Scandals - Submitted By - Alan & Lindsey

  Question Answer
01 Which scandel was uncovered by journalists Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein? Watergate
02 Which Hollywood actor was charged with, and acquitted of, three rape charges in 1943? Errol Flynn
03 Which rock "n" roll singer shocked Britain in 1958 when he arrived with his thirteen year old wife? Jerry Lee Lewis
04 In which year did King Edward VIII abdicate from the British throne? 1936
05 Which entertainer sued the Daily Mirror in 1959 for publishing an article implying that he was a homosexual? Liberace
06 Who was the Queen's art adviser exposed in November 1979 as a spy for the Russians? Sir Anthony Blunt
07 Who was Prime Minister during the Profumo scandel? Harold Macmillian
08 Which titled Lady was pictured in a compramising position with a "headless" man? The Duchess Of Argyll
09 Which Conservative MP admitted in 1983 to having an affair with his secretary, Sara Keays, who went on to have his child? Cecil Parkinson
10 With which pop star do you associate allegations involving a child named Jordan Chandler? Michael Jackson
11 What was the name of the Arkansas property development with which the Clintons were involved? Whitewater
12 Which star of the Silent Screen was accussed of rape and manslaughter of actress Virginia Rappe in 1920? "Fatty" Arbuckle
13 Germans Konrad Kujau and Gerd Heidemann were arrested in may 1983 for their part in which fraudulent publication? The Hitler Diaries
14 In which year did National Guardsman open fire on a student demonstrators at Kent State University Ohio killing four? 1970
15 In which year did Palestinian terrorists kill members of the Israeli Olympic Team? 1972
16 Who was sentanced to ten days in prison and fined $500 for "indecent behaviour" on the Broadway stage in 1927? Mae West
17 What rank was Oliver North at the time of the "Irangate" hearing? Lieutenant Colonel
18 Nick Leeson was held responsible for the fall of which merchant bank in 1995? Barings
19 Which american TV evangelist was involved in a sex and money scandel in 1987? Jim Bakker
20 Which skater allegedly had rival Nancy Kerrigan attacked at the 1994 Winter Olympics? Tonya Harding
21 The Subject of a Robert Redford film, what was the name of the 1950s American quiz show in which Charles Van Doren recieved questions in advance to keep his winning run going? Twenty One
22 In which year was hostage-turned-terrorist Patti Hearst arrested by FBI agents? 1975
23 Who wrote a report on the misconduct of President Clinton in the wake of the Monica Lewinsky affair? Kenneth Starr
24 What was the name given to the scandel involving disc jockeys or Radio Stations being bribed to play certain records? Payola
25 Which South African township saw riots in 1976 that resulted in around 175 deaths? Soweto