MIT & Simmons
Exercise guru of the 80s who first became famous through General Hospital.
Who is Richard Simmons?
The distance of the Olympic race walk (individual).
How far is 20 km?
The name of his consulting firm in the first years Phil Strause was there.
What is Touche Ross?
The length of time of the 1967 war where Israel gained control of the Western Wall.
What is "six days"?
The store one sometimes sees in airports that Phil was an investor in.
What is Vino Volo?
Famous MIT Economist who recently left the NY Times to start a Substack.
Who is Paul Krugman?
The name of the PGA tour for 50+ year old golfers from 2013-15.
What is the Champions Tour?
A book that tells the story of a cattle drive led by "Gus" McCrae.
What is "Lonesome Dove"?
What branch of the military Papa Rice served in during the second World War and what he did?
What is flew airplanes for the Navy?
The first names of the Whiners on Saturday Night Live.
Who are "Doug and Wendy"?
Co-Founder of Def Jam Records and a major hip hop star.
Who is Russell Simmons?
The first name of the inventor of yoga pants?
What is "Chip"?
Not the NCAA quarterfinals or conference but the informal name in the 80s for the top accounting firms.
What is the Big Eight?
According to the opening line of Tolstoy's other great novel, this is true of happy familiies.
What is they are all alike?
The name of Rust Ridge's signature blend of Zinfadel and Cabernet.
What is "Racehorse Red"?
The name of the main hallway at MIT
What is the Infinite Corridor?
The term for returning to one's room the next day in the same clothes after meeting someone.
What is the "walk of shame"?
Whose joining soon led to the end of a PJCC book club after many years?
Who is Siva?
The rebel group fighting the Somoza regime while Phil Strause was working in Nicaragua.
Who are the Sandanistas?
First name of a basketball player who was traded for Trae Young on draft day.
What is "Luka"?
Australian basketball player who doesn't love to shoot j's.
Who is Ben Simmons?
The name of John Feinstein's book about the PGA Tour.
What is "A Good Walk Spoiled"?
Phil Strause's answer when a partner at his firm said that his wife was worried that Cindy didn't like them.
What is "well, she's half right."
The two peoples who recently signed a peace treaty after almost 40 years of fighting.
What are Armenians and Azerbaijanis?
The type of wine hated by Paul Giammati's character in Sideways.
What is merlot?