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WHEN INSPIRATION STRUCK







Test your knowledge of greater and lesser arcana against SALON's Listress, Amy Wallace. The first person to e-mail us with the correct answers will win a $25 gift certificate from Borders Books & Music.











1. Match the following items with the year they were invented:


1. Felt-tip pen 


2. Sony Walkman 


3. Microwave oven


4. Contact lenses 


A. 1946 

B. 1887

C. 1979

D. 1960




2. What do the following people have in common?


1. Charlie Chaplin

2. F. Scott Fitzgerald

3. Eva Peron

4. Pablo Casals

5. Christopher Columbus


A. They were all buried two or more times.

B. They all suffered from syphilis

C. They were all atheists






Match the following people with the pop songs that are about them:


1. "You Don't Move Me" by Keith Richards


2. "Space Monkey" by Patti Smith


3. "How Do You Sleep" by John Lennon


4. "You're So Vain" by Carly Simon


5. "Chelsea Hotel" by Leonard Cohen


A. Janis Joplin

B. Paul McCartney

C. Tom Verlaine

D. Warren Beatty

E. Mick Jagger



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The winner of the last Listress was Noelle McReynolds, who correctly guessed the following answers:


1. What do these actresses have in common?


 Racquel Welch

Lauren Bacall

Sophia Loren

Debbie Reynolds

Michelle Pfeiffer



1. They've all adopted children

2. They were all expelled from school

3. They all won beauty contests


Answer: 3



2. Which of the following celebrities did not go into politics?


1. Jack Nicholson

2. Glenda Jackson

3. Clint Eastwood

4. Melina Mercouri

5. Ilona Staller


Answer: 1



3. Which one of the following celebrities did not write a children's book?


1. Julie Andrews

2. Salman Rushdie

3. Whoopi Goldberg

4. Madonna

5. Prince Charles


Answer: 4










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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