Matt37#D"89Matt37"cbpbb?bb<TEXTMACA#89Packet 37 1. He engaged in the slave trade, and changed his name to avoid be pursued after he killed two men by flogging. Successful in capturing ships while in command of the Providence, eh was then given command of the Ranger. Later, he served as a rear admiral in the Russian navy. FTP, name this man whose finest victory came off Flamborough Head, England, when he fought the Serapis in the Bonhomme Richard. Answer: John Paul _Jones_ 2. The first black to be admitted to the Florida Bar, he moved to New York, where he formed a song and dance act with Bob Cole and collaborated with his brother in writing lyrics for such songs as Under the Bamboo Tree and Lift Every Voice and Sing. FTP, name this author of _Gods Trombones_ most famous for the _Autobiography of an Ex-Colored Man_. Answer: James Weldon _Johnson_ 3. Born in Chattanooga, Tennessee, she began her career in the minstrel show of her mentor, Ma Rainey, and between 1923 and 1933, she toured the United States extensively. She died in 1937, though the one-act play by Edward Albee that bears her name was not written until 1959. FTP, who is this Empress of the Blues? Answer: Bessie _Smith_ 4. She studied Journalism before getting married in 1934. She supported the Headstart Program, the beautification of Washington, D.C., and the war on poverty. Earlier, she had borrowed from her inheritance to help finance her husbands election campaign. Following her term as first lady, she wrote _White House Diary_. FTP, what was the nickname of Claudia Alta Taylor? Answer: Lady Bird _Johnson_ (prompt on Claudia... if given early) 5. In 1606, he was employed in producing the masque plays of Ben Jonson, and he introduced movable scenery to the English stage. From 1613 to 1614, he studied landscape painting in Italy, where he became acquainted with the architectural style of Palladio, which he employed in designing the Queens House at Greenwich. FTP, who was this architect of the Double-Cube Room at Wilton, the Marlborough Chapel, and Banqueting Hall at Whitehall? Answer: Inigo _Jones_ 6. He should never have tried to learn Reformed Egyptian. When he announced that he would run for the presidency in 1844, he and his brother Hyrum were jailed. On June 27th, a mob of 150 men broke into the jail and shot them both dead. Perhaps they were a little intolerant of the going-on at the Nauvoo Community which he had founded. FTP, name this man whose followers were later led by Brigham Young. Answer: Joseph _Smith_ 7. Born Mary Harris near Cork, Ireland, she emigrated to Canada and then the U.S. while still a child. She was widowed at the age of 37 when her husband, an iron molder, and her four children died of yellow fever. She also losts her home in the 1871 Chicago fire. She worked with the Knights of Labor and later for the United Mine Workers. FTP, name this advocate of mine workers rights who at age 89 was jailed for calling a major steel walkout. Answer: _Mother Jones_ 8. The sexual vagaries of small-town life were the basis for his second novel, entitled _Some Came Running_. He also wrote _Viet Journal_, a nonfiction piece about his visit to Vietnam in 1963. But he is best known for a trilogy, the last volume of which was _Whistle_. The books follow four infantrymen from the attack on Pearl Harbor under different names. FTP, name this author of _The Thin Red Line_ and _From Here to Eternity_. Answer: James _Jones_ 9. His prolific output of essays and poetry includes _The Dead Lecturer_ and _Black Magic_. In 1979, he published _AM/TRAK_ and _Spring Song_, and in 1981, prose writings under the title _Reggae or Not_. His insistance on black separatism and the importance of eliminating the white race has led to his abandonment by white liberals. Other works include _Preface to a Twenty-Volume Suicide Note_ and _Slave Ship_. FTP, name this author of _Dutchman_. Answer: Imamu Amiri _Baraka_ or LeRoi _Jones_ 10. He is persecuted mercilessly by the son of Captain Blifil, who seizes every opportunity to get him in trouble. He and Blifil have a rivalry for the attentions of Sophia Western, daughter of the neighboring squire. Because of an affair with the gamekeepers daughter, he is finally given the boot by his adopted father. FTP, name this character who is discovered as a baby on the bed of Squire Alworthy, the main character of a novel by Henry Fielding. Answer: _Tom Jones_, a foundling 11. Chapter two of his most famous work begins: It is not from the benevolence of the butcher, the brewer, or the baker that we expect our dinner, but from their regard to their own interest. At a public dinner, William Pitt invited him to be seated first, since we are all your scholars. A close follower of David Hume, he drew on that philosophers ideas for his1759 _Theory of Moral Sentiments_. FTP, name this author of the _Wealth of Nations_. Answer: Adam _Smith_ 12. Tobias Smollet called him the Great Cham of Literature. In his _Preface to Shakespeare_, he defended the Bard for not following the classical unities. The impossibility of happiness form the theme for his romance _Rasselas_. In 1749, he published The Vanity of Human Wishes, which followed his 1738 poem London. FTP, name man whose _A Journey to the Western Isles of Scotland_ is overshadowed by a similar work by James Boswell. Answer: Samuel _Johnson_ 13. He killed a man in a duel, and had to forfeit his property and receive a brand on his left thumb. He waged the War of the Theatres against Marston and Dekker, who wrote _Satiromastic, or The Untrussing of the Humorous Poet_. He did not reply to this attack, but instead took to tragedy, writing the plays _Sejanus His Fall_ and _Richard Crookbacke_. His tomb in Westminster Abbey was supposed to be Latin telling people to pray for him, but ends up calling him rare. FTP, name this playwright of _Cynthias Revels_ and _Volpone_. Answer: Ben _Jonson_ 14. His relationship with a white woman led to his conviction under the Mann Act for transporting a woman across state lines for immoral purposes. In 1915, the giant Jess Willard knocked him out in the twenty-sixth round to take from him the world heavyweight boxing title that he had won in 1908 by defeating Canadian Tommy Burns. FTP, name this man who in 1910 defeated James Jeffries, the Great White Hope, to become the first black heavyweight champion of the world. Answer: Jack _Johnson_ 15. Speaking of The Great White Hope, that movie gave the first major role to this son of an ex-prizefighter. Other productions in which he starred include Othello in 1963 and 1982, Athol Fugards _A Lesson from Aloes_ and August Wilsons _Fences_. But on the other hand, he stooped to play a wicked sorcerer who turns into a python in Conan the Destroyer. FTP, name this man, the voice of Darth Vader and Bell Atlantic. Answer: James Earl _Jones_ 16. Uneducated beyond elementary school, he developed 28 flavors of ice cream for his Wollaston, Massachusetts drugstore soda fountain. By 1929 he was franchising his name and products. He later won exclusive catering rights on thousands of miles of East Coast highways and built the countrys largest private food distribution corporation before retiring in 1959. FTP, name this man whose inns and restaurants are frequently referred to only by the first two letters of each of his names. Answer: Howard _Johnson_ 17. Born in Humboldt, Kansas, he won 416 games, the second highest in major league history, and pitched 110 shutouts, a league record. Elected to the Hall of Fame in 1936, this right-hander was one of the fastest throwers in the games history and led the league in strikeouts 12 times. FTP, name this pitcher for the Washington Senators, known as The Big Train. Answer: Walter _Johnson_ 18. He was elected governor of California on the Republican ticket in 1911, and in that office he supported womens suffrage, the abolition of child labor, and railroad regulation -- all issues that marked him as a Progressive, so he was not a surprising choice for a vice-presidential nomination in 1912. FTP, name this Bull Moose candidate, Theodore Roosevelts running mate. Answer: Hiram W. _Johnson_ 19. He owes his fame to Wallace Saunders, who wrote the ballad that eventually became popular in the commercial music world and was performed in vaudeville. Born in southeastern Missouri, he died on April 30, 1900, when he failed to jump from the Cannonball Express, instead staying in the cab to brake the train. FTP, give the legendary name of John Luther. Answer: Casey _Jones_ 20. Its first recorded use in history is in a poem in a mixture of Latin and English from before 1500 entitled Flen Flyys, which satirizes the Carmelite friars of Cambridge, England. The title translates as fleas, flies, and friars, and the word in question is contained in the line: Non sunt in coeli, quia gxddbov xxkxzt pg ifmk. The words are in code, but is easily deciphered to read: they are not in heaven, since they ...the wives of Ely. FTP, what did the friars do to the Wives of Ely? Answer: _Fuck_5E No auto entryMatt37MTEXTMACA^TEXTMACA8#"8+#q next valuex#q incrementxKx[. > Static Text