A. T. S. Eliot B. A. E. Housman C. G. B. Shaw D. Ezra Pound

P5. Lit: LA, 1949, Vassar grad., Fulbright Scholar, she won a Pulitzer Prize for A Thousand Acres, which
is a brilliant retelling of King Lear through the eyes [[and sympathies) of one of Lear’s daughters.
Hint: no relation to some guy who bills himself as “America’s favorite game show host”.
A. Donna Tartt B. Joyce Carol Oates C. Barbara Kingsolver D. Jane Smiley

P6. Music/Dance: Born in Brooklyn in 1898, died in 1937, but during his 38 years he managed to
compose Rhapsody in Blue, An American in Paris, and Porgy and Bess. Hint: Bikes of the 1950s.
A. Aaron Copland B. George Gershwin C. Irving Berlin D. Cole Porter

P7. People: Baden, Germany, 1889, philosopher who focused on hermeneutics & existential phenol-
menology. An uncertainty principle is named after him; best known work Being and Time argues in
favor of seeing anew & thinking beyond limitations of reason. His writing reflects his view that
“Making itself intelligible is suicide for philosophy.” Hint: Sierra prospector
A. Herbert Marcuse B. Erich Fromm C. Paul Tillich D. Martin Heidegger

P8. Potluck: Patillas, Puerto Rico, 1905, died 2011 [[105!), first Puerto Rican to play in the American
Negro Leagues, batted .337 for the Cuban Stars. Hint: 1961 Peck, Niven, Quinn, Irene Pappas flick.
A. Millito Navarro B. Hiram Bithorn C. Nino Escalera D. Carlos Bernier

P9. Quotes: NYC, 1901, actor/dancer, gangsters. 1. Who ever heard of Casablanca? I don’t want to star
opposite some unknown Swedish broad. 2. Part of the 10 million I made went for gambling, part
for horses, & part for women. The rest I spent foolishly. Hint: We said there warn’t no home like …
A. James Cagney B. George Raft C. Edward G. Robinson D. Jack Palance

10. Sci/Tech: Manchester Parish, Warwickshire, England, 1641, son of Obadiah, he was the Father of
Plant anatomy, wrote the gripping Idea of a Phytological History. Hint: Uncanny name stuff again!
A. Richard S. R. Fitter B. Peter H. Raven C. Nehemiah Grew D. Joseph Banks

P11. Sports: Saginaw, MI, 1981, she’s won 6 Australia Opens, 7 Wimbledons, 6 US Open, only 3 French
French Opens, + 14 Majors in doubles. Arguably the best ever. Hint: Men Are from Mars …
A. Stefi Graf B. Serena Williams C. Martina Navratilova D. Margaret Court

P12. Stage/Screen: Cambridge, UK, 1948, singer/actress, 4 Grammys, 14 gold albums, 5 Billboard #1’s,
starred in Grease. If Not for You, Banks of the Ohio, I Honestly Love You. Hint: I care not a fig for her!
A. Julie Andrews B. Barbara Streisand C. Whitney Houston D. Olivia Newton-John

13. Extra Credit: Ethel’s husband on I Love Lucy. A. Ed B. Fred C. Don D. Ron



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

[Lowell]

27 September

P1. Art/Culture: Born in Morganton, NC, in 1896, this senator was in 1954 appointed by VP Nixon to
the committee to investigate Senator Joe McCarthy; his support of civil liberties helped topple
McCarthy; 2 decades later, instrumental in exposing President Nixon in the Watergate scandal.
A. Sam Ervin B. Everett Dirksen C. Mike Mansfield D. Howard Baker Hint: Stu.

P2. Geography: IN 1938 The Queen Elizabeth is launched. What city? Hint: The River Clyde.
A. Portsmouth B. Liverpool C. Glasgow D. Cardiff

P3. History/Politics: Born in Boston, 1722, a cousin to a President, a founding father of the U.S., rabble-
rousing Revolutionary, Boston Tea Party-goer. Hint: Not much known of his skills as a brewer.
A. James Otis B. Samuel Adams C. John Hancock D. Jason Russell

P4. Lang: Yokefleet Hall, Yorkshire, 1906, wrote Seven Types of Ambiguity, criticism bible for New Critics
who believed in “close readings”. Ambiguity occurred when “alternative views could be taken
without sheer misreading.” E. g.: We fed her cat food. Hint: mom’s bath salts to remove splinters.
A. F. R. Leavis B. Harold Bloom C. William Empson D. Leslie Fiedler

P5. Lit: Lawrence, NY, 1917, his novels investigate the world of American polite society and old money.
He is said to have carried on the tradition of Henry James and Edith Wharton. His most famous
novel may be The House of Five Talents. Hint: A hurtful and painful defeat.
A. Nelson Algren B. Terry Southern C. Louis Auchinloss D. Lawrence Durrell

P6. Music: Harlem, 1924, he translated Charlie Parker’s saxophone to his piano and helped create
modern jazz. He was friends with Thelonious Monk. He played with Parker in a quintet with
Miles Davis, Tommy Potter, and Max Roach. Hint: Boog. Hint: Nick Charles in The Thin Man.
A. Art Tatum B. Erroll Garner C. Bud Powell D. Earl Hines

P7. People: Landau, Bavaria, 1840, cartoonist scourge of Boss Tweed and Tammany Hall; called the
“Father of the American Cartoon”; gave the Republican Party their elephant symbol & created the
modern version of Santa Claus. He drew for Harper’s Weekly. Hint: Famous light verse poet.
A. Thomas Nast B. Herblock C. Al Capp D. Bill Mauldin

P8. Potluck: Philadelphia, 1922, he directed in 1960s such successful films as The Miracle Worker, The
Chase, Bonnie and Clyde, Alice’s Restaurant, and Little Big Man. In the 1970s, he produced the TV
Series Law and Order. Hint #1: fellow with big forest. Hint #2: Leftist nitwit star of Mystic River.
A. Robert Altman B. Peter Bogdanovich C. Frank Capra D. Arthur Penn

9. Quotes: Pittsburgh, 1913, Columbia grad., major player in world of cognitive behavioral therapies.
“There’s no evidence whatsoever that men are more rational than women. Both sexes seem to be
equally irrational.” Hint: The pugilist who beat Jerry Quarry for the WBA title.
A. Jean Piaget B. Albert Ellis C. B. F. Skinner D. Noam Chomsky

10. Science/Technology: Which of these is not a bone in your ear? Hint: Got married on Carson.
A. Hammer B. Anvil C. Stirrup D. Timpani

P11. Sports: Dayton, Ohio, 1949, 18 seasons with one team, a 12 time All-Star, a 3 time MVP, ten
Gold Gloves at 3^rd base. He hit 548 homeruns and had 1595 RBIs. When his team won the World
Series in 1980, he was the World Series MVP. Arguably the best third baseman ever.
A. Brooks Robinson B. Ron Santo C. Mike Schmidt D. George Brett

P12. Screen: Wuchang, China, 1919, appeared with Katharine Hepburn, Myrna Loy, William Powell,
Gregory Peck, Susan Hayward, Raymond Massey, David Niven, and many others; a regular on I’ve Got a Secret, married to Steve Allen. Hint: Jackie Gleason wanted to send her sister to the moon.
A. Jane Meadows B. Natalie Wood C. Eva Marie Saint D. Doris Day

13. Extra Credit: In Topper, what was Topper’s first name?
A. Conrad B. Charles C. Cosmo D. Carlos




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

[Lowell]

28 September

P1. Art/Culture: Born in New Haven, CT, in 1909, this cartoonist gave us Li’l Abner and the world of
Dogpatch, Kentucky. Sixty million readers in 900 American newspaper got to see how the rural
South looked through his eyes, not least the buxom Daisy Mae and Sadie Hawkins Day.
A. Al Capp B. Bud Fisher C. Walt Kelly D. George Herriman Hint: South American wool.

P2. Geo: In 48 BC Pompey the Great flees to this country to escape Julius Caesar. Ptolemy XIII, this
country’s king, punches Pompey’s ticket to win favor when Caesar arrives. What country?
A. Greece B. Egypt C. Crete D. Syria Hint: In the end, not 4, 2, or 3 legs, but no legs at all.

P3. History/Politics: William the Bastard begins the Norman Invasion of England. What year?
A. 1066 B. 1212 C. 1511 D. 1848 Hint: The devil be damned if I’ll give you a clue!

4. Lang: NYC, 1923, counter-culture poet [[Greenwich Village of My Dreams), singer/songwriter [[Backward
Jewish Soldiers), cartoonist, pacifist [[Kill for Peace), co-founder of The Fugs. Hint: Holland java?
A. Ed Sanders B. Tuli Kupferberg C. Kinky Friedman D. Nate Berkus

P5. Lit: Philadelphia, 1856, she grew up in Maine and got turned onto stories as an eleven year old
while chatting with Charles Dickens on a long train ride. She started the first kindergarten in San
Francisco, dedicated her life to kids, and is today remembered for Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm.
Hint #1: radio/opera singer [[When the Moon Comes over the Mountain). Hint #2: Airplane company.
A. Lynne Reid Banks B. Virginia Lee Burton C. Kate Douglas Wiggin D. Daphne du Maurier

P6. Music: Thomasville, GA, 1939, Elbridge “Al” Bryant was a tenor & founding member of a great
Motown singing group, most famous for [[Talking about) My Girl. The group? Hint: Sirens.
A. Four Tops B. The Temptations C. Gladys Knight and the Pips D. The Spinners

P7. People: Chicago, 1901, made CBS, put Sinatra & Edward R. Murrow on radio, gave us 60 Minutes.
A. William S. Paley B. Marshall McLuhan C. Arthur Nielsen D. David Sarnoff Hint: Procol Harum

P8. Potluck: Klein Luckow, Germany, 1905, Heavyweight champ in 1932, in 1936 knocks out Joe Louis
who knocks him out in 1937. Hint: No, Occifer, I vas neither drunk nor schtealing ziz posies.
A. Jack Sharkey B. Young Stribling C. Max Baer D. Max Schmeling

P9. Quotes: Zou, Lu state, China, 551, sage. 1. Everything has beauty, but not everyone sees it. 2. It is
more shameful to distrust our friends than to be deceived by them. Many people have borrowed
this wise man’s form, as in: “Man who eat many prunes get good run for money.”
A. Lao-tzu B. Confucius C. Buddha D. Basho Hint: Purplish-red flowers

P10. Sci/Tech: Yorkshire, UK, 1836, he founded a very successful plumbing company of sanitary
engineers at the Marlboro Works in Chelsea. Careful historians would have us believe he did not,
in fact, invent—but only improved upon--a useful item in the small room of most houses. Uh-huh.
A. T. S. Eliot B. Harry Patch C. Thomas Crapper D. Walter Closet Hint: Dyslexic gold fish.

P11. Sports: Born in Detroit in 1887, 5^th president of the International Olympic Committee, 1952 – 1972;
participated in the 1912 Olympics pentathlon and Decathlon, but so did Jim Thorpe; supported
amateurism; got Jesse Owens to the 1936 Olympics in Berlin. Hint: Bobby Orr today.
A. Avery Brundage B. William M. Sloane C. James E. Sullivan D. Kenesaw Mountain Landis

P12. Stage/Screen: Four: 1. London, 1916, won a posthumous Oscar for a role in Network; “Good acting
should teach people to understand rather than judge.” 2. NYC, 1919,best remembered as Lucy’s
snobby nemesis. 3. Lazio, Italy, 1924, starred in La Dolce Vita and 8½. 4. Paris, 1934, appeared in 47
films with forgettable titles, but who cares? Name the last one. Hint: Off track Shakespeare.
A. Marcello Mastroianni B. Peter Finch C. Brigitte Bardot D. Doris Singleton

13. Extra Credit: By the way, what’s the percentage of people who are left-handed?
A. Three B. Seven C. Twelve D. Seventeen



Answers: 1A; 2B; 3A; 4B; 5C; 6B; 7A; 8D; 9B; 10C; 11A; 12C; 13B
0

[Lowell]

29 September

P1. Art/Culture: Born in Venice, 1518, Renaissance painter, called II Furioso, his work characterized by
muscular figures, dramatic gestures, bold perspectives. Hint: Yet another apt name!
A. Raphael B. Botticelli C. Tintoretto D. Titian

P2. Geo: Burnham Thorpe, Norfolk, 1758, Horatio Nelson, inspirational royal navy flag officer during
Napoleonic Wars; lost arm, eye, killed at the Battle of Trafalgar, on coast of what country?
A. England B. France C. Portugal D. Spain Hint: 2^nd most spoken language by native speakers.

P3. History/Politics: Popowo, Poland, 1903, from dock worker to trade union organizer to president of
& winner of a Peace Nobel. He co-founded Solidarity, the 1st independent trade union in the
Soviet bloc. Real courage and smarts here! Hint: Flag with red dragon on green/white field
A. Alexander Dubček B. Leon Wasilewski C. Lech Kaczynski D. Lech Walesa

P4. Lang: Stamford, Lincolnshire, UK, 1930, Colin Dexter’s mysteries [[crimmies) gave us a churlish Chief
Inspector from Oxford and his long suffering Sergeant Lewis. The chief inspector loves Wagner,
crossword puzzles, and a pint at the pub, usually with Lewis paying. His name is?
A. Morse B. Dalgleish C. Foyle D. Garrison Hint: Dash it, Lewis, can’t you see the woman’s dotty?

P5. Lit: Alcala de Henares, Spain, 1547, Miguel de Cervantes wrote about a delusionary knight errant
& his portly sidekick. The Ingenious Gentleman Don Quixote of La Mancha is one of the very best and
funniest novels of all time. What’s the sidekick’s name? Hint: Nazi armour to a Brit.
A. Pepe Carvalho B. José Gaspar C. Sancho Panza D. Juan Sanchez

P6. Music: Ferriday, LA, 1935, he’s been called Rock and Roll’s first great wild man. His signature
songs: Whole Lot of Shakin’ Going On, Great Balls of Fire, and High School Confidential. He brought
rock and roll to the piano and vice versa. Hint: But he didn’t do telethons.
A. Chuck Berry B. Carl Perkins C. Jerry Lee Lewis D. Fats Domino

P7. People: West Philadelphia, 1923, he & his wife wrote many children’s books about a family of
anthropomorphic bears. The books are basically meant to help parents & kids understand each
other. Papa Bear is an oaf. Mama Bear is wise. Saccharine does apply. Hint: Alaska + Russia
A. Gillian Bradshaw B. Stan Berenstein C. Hugh Lofting D. John Newbery

P8. Potluck: Tioga. TX, 1907, The Singing Cowboy of the 1940s & 1950s: “I'm back in the saddle again /
Out where a friend is a friend, / Where the longhorn cattle feed / On the lowly gypsum weed, /
Back in the saddle again.” Owned the Los Angeles Angels. Hint: Also Frosty Snowman & Rudolph
A. Gene Autry B. Roy Rogers C. Tex Ritter D. Slim Pickens Hint: We really should give it a go.

9. Quotes: Charlotte, NC, 1939, feminist film critic for The Village Voice, co-hosted Turner Classic Movies.
1. Sometimes one likes foolish people for their folly, better than wise people for their wisdom. 2.
The Internet is democracy’s revenge on democracy. Hint: Wally’s obnoxious friend.
A. Pat Collins B. Molly Haskell C. Penelope Gilliat D. Pauline Kael

P10. Sci/Tech: Rome, 1901, physicist who built the 1^st nuclear reactor, often listed as one of the fathers
of the atomic bomb. [[What a phrase!) At 37, for his study of slow neutrons in nuclear reactions, he
won a physics Nobel [[not Peace!). Worked on Manhattan Project. Hint: Opera
A. Franco Rasetti B. Emilio Sergé C. Edoardo Amaldi D. Enrico Fermi

P11. Sports: London, 1956, conservative MP, former middle distance runner, 2 Olympic Golds in 1500m
& 2 Silvers in 800m; set 3 world records in 41 days; his 1981 world record in 800m lasted until 1997.
A. Steve Cram B. Sebastian Coe C. Steve Ovett D. Roger Banister Hint: … Blimey! [[Brit. idiom)

P12. Screen: Ojai, CA, 1939, he did Bonanza, Mission Impossible, and others, but is best remembered as
the humorless and sanctimonious Major Frank Burns on M*A*S*H. Hint: Lonesome Dove
A. Larry Linville B. David Ogden Stiers C. Wayne Rogers D. Gary Burghoff

P13. Extra Credit: In Trivial Pursuits, how many slices in the pie? A. Four B. Five C. Six D. Eight



Answers: 1C; 2D; 3D; 4A; 5C; 6C; 7B; 8A; 9B; 10D; 11B; 12A; 13C
1

[Lowell]

30 September

P1. Art/Culture: Born in Philadelphia in 1861, he died before he got to hear Bob Dylan sing: “Don’t
wanna be a bum / You better chew gum / The pump don’t work. / ‘Cause the vandals took the
handle.” Certainly, he would have smiled. Hint: Chicago Cubs owner.
A. Franklin V. Dentyne B. Philip Trident C. Bertram Bazooka D. William Wrigley, Jr.

P2. Geo: In 1966, Sir Seretse Khama, one of tragic Africa’s greatest leaders takes over as President of his
country. What country? Hint: Former British Protectorate, diamonds, a Ladies’ Detective Agency.
A. Botswana B. Ghana C. Kenya D. Zambia

P3. History: In 1962, this astonishingly brave man entered U. of Mississippi. Hint: Burgess.
A. James Meredith B. Andrew Young C. Medgar Evers D. Whitney Young, Jr.

4. Lang: Haverfordwest, Pembrokeshire, Wales, 1904, leading Welsh-language poet, Christian pacifist,
anti-war campaigner, Welsh nationalist. “What’s the world to the all powerful? / A circle
spinning. / And to the children of the earth? / A cradle rocking. Hint: Super self-reliant Yankee.
A. T. H. Parry-Williams B. Dylan Thomas C. R. S. Thomas D. Waldo Williams

P5. Lit: New Orleans, 1924, he wrote Breakfast at Tiffany’s and invented the “nonfiction novel” with In
Cold Blood. He was Harper Lee’s childhood friend, the model for Dill in To Kill a Mockingbird.
Alas, he wasted much time being a professional celebrity. Hint: But he stopped the buck cold.
A. Truman Capote B. Norman Mailer C. James Baldwin D. Tom Wolfe

P6. Music: Gilmer, TX, 1935, this handsome crooner, singing pop, soul, jazz, and easy listening has
sold over 350 million records, putting him 3^rd on the list. His signature songs are Womderful!
Wonderful!, It’s Not for Me to Say, and Chances Are. Hint: …, well, not easy, but it comes in handy.
A. Bing Crosby B. Nat King Cole C. Johnny Mathis D. Perry Como

P7. People: Sighet, Romania, 1928, survivor of Auschwitz & Buchenwald, a writer [[Night), professor,
political activist dedicated to making sure Hitler’s death camps are not forgotten. In 1986, awarded
the Nobel Peace Prize. Hint: He did not attend Yale.
A. Elie Wiesel B. Viktor Frankl C. Otto Frank D. Oskar Schindler

P8. Potluck: Culpeper, VA, 1832, social activist, community organizer, the inspiration for her daughter
to create Mother’s Day. Hint #1: Farmer in Paton’s Cry, the Beloved Country. Hint #2: College in TX.
A. Mary Lasker B. Ann Jarvis C. Mary Ann Shadd D. Mary Gossell

9. Quotes: NYC, 1927, Wyoming Seminary grad., 2 Pulitzers for poetry [[1971 & 2009) & a National Book
Award 2005. 1. Your absence has gone through me like thread through a needle. Everything I do is
stitched with its color. 2. Now all my teachers are dead except silence. Hint: Triumphant magician.
A. Philip Levine B. Stephen Dunn C. W. S. Merwin D. Charles Simic

10. Sci/Tech: London, 1843, artist and entomologist who pioneered scientific study of insects for their
economic impact on agriculture. Hint: 1313 Blue View Terrace.
A. Wilfred Alexander B. Gilbert John Arrow C. Ernest E. Austin D. Charles Valentine Riley

P11. Sports/Games: Switzerland in 1980, she spent 209 weeks as #1 on the WTA list. She won 5 Grand
Slam titles [[3 Australia Open, 1 Wimbledon, & 1 US Open) before ankle problems slowed her. Time
rates her in the top 30 all-time of Women’s tennis. Hint: Greatest tennis lady of all time.
A. Monica Seles B. Martina Hingis C. Anna Kournikova D. Jennifer Capriati

P12. Stage/Screen: Glasgow, 1921, although theater was her first love, she’s now best remembered for
such films as The King and I, From Here to Eternity, and The Sundowners. Nominated for an Oscar for
each of those, plus three others. Hint: Same last name as author of Please Don’t Eat the Daisies.
A. Ava Gardner B. Ann Sothern C. Deborah Kerr D. Shelley Winters

P13. Extra Credit: Babe Ruth hit his 60^th home run today and Cal chooses not to run. What year?
A. 1923 B. 1927 C. 1932 D. 1937 More Hints: Lindbergh’s solo; Sacco & Vanzetti snuffed.



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

[Lowell]

2 October

P1. Art/Culture: Born in Porbander, India, in 1869, he employed nonviolent civil disobedience in South
Africa, did the same in India. A vegetarian, reader of Thoreau, believed in religious pluralism,
called the Father of the Nation, he’d make anyone’s 20^th Century 100 List. Hint: Salt March
A. Nelson Mandela B. Mahatma Gandhi C. Cesar Chavez D. Dalai Lama

P2. Geo: “You’re traveling through another dimension, a dimension not only of sight and sound but of
mind; a journey into a wondrous land whose boundaries are that of the imagination. That’s the
signpost up ahead—your next stop…” This place recognized today in 1959. Hint: Doubleheader
A. The Bermuda Triangle B. The Marabar Caves C. Shangri la D. The Twilight Zone

P3. History: In 1950, a cartoon strip is 1^st published, featuring a boy inept at sports with a philosophizing
& fantasizing dog, nagged by a girl whose little brother hugs a security blanket. Hint: G.W.C.
A. Pogo B. Peanuts C. Krazy Kat D. Family Circle

4. Lang: Reading, PA, 1879, insurance company executive in Hartford, modernist poet who won a Poetry
Pulitzer in 1955. Thirteen Ways of Looking at a Blackird, Anecdote of the Jar, and Disllusionment of Ten
O’Clock. His wife’s profile is on the Mercury dime. Hint: Southern governor & Tea for the Tillerman.
A. William Carlos Williams B. Wallace Stevens C. e. e. cummings D. Theodore Roethke

P5. Lit: Hertfordshire, 1904, should have won a Nobel, perhaps the Swedes didn’t go for his Roman
Catholic viewpoint in such works as Brighton Rock and The End of the Affair. Hint: Colette novella
A. Kingsley Amis B. Ian Fleming C. Robert Graves D. Graham Greene

P6. Music: New Rochelle, NY, 1945, poet/songwriter/guitarist grew up listening to the Weavers, such
poignant and lyrical songs as American Pie and Vincent. Hint: “Drove my Chevy to the levy.”
A. Phil Ochs B. Jim Croce C. Don McLean D. Tom Paxton

P7. People: Durban, RSA, 1901, poet/satirist, started the magazine Voorslag [[Whiplash) to chastise racist
South Africans, also mocked the Bloomsbury Group in the U.K. Hint: Fame beyond 15 minutes.
A. Laurens van der Post B. Roy Campbell C. William Plomer D. Alan Paton

P8. Potluck: Waterbury, CT, 1949, brilliant portrait photographer, including one of John and Yoko taken
the day John was murdered. “When you are younger, the camera is like a friend and you can go
places and feel like you’re with someone.” Hint: Famous Jo’burg University holds luau night.
A. Annie Leibovitz B. Richard Avedon C. Margaret Bourke-White D. Vivian Maier

P9. Quotes: NYC, 1880, genius comedian, God love him! Duck Soup, You Bet Your Life. 1. I refuse to join
any club that would have me as a member. 2. Anyone who says he can see through women is
missing a lot. 3. One morning I shot an elephant in my pajamas. How he got into my pajamas I’ll
never know. 4. I’ve had a perfectly lovely evening, but this wasn’t it. Hint: TV trashcan.
A. Woody Allen B. Oscar Wilde C. Groucho Marx D. Calvin Coolidge

P10. Sci/Tech: Born in Glasgow in 1852, he discovered the noble gases and—appropriately enough—
won a Nobel Prize for it. In America, they are called the Inert gases, but he did not win an Inert
Prize. Hint: 1^st name of British PM or last name of a Boston Celtic guard from Kentucky.
A. William Ramsay B. J. Willard Gibbs C. William Crookes D. William Henry Perkin

P11. Sports: Washington, D.C., 1932, switch-hitting short stop mostly for the Dodgers, .281, 2,134 hits,
20 HRs, 458 RBIs, 586 SBs, MVP 1962, sucked as a manager [[25 -56). Hint: E.M.Forster’s gay novel.
A. Pee Wee Reese B. Kirk Gibson C. Maury Wills D. Steve Garvey

P12. Stage/Screen: Asbury Park, NJ, 1895, half of a famed comedy team. First Speaker: Well, let’s see, we
have on the bags, Who’s on first, What’s on second, I Don’t Know is on third. Second Speaker: That’s what
I want to find out. Who’s the first speaker? Hint: The Name of the Rose by any other name as sweet.
A. Oliver Hardy B. Bud Abbott C. Lou Costello D. Stanley Laurel

P13. Extra Credit: Which of these gases is neither noble nor inert?
A. Chlorine B. Xenon C. Krypton D. Argon



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

[Lowell]

3 OctobEr

P1. Art/Culture: Born in Hauts-de-Seine, France, in 1867, a Post-Impressionist painter/lithographer
whose paintings seem to radiate light and have a dreamlike quality. His still-lifes tended to involve
flowers and fruit. His wife was often his subject. Hint: JFK’s press secretary.
A. Toulouse-Latrec B. Édouard Vuillar C. Henri Matisse D. Pierre Bonnard

P2. Geo: Sunderland, County Dirham, 1916, James Herriot wrote about life as a veterinary surgeon in
a series known as All Creatures Great and Small. The BBC ran a long adaption in which his partner
is Siegfried Farnon & his wife is the former Helen Alderson. Where are we? Hint: Grand old duke
A. Scotland B. The Lake District C. Wales D. Yorkshire

P3. History: Worcester, MA, 1800, this U.S. Navy Secretary established the U.S, Naval Academy at
Annapolis. He also wrote a massive and influential, if romanticized, History of the United States,
from the Discovery of the American Continent. Hint: A nation turns its lonely eyes to you.
A. George Bancroft B. Henry Cabot Lodge C. George Kennan D. Alexis de Tocqueville

4. Lang: Sublette County, WY, 1947, cattle rancher, cyberlibertarian, Grateful Dead lyricist: Cassidy and
Throwing Stones. “The Internet treats censorship as a malfunction and routes around it.”
A. Bob Weir B. John Perry Barlow C. Phil Lesh D. Mickey Hart Hint: Pre-Fosbury

P5. Lit: Ashville, NC, 1900, one of several distinguished early 20^thCentury novelists promoted by the
Scribner’s editor Maxwell Perkins. Look Homeward, Angel and You Can’t Go Home Again, both richly
texted autobiographical novels, are his. Hint: Not to be confused with Bonfire of the Vanities author.
A. F. Scott Fitzgerald B. Sinclair Lewis C. Thomas Wolfe D. Richard Llewellyn

P6. Music/Dance: Spring Gully, SC, 1941, Ernest Evans in 1960, gave us The Twist: “Come on and twist,
yeah baby twist / Ooh yeah just like this …” Also popularized Limbo Rock. Hint: Dickster pooch.
A. Chubby Checker B. Fats Domino C. Little Richard D. Frankie Avalon

P7. People: Seattle, 1959, PGA #1 golfer, 57 wins, including 1992 Masters. Hint: John Updike novel.
A. Paul Casey B. Phil Mickelson C. Nick Price D. Fred Couples

P8. Potluck: Brooklyn, 1924, Harvey Kurtman, gave us Mad Magazine, in 1952. What’s the first name
of the grinning, tooth-gapped “mascot” who says: “What me worry?” Hint: Tennis, anyone?
A. Albert B. Alfred C. Allen D. Alvin

P9. Quotes: West Point, NY, 1925, novelist, essayist, ranking [[squabbling) intellectual, Myra Breckinridge.
1. Our form of democracy is bribery on the highest scale. 2. Style is knowing who you are, what
you want to say, and not giving a damn. 3. The U.S. is the only civilized country in the world to
class its teachers at the bottom of the social order. Hint: Did not invent the Internet.
A. Norman Mailer B. William F. Buckley, Jr. C. Gore Vidal D. Herbert Marcuse

P10. Sci/Tech: Toulminville, AL, 1854, doctor, U.S. Surgeon General who battled mosquitos in Panama
to eradicate yellow fever and malaria. Hint: Plato’s dialogue on rhetoric. Hint: Snake-haired lady.
A. Carlos Finlay B. Walter Reed C. William C. Gorgas D. Frederick Banting

P11. Sports: Oakland, 1954, one of two Major League pitchers to have a 20-win season and a 50-save
season. Playing for the Indians, Red Sox, Cubs, Athletics, and Cardinals, won 197 games, 3.50
ERA, and amassed 390 saves and 2,401 SOs. Hint: Mustache, but not handlebar.
A. Dan Quisenberry B. Dennis Eckersley C. Dick Radatz D. Rollie Fingers

12. Stage/Screen: Nyby, Sweden, 1879, Strindberg translator, best remembered as Charlie Chan.
A. Dagmar Olsson B. Warner Oland C. Edvard Persson D. Lars Amble Hint: William Dawes

P13. Extra Credit: Turkeytown, AL, 1790, Cherokee mother, Scottish father, Koowisguwe [[“Little White
Bird”), bi-lingual, bi-cultural, Chief, the Moses of his people. Hint: See if anyone salutes him.
A. Bill John Baker B. John Ross C. Tom Cole D. Charles Eastman



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

[Lowell]

4 October

P1. Art/Culture: Born in Gruchy, Normandy, in 1814, a painter famous for his realistic farm scenes,
including The Gleaners and The Man with a Hoe, about which Edwin Markham wrote a famous
poem: “Bowed by the weight of centuries he leans /Upon his hoe and gazes on the ground, / The
emptiness of ages in his face, /And on his back, the burden of the world.” Hint: Sexy Kate.
A. Gustave Courbet B. Honoré Daumier C. Jean-Léon Gérôme D. Jean-Francois Millet

P2. Geo: The first run of the Orient Express occurred on this day in 1883 from Paris to where?
A. Budapest B. Constantinople C. Prague D. Damascus Hint: As the Northern Star.

P3. History: Delaware, Ohio, 1822, 19^th U. S. President defeated mayor of New York, Samuel J. Tilden, in
the closest election ever. Tilden got more popular votes, but not enough electoral votes. He ended
Reconstruction and returned the South to home rule. Ranked in 3^rd quartile. Hint: Nellybelle, a Jeep.
A. Chester A. Arthur B. James Garfield C. Rutherford B. Hayes D. Andrew Johnson

4. Lang: NYC, 1924, kids’ writer, the Encyclopedia Brown Mysteries. Hint: Gray wolf trots back to Mexico
A. Thorton Burgess B. Donald J. Sobol C. Michael Ende D. Elizabeth Kay

P5. Lit: Manhattan, Kansas, 1880, he wrote about the trials and tribulations of Broadway and the
underworld, with such characters as “Harry the Horse” and “The Seldom Seen Kid”. He wrote in
New York Street language, and his style of writing now bears his name. Guys and Dolls is an
adaption of his Idyll of Miss Sarah Brown. Hint #1: rhymes with your sore feet. Hint #2: Good Will.
A. Jimmy Breslin B. O. Henry C. Ring Lardner D. Damon Runyon

6. Music/Dance: Who Put the Bop in the Bop Shoo Bop? Hint #1: Nebraska Hint #2: Pluto
A. The Drifters B. The Platters C. The Chantels D. The Comets

P7. People: Columbus, Ohio, 1980, competed in 9 Indianapolis 500 races, once beginning in the pole
position; her best finish 17^th. Her first book is entitled Things Women Wish They Knew before Getting
Behind the Wheel of Their Dream Job. Hint: What Jesus told Simon and Peter he would make them.
A. Janet Guthrie B. Danica Patrick C. Sarah Fisher D. Lyn St. James

P8. Potluck: Canon, New York, 1861, studied art at Yale and went out to paint and sculpt the “Ol’
West” when it was still the Ol’ West. Working cowboys, Indians, Mule Train Crossing the Sierras,
majestic large-scale landscapes, capturing a now lost era. Hint: Pierce Brosnan MTM silliness.
A. Frederic Remington B. Charles M. Russell C. George Phippen D. Frank Albert Rinehart

P9. Quotes: Wilmette, IL, 1923, actor devolved into NRA gun nut. “I’ve played three presidents, three
saints and two geniuses—and that’s probably enough for any man.” Hint: Bull Rushes.
A. Anthony Hopkins B. Spencer Tracy C. Charlton Heston D. James Stewart

P10. Sci/Tech: Auverne, France, 1625, a nun who converted her famous mathematician brother to
Jansenism, a conservative theological movement that was big on original sin, human depravity,
and the necessity of divine grace. Hint #1: Rhymes with one of Wally’s friends. Hint #2: CIT grad.
A. Jacqueline Pascal B. Thérèse Martin C. Margaret Mary Alacoque D. Jeanne Descartes

P11. Sports/Games: Born in Edna Gas, West Virginia, in 1934, he was a football lineman who took UWV
to the Sugar Bowl. An All-American, he played for the Giants and Redskins. The Sporting News
rates him 76 on the best-ever list. Hint: Three porcine builders.
A. John Hannah B. Sam Huff C. Rosy Grier D. Randy White

P12. Stage/Screen: Queens, 1946, this redhead has been 5 times nominated for a Best Actress Oscar,
winning with Dead Man Walking in 1995. She was equally deserving in Bull Durham as Annie Savoy, a baseball groupy; appointed a UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador in 1999. Hint: Abe’s wife.
A. Julianne Moore B. Susan Sarandon C. Sissy Spacek D. Shirley MacLaine

P13. Extra Credit: Peter Parker’s favorite colors would appear to be what?
A. Green and yellow B. Red and blue C. Orange and black D. Purple and Gold



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

[Lowell]

5 OCTOBER

P1. Art/Culture: Born in 1902, he was a self-taught American businessman and philanthropist who
changed the way people eat by building the most successful fast-food business in the world. Time
Magazine lists him as one of 100 most important people of the 20^th Century. Hint: tears.
A. Ronald MacDonald B. Roy Rogers C. Tim Horton D. Ray Kroc

P2. Geography: Born in 1936, Václav Havel was a writer [[The Garden Party), philosopher, dissident, & 1^st
democratically elected president of his country in 41 years. What country? Hint: In the mail?
A. Czechoslovakia B. Hungary C. Latvia D. Poland

P3. History: Vermont, 1829, became the 21^st U.S. President after Garfield’s assassination; greatest
achievement the Pendleton Civil Service Reform Act; though now rated in lower half of the
presidents, Mark Twain, who did not often have kind words for politicians, spoke highly of him. “I
may be President. But my private life is nobody’s damned business.” Hint: 1313 Blue View Terrace.
A. Benjamin Harrison B. Grover Cleveland C. Chester A. Arthur D. Ulysses S. Grant

4. Lang: East Windsor, CT, 1703, over the top Puritan, revivalist preacher, quiet-spoken Bible thumper,
fire & brimstone, wrote cheery Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God. Hint: Guy w/ Leviathan
A. Increase Mather B. Cotton Mather C. Jonathan Edwards D. Charles Chauncy

P5. Literature: Born in London in 1949, he has written biographies of William Blake, Dickens, T. S, Eliot,
and Sir Thomas More. His own novels include The Great Fire of London and Hawksmoor, which
won a Whitbread Award. Hint #1: Agatha Christie. Hint #2: The Blues Brothers.
A. Lytton Strachey B. Peter Ackroyd C. Irving Stone D. Richard Ellman

P6. Music/Dance: Ireland, 1951, singer/songwriter, co-wrote Do They Know It’s Christmas?; played Pink
in the 1982 film Pink Floyd—The Wall; best known for co-founding the charity group Band-Aid in
1984 and putting on the Live Aid concert in 1985. Hint: basic reason horses have aichmophobia..
A. Bono B. Johnny Logan C. Gary Moore D. Bob Geldof

P7. People: Lourenco Marques, Mozambique, 1938, philanthropist who has received 12 honorary
degrees for her charitable work. John Kerry’s wife. Hint: add 12 rpms to 1950s record speed.
A. Melinda Gates B. Susan Buffett C. Laurene Powell Jobs D. Teresa Heinz

P8. Potluck: Born in 1923, Battle of the Bulge vet, graduate of Holy Cross, Catholic priest, he became
extremely active in the Vietnam anti-war movement, many times arrested and jailed. Hint #1:
Brother Daniel was equally active. Hint# 2: bunch of letters plus spells, Irish ditty.
A. Paul Goodman B. John Kerry C. Philip Berrigan D. Charles Owen Rice

P9. Quotes: Quincy, MA, 1924, comedian often appeared on Ed Sullivan Show. His favorite character
was a Bolivian astronaut who said, “My name – José Jiménez.” Hint: Two Years before the Mast.
A. Bill Dana B. Bill Nye C. Don Knotts D. Ernie Kovacs

P10. Sci/Tech: Worcester, MA, 1882, engineer, prof., physicist invented/successfully launched 1^st liquid-
fuel rocket, 1926. Between 1926 & 1941, he launched 33 more, one rising 1.6 miles. Hint: Breathless.
A. Wernher Von Braun B. Robert H. Goddard C. Herman Oberth D. Peter Strangelove

P11. Sports: Montreal, 1965, played center for the Pittsburgh Penguins for 17 years, helped them win
the Stanley Cup in 1991 and 1992, then bought the club and led them to another Stanley Cup in
2009. Bobby Orr called him the most talented player he’d ever seen. Hint: Madagascar primates.
A. Wayne Gretzky B. Bobby Hull C. Mario Lemieux D. Gordie Howe

P12. Stage/Screen: Born in 1917, the TV host of GE College Bowl and Password, which he usually ended,
“So long, see you tomorrow, I hope.” He was married to Betty White. Think: horned-rim glasses.
A. Allen Ludden B. Dick Cavett C. Garry Moore D. Bob Eubanks

13. Extra: Host of I’ve Got a Secret. A. Allen Ludden B. Dick Cavett C. Garry Moore D. Bob Eubanks



Answers: 1D; 2A; 3C; 4C; 5B; 6D; 7D; 8C; 9A; 10B; 11C; 12A; 13C
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[Lowell]

6 OCTOBER

P1. Art/Culture: On this day in 1927, the first “talkie” premiered, produced by Darryl F. Zanuck for
Warner Bros., starring Al Jolson. Hint: Deaf mute in The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter.
A. Lights of New York B. Sonny Boy C. The Jazz Singer D. Gold Diggers of Broadway

P2. Geo: Born in Norway in 1914, this adventurer, ethnographer, zoologist, and botanist, built a raft out
out of balsa wood in 1947 and with five other intrepid men sailed it 5,000 miles from Peru to the
Tuamotu Archipelago in French Polynesia. He wanted to demonstrate that ancient people could
make long voyages and intermingle. Hint: Historical romance author weds kids’ writer.
A. Roald Amundsen B. Torgeir Sæverud Higraff C. Thor Heyerdahl D. Rune Malterud

P3. History: In 1981, a lieutenant in the Egyptian military & his team of Islamic extremists, angry about
the Peace accord with Israel, assassinated which President of Egypt? Hint: A straw and a …?
A. Gamel Abdel Nasser B. Hosni Mubarak C. Anwar Sadat D. Muhammad Naguib

4. Language: Caesar would say that an astronaut was a what? Hint: Semper ubi sub ubi!
A. Space swimmer B. Space sailor C. Star swimmer D. Star sailor

P5. Lit: Todd County, KY, 1895, excellent forgotten American novelist stormily married to poet Alan
Tate, wrote Last Day in the Field. Hint #1: Greg Medavoy on NYPD Blue. Hint #2: Flash in pan?
A. Katherine Anne Porter B. Caroline Gordon C. Flannery O’Connor D. Christina Stead

P6. Music/Dance: Englewood, NJ, 1940, Fonzie’s aunt, Happy Days. Hint: Bro tripped the light fantastic.
A. Janet Jackson B. Bambi Swayze C. Ellen Travolta D. Jean Kelly

P7. People: Northumberland, 1510, Protestant theologian backed Lady Jane Gray for the throne, but
Mary I got job & re-embraced the Catholic Church her dad Henry VIII had abandoned. During
the Marian Persecutions, he was burned at the stake on 9 February 1555. Hint: His descendants
include a U.S. President, Lady Bird Johnson, and an actress who played Maggie opposite Brick.
A. Thomas Moore B. Rowland Taylor C. John Rogers D. Lawrence Saunders

P8. Potluck: Born to share croppers in Montgomery County, Mississippi in 1917, she could pick 300
pounds of cotton a day at age 13. She risked her life to register to vote at age 45. She sang hymns
to encourage others. She was hugely courageous. Hint: Pete Seeger signature song.
A. Rosa Parks B. Harriet Tubman C. Fannie Lou Hamer D. Nikki Giovanni

9. Quotes: “My momma always said, ‘Life was like a box of chocolates … ‘“ Hint: Terrible golf shot.
A. Tom Cruise B. Tom Hanks C. Dustin Hoffman D. Anthony Perkins

P10. Sci/Tech: Central Bridge, NY, 1846, the son of a machine shop owner, he invented the railroad air
brake and was a rival of Thomas Edison in the world of electricity. His alternating current
systems eventually won out over Edison’s direct current. Hint: Horace Greely’s advice.
A. George Westinghouse B. Nikola Tesla C. William Gilbert D. Joseph Henry

P11. Sports: Centerville, CA, 1905, 9 years #1 in tennis [[1927-38), 19 Grand Slams. Hint: Probate fun
A. Kitty Godfree B. Hazel Hitchkiss Wightman C. Suzanne Lenglen D. Helen Wills Moody

P12. Stage/Screen: Born in 1908 in Fort Wayne, she grew up in LA, and made a slew of movies, many of
them playing off-beat roles in what were called “screwball comedies.” Her biographer Wes
Gehrig referred to her as a “free spirited tomboy”. Married to Clark Gable, she died in an
airplane accident at 33 on her way back from a War Bond drive in Indiana. Think: Packers
A. Claudette Colbert B. Carole Lombard C. Loretta Young D. Myrna Loy

P13. Extra Credit: From what food is hummus made?
A. Tofu B. Borlotti beans C. Chick Peas D. Corn



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

7 October

P1. Art/Culture: Born in NYC, 1745, son of Dutch colonists, Revolutionary War hero, donated to strug-
gling Queens College $5,000 & bell. Now 8^th oldest college in country bears his name “Don’t let
your studies interfere with your education.” Hint: Beat Princeton, 1st football game in 1869.
A. John Harvard B. Elihu Yale C. Ezra Cornell D. Henry Rutgers

P2. Geography: In 1919, KLM, the oldest airline, is founded. It is the flag carrier for what country?
A. Belgium B. France C. Holland/Netherlands D. Luxembourg Hint: Zuiderzee

P3. History/Politics: In 2001, retaliating for 9/11 attacks on the World Trade Center and Pentagon, the
U. S. launches strikes against the Taliban. Where? Hint: Bring-‘em-on W. lies about WMDs.
A. Afghanistan B. Iraq C. Yemen D. Somalia

4. Lang: Greenfield, IN, 1849, the Hoosier Poet, who wrote mostly in dialect, and is most famous for Little
Orphan Annie. “The anger of a man who is strong can always bide its time.” Hint: Bend Dix Will.
A. Hart Crane B. Bret Harte C. James Whitcomb Riley D. Stephen Crane

P5. Lit: Trinidad, 1893 a founding editor of Scribner’s & Sons, a writer of 40 books, mostly for children,
including The Bears of Hemlock Mountain and The Courage of Sarah Noble. Hint: P. D. James
A. Marjorie Rawlings B. Frances Hodgson Burnett C. Alice Dalgliesch D. Margery Williams

P6. Music/Dance: Boston, 1746, America’s first choral composer, usually wrote in four-part harmony a
cappella. He produced The New England Psalm Singer. Hint: The SF 49s legendary QB.
A. Aaron Copland B. Benjamin Britten C. Alfred Burt D. William Billings

P7. People: Klerksdorp, Western Transvall, RSA, 1931, 1^st black Archbishop of Cape Town, Nobel Peace
Prize, lived on Vilakazi Street in Soweto, not far from previous house of another Nobel laureate,
Who said his “voice will always be the voice of the voiceless.” Hint: Brubeck’s sax man.
A. Albert Lituli B. Desmond Tutu C. F. W. de Klerk D. Nelson Mandela

P8. Potluck: Gävle, Sweden, 1879, an American labor activist, member of Industrial Workers of World
[[The Wobblies) and singer-songwriter, executed by firing squad for crime he didn’t commit. Joan
Baez sings a song about dreaming about him as he if were still alive. Hint: Awful Connery flick.
A. Joe Hill B. Woody Guthrie C. Cisco Houston D. Big Bill Broonzy

P9. Quotes: Sydney, 1935, won a Booker with Schindler’s Ark. 1. It’s the children on the side of the play-
ground who become the dangerous writers. 2. Australia is like Catholicism. The company is
sometimes questionable and the landscape is grotesque. But you always come back.
A. Kevin Rudd B. André Brink C. Thomas Keneally D. Willaim Trevor Hint: Barbara friend.

P10. Sci/Tech: Copenhagen, 1885, won a Nobel Prize in Physics for his work on understanding atomic
structure and quantum theory; has en element named after him; chased by Nazis, he fled to
Sweden. Hint: When you come to think of it, how exciting are tv shows, anyway?
A. Hans Kramer B. Oscar Klein C. Johan Balmer D. Neils Bohr

11. Games: What’s the highest possible score for a cribbage hand? Hints: Number of Earth years Saturn
takes to orbit sun; number of letters in Danish alphabet; number of India states; track from which
the Chattanooga Choo-Choo departs; Ken Dryden’s number; what more do you need?
A. 24 B. 27 C. 29 D. 33

P12. Stage/Screen: Born in 1905 in Flagstaff Arizona, he was known for his curly hair and high-pitched
whining voice as he played “Cookie” in Roy Rogers movies. He appeared with John Wayne in
Stagecoach. He took over a TV show that included the immortal Froggy the Gremlin.
A. Walter Brennan B. Dennis Weaver C. Andy Devine D. Andy Griffith

P13. Extra Credit: By the way, what was Froggy supposed to “plunk”?
A. His guitar B. His long tongue C. His magic twanger D. His blue ukulele



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

8 october

P1. Art/Culture: Born in London, 1807, British philosopher & women’s rights advocate, also considered
a co-author with her 2^nd husband who was an influential asocial/political/economic theorist in 19^th
Century. She contributed much to his The Subjection of Women. Hint: Promoted utilitarianism.
A. Mary Russell Mitford B. Frederika Bremer C. Emma Darwin D. Harriet Taylor Mill

P2. Geo: In 1967, Che Quevara and his men are captured. In what country are we?
A. Argentina B. Bolivia C. Cuba D. Dominican Republic Hint: Red/yellow/green flag

P3. History/Politics: Born in Indiana in 1838, he was a private secretary to Lincoln and a Secretary of
State under McKinley and Teddy Roosevelt. He is today remembered most for negotiating the
Open Door Policy with China & for clearing the way for the Panama Canal. Hint: Make sunshine.
A. Daniel Webster B. John C. Calhoun C. John Hay D. William Jennings Bryant

4. Lang: Hartford, 1833, a nearly forgotten poet. A Victorian Anthology. “Poetry is an art, chief of the fine
arts; the easiest to dabble in, the hardest in which to reach true excellence.” Hint: 1862 Free Land.
A. Edmund C. Stedman B. Walter S. Landor C. James R. Lowell D. Bayard Taylor

P5. Lit: Baltimore, 1917, travelled at age 9 from NYC to Southampton aboard RMS Olympic, Titanic’s
sister ship; wrote many historical books on military subjects; his masterpiece A Night to Remember.
“Brilliantly lit from stem to stern, she looked like a sagging birthday cake.” Hint: … love a duck!
A. Walter Lord B. C. S. Forster C. Samuel Elliot Morrison D. Tom Clancy

P6. Music: Queens, 1948, punk rocker among very best guitarists. Hint: “Shut softly your watery eyes.”
A. Jimmy Page B. Paul Ramone C. Josh Tyranglel D. Les Paul

P7. People: Born in Columbus, Ohio, in 1890, he was a World War I ace pilot with 26 confirmed aerial
victories and other probables. As if that were not enough, he raced cars, designed cars, and was
the longtime head of Eastern Air Lines. Hint: Holmes and Moriarty at the falls.
A. Francis W. Gillet B. Eddie Rickenbacker C. Frank Granger Quigley D. Billy Bishop

P8. Potluck: Born in Greenville, South Carolina in 1941, this Baptist minister, politician, and civil rights
activist has been a powerful force for black equality. He is the founder of the Rainbow/PUSH
and twice ran for president. Hint: “Mr. Howard”, pseudonym for a train robber.
A. Julian Bond B. Jimmie Lee Jackson C. Jesse Jackson D. Al Sharpton

P9. Quotes: Columbus, Ohio, 1943, described as the “Stephen King of children’s literature.” Fear Street.
“A real New Yorker likes the sound of a garbage truck in the morning.” Hint: Literary initials!
A. Bob K. Taylor B. S. B. Whitehead C. R. L. Stine D. Ezra Jack Keats

P10. Sci/Tech: Tacoma, 1920, he was many things: journalist, photographer, book reviewer, consultant
on ecology, lecturer, but most of all he gave us Dune, a literate works of science fiction with
convincing human characters. Hint: A president who had a worse year than Babe Ruth.
A. Robert Heinlein B. Douglas Adams C. Frank Herbert D. Ray Bradbury

P11. Sports/Games: Born in New South Wales in 1938, he managed to lose his first five Grand Slam
tennis finals, but went on to win two. On the other hand, he won 10 Grand Slams in doubles and
7 more in mixed doubles. Hint #1: In Danish, his first name means peace. Hint #2: Blood pressure
A. Bob Hewitt B. Fred Stolle C. Ken Rosewall D. Roy Emerson

P12. Stage/Screen: Four: 1. NYC, 1949, fought aliens. 2. Lightning Ridge, Australia, fought crocodiles. 3.
Cambridge, MA, 1970, fought nearly everyone. 4. NYC, 1943, SNL comedian and National Lampoon
actor. Name the one who liked to say: “Come and say G’day.”
A. Paul Hogan B. Chevy Chase C. Sigourney Weaver D. Matt Damon

P13. Extra Credit: What’s the most common place name in the United States?
A. Clinton B. Franklin C. Madison D. Springfield



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

9 october

P1. Art/Culture: Born in Bedford, New Hampshire, in 1837, this progressive educator favored
developing the whole child with a strong language background. Out with standardization, drills,
rote learning. In with teaching kids to think for themselves. Hint: Davy Crocket’s confession.
A. John Dewey B. Francis W. Parker C. Thomas Hopkins Gallaudet D. Andrew Dickson White

P2. Geo: In 1969, Abbie Hoffman, Jerry Rubin, Tom Hayden, & 5 others go on trial, charged with
conspiracy & inciting a riot at the 1968 Democratic National Convention; the National Guard is
called in to control demonstrators outside the courthouse. What city? Hint: Wild garlic.
A. Milwaukee B. Chicago C. Detroit D. Seattle

P3. History: Mulhouse, Alsace, 1859, entered French army, rose thru ranks until he hit glass ceiling
because he was Jewish; accused of treason, passing info to the Germans; tried: convicted; sent
to Devil’s Island; eventually exonerated; served bravely in army WWI. Hint: Mr. Holland’s Opus
A. Alfred Dreyfus B. Vidkun Quisling C. Julius Rosenberg D. Ezra Pound

4. Language: Georgia has only 2 syllables. How many other states have only two syllables?
A. Four B. Five C. Six D. Seven Hint: Include Georgia in your count

P5. Lit: Petoskey, MI, 1899, listened to stories aged veterans told of Civil War. From that would come
his Pulitzer Stillness at Appomattox. Hint: That Robert fellow who led the Scots against the English.
A. Bernard DeVoto B. Bruce Catton C. Richard Hofstadter D. James M. McPherson

P6. Music: Liverpool, UK, 1940, singer/songwriter, lead singer for the Quarrymen, ten-year stint with
another band, followed by a husband/wife duo producing Imagine and Give Peace a Chance. In
2002, fellow Brits ranked him 8^th greatest Brit of all time. Hint: Son Sean also born on this day.
A. Mick Jagger B. Elton John C. John Lennon D. Paul McCartney

P7. People: In 1975, physicist, who helped the USSR build its first hydrogen bomb, is awarded a Nobel
Peace Prize in recognition of his struggle against “the abuse of power & violations of human
dignity in all its forms.” He was not allowed to go to Oslo. Hint: Providing her oral pleasures?
A. Alexander Prokhorov B. Mikhail Sholokhov C. Konstantin Novoselov D. Andrei Sakharov

P8. Potluck: Knoxville, IL, 1893, worked at Isaac Blood’s drugstore. When Blood retired, he bought the
store and added non-pharmaceuticals for sale, put in a low-priced lunch counter, made his own
ice cream, and gave America its first malted milkshakes. Hint: Corner of happy and healthy.
A. George H. Bartell B. Charles R. Walgreen C. Charles V. Stommes D. Sanford Rexall

9. Quotes: Cape Town, 1934, pianist/composer, Dollar Brand, mixes traditional African, gospel, modern
jazz. “They took away time and they gave us the clock.” Hint: Ishmael’s sacrifice-happy dad.
A. Hugh Masekela B. Abdullah Ibrahim C. Manu Dibango D. Mulatu Astsatke

P10. Sci/Tech: At brother Albert’s fountain parlor, watched daughter struggling to drink from straight
straw. Using screw & dental floss, created Flexible Straw. Hint: The Feminine Mystique.
A. Edward Nairne B. Joseph Friedman C. Robert A. Cheesebrough D. Robert Yates

P11. Sports: Bro, Sweden, 1970, won 90 international golf tournaments, including 72 LPGA events, ten
of which were majors. She’s taken home 22 million dollars, 3 million more than any other lady; in
2003, first woman to qualify for a [[male) PGA event since 1945. Hint: New York prison?
A. Annika Sorenstam B. Babe Didrikson C. Patty Berg D. Mickey Wright

12. Stage/Screen: Edinburgh, 1900, West End performer & character actor appeared in 50+ films,
including masterpiece as Scrooge in A Christmas Carol [[1951) Hint: Washington Monument = 897
A. Michael Hordern B. Desmond Hurst C. Alastair Sim D. George Cole

13. Extra Credit: On average, an inch of rain would equal how many inches of snow?
A. Five B. Ten C. Fifteen D. Twenty

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

10 October

P1. Art/Culture: Born in Borgonovo, Switzerland, 1901, son of a well-known post-Impressionist painter,
he is most famous for his sculptures of astonishingly tall, long-limbed, narrow-torsoed figures
caught in mid-stride. Hint [[sort of): English prof. a baseball guy, who tossed a Rose.
A. Edgar Degas B. Henri Matisse C. Albert Giacometti D. Henry Moore

P2. Geography: Born in 1825, Paul Kruger was the president of his country from 1883 until 1900 when a
war in which Winston Churchill fought broke out. He believed the earth to be flat. Today, he
remains venerated by some, hated by others. Country? Hint: he is in one sense still a golden boy.
A. Germany B. Ethiopia C. South Africa D. New Zealand

P3. History: In 1871, most of Chicago burned after whose cow kicked over a lantern? Hint: Winked her
A. Mrs. Simmons B. Mrs. O’Leary C. Mrs. Merriweather D. Mrs. Larson eye and said …

4. Lang: Benzai, China, 1895, of a Christian missionary, linguist and translator, made Chinese lit.
accessible to the West. His translation of a Yan Shu [[991 -1055) couplet: “No matter what, flowers
die. As if they once knew me, swallows return.” Hint: Impolite slang for sexual congress.
A. Yan Fu B. Lin Yutang C. Yang Jiang D. Mo Yan

P5. Lit: Hackney, East London, 1930, wrote The Birthday Party, The Homecoming, and Betrayal, as well the
screen play for The French Lieutenant’s Woman. His Nobel citation reads: “He uncovers the precipice
under everyday prattle and forces entry into oppression’s closed rooms.” Hint: British pub beer.
A. Harold Pinter B. Samuel Beckett C. William Golding D. Sir V. S. Naipaul

P6. Music/Dance: Born to an innkeeper and a spinner near Busseto in Italy in 1813, he was by age
8 already the paid organist in his village church. His operas include La traviata, Rigoletto, Aida,
and Nabucco. Hint: As Victor Borge said to an American audience, “But to you, Joe Green.”
A. Giacomo Puccini B. Giocchino Rossini C. Giuseppe Valentini D. Guiseppe Verdi

P7. People: Born in Rocky Mount, North Carolina in 1917, this jazz pianist had one of the most
individual—even to say unique—styles in the jazz world. Round Midnight; Straight, No Chaser;
and Ruby, My Dear are his original compositions. Hint: Umberto Eco liked his style.
A. Ahmad Jamal B. Dave Brubeck C. Jelly Roll Morton D. Thelonious Monk

P8. Potluck: Madras, British India, 1906, semi-autobiographical novelist who—Faulknereque--set all his
novels in the fictional town of Malgudi. Swami and Friends. Hint: Not once exhibited boredom.
A. R. K. Narayan B. Mulk Raj Anand C. Raja Rao D. Khushwant Singh

9. Quotes: Checquers, Bucks, UK, 1940, MP grandson of a fellow who said: “I am fond of pigs. Dogs look
up to us. Cats look down at us. Pigs treat us as equals.” Hint: Granddad never surrendered.
A. Jeffrey Archer B. Winston S. Churchill C. Edward Heath D. James Hacker

10. Sci/Technology: Menen, Belgium, 1930, Nobel chemist who figured out how metathesis works.
Hint: Being sort of French, he had the usual excessive nationalistic fervor, but was no swine.
A. Yves Chauvin B. Robert H. Grubbs C. Richard R. Schrock D. Jean-Marie Lehn

P11. Sports: Gulfport, MS, 1969, easily makes cut for the top-ten NFL quarterbacks of all time; played
most of his career on Lambeau Field, wearing green and gold; holds records for most pass
completions [[6,300), starts [[2989, and wins [[186). Hint: Bart’s brother or Holmes actor.
A. Johnny Unitas B. Bart Starr C. Tom Brady D. Brett Favre

P12. Stage/Screen: Washington, D.C., 1900, 90 year career, First Lady of American Theater, winner of
Presidential Medal of Freedom, 1 of 12 people to win an Emmy [[Hawaii Five-0), a Grammy [[Best
Spoken Word Recording 1976), an Oscar[[Airport), & a Tony [[Happy Birthday). Hint: Paris and Eris.
A. Olivia de Havilland B. Joan Crawford C. Helen Hayes D. Maureen O’Hara

13. Extra Credit: What’s the next number in Pi after 3.141? Hint: Boron, Jesus’ wounds, Guy Fawkes.
A. Four B. Five C. Six D. Seven



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