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For the third year running, the Times sponsored a Trivia party to test our attention to the truly arcane and irrelevant.
The crowd assembled at Crossroads School which graciously made its facilities available. Prior to the tests of knowledge, those attending enjoyed various kinds of chili prepared by a number of individuals: Catherine Forslund, Michael MacKuen, Katie Kurtz, Lois Schoemehl, Venita Lake, Rose Storey, Dee Schoenfeld, Jeremy Schoenfeld, Mary Powell, Marj Weir, Kathleen Williams. Desserts were furnished by Lana Stein and Courteney MacKuen. JoAnn Vatcha, Julie Schoemehl, and Sue and Sandy Rothschild put the event together and prepared questions.
They were also the judges. Actor/professor Dan Shea served as master of ceremonies. Runners were Michelle Sadon and Courteney MacKuen. Sue Rothschild and Kathleen Williams assembled the prizes which included Kathleen’s marvelous cinnamon-nut bread and whimsical winners’ ribbons made by Sue, as well as Times T-shirts, Subway and Papa John’s coupons and a mini-bottle of champagne from West End Wines. Paul and Katie Kurtz prepared and staffed the bar for the evening keeping the intellectual fuel available. Many thanks to all who helped the Times!
A sampling of the questions is provided below for those who wish to play at home. 1. Who wrote the best seller “See, I Told You”? 2. Whose concert of his own compositions took place at the Parthenon? 3 Name 2 of the 3 actresses who have played Jo in Little Women. 4. What movies won the Oscar for Best Picture in the last 3 years? 5. What company sponsors Tool Time on TV? 6. Of the 96 or so incorporated municipalities in St. Louis County, twelve start with the letter “C”. Name 7 of them. 7. Which theatre has the most screens? 8. Name the former St. Louisan and Wash. U. graduate who won the Pulitzer Prize in 1981 for Editorial Cartooning. 9. Which 2 US newspapers have the largest daily circulation? 10.
For which album did the Beatles win the Grammy for Best Album? 11. Which office building in the St. Louis area is the largest by square footage? 12. What is the longest-running musical in Broadway history? 13. Where is the singing group Cranberries from? 14. Name 3 members of the St. Louis Board of Police Commissioners. 15. What is Missouri’s #1 cash crop? 16. Name the two newest Supreme Court Justices. 17. What is the St. Louis area’s richest zip code? 18. Who are “The Three Tenors”? Answers to Trivia questions 1. Rush Limbaugh 2. Yanni 3. Katherine Hepburn, June Allyson, and Winona Ryder 4.
The Silence of the Lambs, The Unforgiven, and Schindler’s List 5. Binford Tools (on Home Improvement) 6. Calverton Park,Village of Champ, Charlack, Chesterfield, Clayton, Clarkson Valley, Cool Valley, Country Club Hills, Crestwood, Creve Coeur, Crystal Lake Park, Country Life Acres Village. 7. DesPeres (15) 8. Mike Peters 9. USA Today and the Wall Street Journal 10. Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band 11. One Bell Center 12.
A Chorus Line 13. Ireland 14. James Conway, Charles Mischeaux, Matthew Padberg, Anne-Marie Clarke, Freeman Bosley 15. Marijuana 16. Steven Breyer and Ruth Bader Ginsberg 17. 63124 18. Jose Carreras, Placido Domingo, and Luciano Pavarotti
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Dan Shea, Quiz Master. Photo by King Schoenfeld.
Originally published in The Times of Skinker-DeBaliviere, March 1995.
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