7 November

P1. Art/Culture: Born in Sydney in 1926, she became a coloratura soprano opera singer, considered
one of the most remarkable performers of the bel canto repertoire in the 20th Century. At Teatro La
Fenice in 1960, after Handel’s Alcina, the audience declared her La Stupenda. Hint: Hawkeye.
A. Maria Callas B. Adelina Patti C. Joan Sutherland D. Elisabeth Schwarzkopf

P2. Geography: Born in Yorkshire in 1728, he made detailed maps of Newfoundland for the Royal
Navy before making 3 voyages into the unknown Pacific, being the first European to reach
Eastern Australia and the Hawaiian Islands where he was killed. He left a legacy of scientific and
geographical knowledge important to his successors. Hint: He sang to the king, “You Send Me.”
A. James Cook B. Francis Drake C. Walter Raleigh D. Henry Hudson

P3. History/Politics: Born in the Ukraine in 1879, he joined the Bolsheviks in 1917 and became one of the
seven founding members of the Politburo. He led the Red Army to victory in 1923. After that,
Stalin, who did not like sharing power, expelled him from the Communist Party and eventually
dispatched Ramon Mercador to Mexico to give him the ice axe. Hint: Montezuma’s revenge.
A. Vladimir Lenin B. Lev Kamenev C. Grigori Sokolnikov D. Leon Trotsky

4. Lang: Born in Alberta in 1943, a truly poetic folksinger. Both Sides Now and The Circle Game are hers.
Rolling Stone rates her Blue 30th best album ever. “Edith Piaf knocked my socks off when I was 8, but
I didn’t know what she was singing about.” Hint: Hank Ketchem character.
A. Neil Young B. Leonard Cohen C. Joni Mitchell D. Buffy Saint-Marie

P5. Lit: Algeria, 1913, doctor, journalist, author, philosopher won a Nobel for such works as The Stranger
[[The Outsider), The Plague, and The Myth of Sisyphus. Often counted among the existentialists, he felt
himself an absurdist who believed in “the benign indifference” of the universe. “Nobody realizes
that some people expend tremendous energy merely to be normal.” Hint: And Tyler, too.
A. Albert Camus B. Jean-Paul Sartré C. Franz Kafka D. Cornel West

P6. Music: New Orleans, 1922, popular trumpeter bandleader. Java. Hint: After the bull gored him.
A. Herb Albert B. Harry James C. Al Hirt D. Hugh Masakela

P7. People: NYC, 1903, the voice of Woody Woodpecker. Hint: Sort of close to Shakespeare land.
A. Mel Blanc B. Grace Stafford C. Adriana Caselotti D. Ilene Woods

P8. Potluck: Born in 1918, he grew up on a dairy farm in Charlotte; this evangelist and Southern Baptist
minister held large indoor and outdoor rallies across the country, and his Hour of Decision radio
broadcast ran for 50 years. Hint: Some people thought he was crackers.
A. Bob Jones B. Robert H. Schuller C. Jimmy Swaggart D. Billy Graham

P9. Quotes: Warsaw, 1867, pioneer in radioactivity, 1st woman to win a Nobel, only woman to win 2
Nobels. “A scientist in his laboratory is not a mere technician; he is also a child confronting natural
phenomena that impress him as though they were fairy tales.” Hint: “??er and ??er!” cried Alice.
A. Dorothy Hodgkin B. Marie Curie C. Ada E. Yonath D. Irene Joliot-Curie

P10. Sci/Tech: Austria, 1903, zoologist, ethologist, ornithologist, Nobel Prize winner, the principle of
imprinting, the baby ducks followed him. Hint: Heart of Darkness.
A. Oskar Heinroth B. Konrad Lorenz C. Karl von Frisch D. Julian Huxley

P11. Sports: St. Martin Parish, LA, 1966, 5’ 4”, 116 lb., jockey. Winner of 2007, 2009, 2010 Kentucky
Derby & 5,000+ other races. Hint: Nutcase French/Swiss theologian who believed in the Elect.
A. Calvin Borel B. Bill Shoemaker C. Edgar Prado D. Alex Solis

P12. Stage/Screen: Born NYC in 1897, screenwriter, Citizen Kane, Wizard of Oz. Hint: Billy Budd
A. David Lynch B. Norman Lear C. Cecil B. DeMille D. Herman J. Mankiewicz

P13. Extra Credit: By the way, name the ship from #2. Hint: Chief Inspector Morse’s first name.
A.
Endeavor B. Intrepid C. Mirage D. Valiant



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