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W  H  A  T  '  S    I  N    A    N I C K N  A  M  E ?





THE LISTRESS


BY AMY WALLACE

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of greater and lesser arcana


against Salon's Listress.


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us with the correct answers


will win a $25 gift


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1.The following is a list of nicknames given to royal family members by each other.  Can you match them with their owners?


1. Fishface

2. Pussy

3. Duck

4. The Firm

5. Piggyface



A.  Her family's nickname for Queen Victoria's eldest daughter, the Princess Royal.


B.  King George VI's nickname for his family.


C.  Princess Diana's nickname for Prince Charles.


D.  Kaiser Wilhelm II's nickname for his grandmother, Queen Victoria.


E. The royal family's nickname for the queen when she's in a bad mood.

 

2. Match the following actresses with their nicknames:


1. Clara Bow

2. Veronica Lake

3. Brigitte Bardot

4. Jean Harlow

5. Ann Sheridan

6. Joan Crawford

7. Lana Turner

8. Betty Grable

9. Marie McDonald


A. The Sex Kitten


B. The It Girl


C. The Body


D. The Clothes Horse


E. The Pin-up Girl


F. The Sweater Girl


G. The Oomph Girl


H. The Platinum Blond


I. The Peekaboo Girl


3. The following actresses took their mother's last names.  Can you identify them if they had used their father's surnames?


1. Marilyn Mortenson


2. Simone Kaminker


3. Shelley Schrift


4. Jean Carpentier




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March. 7, 1997








The winner of the last Listress was Judith Ashton, who was the first to answer the following questions correctly:



1.Match these famous people's fathers with their professions:


1. A crane driver

2. A meteorologist

3. A crucifix salesman

4. Owner of a wrestling club


A. David Bowie

B. Frank Zappa

C. Roseanne Barr

D. Michael Jackson


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



2. What do the following actors have in common?


1. Jack Nicholson

2. Burgess Meredith

3. Robert De Niro

4. Yves Montand


A. They all married the same woman twice. 

B. They all nearly died on a movie set.

C. They've all played the devil.


Answer: C. Nicholson in "The Witches of Eastwick"; Meredith in "The Sentinel"; de Niro in "Angel Heart"; Montand in "Marguerite of the Night."



3. Match the following actors with the "method" sacrifices they made for movie roles:


1. Marlon Brando

2. Gary Oldman

3. Charlie Sheen

4. Richard Gere

5. Sean Penn


A. Lived with Bedouins

B. Went through a 14-day army training course

C. Stuffed a cigarette out on his palm

D. Starved himself to the point of malnutrition

E. Spent a month in bed to weaken his legs


Answers: 1. E -- Brando, to play a paraplegic in "The Men"

 2. D -- Oldman, for the part of Sid Vicious in "Sid and Nancy"

3. B -- Sheen, for "Platoon"

4. A -- Gere, to play "King David"

5. C -- Penn, to "find" his surfer character in "Fast Times at Ridgemont High"






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 Los Angeles.








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