General Nuisance Six Trivia Quiz

Answer: Paris

A list of the rich, famous, and infamous buried there would take pages. It is one of the most visited spot in Paris. The grave of rock-star Jim Morrison is the most visited. The grounds are also adorned with statuary.

Answer: War of the Roses

The War of the Roses 1455-1487 was actually a series of civil wars for control of the English throne between the House of York and the House of Lancaster, eventually won by the House of Lancaster and the ascension of Henry Tudor. The white rose was the banner of the House of York and the red rose the House of Lancaster.

The Boer War 1899-1902 was between the Dutch settlers in South Africa against the British rule. A Boer is the Dutch word for farmer. The British, although not well prepared for war, was able to prevail.

The War of the Spanish Succession 1701-1714 involved most of the powerful European countries. The war was to prevent the Bourbons from uniting Spain and France under one rule. Hostilities ended when Philip V was proclaimed King of Spain and renounced his right to the French throne.

The Crimean War 1854-1856 was between Russia and several European powers. It seemed to a lot to do with expanding colonialism and protection of the Holy Land. Tennyson's "Charge of the Light Brigade" tells of one battle.

Answer: Bauhaus

Wolfe rejected the Bauhaus style as it felt that it fostered a certain starkness devoid of adornment. A steel and glass blockish building is an example. "From Bauhaus to Our House" was published in 1981.

Georgian architecture is found colonial homes of Eastern United States.

Post-Modernism building are characterised by slanting roofs atop a tall building.

Tudor style features steep roofs and small windows.

Answer: Upton Sinclair

Upton Sinclair was the author of 90 books in several different genre. He was a lifetime Socialist. An early supporter of the ACLU--American Civil Liberties Union--he ran for several political offices on the Socialist ticket. The 2007 film "There Will Be Blood" that won two Oscars was based on Sinclair's 1927 novel "Oil".

Answer: 7 no-trump

The sequence of suits is clubs, diamonds, hearts, spades, and no-trump. In other words a bid of three diamonds would be higher than a 3 clubs but lower than 3 hearts, 3 spades, or 3 no-trump.

Answer: Mary Pickford

Mary Pickford was also known as 'Little Mary' and 'The Girl with the Curls'. She had great success playing children in films even though she was in her twenties at the time. She was the first actress to be paid $10,000 a week. She was a leader in establishing several film societies such as the Academy Awards.

Her marriages to Douglas Fairbanks and Buddy Rogers each were considered the star couple of Hollywood. Pickford underestimated the impact of sound on movies saying "Adding sound to movies would be like putting lipstick on the Venus de Milo".

Answer: Alzheimer's Disease

Alzheimer's disease is the most common and makes up about 80% of the cases diagnosed. Plaque and tangled nerve endings are found in the brain upon autopsy.

Frontal-Temporal dementia is due to the wasting away in key brain centers.

Vascular dementia is often the after-effect of stroke or some kind of deprivation of blood and oxygen to the brain.

Not all persons with Parkinson's disease have dementia. Those who do will have 'Lewy bodies', a type of brain plaque which is different the plaque found in Alzheimer's. Some scientists predict that over 40% of people 85 and older will develop a dementia.

Answer: A curse on anyone who enters a Roman Catholic Church

The most powerful, influential, and revered of all the Voodoo Queens was Marie Laveau. During her life she encouraged the incorporation of Roman Catholic practices into Voodoo teachings. People come to her grave to ask favors. Her grave receives more visitors than Elvis Presley or George Washington.

Answer: Bruce Springsteen

Weinberg, Van Zandt, and Bittan have been with Springsteen since 1974. Weinberg has directed the Weinberg 7 on the Conan O'Brien talk show. Van Zandt gained fame in his role of Silvio on the Sopranos from 1999 to 2007. Bittan has appeared with other artists including Meatloaf, David Bowie, and Peter Gabriel.

Answer: Waits until the defending team throws the ball to second base then declares an out

Failing to touch a base is the responsibility of the defending team to bring to the umpire's attention. When a new ball is put into play, it must be thrown to second base before the pitcher throws to the next batter. The batter is credited with a single but out at second. No home run is credited.