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Last Week's Quiz

Created by Eli Robinson
Edited by Jonpaul Guinn

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  • Submit your answers by 10:30am ET 9/7/26
  • Don't cheat. Cheating is bad. Using Google/AI/ChatGPT/Gemini IS cheating.
  • Trivia graders don't care about spelling (but try your hardest)
  • No negative points for incorrect responses (so guess to your heart's content)
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As the first Monday of September comes around, we’ve come to our annual celebration of the workers who make the world work.

The vast majority of nations celebrate at least one day for laborers, with only 10-15 having no such designation on the calendar.



In a trivial sense, we love the idea that some people love work so much that they even have an occupation in their name. How many famous “workers” can you name?

SOCIAL STUDIES Q1. Leading Ladies: Succeeding Labor’s Harold Wilson and James Callaghan’s tenures meant that what ‘80s British prime minister could argue that she was the right person to fix the nation’s proverbial roof?



POP CULTURE Q2. Making Movies: She doesn’t interlace literal threads, but what actress entwines Alien’s Ellen Ripley, Ghostbusters’ Dana Barrett, and Avatar’s Dr. Grace Augustine in the minds of film fans?



FINE ARTS Q3. Juggling Jobs: If thaumaturgy didn’t work out, which wasn’t a certainty given that her parents were Muggles, what studious character could have found work as a farm steward or a bailiff responsible for overseeing granary?



POP CULTURE Q4. Classic Composers: A serious horseback riding accident in 1937 would have meant someone else would need to carry the bags of what “Kiss Me Kate” and "Let's Do It, Let's Fall in Love" composer?



POP CULTURE Q5. Calling Children: While she chose Billie in reality, what “Blues Brothers” and “When Harry Met Sally” actress could have easily named her children Jack, Ray, Oscar, or Dory?



POP CULTURE Q6. Saving Sparta: After cashing in as King Leonidas in “300” and Mike Banning in three-too-many of the “Has Fallen” series, what man has enough dough to have someone else wait on him?



POP CULTURE Q7. Southern Singers: I’m sure The Pips could protect themselves if they were assaulted on a late locomotive through the Peach State. But if they needed help, what armored lead singer would have been a good backup plan?



POP CULTURE Q8. Star Singers: It was fellow pop star Taylor Swift that charted with her song “Wood,” but who spent her 2025 criss-crossing the globe singing about manchildren and espressos?



MISCELLANEOUS Q9. CNN CIA: Spending two summers at the CIA in between Yale poli sci lectures, what CNN journalist learned how to get to the bottom of the matter, not make barrels?



FINE ARTS Q10. Leading Lawyers: Sometimes jurors’ preconceived notions about an accused’s guilt are hard as a rock. Luckily carving through them was easy as pie for what fictional Erle Stanley Gardner attorney?



TIEBREAKER Full Families: Danny, D.J., Stephanie, and Michelle Tanner captured America’s hearts on ABC’s “Full House” over how many original run episodes?

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