16 December

P1. Art/Culture: Born in Moscow in 1886, he graduated from Grekov Odessa Art School. At Moscow
University, he studied law and economics, but he could not escape the art, becoming a painter,
art critic, and the first to paint a purely abstract work. Hint: “… Among the leaves so green …”
A. Marc Chagall B. Wassily Kandinsky C. Valentin Serov D. Ivan Shiskin

P2. Geography: In 1944, the Battle of Bulge begins in the Ardennes Forest most of which is in what
country? Hint: Friend of Captain Hastings.
A. Belgium B. France C. Germany D. Luxumbourg

P3. History/Politics: Born at the Archbishop’s Palace near Madrid in 1485, she became Henry VIII’s first
wife, reigning as the English Queen from 1509 until 1533, producing no sons. By then the fetching
Anne Boleyn had arrived to complicate matters. Henry married Anne sans the Pope’s permission
and the course of history changed. Hint: Actress with most Oscars could have played her.
A. Jane Seymour B. Anne of Cleves C. Katherine of Aragon D. Kathryn Howard

4. Language: Born in Copenhagen in 1905, he was a Danish scientist, mathematician, inventor, and
poet noted for his witty short poems called Grooks: “Some people cower / and wince and shrink
/ owing to fear of / what people may think. / There is one answer / to worries like these: /
people may think / what the devil they please.” Hint: Where we may tell the devil to get.
A. N.F.S. Grundvig B. Piet Hein C. Benny Andersen D. Per Kirkeby

P5. Literature: Born in Somerset, UK, in 1917, sci-fi writer extraordinaire, 2001: A space Odyssey.
A. Robert Heinlein B. Isaac Asimov C. Frank Herbert D. Arthur C. Clarke

P6. Music/Dance: Born in Bonn in 1770, deaf, 9 symphonies, Moonlight Sonata. Hint: Chuck Berry
A. Bach B. Beethoven C. Brahms D. Mozart

P7. People: Born in Philadelphia in 1901, important cultural anthropologist, Coming of Age in Samoa.
A. Mary Leakey B. Jane Goodall C. Dian Fossey D. Margaret Mead

P8. Potluck: In 1971, 200 Motels opens, a film made by what musician? Hint: Mexican Revolution.
A. Jimmy Page B. Frank Zappa C. Keith Richards D. Pete Townshend

P9. Quotations: Born in Hampshire, England, in 1775, she wrote romantic fiction in a realistic, ironic
vein. Her masterpiece famously begins: “It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man
in possession of a good fortune must be in want of a wife.” Hint: Martin.
A. Jane Austen B. Emily Bronte C. George Elliot D. Elizabeth Gaskell

P10. Science/Technology: Born in Nashville in 1857, he was the first astronomer since Gallileo in 1609
to discover a new moon circling Jupiter. He was an excellent astrophotographer. Vanderbilt
College awarded him the only honorary degree in its history. Hint: Heart surgeon
A. E. E. Barnard B. Fritz Zwicky C. Robert Woodrow Wilson D. Percival Lowell

P11. Sports/Games: Born in Baltimore in 1938, this novelist and sportswriter has been a part of Sports
Illustrated for over 50 years. He wrote Everybody’s All-American. Hint: Candid writing style.
A. Roy Blount B. Frank Deford C. George Plimpton D. Peter Gammons

P12. Stage/Screen: Four: London 1947, played Harold Abrahams in Chariots of Fire; Tokyo, 1938, Oscar
nominated for The Emigrants and Face to Face; Teddington, England, 1899, director, actor
playwright [[Hay Fever, Private Lives, Blithe Spirit), composer [[Mad Dogs and Englishmen); and the
one you need, NYC, 1943, tv producer/writer, Hill Street Blues, L.A. Law, NYPD Blue.
A. Liv Ullman B. Nöel Coward C. Steve Bocho D. Ben Cross

P13. Extra Credit: What was Elvis’s twin brother’s name? Hint: Baptist minister, or Glendale train.
A. Virgil B. Emmet C. Jesse D. Jamie

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