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"This American Life" 1

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"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?
    Bear
    Monkey
    Pit bull
    Squirrel


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?
    Clara's
    City Diner
    Golden Apple
    Metropolis


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?
    Color Days
    Cabin Challenge
    Olympia Days
    Woods Challenge


4. Commentator David Sedaris had a lot to say about his adventures working in a major metropolitan department store. What was his job?
    Elf
    Window Merchandiser
    Returns Clerk
    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?
    Wardrobe
    Dancing
    Great voice
    Comic timing


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


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?
    Rocket Man
    It Had to Be You
    Fly me to the Moon
    All You Need Is Love


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"?
    Becky
    Perdita
    Raven
    Velvet


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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