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THE LISTRESS
BY AMY WALLACE

Test your knowledge
of greater and lesser arcana
against Salon's Listress.

The first person to e-mail
us with the correct answers
will win a $25 gift
certificate from Borders
Books & Music.

[Commercial Success]

1. What do the following actors and actresses have in common?

1. Sissy Spacek
2. Sylvester Stallone
3. Don Johnson
4. Kathy Bates

A. They all appeared nude in at least one movie
B. They are all karate black belts
C. They all served time in jail

2. Match the following artists with the commercials they made:

1. Ray Charles
2. Deborah Harry
3. The Jefferson Airplane
4. Elvis Presley

A. Gloria Vanderbilt Jeans
B. Southern Maid Donuts
C. Levi's
D. Craig Car Stereo

3. Who made the following statements?

1. I know practically every religious song that's ever been written.
2. I wanted to be a singer because I didn't want to sweat.
3. I don't know anything about music. In my line you don't have to..

A. Jerry Lee Lewis

B. Elvis Presley

C. Frank Sinatra

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Feb. 3, 1997


The winner of the last Listress was Stephen Teo, who answered the following questions:

1. What did these three actors have in common?

1. Walter Houston
2. Henry Fonda
3. Raymond Massey

A. They all had false teeth
B. They all played Abraham Lincoln
C. They all turned down roles as monsters

Answer: B

2. Match these stars with their real names:

1. Cary Grant
2. Bo Derek
3. George Burns
4. Barbara Stanwyck
5. Mickey Rooney

A. Archibald Leach
B. Nathan Birnbaum
C. Ruby Stevens
D. Joe Yule Junior
E. Mary Collins

Answers: 1.A 2.E 3.B 4.C 5.D

3. What do these actresses have in common?

1. Barbara Streisand
2. Katharine Hepburn
3. Julie Andrews
4. Lily Tomlin

A. They all had at least one affair with a woman

B. They all underwent a drug or alcohol or rehabilitation program

C. They all appeared in drag

Answer: C

Streisand in "Yentl", Hepburn in "Silvia Scarlett," Andrews in "Victor Victoria," Tomlin performing nightly as Rick, the singles bar cruiser.


Amy Wallace is the co-author of many books, including "The People's Almanac," and the author of "The Prodigy," a biography, and "Desire," a novel. She lives in Berkeley, California.

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