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Quiz: Politics ’08

6-February-09 / James Callan

Round 6 at the Old Pequliar on Jan. 6, 2009
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1) In August, Obama denied having an “e-mail relationship” with what famous young attractive supporter?

2) What name completes this quartet: Sidney, Louise, Robinette, and what?

3) The Republican National Convention got started a day late because of what natural disaster?

4) After Prop. 8 passed, what prominent official encouraged gay marriage advocates to “never give up. They should be on it and on it until they get it done”?

5) She didn’t buy the $250 cookie recipe, but what department store was nonetheless the biggest recipient of Sarah Palin’s wardrobe shopping spree?

6) What financial services company was not too big to fail, declaring bankruptcy the same day John McCain declared that the “fundamentals of our economy are strong”?

7) John McCain said “I’ll have my staff get to you” when Politico asked him about what?

8) Early in December, Barack Obama caused a minor kerfuffle when he was spotted using what device during his cardio workout?

9) “There’s a place in Hell reserved for women who don’t support other women,” said Sarah Palin, sharing a Madeline Albright quote that she’d recently discovered where?

10) What esteemed fake president did Paris Hilton consult for advice on her campaign for the fake presidency?

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Quiz: Movies

4-July-08 / James Callan

Round 7 at the Old Pequliar on June 3, 2008
Average score: 4.81/10 (16 teams)

1) What 1992 Hollywood satire features clips from the film Habeas Corpus, with Julia Roberts being rescued from the gas chamber by Bruce Willis?
2) Arnold Schwarzenegger stars as “Moscow’s toughest detective,” who teams up with “Chicago’s craziest cop,” in what 1988 action film?
3) Russell Crowe earned his first Oscar nomination for what 1999 film, a behind-the-scenes drama about the show 60 Minutes?
4) What 1997 John Woo film saw its stars nominated for MTV Movie Awards for both Best On-Screen Duo and Best Villain?
5) The stars of what 1988 drama were trained by T.G.I. Friday’s World Bartender Champion?
6) Estella Warren won a Worst Supporting Actress Razzie for what 2001 film, which was described by Richard Roeper and Jay Leno as “the worst car film ever made”?
7) In his book Seagalogy, local film critic Vern says that “whenever someone asks me what is the best Steven Seagal movie, I tell them” what 1991 film, which came between Marked for Death and Under Siege?
8) What 1995 satire was released on DVD in 2004 in a VIP Edition, featuring The Stranger‘s own David Schmader doing a commentary track?
9) What 1996 neo-noir film, inspired by Billy Wilder, features sex scenes choreographed by sex educator Susie Bright?
10) What actor or actress appeared in all nine of these movies?

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You Give Love a Bad Name

17-October-07 / James Callan

1) In 2004 Jason Allen Alexander spent 55 memorable hours married to whom?
2) What Grammy-winning song about a stalker did Puff Daddy sample in “I’ll Be Missing You,” his tribute to the Notorious B.I.G.?
3) In Total Recall, Arnold Schwarzenegger snarls “Consider that a divorce” after he shoots who in the head?
4) “When I watch you eat. When I see you asleep. When I look at you lately, I just want to smash your face in,” says Kathleen Turner to Michael Douglas in what 1989 film?
5) Before she fell for Ellen DeGeneres at a Vanity Fair Oscar party, Anne Heche dated and ripped the heart out of what occasional Oscar host?
6) The Giving Tree, about a boy who uses up a tree that loves him with all its heart, was written by what children’s book author?
7) According to Hollywood gossip, director Robert Rodriguez divorced his wife of 16 years after having a torrid affair with what star on his most recent film?
8) Rebecca Schaeffer, the sitcom actress murdered by her stalker, was the subject of the first episode of what long-running documentary series?
9) What woman at the center of a political sex scandal went on to become an anti-pornography activist and author of Kids Online: Protecting Your Children in Cyberspace?
10) Rick Salomon, Pamela Anderson’s latest husband, created Red Light District Video to distribute a sex tape he filmed with what former girlfriend?

Average score (21 teams): 6.57