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.