Wendy Beckett
publication date: Tuesday, November 4, 2008 (part of Round XXXVI)
category: Television
clue: What are the highest ratings a South-African virgin art-history expert can get on PBS? (None.)
explanation: Beckett was a nun who hosted an art-history program on PBS called Sister Wendy. more…
solved by: Russ Wilhelm, Steve West, LaVonne Lemler, Samir Mehta, Chris Lemler, Richard Slominsky, Justin Woods, Denise Sawicki, Matthew Preston, Joanna Woods, Mike Rothstein, Steve Dunn, Amy Austin, Jerry Mathis, Tony Peters, Walter Chesser, Shawn Brandt, and Samuel Franklin
trivia: The clue was inspired by an old joke when Scott Hardie asked "What's the highest rank a woman can hold in the Catholic Church?" and Matt Preston answered "None."