X-Word 5-Minute Mystery








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.

G E N T I L E O R J E W ?

1. Which one of the following people did not convert from Judaism to Christianity?

1. Bob Dylan
2. Boris Pasternak
3. Bobby Fischer
4. Eugene Ormandy
5. James Schlesinger
6. Tom Snyder

2. Which one of the following people did not convert to Judaism?

1. Marilyn Monroe
2. Jim Croce
3. Sammy Davis Jr.
4. Mia Farrow
5. Elizabeth Taylor
6. Rod Carew

3. What do the following actors all have in common?

1. Roger Moore
2. Harry Reems
3. George C. Scott
4. Peter Cook
5. Christopher Lee

A. They all did their own stunts in movies.
B. They all turned down roles that later won Oscars.
C. They all played Sherlock Holmes.

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May 2, 1997


The winner of the last Listress was Tim Berkesch, who was the first to answer the following questions correctly:

1. Which of the following fan clubs or organizations do not exist?
1. The National Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Mushrooms
2. The Jewish Amputee Society
3. The American Guild of English Handbell Ringers
4. Flying Funeral Directors of America
5. The International Petula Clark Society
6. The Witches Anti-Discrimination Lobby

Answer: 2

2. All of the below are real laws except one. Which is not a law?

IT'S AGAINST THE LAW TO:
1. lay eggs before 8 in the morning or after 4 in the afternoon if you're a chicken in Norfolk, Va.
2. put tomatoes in clam chowder in Massachusetts
3. fill a cookie jar with cake in Joliet, Ill.
4. eat in a place that's on fire in Chicago
5. use canned corn as bait in Oregon
6. serve eggs at a restaurant advertised as "vegetarian" in Ojai, Calif.
7. be responsible for the intoxication of a fish in Oklahoma

Answer: 6

3. Match the following dishes with the cultures in which they are eaten:

1. Baked Armadillo
2. Lamb Brain Tacos
3. Grilled Rat
4. Pig's Face With Cabbage
5. Broiled Sparrows
6. Coconut-Cream Marinated Dog

A. Japanese
B. French
C. American
D. Irish
E. Indonesian
F. Mexican

Answers: 1.C 2.F 3.B 4.D 5.A 6.E


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 Los Angeles.

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