The Answer Sheet: Week of Nov. 21
Did you take the Quiztory last week? Now it’s time to check your answers:
1. Which German paleontologist predicted in the 1920s that the Piltdown man skull was a composite of human and orangutan skulls? Franz Weidenreich
2. Of the 11 Hollywood writers and directors accused of being members of the Communist Party in 1947, who was the only one to answer the question? Bertolt Brecht
3. How old was British archaeologist Howard Carter when he first travelled to Egypt? 17 years old
4. What was the name of the document, signed by President Ronald Reagan, that gave the CIA permission to recruit paramilitary units to fight against Nicaragua’s Sandinista regime? National Security Decision Directive 17
5. When did Harvey Milk become the first openly gay San Francisco City supervisor? 1977
