The Dean's List Trivia Quiz

Answer: Jonathan Swift

All the men listed were Irish or Anglo-Irish writers, but only Jonathan Swift was also a churchman.

Answer: Dean Acheson

Dean Acheson (April 11, 1893 to October 12, 1971) served as Secretary of State under U.S. President Harry Truman. He helped design the Marshall Plan and played a central role in the development of the Truman Doctrine and creation of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO).

Answer: False

They were Jan and Dean, specifically Jan Berry (April 3, 1941 to March 26, 2004) and Dean Torense (born March 10, 1940). Pioneers of surf music, they had several hits in the early 1960s and sometimes performed with The Beach Boys.

Answer: Thomas

Dean is a muggle-born in Harry's year, who sometimes gets mixed up in Harry, Ron and Hermione's adventures.

Answer: The Riviera in Las Vegas

"Sin City," an oft-used nickname for Las Vegas, was the clue here. Though a less well-known hotel than some in Vegas, the Riviera outlasted big name venues like the Sands and the Flamingo, but was finally closed and demolished in 2015.

Answer: Writing

Dean Koontz (born July 9, 1945) is an American author of suspense thrillers. His novels often also incorporate elements of horror and science fiction

Alan Dean Foster (born November 18, 1946) is an American fantasy and science fiction author.

Answer: Howard Dean

Born on November 17, 1948, Howard Dean was a practicing physician for a number of years, including while he served in the Vermont House of Representatives and as Lieutenant Governor (both part time positions) before succeeding to the governorship upon the death of Richard Snelling. Elected in his own right in 1992, he served a further five complete terms as the state's seventy-ninth governor.

Gov. Dean made his mark on national politics with his 2003 presidential campaign. Though he left the race before the end of the primary season, his vigorous, down-to-earth style of grassroots campaigning and his innovative use of the Internet (at that time still a relatively new medium) made him a force to be reckoned with in American politics, leading to his election as Chair of the Democratic Party. Under his leadership, the party became reinvigorated and better organized. Gov. Dean's trail blazing work with the Internet and his strengthening of the Democratic Party lead directly to Barack Obama's successful presidential campaigns in 2008 and 2012.

Answer: Ellen "Nelly" Dean

Nelly Dean tells Mr. Lockwood much of Heathcliff and Cathy's story while he is convalescing from a bad cold. Unlike most other characters in the novel, and most commentators on it, Nelly is largely sympathetic to Heathcliff.

Answer: Magnificent Obsession

Rock Hudson starred with Jane Wyman in the 1954 Universal Pictures film "Magnificent Obsession," about a self-centered playboy, whose worldview is radically altered by a series of accidents he causes.

Answer: Figure skating

Also referred to as ice dancers, Jayne Torvill and Christopher Dean are former British, European, Olympic and world champions. At the 1984 Winter Olympics in Sarajevo, they became the highest scoring figure skaters of all time.