We open the flood-“gates” this week, because Hallie has written a trivia game all about scandals, from musical misdeeds to historical hijinks to current criminals!
2:04: Q1 (Times & Places): In the Teapot Dome scandal, Albert Bacon Fall, the Secretary of what cabinet department was convicted for taking bribes from oil companies in return for low-rate leases of oil reserves in Wyoming and two other locations in California?
7:50: Q2 (Sports & Games): Probably the biggest scandal in sports history was when figure skater Nancy Kerrigan was hit on the thigh after practice one day to try and prevent her from competing in the upcoming Winter Olympics in what European city?
15:37: Q3 (Arts & Literature): What artist endured a scandal in 1917 when his piece, Fountain, was rejected by the Society of Independent Artists exhibit, causing an uproar among the Dadaists and ultimately leading to his resignation from the board of the Independent Artists?
26:23: Q4 (Music): In the late 1980s and early 1990s, Milli Vanilli had their success turned into infamy when it was discovered that they were not actually singing the vocals on any of their music releases and ultimately ended up returning their Grammy for Best New Artist. Name either member of this duo, one of whom was from Germany and the other of whom was from France.
32:56: Q5 (Movies & TV): The TV show, The West Wing, involves a scandal when the White House is rocked by allegations of criminal conduct and what President, played by Martin Sheen, must decide whether to run for a second term?
38:05: Q6 (Everything Else): In the 2019 college admissions scandal, what actress and producer best known for her role in Full House, along with her husband Mossimo Giannulli allegedly paid $500,000 in bribes to have her two daughters accepted to USC as members of the rowing team even though neither of them were rowers?
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