1) What is the oldest weekly television program?
2) What did television news anchor Catherine Crier do before becoming a news presenter?
3) What does "bruxism" mean?
4) The first organized football game was played on this date in 1869. What two teams played?
Answers:
1) Meet the Press is the oldest program; it was first broadcast on this date in 1947.
2) As a teenager Crier worked on her family's farm near Dallas. There she hauled hay, cleaned stalls, and competed in Arabian horse shows across the Southwest. In 1984, she was elected to the 162nd District Court in Dallas County as
a State District Judge, becoming the youngest elected state judge in
Texas history. During her tenure on the bench, Crier also served as
Administrative Judge for the Civil District Courts and worked
extensively with the ABA, National Judicial College, and Texas Legislature on legal issues.She has also authored 5 books: her first book, the NY Times bestseller, The Case Against Lawyers in October, 2002. Her second book, A Deadly Game: The Untold Story of the Scott Peterson Investigation became a #1 NY Times bestseller and was followed by Contempt—How the Right is Wronging American Justice, and Final Analysis: The Untold Story of the Susan Polk Murder Case. Her fifth book, Patriot Acts — What Americans Must Do to Save the Republic, was published on November 1, 2011. Fun fact: when Crier got married, she was escorted down the aisle by her favorite dog.3) It means to grind one's teeth.
4) The game was between Rutgers and Princeton. Loosely based on Rugby and modified rules of the London Football Association, Princeton won with 6 goals to Rutgers' 4.
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