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THE LISTRESS
BY AMY WALLACE

Test your knowledge
of greater and lesser arcana
against Salon's Listress.

The first person to e-mail
us with the correct answers
will win a $25 gift
certificate from Borders
Books & Music.

1. Match these musicians with the religions they embraced:

1. Bob Dylan
2. Arlo Guthrie
3. George Harrison
4. Pete Townshend

A. Roman Catholic convert
B. Meher Baba
C. Fundamentalist Christian
D. Krishna

2. Which of the following musicians was not a preacher's son?

1. Marvin Gaye
2. Gene Vincent
3. Alice Cooper
4. Sam Cooke

3. What are the following phrases euphemisms for?

1. To be blotty
2. To be mustard
3. To be on blob
4. To have peas in the pot

A. Having money in the bank
B. Menstruation
C. Being sexually aroused

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Feb. 3, 1997


The winner of the last Listress was Mike Clark, who answered the following questions:

1. What do the following actors and actresses have in common?

1. Sissy Spacek
2. Sylvester Stallone
3. Don Johnson
4. Kathy Bates

A. They all appeared nude in at least one movie
B. They are all karate black belts
C. They all served time in jail

Answer: A

Sissy Spacek in "Carrie"; Sylvester Stallone in the 1970 porno film, "A Party at Kitty and Studs"; Don Johnson in "The Harrod Experiment"; and Kathy Bates in "At Play in the Fields of the Lord."

2. Match the following artists with the commercials they made:

1. Ray Charles
2. Deborah Harry
3. The Jefferson Airplane
4. Elvis Presley

A. Gloria Vanderbilt Jeans
B. Southern Maid Donuts
C. Levi's
D. Craig Car Stereo

Answers: 1.D 2.A 3.C 4.B

3. Who made the following statements?

1. I know practically every religious song that's ever been written.
2. I wanted to be a singer because I didn't want to sweat.
3. I don't know anything about music. In my line you don't have to.

A. Jerry Lee Lewis

B. Elvis Presley

C. Frank Sinatra

Answer: B


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, Calif.

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