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"This American Life" 1

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Introduction:
"This quiz is a sampling of questions from all years of the radio program "This American Life," broadcast nationwide on Public Radio International and found online at thislife.org. Good luck!"


1. During his first day on the job, a policeman found himself faced with a wild animal. What did he have to remove from a house on that fateful day?
    Monkey
    Bear
    Squirrel
    Pit bull


2. Theorizing that a 24-hour restaurant must be full of interesting tales, the staff decided to interview everyone at every table for an entire day. What was the name of the diner they chose?
    City Diner
    Golden Apple
    Metropolis
    Clara's


3. The last week of the summer session took on special significance for the kids at Lake of the Woods Camp. What was the final event which ended the camp season?
    Woods Challenge
    Olympia Days
    Color Days
    Cabin Challenge


4. Commentator David Sedaris had a lot to say about his adventures working in a major metropolitan department store. What was his job?
    Returns Clerk
    Elf
    Window Merchandiser
    Live model


5. Nobody can quite put their finger on it, but there is definitely something quite strange, and kind of frightening, when you find out someone is Canadian. Which of these famous people is NOT Canadian?
    Pamela Anderson Lee
    Shannen Doherty
    William Shatner
    Peter Jennings


6. Starlee and Jonathan vied for bragging rights on a rather unusual karaoke night. What was the key to Starlee's success?
    Dancing
    Wardrobe
    Comic timing
    Great voice


7. Danielle and her sister had communicated for well over twenty years in a bizarre and mysterious way. This was:
    Circling words in the newspaper
    Through their brother
    With a puppet
    By leaving letters for each other


8. The staff created a band made up entirely of musicians they found in the classified ads. What song did all of these diverse musicians come together to play, with great success?
    Fly me to the Moon
    All You Need Is Love
    It Had to Be You
    Rocket Man


9. Commentator Sarah Vowell worried that she looked too nice, and decided to get a Goth makeover to rectify the situation. What did she choose as her "Goth Name"?
    Raven
    Velvet
    Perdita
    Becky


10. Who is the host and creator of "This American Life"?
    Answer: (Two Words - First and Last name or just last name.)


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