Wednesday, May 12, 2010

Categories 4 & 5

No word yet about Shaling receiving her care package. No update on our Home Study being submitted to DCFS yet either.

Here are two more of the categories from our trivia night fundraiser.

Keeping Up With the Joneses

1. She portrayed Velma in Chicago and Elena in The Mask of Zorro.
2. The better known nickname of third baseman Larry Wayne Jones, Jr.
3. The former Arkansas state employee who sued Bill Clinton for sexual harassment in 1994.
4. He provides lead vocals for the song, “Daydream Believer”.
5. He lived across the hall from Al Gore as a freshman at Harvard.
6. He is known as the “Father of the American Navy”.
7. Her debut album, “Come Away With Me”, earned five Grammy Awards.
8. NFL Hall of Fame defensive end known as the “Secretary of Defense”.
9. Thoroughbred race horse who won the 2004 Kentucky Derby and Preakness Stakes.
10. He founded the Peoples Temple, the cult responsible for the 1978 mass suicide in Jonestown, Guyana.

Fine China

1. David Bowie rerecorded “China Girl” for his “Let’s Dance” album in 1983. However, he originally co-wrote it in 1977 for the album “The Idiot”, released by what other recording artist?
2. What U.S. president is credited with being the first to travel to China?
3. Dana Delany starred in what dramatic television series that ran from 1988-1991?
4. Beijing is the capital of China. What city, with a name meaning “above the sea”, is the largest?
5. Chynna Phillips, daughter of John & Michelle Phillips of The Mamas & The Papas, was a member of a successful vocal trio herself. Her partners were the two daughters of a founding member of what other popular 1960s music group?
6. The Chinese New Year began on February 14, 2010. What animal represents the current Chinese year?
7. Four different U.S. states have towns named “China”. Name one of them.
8. In 1989, students in China protested in favor of freedom of speech and other democratic rights. What was the name of the square in Beijing in which the protests took place?
9. Jane Fonda was nominated for a Best Actress award for “The China Syndrome”. Who was nominated for a Best Actor award for the same film?
10. Standing at 7 foot, 6 inches, the tallest player in the NBA plays for the Houston Rockets and is a native of China. What is his name?


Answers Below:

Keeping Up With the Joneses
1. Catherine Zeta-
2. Chipper
3. Paula
4. Davy
5. Tommy Lee
6. John Paul
7. Norah
8. Deacon
9. Smarty
10. Jim (or James)

Fine China
1. Iggy Pop
2. Richard Nixon
3. China Beach
4. Shanghai
5. The Beach Boys
6. Tiger
7. Indiana, Maine, Michigan, or Texas
8. Tiananmen
9. Jack Lemmon
10. Yao Ming

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