The Last Word: A Quiz
Everybody wanted the last word in 1993. Take this quote quiz and see how well you were listening. (Match the number in first column with the letter in the second column. Answers are upside down at the far right of the chart.)
WHAT THEY SAID
1. “They were like pigs at a trough.”
2. “We’re going down, Bud.”
3. “I feel very confident I’m wrong.”
4. “Oh, sure! Let the sleaze fly! What the heck!”
5. “I said it wasn’t over ‘til the fat lady sings. I just sang.”
6. “Honestly, do you really think that Hillary or Bill Clinton, from what you can see, is very concerned about their appearance?”
7. “Sex sells.”
8. “That’s right, ladies and gentlemen. I am an alleged madam and that is a $25 whore.”
9. “I feel so cheap.”
10. “There are people starving in L.A. and these people are worried about ducks.”
11. “I can’t take it anymore!”
12. “I don’t think she is doing this on purpose to be a pain in the butt. . . . I just don’t think she is all up there.”
13. “I couldn’t run the last mile with him.”
14. “I just couldn’t catch my breath so I came back up. I was fine. How are you feeling?”
15. “If I’ve done anything wrong, I believe it’s his fault.”
16. “Poor horse . . . “
17. “I used to like that girl. I liked her until I saw her calling me a fat pig. Then I decided I didn’t like her anymore.”
18. “I’m expecting to see Satan come out anytime now.”
19. “I was humiliated, embarrassed, hurt and suffering great pain in my heart.”
LOOK WHO WAS TALKING
A. Cristophe of Beverly Hills, who gave President Clinton a much-ballyhooed haircut.
B. Accused “madam to the stars” Heidi Fleiss.
C. Sequestered Juror No. 104 in the Reginald O. Denny beating trial, as she ran down a courthouse corridor.
D. Malibu fire victim Ascanio Pignatelli.
E. Waiter for a catering company that served food to L.A. Department of Water and Power supervisors during a strike.
F. Denny jury forewoman, referring to dismissed Juror No. 373.
G. Unidentified CBS reporter covering Heidi Fleiss.
H. Laurence M. Powell’s lawyer, Michael P. Stone, addressing his client just before sentencing in the second Rodney G. King beating case trial.
I. Michael Jackson responding to child molestation allegations.
J. L.A. Mayor Richard Riordan after President Clinton left him in the dust.
K. Georgiana Williams after her son Damian was convicted of one felony count in the Reginald O. Denny beating, but acquitted of two more serious charges.
L. Mayoral candidate Tom Houston, rescued from an underwater news conference, to a reporter who had just thrown up.
M. Heidi Fleiss just before belting a female heckler at the Monkey Bar.
N. Rep. Jay C. Kim, accused of campaign improprieties, referring to his former chief financial officer.
O. Leslie Abramson, attorney for Erik Menendez, Aug. 10, 1993.
P. Michael Stern, Venice resident, regarding protesters who turned out to save diseased ducks.
Q. Elke Sommer regarding Zsa Zsa Gabor, the equestrian, in a comment that fueled a nine-year defamation suit.
R. Zsa Zsa Gabor regarding Elke Sommer.
S. Richard Riordan in the heat of a mayoral debate against opponent Michael Woo.
The
Answers:
1. E
2. H
3. S
4. O
5. K
6. A
7. B
8. M
9. G
10. P
11. C
12. F
13. J
14. L
15. N
16. Q
17. R
18. D
19. I