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• 18 7 0 • Thomas Nast creates a lasting symbol when he depicts the Democratic Party as a donkey in “ A L iv e Jackass K icking a Dead L ion” for Harper’s Weekly.

C O V E RI NG YO UR AS S

1. In what play does a character 3 . W hat holy day celeb rates 5 . In what “ K ou nty” were the an- appropriately nam ed B ottom g et Jesu s’s entry into Jeru salem on tics on Hee Haw set? an ass’s head? the b ack of a donk ey? 2 . W hat m ov ie ends b y introdu c- 4 . W hat is a fem ale donk ey ing a litter of fi v e “ dronk eys” ? called?

• 19 19 • In B oston , a tw o-mil l ion -g al l on tan k ex plodes withou t warning, cau sing the G reat M olasses F lood. B u ildings are lev eled and twenty-one people killed by a thirty-foot wall of deliciou s goo.

S UG AR S UG AR A trivia quiz that should satisfy your sweet tooth.

1. W hose u nu su al fi rst nam e is 5 . A t what infam ou s concert did popu lariz ed the term ? deriv ed from an Italian m u sical the R olling S tones fi rst play their 9 . W hat’s the nam e of the head term for “ with sweetness” ? ev entu al nu m b er one hit “ B rown elf in charg e of b ak ing K eeb ler 2 . W hat is C harlie’s last nam e in S u g ar” ? cook ies? R oald D ahl’s C h arlie an d th e 6 . S trawb erry, lem on, or 10 . W hat classic D isney song was C h o co late F acto ry ? b anana—u ntil a W orld W ar II inspired b y lyricist R ob ert S her- 3 . W hat stadiu m hosted colleg e shortag e cau sed a chang e to m an’s fi v e-year-old son receiv ing footb all’s S u g ar B owl from  v anilla, what was the orig inal fl a- the S ab in polio v accine at to    ? v or of the cream in T wink ies? school? 4 . W hat H ershey’s candy is so 7. W hat org an produ ces insu lin nam ed b ecau se the orig inal and g lu cag on, the horm ones that m anu factu ring process cou ldn’t reg u late b lood su g ar? produ ce the perfectly rou nd can- 8 . W hat is “ the sweet science,” dies the com pany wanted? according to A . J. L ieb ling , who

• 19 8 6 • H B O an d C in emax begin scrambling their programming. M illions of dish owners either bu y a decoder or learn to recogniz e nu dity in dou bled pu rply-green form.

S C RAM B L E D T V R earran g e these p hrases to sp ell out ap p rop riate T V show titles.

Easy H ar d e r Y e ah , G o o d L u c k 1. S low elim ination—what a b ore 1. N ex t-day ethics 1. A g ony m astery 2 . A pioneer hu t: heroes till it 2 . D o-re-m i can ail 2 . P athetic preen 3 . C ity life 3 . W e are dev iou s she-pets 3 . M y rent: so cheap 4 . O ho! M u st jest! 4 . C u e holy ag ent b and 4 . S phere intro 5 . N o, a m ig hty b ad N F L tool 5 . P lot norm : em aciated sex 5 . L ean g irls chase

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• 1895 • A cache of buried weapons is discovered in the gardens of Queen Liliuokalani’s palace in H awaii, and though she denies any involvement in the attempted coup, she is forced to abdicate and placed under house arrest for years. According to her own account, it is during her imprison- ment that she writes the famous song “Aloha O e.”

ON H ER MAJESTY’S SERVICE Prove you’re trivia royalty with this queenly quiz.

1. In , who became the first and Manfred B. Lee? producer Robert E vans, to marry woman ever to appear on a U .S. 5. What is a young bee fed to en- her costar Steve McQ ueen? postage stamp? sure that it develops into a 9. What fictional character mar- 2. What famous wax sculptor q ueen? ried his wife, Q ueen Aleta of the made the death mask of Marie 6. Who is the only Z anzibari in Misty Isles, during the sack of Antoinette? the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame? Rome in  . .  ? 3. Ten of the sixteen countries of 7. What lagoon south of Q ueens, 10. Currently, only the q ueens of which Q ueen E lizabeth II is New Y ork, is named for a local Spain and Belgium and the head of state are found in what Indian tribe and has nothing to grand duchess of Luxembourg continent? do with the Caribbean? hold the privilege of wearing 4. Who are Frederick Dannay 8. In , who left her husband, white when they visit whom?

• 193 8 • Benny G oodman brings jaz z to C arnegie H all, in what is now considered the most im- portant single concert in jazz history. T he performance also produces The Famous 1938 C arn eg ie Hall Jazz C on cert, the music industry’s fi rst-ever double LP.

NEVER H EAR TH E END OF IT W hat artists were responsib le for these doub le alb um s?

Easy Harder Yeah, Good Luck 1. Electric Ladyland 1. T he Fragile 1. B eing T here 2. Ex ile on M ain S treet 2. W heels of Fire 2. D aydream N ation 3. B ack to B asics 3. S elf P ortrait 3. English S ettlem ent 4. B itches B rew 4. In Y our Honor 4. T insel T own R ebellion 5. S ign ‘o’ the T im es 5. T he Lam b Lies D own on 5. T ales from T opographic O ceans B roadway

• 1972 • D av id S ev ille, creator of the C hipmunks, dies in Beverly H ills. “S eville” is really R oss Bag- dasarian, an Armenian-American songwriter from Fresno.

A SH OT IN TH E ARM( ENIAN)

1. What Michigan pathologist in- V II? T alk R adio? vented the Thanatron and the 3. Who spoke his native Armen- 5. Who defeated Tom Bradley Mercitron? ian, not Kazakh, while playing twice in California gubernatorial 2. What placekicker’s famous Azamat in the B orat film? elections? “gaffe” kept Miami from shutting 4. What Law & O rder: CI regular out the Redskins in Super Bowl wrote and starred in the play

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• 1912 • Robert Scott’s expedition reaches the South Pole, only to find that Roald Amundsen has beaten them there by more than a month. Scott’s entire party dies of frostbite and hunger on its return trip.

SONGS OF THE SOUTH

1. What’s the Latin name for the you’ll hit traveling due south sion counterparts? atmospheric glow also called the from Detroit is . . . Canada. What 8. What style of “Dirty South” “southern lights”? Canadian city sits just across the hip-hop was pioneered by At- 2. What’s Cartman’s first name Detroit River? lanta rapper Lil Jon? on South Park? 6. What TV family lived at 9. From   on, what group 3. At what nation does Panama Southfork Ranch? used the so-called Southern “attach” onto South America? 7. In , the NFL created the strategy? 4. What’s the dominant fruit fla- AFC and NFC South divisions. 10. What’s the most populous voring in Southern Comfort? Which of their eight teams actu- city in the Southern Hemi- 5. According to the trivia chest- ally plays its home games to the sphere? nut, the first foreign country north of two of its “North” divi-

• 1921 • Director Robert F laherty and N anook, his Inuit leading man, leave Port Harrison, Quebec, to film the big bear hunt scene for Flaherty’s pioneering documentary Nanook of the North. Flaherty actually took liberties with facts that would make Michael Moore blush—“N anook”’s real name was Allakariallak, and he usually hunted with a gun, not the primitive spear that Flaherty in- sisted on.

DOC HOLLYW OOD How much do you know about other classic documentaries?

1. What  documentary fo- Woodstock? an Oscar-nominated Best Picture cused on Chicago high school 3. All the numbers in the titles of and an Oscar-nominated Best students William G ates and Michael Apted’s U p documentary Documentary Feature? Arthur Agee? series are multiples of what num- 5. The  doc Hearts of Dark- 2. What legendary director-to-be ber? ness follows what movie’s chaotic was one of the editors of ’s 4. What’s the only title shared by production?

• 1950 • E leven men vanish with $ 2 million in Boston’s Great Brink’s Robbery, at the time the biggest robbery in U .S. history.

HEIST HEIST BABY

1. What famous   heist was item was stolen in Paris in ? filmed, is a frequent victim of masterminded by Bruce 3. What is the Jules Rimet Tro- street-sign theft? Reynolds, author of The Autobi- phy, which was stolen in England 5. What literary pickpocket’s real ography of a Thief ? in   ? name is Jack Dawkins? 2. Pablo Picasso was one of the 4. What Amish country village in suspects questioned when what Pennsylvania, where Witness was

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actually, it is r o ck e t s ci- s u rel y tem p l es coverin g y ou r a s s e n ce 1 . K a li 1 . A M id sum m er N ig h t’s D rea m 1. Liquid hydrogen and liquid 2. A ngk or W a t 2. S h rek 2 oxygen 3 . T em p le p rostitu te 3 . P a lm S u nd a y 2. T h e A tla s 4 . S T P M otor O il 4 . A jenny 3 . R osw ell, N ew M exic o 5 . Jim Jones 5 . K ornfi eld K ou nty 4 . V-s 6 . T h e T em p le to A rtem is (or 5 . T h ru st D ia na ) a t E p h esu s s u g a r s u g a r 7. C oru sc a nt 1 . C ond oleez z a (con d olcez z a ) cover to cover 8 . S a lt L a k e C ity R ic e 1 . “ Venu s” 9 . You Bet Your Life (sta rring 2. B u c k et 2. “ T h e L oc o-M otion” T em p le gra d B ill C osb y) 3 . T h e L ou isia na S u p erd om e 3 . “ I’ll B e T h ere” 1 0 . T h e D om e of th e R oc k 4 . M ilk D u d s 4 . “ L ea n on M e” 5 . A lta m ont 5 . “ G o A w a y L ittle G irl” crea tu re f ea tu res 6 . B a na na 6 . “ L a d y M a rm a la d e” Easy 7. T h e p a nc rea s 7. “ W h en a M a n L ov es a W om a n” 1 . P ig 8 . B oxing 8 . “ P lea se M r. P ostm a n” 2. H orse 9 . E rnie 9 . “ Y ou K eep M e H a ngin’ O n” 3 . C low nfi sh 1 0 . “A S p oonfu l of S u ga r” 1 0 . G erry G offi n a nd C a role K ing 4 . A p e or gorilla (“ G o A w a y L ittle G irl” a nd “ T h e H ard e r s cra m b l ed tv L oc o-M otion” ) 1 . L eop a rd Easy 2. D eer 1 . W h o W a n ts to Be a M illion a ire w e a re n ot a m u s e 3 . O liv er w a s a c a t 2. Little H ouse on th e P ra irie Easy 4 . R a t 3 . F elicity 1 . Ja m es C a m eron Y e ah , G o o d L u ck 4 . J ust S h oot M e 2. S tev en S p ielb erg 1 . P a rrot (p la yed b y a c onu re) 5 . M on d a y N ig h t F ootb a ll 3 . K enneth B ra na gh 2. O ra ngu ta n H ard e r 4 . Vinc ente M innelli 3 . S ea l (p la yed b y a sea lion) 1 . S ex a n d th e C ity 5 . P a u l N ew m a n 4 . A nts 2. A m erica n Id ol H ard e r 3 . D esp era te H ousew iv es 1 . Joel C oen a l l s ta rs tru ck 4 . T ouch ed b y a n A n g el 2. R ob erto R ossellini 1 . G ord ie H ow e 5 . A m erica ’s N ex t T op M od el 3 . R oger Va d im 2. T h e C inc inna ti R ed s Y e ah , G o o d L u ck 4 . G u y R itc h ie 3 . L a rry N a nc e 1 . G rey ’s A n a tom y 5 . R enny H a rlin 4 . T h e H u la B ow l 2. T h e A p p ren tice Y e ah , G o o d L u ck 5 . L eB ron Ja m es 3 . T h ree’s C om p a n y 1 . F ed eric o F ellini 4 . T h e P rison er 2. A tom E goya n 5 . C h a rlie’s A n g els 3 . Jea n-L u c G od a rd 4 . Joh n C a ssa v etes 5 . B ria n D e P a lm a Jenn_9780345499974_2p_01_r2.s.qxp 10/24/07 10:51 AM Page 40

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on her majesty’s service songs of the south by hook or by crook 1. Queen Isabella I (on a Colum- 1. Aurora australis 1. Mashed potatoes bus anniversary stamp) 2. Eric 2. She shot J.R. (Dallas) 2. Madame (Marie) Tussaud 3. Colombia 3. Alsatians 3. North America 4. Peach (though it also contains 4. Jessica Lange 4. Ellery Queen orange) 5. The valley of the shadow of 5. Royal jelly 5. Windsor, Ontario death 6. Queen’s Freddie Mercury 6. The Ewings (Dallas) 6. Martha Stewart 7. Jamaica Bay 7. The Indianapolis Colts 7. Sir Walter Raleigh 8. Ali MacGraw 8. Crunk 8. Jim Lovell 9. Prince Valiant 9. The Republican Party 9. Robert De Niro 10. The pope 10. Sã o Paulo 10. Planetary rings the greatest thing never hear the end of it doc hollywood since . . . Easy 1. Hoop Dreams 1. Ralph Hinkley’s name was 1. The Jimi Hendrix Experience 2. Martin Scorsese changed when John Hinckley, Jr., 2. The Rolling Stones 3. Seven shot Ronald Reagan 3. Christina Aguilera 4. Spellbound 2. Louisville, Kentucky (the 4. Miles Davis 5. Apocalypse Now’s “Louisville Lip”) 5. Prince 3. Limp Bizkit Harder heist heist baby 4. Bond foe Ernst Stavro Blofeld 1. Nine Inch Nails 1. England’s Great Train Robbery 5. The Fantastic Four 2. Cream 2. The Mona Lisa 3. Bob Dylan 3. The trophy for soccer’s World trio bravo 4. The Foo Fighters Cup Easy 5. Genesis 4. Intercourse, Pennsylvania 1. Palmer Yeah, Good Luck 5. The Artful Dodger’s 2. Aramis 1. Wilco 3. Judicial 2. Sonic Youth 4. Ollie 3. X TC 5. Theodore 4. Frank Z appa Harder 5. Yes 1. Shiva 2. Fraternité a shot in the arm(enian) 3. Yellow 1. Jack Kevorkian 4. Nod 2. Garo Yepremian’s 5. Belthasar 3. Ken Davitian Yeah, Good Luck 4. Eric Bogosian 1. Atropos (the Fates) 5. George Deukmejian 2. José Carreras 3. Country (the West Point motto) 4. Cretaceous 5. The Bad News Bears Go to Japan