HEAD2HEAD TRIVIA

Seriously, what's your issue?

The November issue of the Conde Nast Traveler magazine is its annual "Best Of" issue, where readers pick the top cities, airlines, islands, hotels and cruises based on a variety of criteria.

This year, the locals did pretty good.

For the time ever, Kiawah was named the No. 1 island in North America with the Sanctuary winning top honors for mainland U.S. resort.

And (darn that San Francisco) Charleston earned a runner-up spot again for Top 10 cities. Current trivia champ Trevor Phillips is being challenged by administrative assistant Lydia Reynolds.

QUESTIONS

1. The journal of the largest scientific and educational institution in the world, this magazine first appeared in 1888.

2. This magazine's annual Person of the Year has included Charles Lindbergh (the first in 1927), FDR (three times), Hitler and Stalin, and President Barack Obama.

3. William Makepeace Thackeray's classic 19th-century novel is also the name of this magazine.

4. The recent documentary "The September Issue" is about this magazine.

5. Steve McQueen, Big Bird, Chris Rock and Ronald Reagan have all been featured on the cover of this popular athletic magazine.

6. The director Cameron Crowe was 15 when he started writing for this magazine, an experience that influenced his film "Almost Famous."

7. Hugh Jackman is the most recent recipient of this magazine's annual "Sexiest Man Alive" title.

8. The well-known food writer, Ruth Reichl, was also the editor at this venerable magazine that was recently closed.

9. In 1953, Marilyn Monroe was the first woman to grace the cover of this men's magazine.

10. This locally published magazine is led by Sid Evans, former editor in chief at "Field & Stream."

TREVOR'S ANSWERS

1. I think it has to be National Geographic.

2. Time magazine.

3. Sports Illustrated.
   

4. Ah, I don't know.

5. GQ?

6. Rolling Stone.

7. People.

8. Food & Wine. I don't know.

9. Pretty sure that's Playboy.

10. Charleston Magazine.

LYDIA'S ANSWERS

1. National Geographic.

2. It's Time magazine.

3. Vanity Fair.

4. Vogue. I subscribe.

5. I don't really know, but I can't imagine Big Bird on the cover of Sports Illustrated except it's the only athletic one I can think of.

6. I don't think I ever saw that movie.

7. Oh, People.

8. Gourmet.

9. Esquire?

10. Garden & Gun.

CONCLUSION

It was a close call, but Head2Head Trivia has a new champ. Reynolds will be back next week to defend her title.

CORRECT ANSWERS

1. National Geographic

2. Time

3. Vanity Fair

4. Vogue

5. Sports Illustrated

6. Rolling Stone

7. People

8. Gourmet

9. Playboy

10. Garden & Gun