CONTRIBUTED BY: FIFI RODRIGUEZ
1. LITERATURE: What 19th-century novel’s opening line is, “Call me Ishmael”?
2. HISTORY: The Battle of Hastings was fought for control of which country?
3. U.S. STATES: How much did the United States pay Russia for the Alaskan territory in 1867?
4. MUSIC: Who sang the duet in the pop song “Ebony and Ivory”?
5. GEOGRAPHY: Where is Mount Vesuvius?
6. TELEVISION: Who played Morticia on “The Addams Family” TV series?
7. INVENTIONS: Who pioneered the concept of a blood bank?
8. ENTERTAINERS: Which entertainer also is known as “The Divine Miss M”?
9. AD SLOGANS: Which company featured the ad slogan: “A diamond is forever”?
10. FAMOUS QUOTES: What 20th-century civil-rights leader said, “Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter”?
Answers 1. “Moby-Dick” 2. England 3. $7 million 4. Paul McCartney and Stevie Wonder 5. Italy 6. Carolyn Jones 7. Dr. Charles Richard Drew 8. Bette Midler 9. De Beers 10. Martin Luther King Jr. (c) 2014 King Features Synd., Inc.