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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. What did these three actors have in common?
1. Walter Houston
2. Henry Fonda
3. Raymond Massey
A. They all had false teeth.
B. They all played Abraham Lincoln.
C. They all turned down roles as monsters.
2. Match these stars with their real names:
1. Cary Grant
2. Bo Derek
3. George Burns
4. Barbara Stanwyck
5. Mickey Rooney
A. Archibald Leach
B. Nathan Birnbaum
C. Ruby Stevens
D. Joe Yule Junior
E. Mary Collins
3. What do these actresses have in common?
1. Barbra Streisand
2. Katharine Hepburn
3. Julie Andrews
4. Lily Tomlin
A. They all had at least one affair with a woman.
B. They all underwent a drug or alcohol or rehabilitation program.
C. They all appeared in drag.
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The winner of the last Listress was Frederick Muollo, who answered the following questions:
1. Match the following items with the prices they went for at auction:
1. Judy Garland's false eyelashes
2. The shrunken head of a South American Jivaro tribesman
3. George Washington's laundry bill
A. $125
B. $1100
C. $9,350
Answers: 1.A 2.C 3.B
2. What do the following bestselling books have in common?
1. Dune by Frank Herbert
2. Jonathan Livingston Seagull by Richard Bach
3. Lust For Life by Irving Stone
4. Kon-Tiki by Thor Hyerdahl
A. They were all written under the influence of alcohol
B. They were all banned in at least one state
C. They were all originally rejected by 13 or more publishers
Answer: C
3. Match these obsolete words with their meanings:
1. Keak (17th to 19th century)
2. Lip-Clap (17th century)
3. Bellibone (16th century)
4. Mubblefubbles (16th & 17th century)
A. A kiss
B. Depression of the spirits for an unapparent reason, melancholy
C. To cackle
D. A lovely maiden, a pretty lass
Answer: 1.C 2.A 3.D 4.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, California.
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