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In the early 1980s, Scandal was the name of a rock band featuring lead vocalist Patty Smyth. But by the end of the decade, “scandal” was a word that had been branded onto a series of sensationalist happenings that involved people who are - or would become - famous. And even though the names were all over the news back then, it may be difficult to remember who did what some quarter-century later.
See if you can match the name to the scandal. Then return here and post your score. Or you can lie about it and say that your gardener has been blackmailing you. What? You don’t have a gardener? Hmmmm…
10 out of 10. Nice. Guess I paid attention during the news before there was the Internet. (Though I had not heard about the Tom Evans thing, he was the only one left to plug in the slot.)
posted by Jonathan on 4-30-2008 at 10:40 am
Well, I guess I know my scandals!
posted by Beth on 4-30-2008 at 10:41 am
Wasn’t the lead singer of Scandal Patti Smythe (with an e)? Pronounced with a long i sound, not a short i, as in Smith? I think so.
P.S. I got an 80%.
posted by loripop on 4-30-2008 at 10:44 am
8/10….all of the Fawn Hall/Baaker/Hart/Donna Rice players started running together for me!!
posted by Christian on 4-30-2008 at 11:06 am
70% - A little surprising especially since I don’t usually pay attention to scandals.
posted by MikeTrig on 4-30-2008 at 11:19 am
Amazed myself with 10 out of 10!
According to Wikipedia, it’s Patty Smyth. I thought she was hot back in the 80’s.
posted by tpal on 4-30-2008 at 11:19 am
8/10 - Back in another life, I lived in DC during the 80s. After awhile you stop paying attention. Then you move away and do the best to forget. . .
posted by gwdMaine on 4-30-2008 at 11:20 am
I got 8 out of 10- I mixed up my two financial scandals.
posted by Scott on 4-30-2008 at 11:56 am
8 out of 10, confused Frank Thompson and Gerry Studs.
posted by Don on 4-30-2008 at 12:17 pm
80%, confused abscam with s&l collapse, AS USUAL.
posted by Brian on 4-30-2008 at 3:41 pm
6/10
I got two pairs mixed up.
posted by gus on 4-30-2008 at 4:44 pm
8/10…i listened to my chauffer (gardner has the day off) and he convinced me that fred thompson ruggedly handsome good looks, he would have the affair…. :)
posted by ziggy on 5-1-2008 at 7:23 am
You really should prefix all these quizzes with the phrase
U.S. CONTENT ONLY
posted by Polx on 5-1-2008 at 7:40 am
10/10 Which kind of blows me away, cos I was pretty sure I’d killed those brain cells by now… ;)
posted by agitproper on 5-2-2008 at 10:11 am