WAMC's Ian Pickus and resident quizzer Mike Nothnagel switch spots this week for a show about the O.J. Simpson trial.
Last week's challenge
Start with the phrase TACO BELL. Change one letter to an F and you can rearrange the result to spell the two-word name (4, 4) of something you might see on a piece of sheet music. What is it?
Answer: Change the B to and F and you can spell ALTO CLEF.
THIS WEEK'S CATEGORY: O.J. SIMPSON TRIAL
On-air questions: On October 3, 1995, the “trial of the century” came to a close when former NFL star O.J. Simpson was acquitted of murdering Nicole Simpson and Ronald Goldman. The trial had captivated television viewers, divided supporters and critics, and launched the careers several future D-list celebrities. So today’s quiz is all about the O.J. circus.
1. Known forever among crossword constructors like you, which judge with a three-letter last name presided over the O.J. murder trial?
2. A minor celebrity in his own right for representing celebrity clients like Puff Daddy, Tupac Shakur and Snoop Dogg to name a few, who was O.J. Simpson’s lead defense attorney whose defense is remembered in history for a rhyme?
3. Another criminal defense attorney and longtime O.J. friend is the scion of what current day ubiquitous reality TV family?
4. The man at the center of the trial himself is former NFL running back O.J. Simpson, who also had a career as an actor. For which team, which recently announced a deal to be purchased for a record $1.4 billion, did Simpson spend nine seasons?
5. Which Harvard Law School professor from 1967 to 2013, perhaps the nation’s most famous attorney, worked on O.J.’s defense team ?
Extra credit
1. Which head prosecutor in the O.J. trial has published four crime novels?
2. What is the name of the organization dedicated to freeing wrongfully imprisoned people using DNA tests and other means that O.J. defense attorney Barry Scheck founded in 1992?
This week's challenge
Start with the name of O.J. Simpson trial witness and D-list actor Kato Kaelin. Change one letter to a C, rearrange the letters and you can spell a two-word phrase for something you might want to cut down on if you’re trying to lose weight.
Answers
1. Lance Ito
2. Johnnie Cochran (Cochran, who died of a brain tumor, has a Cedars-Sinai brain tumor center named for him)
3. Kardashians (Robert Kardashian)
4. Buffalo Bills
5. Alan Dershowitz
Extra credit
1. Marcia Clark
2. The Innocence Project
