Give peace a chance
Head2Head Trivia
This Sunday, the whole world will be celebrating the United Nations' International Day of Peace and Ceasefire.
Charleston will be having its own celebration 1-6 p.m. at Brittlebank Park.
Last week's winner, Nick Klein, is going up against student Frank Curtis.
QUESTIONS
1. The peace symbol was originally designed in the U.K. for what movement?
2. The song "Give Peace a Chance" is sung by what former Beatle?
3. Who was the first American to win the Nobel Peace Prize?
4. Name the Russian author of "War and Peace."
5. Aung San Suu Kyi, a powerful advocate for peace and democracy in her country who's won the Nobel, has been under house arrest for years. Name the country.
6. What music festival celebrating "3 Days of Peace & Music" had its 40th anniversary this summer?
7. Who wrote the book "A Separate Peace?"
8. What former U.S. president has become one of the leading forces in promoting world peace for which he won the Nobel Peace Prize in 2002?
9. This volunteer organization established in 1961 was created to promote "world peace and friendship."
10. Assassinated in 1948, this man has become an international symbol of nonviolence and inspired countless movements for freedom and peace.
KLEIN'S ANSWERS
1. Protesting Vietnam.
2. John Lennon.
3. FDR.
4. Leo Tolstoy.
5. I'm drawing a blank on this one.
6. Woodstock.
7. I never read this one in school.
8. Is it Carter?
9. The Peace Corps.
10. Gandhi.
CURTIS' ANSWERS
1. Uh ... Vietnam?
2. John Lennon.
3. Kennedy.
4. I don't know.
5. India.
6. Woodstock.
7. I'm not good with books.
8. I'd say Gore, but that's not right.
9. Peace Corps?
10. How about Gandhi?
CONCLUSION
Klein makes it two in a row and will be back next week to try for a third win. And don't forget to drop in at Brittlebank Park on Sunday for music, art and education in an event that's free to the public.
CORRECT ANSWERS
1. Nuclear disarmament.
2. John Lennon.
3. Theodore Roosevelt.
4. Tolstoy.
5. Burma.
6. Woodstock.
7. John Knowles.
8. Jimmy Carter.
9. Peace Corps.
10. Gandhi.
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