BACCHUS KIRK; AUGUST 28, 2007

It was a superbad Tuesday night for trivia in San Francisco...match your wits with the best and the brightest. The answers will follow:

1.1,000 Splendid Suns has been on the NY Times best seller list for weeks. Name the author.
2.Who won 2006 Grammy best record; name the record.
3.Manager, MVP winning team of 1989 world series.
4.Who won the Academy Award for Best Picture, year 2000.
5.Greek god Ares was representative of what; name the Roman counterpart.
6.Name of airline, type of plane, location of Asian crash recently.
7.Name South American city, country where short runway caused a disaster.
8.Author of Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man.
9.Name 3 corporate failures which caused passage of SOX.
10.The Conn-Smythe is awarded for what?
11.Periodic symbol for mercury.
12.Which organization issues Pulitzer Prize; name 3 categories.
13.Which California County is largest in the country, geographically speaking.
14.Without counting utilities and railroads, how many property spaces are on Monopoly Board?
15.What Playboy model played role of Lisa the Tool Girl on Home Improvement.

ANSWERS:
1.Khaled Hosseini.
2.Dixie Chicks. Not Ready to Make Nice.
3.Oakland A's. Tony La Russa and Dave Stewart.
4.Gladiator.
5.God of War; Mars.
6.China Airlines; 737; Japan crash.
7.Sao Paulo, Brazil.
8.James Joyce.
9.Enron Worldcom, Tyco.
10.MVP- Hockey League; Stanley Cup Playoffs.
11.HG
12.Columbia University. Print Journalism, Literary Achievement, Musical Competition.
13.San Bernadina
14.22 Spaces
15.Pamela Anderson