11 November

P1. Art/Culture: In 1945 World War II was declared over at what exact time? Hint: It’s neat!
A. 10 a.m. B. 11 a.m C. Noon D. 1:00 p.m.

P2. Geo: In 1889, the 42nd state joins the country. Which one? Hint: Michael Dukakis’s cousin.
A. Montana B. Washington C. Idaho D. Wyoming

P3. History/Politics: San Gabriel, CA, 1885, came from a military family, went to West Point, served in
World War I, was instrumental in developing the tank corps of the U.S. Army. During World War
II he commanded the Seventh Army in the Mediterranean & European Theaters; sometimes called
“Old Blood and Guts”. Bad habit of slapping soldiers around. Hint: That’s clearly absurd!
A. George S. Patton, Jr. B. Omar Bradley C. Douglas MacArthur D. Henry Arnold

4. Lang: Brooklyn, 1937, mom read Shakespeare & Browning to her early, Brandeis grad., Rutgers prof.,
she’s been called America’s most fiercely honest poet. “Art destroys silence.” Hint: Fish eagle
A. Judith Krantz B. Alicia Ostriker C. Marge Piercy D. Eavan Boland

P5. Lit: Four: 1. Moscow, 1821, wrote the incomparable Crime and Punishment. 2. NYC, 1914, he wrote
Spartacus and other historical novels. 3. Panama City, 1928, often in the Nobel discussion, wrote
The Death of Artemio Cruz. 4. The one you need, Indianapolis, 1922, used sci-fi as a vehicle for dark
satire on modern life, including Slaughterhouse Five and Mother Night. Hint: Twain lookalike
A. Howard Fast B. Fyodor Dostoyevsky C. Kurt Vonnegut, Jr. D. Carlos Fuentes

P6. Music/Dance: Today in 1945, the song at the top of the charts was Till the End of Time. Who sang it?
Hint: His most famous song is probably Catch a Falling Star. Hint: Hamilton’s nemesis.
A. Perry Como B. Bing Crosby C. Nat King Cole D. Frank Sinatra

P7. People: La Libertad, 1945, Sandinista rebel, now President of Nicaragua. Hint: Option: Leave it.
A. Jacob Arbenz B. Albert Granado C. David Ortega D. Albert Bayo

P8. Potluck: Cottesmore, England, 1857, converted to Catholicism at 22, eventually became Superior
General of her order; remembered today as an educator who believed it was not so much what
teachers said as who they were that was important. Hint #1: E.B.White character Hint: Royal line.
A. Katharine Drexel B. Janet Erskine Stuart C. Edith Stein D. Marianne Cope

P9. Quotes: Portsmouth, NH, 1836, poet, critic, long time editor of The Atlantic Monthly, wrote the semi-
autographical Story of a Bad Boy. 1. There is no man at once so unselfish and selfish as a man in
love. 2. There is a special Providence that watches over idiots, drunken men, and boys. 3. A man is
known by the company his mind keeps. Hint: He wouldn’t go home in the song.
A. Thomas Bailey Aldrich B. Oliver Wendell Holmes C. Fitz Hugh Ludlow D. Bret Harte

P10. Sci/Tech: Mulberry, IN, 1875, first person to measure radial velocities of the galaxies, providing
empirical basis for expanding universe. Hint: Ellen of the ashes.
A. James Edward Keeler B. Edwin Hubble C. William Wallace Campbell D. Vesto Slipher

P11. Sports/Games: New Albany, IN, 1951, golfer, won 10 PGA events, including 2 Majors; 1 of only 3
to win green blazer in his 1st attempt. Hint: Rudyard Kipling’s poem about something ursine.
A. Phil Mickelson B. Tom Watson C. Bubba Watson D. Fuzzy Zoeller

P12. Stage/Screen: Four: 1. Jaroslav, Hungary, 1901, produced Lawrence of Arabia. 2. Hollywood, 1974,
hit it big in Titanic. 3. Milwaukee, 1899, portrayed Knute Rockne. 4. The one you need, Bellbrook,
Ohio, 1925, rubber-faced comedian, appeared in fifty+ movies, It’s a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World.
A. Leonardo DiCaprio B. Sam Siegel C. Jonathan Winters D. Pat O’Brien

P13. Extra Credit: Which of these dogs is the most intellectually challenged?
A. Afghan B. Collie C. Labrador D. Poodle



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