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  1. In "Without Feathers," what were the cases of Inspector Ford, and what was the clue that solved each of them?
    Case #1-- The Case of the Murdered Socialite: because of the house's layout, Ives the butler would have had to sneak up in front of the victim, who would have hit him with his mallet.
    Case #2-- A Curious Riddle: The body was found with cash in its pockets. A man who was planning to commit suicide would have signed for everything.
    Case #3-- The Stolen Gem: One day before the theft, the suspect had said, "Boy, if I had a large sapphire, I could get out of the delicatessen business."
    Case #4-- The Macabre Accident: An experienced hunter never would have stalked deer in his underwear. His wife killed him and tried to make it look like a hunting accident by transporting his body to the woods. However, she forgot to dress him.
    Case #5-- The Bizarre Kidnaping: Although the victim lived with his parents, he was sixty and his parents were eighty. Kidnapers would never abduct a sixty-year-old child, as it makes no sense.

  2. In "Manhattan," what is the title of Isaac's short story about his mother?
    "The Castrating Zionist."

  3. In "Annie Hall," what does Annie order when she and Woody Allen are in the delicatessen?
    A pastrami on white bread with mayonnaise, tomatoes and lettuce.

  4. Sing the song of the rebels from Woody Allen's movie "Bananas."
    "Rebels are we! / Born to be free! Just like the fish in the sea!"

  5. In "Sleeper," Woody Allen is asked to identify 13 artifacts from the years 1950-2000. Name these 13 artifacts.
    Ten of them are: photographs of Charles DeGaulle, F. Scott Fitzgerald, Chiang Kai-Shek, Billy Graham, Norman Mailer, and women burning their bras; a Playboy centerfold; a videotape of Richard Nixon; the chattering teeth; a videotape of Howard Cosell. The other three are, uh, super double secret.

  6. In "Sleeper," Woody Allen finds two things preserved in a cave. One is a Volkswagon, and the other is a New York Times. What did the bumper sticker on the VW say, and what was the headline of the newspaper?

  7. In "Sleeper," what two things does Miles Monroe believe in? What do these two things have in common, and how do they differ?
    Sex and death. They both occur just once in a person's lifetime-- but after death, you're not nauseous.

  8. In "Zelig," what aviation record did Leonard Zelig set while under the delusion that he was a pilot?
    Fastest flight across the Atlantic while upside-down.

  9. In "Hannah and Her Sisters," why does Woody Allen dislike Nietzsche's idea of eternal recurrence?
    It means he'll have to sit through the Ice Capades again.

  10. In "The Purple Rose of Cairo," how did Tom Baxter always introduce himself?
    "Hi, I'm Tom Baxter, poet, adventurer, explorer, of the Chicago Baxters."

  11. In his album "The Nightclub Years," what household objects does Woody Allen have a meeting with?
    His toaster, clock, and blender.