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Wednesday, March 14, 2007

Women’s History Month Pop Quiz

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1. Who said, “Shopping is the female version of church – it’s spiritual.”

2. Who are the sisters who introduced the Brazilian bikini wax to the United States in 1994?

3. Of the following, who is (or was) not dyslexic? Whoopie Goldberg, Agatha Christie, Albert Einstein, Ann Coulter, Erin Brockovich?

4. I was a mother of four and a celebrated hostess. After my husband committed suicide I inherited his job running the rather mediocre newspaper that had belonged to my father, and turned it into one of America’s most powerful media companies. I also received a Pulitzer for a little memoir I wrote. Who am I?

5. What is significant about Esther’s Haircutting Studio in Tarzana, California?

6. Who shoplists more often – men or women?

7. What prestigious university named its first woman president in 2007?

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Comments

robin hauck
March 17, 2007  at 09:23 PM

OK girls, pony up with some answers. This is some mad lip balm you’re missing out on.

I’ll give you a hint on #5...buzzzzzzzzz cut.

Bruce Hauck
March 18, 2007  at 10:34 AM

My answers:
1. Marilyn Monroe
2. Paris and Nicki Hilton
3. whoopi Goldberg
4. Katherine Graham
5. ?
6. Women!
7. Harvard

Marty
March 18, 2007  at 10:37 AM

#1: Robin Hauck? or zsa zsa gabor?
#3: Agatha Christie?
#5: they received fabulous free coverage (hee-hee) for helping women go prematurely bald

Debbi Willard
March 20, 2007  at 09:37 AM

1. Joan Baez
2. Jocely, Jonice, Joyce, Janea, Juracy, Jussara and Judseia Padilha
3. Ann Coulter
4. Katherine Graham
5. It is the hair studio where Brittany Spears shaved her own head!
6. men
7. Harvard

Wasn’t easy!!

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