22 August
P1. Art/Culture: Chanteloup-en-Brie, France, 1908, humanist photographer, master of candid photo-
graphy, early user of 35 mm film, developed street photography, shot hundreds of famous people
in action, huge influence on generations of photographers, wrote The Decisive Moment. Hint: No
truth to the rumor he was a member of a gang that couldn’t shoot straight.
A. Henri Cartier-Bresson B. David LaChapelle C. Richard Avedon D. Patrick Demarchelier
P2. Geo: In 565, Columba [[a future saint) reports seeing a monster in Loch Ness. He was from?
A. Scotland B. Ireland C. Wales D. Italy Hint: She had a London derriere?
P3. History/Politics: In 1962, an attempt was made on the life of a European leader. Frederick Forsyth
wrote about it in The Day of the Jackal. Who was the leader? Hint: Three parts according to J.C.
A. Willy Brandt B. Charles de Gaulle C. Harold Macmillan D. Konrad Adenauer
4. Lang: Long Branch, NJ, 1893, poet, short story writer, wit, satirist, keen eye for 20th Century urban
foibles, founding member Algonquin Round Table “Razors pain you, / Rivers are damp, / Acids
stain you, / And drugs cause cramp. / Guns aren’t lawful, / Nooses give, /Gas smells awful,
/You might as well live.” Also: “You can lead a horticulture, but you can’t make her think.”
A. Gertude Stein B. Dorothy Parker C. Ogden Nash D. Ann Sexton Hint: Agatha’s Mr. Pyne.
P5. Lit: Four: 1. Waukegan, IL, 1920, fantasy, sci-fi writer, Dandelion Wine and the dystopian Fahrenheit
451. 2. Englefield, Berkshire, UK, 1964, wrote NY Times #1 bestseller The Thirteenth Tale in gothic
Jane-Eyre tradition. 3. LA, 1924, novelist [[Good Times / Bad Times) Pulitzer winning dramatist
[[Chorus Line). 4. The one you need, Norwich, CT, 1935, wrote the flat-out wonderful Shipping News.
A. Diane Setterfield B. Ray Bradbury C. Annie Proulx D. James Kirkwood, Jr.
P6. Music: Tutwiler, MS, 1912, blues singer, songwriter, who on his guitar mimicked piano boogie-
woogies; Boogie Chillen and Boom Boom are on the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame 500 Songs that
Shaped Rock and Roll. Appeared in The Blues Brothers, 1980. Hint: Xaviera Hollander
A. Leadbelly B. B. B. King C. Muddy Waters D. John Lee Hooker
P7. People: Boston, 1918, journalist on Nixon’s enemies list, won 1975 Pulitzer for articles on Watergate
scandal. “Baseball is what we were, and football is what we’ve become.” Hint: All the … details.
A. Mary McGrory B. Barbara Walters C. Joan Didion D. Francis Fitzgerald
P8. Potluck: Florence, AL, 1947, member of Grateful Dead, 1972 – 1979. Hint: Beckett Waiting
A. Janis Joplin B. Donna Jean Godchaux C. Stevie Nicks D. Grace Slick
P9. Quotes: Saint-Germain-en-Laye, France, 1862, composer of Impressionist Music, La Mer [[The Sea). 1.
First of all, ladies and gentleman, you must forget that you are singers. 2. There is nothing more
musical than a sunset. He who feels what he sees will find no more beautiful example of develop-
ment in all that book which, alas, musicians read but too little, the book of Nature. Hint: Table job
A. Claude Debussy B. Maurice Ravel C. Georges Bizet D. Hector Berlioz
P10. Sci/Tech: Huston, TX, 1920, heart-transplant pioneer, in 1969 put an artificial heart in a dying 47
year old man for 65 hours until a human heart became available. Hint: Columbia
A. Michael E. DeBakey B. William Thornton Mustard C. Denton A. Cooley D. Robert E. Gross
P11. Sports: Four: 1. Saint Paul, 1956, Brewer legend, .306, 3,319 hits, 234 HRs, 2004 HoF. 2. Engelwood,
NJ, 1941, coach, Big Tuna, 2 Super Bowl wins. 3. Växjö. Sweden, 10 tennis Grand Slams. 4. The one
you need, Southhampton, NY, 1939, Red Sox leftfielder, Triple Crown, .285, 3,419 hits, 452 HRs.
A. Bill Parcels B. Mats Wilander C. Paul Molitor D. Carl Yastremski
12. Screen: Suffern, NY, 1939, she was Rhoda on The Mary Tyler Moore Show. Hint: No bird monster she.
A. Valerie Harper B. Georgia Engel C. Cloris Leachman D. Rose Marie Mazetta
13. Extra: According to linguists, people of which region come closest to pronouncing English correctly?
A. American Midwest B. London C. Southern New England D. Oxford
Answers: 1A; 2B; 3B; 4B; 5C; 6D; 7A; 8B; 9A; 10C; 11D; 12A; 13A NO PEEKING
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