Word: trivia
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...influence future elections have usually been ignored by the cardinals. Aside from that, Benelli's style in taking the heavy administrative burden from Paul's shoulders has made him probably the most unpopular man inside the Vatican. He dislikes delegating authority, busies himself even with such trivia as the allocation of Vatican apartments, and has trampled on a good many official sensibilities. And he is too new a cardinal to be Pope any time soon...
Anybody around here remember Harmon of Michigan or, even more obscure, Smith of Minnesota? If you do, go to the head of the trivia class. These movies were representative of an antique genre in which sports heroes were invited to turn pro by playing themselves in highly romanticized, but lowly pr duced, versions of their sporting lives...
...first televised confrontation with Richard Nixon, the subject was Watergate, and the ex-President was combative, emotional and frequently uncomfortable. But last week, in the second of the five-part series, Frost led Nixon through his favorite terrain, foreign affairs, and he fairly bubbled over with talk-show trivia about world leaders he had known...
...avail. Keep your ears to the ground on this one...Who was the third emperor of Rome?...Who played "Ethel" in the old "Lucy" series?...Who was Elizabeth Taylor's twelfth husband?...There might have been a punch thrown in that Ali-Evangelista fight last night...Trivia Quiz: Who played Elizabeth Taylor's 12th husband in the boxing movie of the same name? Speaking of breakfast--my canteloupe's congealing...Have a nice reading period. Later, Rich...
...media coverage of Carter's interview in Playboy Magazine exemplifies the "trivia and gossip which brings out the worst elements of the press," he said...