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Magazines That Changed Culture — Daily trivia Monday, September 28, 2026: questions and answers
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Q 01Which magazine named 'You' its Person of the Year, with a mirror on the cover?
- ANewsweek
- BTime
- CPeople
- DForbes
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Time
Time. The 2006 cover's mirror let each reader see their own face, honoring the millions creating content online.
Q 02Which singer's hit brought voguing, a Harlem ballroom dance based on Vogue models' poses, to the mainstream?
- AJanet Jackson
- BPaula Abdul
- CCher
- DMadonna
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Madonna
Madonna. Her 1990 song and video 'Vogue' gave the dance its big break, decades after it grew up in New York's Black and Latino LGBTQ ballrooms.
Q 03Which superhero did Gloria Steinem put on Ms. magazine's first regular cover, after DC stripped her powers?
- AWonder Woman
- BSupergirl
- CBatgirl
- DCatwoman
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Wonder Woman
Wonder Woman. Steinem lobbied DC to undo it, and by early 1973 the comics had given her powers back.
Q 04Al Jaffee's famous Mad magazine feature reveals its hidden joke when readers do what?
- AHold it to a mirror
- BFold the page
- CTurn it upside down
- DHold it up to a light
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Fold the page
Fold the page. Al Jaffee, father of the Fold-In, drew them for Mad for decades before retiring in June 2020.
Q 05National Geographic's famous 'Afghan Girl' cover photo was taken outside Afghanistan, in which country?
- AIran
- BTajikistan
- CTurkmenistan
- DPakistan
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Pakistan
Pakistan. Steve McCurry photographed her in 1984 at a refugee camp near Peshawar, then tracked her down 18 years later in the mountains of Afghanistan.
Q 06Sports Illustrated first ran its swimsuit issue in January. Why?
- AThere were few big games to cover
- BSwimwear makers paid for it
- CIt marked the magazine's birthday
- DA rival had just launched one
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There were few big games to cover
There were few big games to cover. Editor André Laguerre dreamed up the issue to fill the winter lull, putting model Babette March on the first cover.
Q 07Vogue said everyone would wear Coco Chanel's little black dress, likening it to which mass-produced product?
- AThe Singer sewing machine
- BThe Kodak Brownie camera
- CThe Ford Model T
- DThe Coca-Cola bottle
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The Ford Model T
The Ford Model T. Vogue dubbed it the 'Ford' dress in 1926: one simple, affordable design that women of every class could wear.
Q 08Punch magazine mocked the sketches for Parliament's new murals, giving which word its funny meaning?
- ACaricature
- BComic
- CCartoon
- DDoodle
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Cartoon
Cartoon. It had meant an artist's full-size preparatory drawing, until Punch's 1843 spoof made it the word for any funny drawing.
Q 09Thomas Nast's first Santa Claus for Harper's Weekly, draped in the American flag, held a puppet of which Civil War leader?
- AUlysses S. Grant
- BRobert E. Lee
- CAbraham Lincoln
- DJefferson Davis
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Jefferson Davis
Jefferson Davis, the Confederate president. The puppet was labeled 'Jeff' in Harper's Weekly's January 1863 issue.
Q 10Norman Rockwell's brawny Rosie the Riveter copied her pose from which Michelangelo work?
- AThe Last Judgment
- BThe Pietà
- CThe Sistine ceiling
- DThe statue of David
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The Sistine ceiling
The Sistine ceiling. Rockwell borrowed the prophet Isaiah's pose, then apologized to his petite 19-year-old model for making her so big.
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