Dawn Bonker[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hmgx75NPamQ&feature=player_embedded]If you’re reading this, you’re probably already a David Sedaris fan and you surely know all the answers to the quick Sedaris trivia quiz we’ve conjured up.
So what’s in it for you, you ask? A pair of free tickets to the upcoming Sedaris appearance in Memorial Hall at Chapman University, an $80 value, if we know our math.
Sedaris is the author of several bestselling books as well as droll essays heard on National Public Radio. His newest book is a collection of twisted fables titled Squirrel Seeks Chipmunk: A Modest Bestiary, which was well-reviewed in Sunday’s Los Angeles Times. The humorist will read his work and answer questions Oct. 27 beginning at 8 p.m. and stay for a book signing to follow at 9:30 p.m. Ticket information is available at the event website.
To celebrate his appearance, the first event in the re-established Distinguished Writers Series, we offer this trivia contest, open to Chapman University students, staff, faculty and alumni with a valid Chapman e-mail address. Here’s the drill: Send your answers in an e-mail to pr@chapman.edu and please put Sedaris Quiz in the subject line. Entries will be accepted until Oct. 22. Correct entries will go into a drawing for the tickets. Odds of winning are determined by the number of people who enter.
So, here you go. Have fun, and good luck!
- Many Sedaris fans first heard the humorist on NPR. In a well-known piece aired there, he recounts a holiday job working as a department store elf. What American jazz great did he emulate when he sang Away in a Manger?
- Together with his sister, Amy Sedaris, David Sedaris has written several plays, including one awarded an Obie Award. Which play won the Obie?
- In his book Me Talk Pretty One Day, Sedaris wrote a collection of humorous essays about his attempts to learn a foreign language. What was the language?
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