Honey Harvester -- Quiz Quilt 79 Puzzle

Category Questions:

Geography & Nature	What city's three-letter airport code is HND?
Entertainment & Food	What Australian film director's works include Gallipoli and The Year of Living Dangerously?
History & Government	What country did Germany invade on September 1, 1939 to begin World War II?
Literature & Arts	What can be found between the chapters of Laura Esquival's novel Like Water for Chocolate?
Math & Science	What is the main chemical element in the current U.S. dollar coin first released in 2000?
Sports & Games	In what Hawaiian district has the Ironman Triathlon been held since 1981?

General Trivia Answers #2,407-2,412

Answer 2,407: Entertainment & Food -- Drooper Trooper

d) Lion

Fleegle was a dog, Snort was an elephant, and Bingo was a gorilla in the 1968 to 1970 cartoon.

Answer 2,408: History & Government -- Free From France

c) Haiti

The man known as the black Napoleon became the nation's leader in 1803.

Answer 2,409: Math & Science -- Anterior Asteroids

c) Aten

The first was 2062 Aten, discovered on January 7, 1976 by Eleanor F. Helin.

Answer 2,410: Geography & Nature -- Medieval Morocco

c) Marrakech

It is the home of Djemaa el-Fna, "the place of the dead".

Answer 2,411: Literature & Arts -- Deltiologist's Delight

c) Postcards

A lepidopterist collects butterflies, a copoclephilist collects key rings, and a succrologist collects sugar packets.

Answer 2,412: Sports & Games -- Slam I Am

b) Fred Perry

The Englishman completed his career Grand Slam by winning the 1935 French Open. With his third straight Wimbledon title in 1936, he remains the last local to win the tournament.

General Trivia Questions #2,407-2,412

Question 2,407: Entertainment & Food -- Drooper Trooper

On The Banana Splits Adventure Hour, what type of animal was Drooper?

a) Dog
b) Elephant
c) Gorilla
d) Lion

Question 2,408: History & Government -- Free From France

What country did Toussaint L'ouverture become the first ruler of after he freed it from France?

a) French Guiana
b) Gabon
c) Haiti
d) Suriname

Question 2,409: Math & Science -- Anterior Asteroids

What term describes the group of asteroids that lie primarily inside the Earth's orbit?

a) Amor
b) Apollo
c) Aten
d) Trojan

Question 2,410: Geography & Nature -- Medieval Morocco

What major city in southern Morocco was its capital during the Middle Ages and again in the 16th and 17th centuries?

a) Casablanca
b) Fez
c) Marrakech
d) Rabat

Question 2,411: Literature & Arts -- Deltiologist's Delight

What does a deltiologist collect?

a) Butterflies
b) Key rings
c) Postcards
d) Sugar packets

Question 2,412: Sports & Games -- Slam I Am

Who was the first tennis player to win all four of the Grand Slam tournaments in his career?

a) Don Budge
b) Fred Perry
c) Jean Borotra
d) Rene Lacoste

General Trivia Answers #2,401-2,406

Answer 2,401: Entertainment & Food -- Abba, Abba Too

a) Erasure

The album covered Abba's "Lay All Your Love on Me", "S.O.S.", "Take a Chance on Me", and "Voulez-Vous".

Answer 2,402: History & Government -- Keep Out of Africa

b) Ethiopia

The East African nation finally succumbed to Italy in 1936.

Answer 2,403: Math & Science -- Shaver Saver

d) Schick

Colonel Jacob Schick sold 3,000 units the first year.

Answer 2,404: Geography & Nature -- Central American Sibling

c) Guatemala

The Mayan Empire peaked between the 2nd and 9th centuries and was mostly destroyed by Spain in the first half of the 16th century.

Answer 2,405: Literature & Arts -- Nostoyevsky

c) The Gulag Archipelago

Andrei Solzhenitzyn wrote the three volumes in the 1970s.

Answer 2,406: Sports & Games -- Go Grid

c) 19 by 19

The 361 points have made the game more difficult for computers to master than chess with its 64 squares.

General Trivia Questions #2,401-2,406

Question 2,401: Entertainment & Food -- Abba, Abba Too

What band took the Abba-esque tribute album to #1 in the U.K. in 1992?

a) Erasure
b) U2
c) Yaz
d) Youthquake

Question 2,402: History & Government -- Keep Out of Africa

What was the only native African country to resist European imperialism in the late 1700s and 1800s?

a) Egypt
b) Ethiopia
c) Libya
d) Morocco

Question 2,403: Math & Science -- Shaver Saver

What company put the first electric razor on sale in the U.S. on March 18, 1931?

a) Braun
b) Gillette
c) Norelco
d) Schick

Question 2,404: Geography & Nature -- Central American Sibling

What is the main country besides Mexico that exists where the Mayan civilization once flourished?

a) Belize
b) El Salvador
c) Guatemala
d) Honduras

Question 2,405: Literature & Arts -- Nostoyevsky

Which novel below is not a Feodor Mikhailovich Dostoyevsky creation?

a) The Brothers Karamazov
b) Crime and Punishment
c) The Gulag Archipelago
d) The House of the Dead

Question 2,406: Sports & Games -- Go Grid

What are the dimensions of a Go board?

a) 15 by 15
b) 17 by 17
c) 19 by 19
d) 21 by 21

General Trivia Answers #2,395-2,400

Answer 2,395: Entertainment & Food -- Malice in Dallas

c) Kristin

In the television series Dallas, the question was finally answered after eight months in the fourth episode of the season on November 21, 1980.

Answer 2,396: History & Government -- Super Bolshevik

c) Nikolai Lenin

After Nicholas II was overthrown in April, Lenin led a failed workers' rebellion in July and fled to Finland before returning successfully in October.

Answer 2,397: Math & Science -- Pesky Pebbles

a) Calcium

The stones, usually composed of calcium oxalate, can grow to the size of golf balls.

Answer 2,398: Geography & Nature -- Puny Province

d) Prince Edward Island

The Garden Province in the Gulf of St. Lawrence is 2,185 square miles, smaller than every U.S. state except Rhode Island.

Answer 2,399: Literature & Arts -- Dinner Demon

b) Judas

Judas Iscariot was one of Jesus's twelve disciples but had betrayed him.

Answer 2,400: Sports & Games -- Court Cover

b) Grass

They currently use rye, although a combination of rye and fescue was used until recently.

General Trivia Questions #2,395-2,400

Question 2,395: Entertainment & Food -- Malice in Dallas

Who shot J.R.?

a) Bobby
b) Jock
c) Kristin
d) Sue

Question 2,396: History & Government -- Super Bolshevik

What Russian communist led the Bolsheviks to power in 1917?

a) Aleksei Rykov
b) Joseph Stalin
c) Nikolai Lenin
d) Vyacheslav Molotov

Question 2,397: Math & Science -- Pesky Pebbles

What is the main chemical element in kidney stones?

a) Calcium
b) Iron
c) Silicon
d) Zinc

Question 2,398: Geography & Nature -- Puny Province

What is the smallest Canadian province?

a) New Brunswick
b) Newfoundland
c) Nova Scotia
d) Prince Edward Island

Question 2,399: Literature & Arts -- Dinner Demon

Who was the unlucky thirteenth guest at Jesus's Last Supper?

a) Beelzebub
b) Judas
c) Lucifer
d) Satan

Question 2,400: Sports & Games -- Court Cover

What kind of surface is used for the tennis courts at Wimbledon?

a) Clay
b) Grass
c) Hardcourt
d) Synthetic

General Trivia Answers #2,389-2,394

Answer 2,389: Entertainment & Food -- NBC Cable Stable

b) Bravo

The network was the first dedicated to broadcasting drama and the performing arts.

Answer 2,390: History & Government -- Nuclear Four

b) France

They tested an A-bomb in the Sahara Desert on April 13.

Answer 2,391: Math & Science -- Fluoride Flood

b) Grand Rapids, Michigan

The ten-year experiment was ended early in 1951 with the decision to continue fluoridating.

Answer 2,392: Geography & Nature -- Camel Country

c) Somalia

As of 2003, almost half of the world's nineteen million camels lived there.

Answer 2,393: Literature & Arts -- Bubble Trouble

c) Rembrandt

The painting was valued at over $3 million at the time.

Answer 2,394: Sports & Games -- One More For Four

c) John McEnroe

The German-born lefty never got past the Australian Open semifinals, partly because he only opted to play Down Under five times.

General Trivia Questions #2,389-2,394

Question 2,389: Entertainment & Food -- NBC Cable Stable

What cable TV entertainment network premiered on December 8, 1980 and has been owned by NBC since December 2002?

a) A&E
b) Bravo
c) USA
d) VH-1

Question 2,390: History & Government -- Nuclear Four

What country became the fourth with nuclear weapons in 1960?

a) China
b) France
c) U.K.
d) U.S.S.R.

Question 2,391: Math & Science -- Fluoride Flood

In 1945, what was the first U.S. city to fluoridate its water?

a) Fresno, California
b) Grand Rapids, Michigan
c) Hartford, Connecticut
d) Jacksonville, Florida

Question 2,392: Geography & Nature -- Camel Country

What country produces the most camels?

a) India
b) Pakistan
c) Somalia
d) Sudan

Question 2,393: Literature & Arts -- Bubble Trouble

What artist's Child with a Soap Bubble was stolen from a museum in Draguignan, France on July 14, 1999?

a) Edgar Degas
b) John Constable
c) Rembrandt
d) Vincent van Gogh

Question 2,394: Sports & Games -- One More For Four

Which male tennis player below did not reach the finals of all four Grand Slam events?

a) Ivan Lendl
b) Jim Courier
c) John McEnroe
d) Stefan Edberg

General Trivia Answers #2,383-2,388

Answer 2,383: Entertainment & Food -- Best Actress Award

c) Frances McDormand

The wife of the film's director, Joel Coen, played Marge Gunderson in Fargo.

Answer 2,384: History & Government -- Fact of Congress

a) Elizabeth Cady Stanton

In 1866, the New Yorker campaigned unsuccessfully from Brooklyn's Third District.

Answer 2,385: Math & Science -- Antibacterial Bandages

b) Silver

The special bandages debuted in 2001.

Answer 2,386: Geography & Nature -- Morocco Metropolis

d) Rabat

The city was a major port until accumulations of silt made the water too shallow.

Answer 2,387: Literature & Arts -- Hercules's Home

a) Belgium

The crime-solver foiled criminals in over thirty books.

Answer 2,388: Sports & Games -- Money Match

a) Australian Open

The French Open evened out its top prizes in 2006 and Wimbledon in 2007.

General Trivia Questions #2,383-2,388

Question 2,383: Entertainment & Food -- Best Actress Award

Who won the 1996 Academy Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role?

a) Brenda Blethyn
b) Diane Keaton
c) Frances McDormand
d) Kristen Scott Thomas

Question 2,384: History & Government -- Fact of Congress

Who was the first woman to run for U.S. Congress?

a) Elizabeth Cady Stanton
b) Rebecca Felton
c) Susan B. Anthony
d) Victoria Woodhull

Question 2,385: Math & Science -- Antibacterial Bandages

What chemical element is used in the Acticoat coating to kill bacteria in Band-Aid bandages?

a) Copper
b) Silver
c) Titanium
d) Zinc

Question 2,386: Geography & Nature -- Morocco Metropolis

What is the capital of Morocco?

a) Casablanca
b) Fez
c) Marrakech
d) Rabat

Question 2,387: Literature & Arts -- Hercules's Home

What country is fictional detective Hercule Poirot from?

a) Belgium
b) France
c) Netherlands
d) Switzerland

Question 2,388: Sports & Games -- Money Match

Which tennis Grand Slam event began giving equal prize money to men and women in 2001?

a) Australian Open
b) French Open
c) U.S. Open
d) Wimbledon

Weird Al Yankovic - Random Trivia Answers

• A1) "Gangsta's Paradise", Coolio. The 1996 spoof of the song from the movie Dangerous Minds also makes fun of Enigma's "Return to Innocence".
• A2) "The Safety Dance", Men Without Hats. If you know the Brady Bunch theme song, you know most of Weird Al's lyrics.
• A3) "Bad", Michael Jackson. This song includes some of my favorite lyrics, including "I've got more chins than chinatown", "my shadow weighs forty-two pounds", and "when you're only having seconds I'm having twenty-thirds".
• A4) "Zoot Suit Riot", Cherry Poppin' Daddies. Yankovic definitely likes his food. This parody appeared in 1999, six years after he packed ten calorific songs into The Food Album.
• A5) "Jeopardy", Greg Kihn Band. The Top 40 hit worries because "Our love's in jeopardy", while the parody hopes to score big on the game show, whose original host (Art Fleming) and announcer (Don Pardo) appear in the video.
• A6) "I Think We're Alone Now", Tiffany. Weird Al doesn't make fun of Tiffany as a cookie cutter pop star singer; he tells the story of a real cloned human.
• A7) "MacArthur Park", Donna Summer. Summer's cover of the 1968 Richard Harris song hit number one on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1978. Yankovic's rendition ruins more than a cake as dinosaurs kill off several of the scientists.
• A8) "Like a Virgin", Madonna. Yes, even in an operating room, the surgeon eats a sandwich as he flatlines his patient.
• A9) "My Sharona", The Knack. Weird Al's version of the number one Hot 100 song also reached number one... on Dr. Demento's Funny Five countdown.
• A10) "Mickey", Toni Basil. Weird Al channels the spirit of Lucille Ball in black-and-white, although he doesn't mention her 1969 cheerleading gig in Here's Lucy.
• A11) "Ridin'", Chamillionaire. Yankovic wear braces instead of grills, rides a Segway, and slips in two Star Trek references: "I'll ace any trivia quiz you bring on; I'm fluent in JavaScript as well as Klingon" and "Only question I ever thought was hard was do I like Kirk or do I like Picard". [I'm sure Weird Al would ace *this* trivia quiz!]
• A12) "Lola", The Kinks. Weird Al tells the story of The Empire Strikes Back, which doesn't have any transvestites, as far as I know.

Special mention should be made of Yankovic's "Buckingham Blues", which was originally a parody of John Cougar's "Jack and Diane". When Weird Al wanted to make a movie out of the Princess Diana and Prince Charles story, Cougar got upset, and Yankovic changed the melody.

Weird Al Yankovic - Random Trivia Questions

Weird Al is one of my kids' favorite singers even though they don't know a lot of the songs he's parodying. Can you do better than a seven-year-old and a five-year-old? Given the Weird Al song name, score one point for the original song name and one point for the original artist.

Weird Al Yankovic Questions

• Q1) "Amish Paradise"
• Q2) "The Brady Bunch"
• Q3) "Fat"
• Q4) "Grapefruit Diet"
• Q5) "I Lost on Jeopardy"
• Q6) "I Think I'm a Clone Now"
• Q7) "Jurassic Park"
• Q8) "Like a Surgeon"
• Q9) "My Bologna"
• Q10) "Ricky"
• Q11) "White and Nerdy"
• Q12) "Yoda"

Hardy Evergreen -- Quiz Quilt 78 Solution

Category Answers:

Entertainment & Food	FLY	The CD featured the singles "Ready to Run" and "Goodbye Earl".
History & Government	HALE	Continental Army captain Nathan Hale supposedly uttered the words before being hanged by the British for espionage on September 22, 1776.
Geography & Nature	GUAM	Its geographically-inspired motto is "Where America's Day Begins".
Literature & Arts	KRAKAUER	A made-for-TV movie of Jon Krakauer's account was also released in 1997.
Sports & Games	SETTER	The setter feeds the ball to the hitters in volleyball like the point guard feeds the shooters in basketball.
Math & Science	KLEIN	University professor Felix Klein conceived the inside- and outside-less Klein bottle in 1872.

Quiz Quilt Answer: LAUREL (Second letters)

The Bay Laurel (among others) is an evergreen tree from which bay leaves are obtained for cooking, and Stan Laurel was Oliver Hardy's partner in comedy.

Hardy Evergreen -- Quiz Quilt 78 Puzzle

Category Questions:

Entertainment & Food	What was the 2000 Country Music Album of the Year by the Dixie Chicks?
History & Government	What American Revolutionary soldier lamented, "I only regret that I have but one life to lose for my country"?
Geography & Nature	What unincorporated U.S. territory is the southernmost of the Marianas islands?
Literature & Arts	What climber documented his catastrophic Mount Everest expedition in the book Into Thin Air?
Sports & Games	What position in volleyball is closely parallel to a point guard in basketball?
Math & Science	What German mathematician's bottle is the three-dimensional analog of the Moebius strip?

General Trivia Answers #2,377-2,382

Answer 2,377: Entertainment & Food -- Made Marion

c) John Wayne

The Duke was born on May 26, 1907 in Winterset, Iowa.

Answer 2,378: History & Government -- President's Privilege

a) Dwight Eisenhower

On a more serious note, his 1953 Inaugural Address offered his wisdom, "A people that values its privileges above its principles soon loses both."

Answer 2,379: Math & Science -- Patent Edison?

d) Thomas Edison

A December 2005 investigation determined that Weder, with a slew of flower pot and related inventions, had taken over the top spot from Edison with 1,321 patents.

Answer 2,380: Geography & Nature -- Ursa Major

c) Grizzly bear

The Kodiak Bear and the Mexican Brown Bear are the other two subspecies of brown bears in North America.

Answer 2,381: Literature & Arts -- For War

b) Ares

He was the son of Zeus and Hera to the Greeks and the son of Juno and a magical flower to the Romans.

Answer 2,382: Sports & Games -- Hands Over Head

d) Safety

The defense is awarded two points when the offensive team creates the impetus that sends the ball through its own end zone or is tackled or commits a foul in the end zone.

General Trivia Questions #2,377-2,382

Question 2,377: Entertainment & Food -- Made Marion

What American film actor was born as Marion Michael Morrison?

a) Clint Eastwood
b) Gary Cooper
c) John Wayne
d) Roy Rogers

Question 2,378: History & Government -- President's Privilege

Who observed, "There is one thing about being a President; nobody can tell you when to sit down"?

a) Dwight Eisenhower
b) Gerald Ford
c) Lyndon Johnson
d) Richard Nixon

Question 2,379: Math & Science -- Patent Edison?

What American innovator has earned the most patents?

a) Donald Weder
b) Edwin Land
c) Henry Ford
d) Thomas Edison

Question 2,380: Geography & Nature -- Ursa Major

What is ursus arctos horribilis commonly known as?

a) Black bear
b) Giant panda
c) Grizzly bear
d) Polar bear

Question 2,381: Literature & Arts -- For War

In Greek mythology, who was the God of War, known to the Romans as Mars?

a) Apollo
b) Ares
c) Pluto
d) Poseidon

Question 2,382: Sports & Games -- Hands Over Head

What event has occurred if an NFL referee puts his palms together above his head?

a) Field goal
b) Halftime
c) Injury timeout
d) Safety

General Trivia Answers #2,371-2,376

Answer 2,371: Entertainment & Food -- Crawling Critter

a) Armadillo

The Combat Rock single reached #8 on the charts and regained prominence almost a decade later when Armed Forces Radio started its Operation Desert Shield broadcasts with the song.

Answer 2,372: History & Government -- Obviating the Obstetrician

c) Lyndon Johnson

The 36th President was born in a Texas farmhouse on August 27, 1908.

Answer 2,373: Math & Science -- Instead of Insulin

a) Dahlia

The national flower of Mexico was named for 18th-century Swedish botanist Anders Dahl.

Answer 2,374: Geography & Nature -- Previous Province

c) Nova Scotia

The French first settled the territory in 1604 and once claimed land as far south as Philadelphia.

Answer 2,375: Literature & Arts -- Giddy Ghost

d) Noel Coward

In the comedy, the ghost of Charles Condomine's first wife haunts him following a seance.

Answer 2,376: Sports & Games -- Six Shooter

a) David Robinson

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar collected them all except for the Defensive Player of the Year award, which was not introduced until he was already 35 years old.

General Trivia Questions #2,371-2,376

Question 2,371: Entertainment & Food -- Crawling Critter

What kind of animal crawls on the ground throughout the video of the Clash's 1982 song "Rock the Casbah"?

a) Armadillo
b) Crocodile
c) Hamster
d) Spider

Question 2,372: History & Government -- Obviating the Obstetrician

Who was the last U.S. President who was not born in a hospital?

a) Gerald Ford
b) Jimmy Carter
c) Lyndon Johnson
d) Richard Nixon

Question 2,373: Math & Science -- Instead of Insulin

What flower's roots were used to treat diabetics before insulin was discovered?

a) Dahlia
b) Hyacinth
c) Iris
d) Pansy

Question 2,374: Geography & Nature -- Previous Province

Which Canadian province was formerly called Acadia?

a) Alberta
b) Manitoba
c) Nova Scotia
d) Saskatchewan

Question 2,375: Literature & Arts -- Giddy Ghost

What playwright wrote Blithe Spirit in 1941?

a) Arthur Miller
b) David Mamet
c) George Bernard Shaw
d) Noel Coward

Question 2,376: Sports & Games -- Six Shooter

Who was the only NBA player to win Rookie of the Year, Defensive Player of the Year, and MVP awards, and scoring, rebounding, and blocked shot titles?

a) David Robinson
b) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
c) Shaquille O'Neal
d) Wilt Chamberlain

General Trivia Answers #2,365-2,370

Answer 2,365: Entertainment & Food -- Cosby's College

c) Temple

The voice of Fat Albert graduated with the Class of 1951.

Answer 2,366: History & Government -- Assassination Assessor

a) Earl Warren

The former California governor was the 14th Chief Justice from 1953 to 1969.

Answer 2,367: Math & Science -- Rapid Rotation

b) 1,000 miles per hour

Objects in New York City only spin 790 miles per hour.

Answer 2,368: Geography & Nature -- Taste Less

d) Sweet

Cats have less than 6% as many taste buds as humans, and only a few of them near the back of their tongues respond to sweetness.

Answer 2,369: Literature & Arts -- Short and Fat

c) Guy de Maupassant

The author, whose full first name was Henri-Rene-Albert-Guy, was Gustave Flaubert's protege.

Answer 2,370: Sports & Games -- Double-Six Dominoes

a) 28

Each domino has a unique combination of pairs of 0 to 6 dots.

General Trivia Questions #2,365-2,370

Question 2,365: Entertainment & Food -- Cosby's College

What university did actor and comedian Bill Cosby attend?

a) Drexel
b) Pennsylvania
c) Temple
d) Villanova

Question 2,366: History & Government -- Assassination Assessor

What Chief Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court investigated John F. Kennedy's assassination?

a) Earl Warren
b) Frederick Vinson
c) Harlan Stone
d) Warren Burger

Question 2,367: Math & Science -- Rapid Rotation

About how fast does the Earth rotate at the equator?

a) 100 miles per hour
b) 1,000 miles per hour
c) 10,000 miles per hour
d) 100,000 miles per hour

Question 2,368: Geography & Nature -- Taste Less

Which taste are cats least sensitive to?

a) Bitter
b) Salty
c) Sour
d) Sweet

Question 2,369: Literature & Arts -- Short and Fat

What French author was known for his short stories such as "Ball of Fat" and his novels such as Pierre and Jean?

a) Andre Gide
b) Gustave Flaubert
c) Guy de Maupassant
d) Marcel Proust

Question 2,370: Sports & Games -- Double-Six Dominoes

How many dominoes are in a standard double-six set?

a) 28
b) 36
c) 44
d) 49

General Trivia Answers #2,359-2,364

Answer 2,359: Entertainment & Food -- Rapa-City

b) San Diego

Michael Crichton's 1995 book, his sequel to Jurassic Park, does not include the scene.

Answer 2,360: History & Government -- Khmer Country

b) Cambodia

The group was formerly known as the Communist Party of Kampuchea and the Party of Democratic Kampuchea.

Answer 2,361: Math & Science -- CAT Word

d) Axial

Computerized Axial Tomography generates a three-dimensional X-ray image of the body.

Answer 2,362: Geography & Nature -- Cold Seat

b) Santiago

The city was founded by Pedro de Valdivia in 1541 and has been the country's capital since 1818.

Answer 2,363: Literature & Arts -- Little Darlings

b) Michael

Wendy was the oldest, playing the role of "mother" in part of the story.

Answer 2,364: Sports & Games -- Banner Year

c) Winning a league championship

The phrase means that the team reached the World Series.

General Trivia Questions #2,359-2,364

Question 2,359: Entertainment & Food -- Rapa-City

What California city is devastated at the end of the 1997 movie The Lost World?

a) Los Angeles
b) San Diego
c) San Francisco
d) San Jose

Question 2,360: History & Government -- Khmer Country

What country did the Khmer Rouge take over in 1975?

a) Burma
b) Cambodia
c) Laos
d) Vietnam

Question 2,361: Math & Science -- CAT Word

In medical terminology, what does the 'A' in CAT scan stand for?

a) Accelerated
b) Analytical
c) Anterior
d) Axial

Question 2,362: Geography & Nature -- Cold Seat

What is the capital of Chile?

a) Concepcion
b) Santiago
c) Temuco
d) Valparaiso

Question 2,363: Literature & Arts -- Little Darlings

In the novel Peter Pan, who was the youngest of the Darling children?

a) John
b) Michael
c) Peter
d) Wendy

Question 2,364: Sports & Games -- Banner Year

In Major League Baseball, what is capturing a pennant synonymous with?

a) Having the best division record
b) Winning a division championship
c) Winning a league championship
d) Winning the World Series

General Trivia Answers #2,353-2,358

Answer 2,353: Entertainment & Food -- Billboard Bully

a) My Fair Lady

The Broadway musical's monophonic 1956 album stayed on the charts for an amazing 480 weeks, 292 in the Top 40.

Answer 2,354: History & Government -- June Gemini

a) George Bush

The Gemini was born on June 12, 1924 in Milton, Massachusetts.

Answer 2,355: Math & Science -- Vegetable Troupe

c) Franklin Roosevelt

Other famous vegetarians include Chelsea Clinton, Charles Darwin, Steve Jobs, and Jerry Seinfeld.

Answer 2,356: Geography & Nature -- Dupli-City

b) Moscow

Almon Ashbury Lieuallen called the town Paradise Alley in 1872 but supposedly renamed it because it was isolated like the Russian city during Ivan the Terrible's reign.

Answer 2,357: Literature & Arts -- Dubliners or Nothing

c) "Exiles"

The play, which refers to "The Dead", was written in 1914, the same year the collection of fifteen short stories was published.

Answer 2,358: Sports & Games -- One Winner

a) Kansas City Royals

They edged the St. Louis Cardinals in seven games in the 1985 World Series.

General Trivia Questions #2,353-2,358

Question 2,353: Entertainment & Food -- Billboard Bully

What album spent the most weeks on the Billboard album chart?

a) My Fair Lady
b) The Sound of Music
c) South Pacific
d) Tapestry

Question 2,354: History & Government -- June Gemini

Who was the first U.S. President born in June, the last month a president had not been born in?

a) George Bush
b) Jimmy Carter
c) Richard Nixon
d) Ronald Reagan

Question 2,355: Math & Science -- Vegetable Troupe

Which of the following people was not a vegetarian?

a) Albert Einstein
b) Benjamin Franklin
c) Franklin Roosevelt
d) Leonardo da Vinci

Question 2,356: Geography & Nature -- Dupli-City

In what foreign sounding city is the University of Idaho located?

a) London
b) Moscow
c) Paris
d) Warsaw

Question 2,357: Literature & Arts -- Dubliners or Nothing

Which James Joyce story below is not in Dubliners?

a) "Araby"
b) "The Dead"
c) "Exiles"
d) "The Sisters"

Question 2,358: Sports & Games -- One Winner

Which is the only team below that has won a World Series?

a) Kansas City Royals
b) Seattle Mariners
c) Seattle Pilots/Milwaukee Brewers
d) Texas Rangers

Heat to Eat -- Quiz Quilt 77 Solution

Category Answers:

Sports & Games	MARIS	MVP Roger Maris hit 61 homers for the New York Yankees in 1961. Mark McGwire, Sammy Sosa, and Barry Bonds have all surpassed his total in the National League.
Literature & Arts	HOBBES	The stuffed tiger in Bill Watterson's comic strip Calvin and Hobbes was named for Englishman Thomas Hobbes.
Entertainment & Food	CARA	The New York City-born Irene Escalera sang "Fame" and "Out Here On My Own" for the Fame: L.A. television series that ran from 1997 to 1998.
Geography & Nature	ALASKA	The Last Frontier state and the Eureka state both have eight national parks.
Math & Science	MALATHION	The insecticide was also sprayed over Long Island and New York City in 1999 and 2000 to fight the West Nile virus and has been blamed for lobster deaths there.
History & Government	NORWAY	The nation's Foreign Minister held the post from 1946 to 1952.

Quiz Quilt Answer: WASABI (Fourth letters going up.)

The root of the Japanese horseradish is used as a spice which produces very strong vapors that can irritate the nose when eaten.

Heat to Eat -- Quiz Quilt 77 Puzzle

Category Questions:

Sports & Games	What baseball player holds the American League record for most home runs in a season?
Literature & Arts	What Leviathan philosopher's last words were about his "leap in the dark"?
Entertainment & Food	What Fame actress appeared in Roots: The Next Generation?
Geography & Nature	Which U.S. state is tied with California for the most national park sites?
Math & Science	What pesticide, sprayed in Florida in 1998 to combat the Mediterranean fruit fly, is now linked to over 100 illnesses in people?
History & Government	From what country was Trygve Lie, the first Secretary General of the United Nations?

Decisive Battles - Random Trivia Answers

• A1) The Battle of Marathon. The first battle in Creasy's tome was historically important because it was the first Greek victory over the Persians on land (and we still recognize it today with the marathon running race).
• A2) The Battle of Hastings. This victory sealed the Norman Conquest of England (William would become king ten weeks later) and is commemorated by the Bayeaux Tapestry.
• A3) The Battles of Saratoga. This pair of battles in New York convinced France to aid the cause of the American Revolution.
• A4) The Battle of Waterloo. After Napoleon's Hundred Days return from exile, his loss here permanently removed him from emperor and settled Europe into a long period of peace. This was the last battle in Creasy's book, whose full title is The Fifteen Decisive Battles of the World: from Marathon to Waterloo.
• A5) The Vicksburg Campaign. After several unsuccessful attempts, Ulysses S. Grant landed his troops unopposed at Bruinsburg, Mississippi, then captured Jackson and finally Vicksburg over ten weeks, gaining full Union ownership of the Mississippi River and splitting the Confederacy in half.
• A6) The Battle of Koniggratz (also known as the Battle of Sadowa). The Kingdom of Prussia effectively ended the Austro-Prussian War and the Austrian Empire at peace talks three weeks later.
• A7) The Battle of Tsushima (also know as the Sea of Japan Naval Battle and the Battle of Tsushima Strait). Japan routed Russia, losing only 117 men and 3 ships while killing 4,380 men and sinking 21 ships. The Land of the Rising Sun strengthened its position and took a major step toward World War II.
• A8) The First Battle of the Marne (also known as the Miracle of the Marne). Despite very heavy losses on each side (about a quarter million casualties each), the Allies forced the Germans to retreat, preventing a quick end to World War I. The Second Battle of the Marne four years later stopped the last major German offensive of the war.
• A9) The Battle of Warsaw. Poland secured its independence from Russia in the three-year Polish-Soviet War.
• A10) The Battle of Midway. U.S. forces not only held on to the strategic outpost, but damaged enough Japanese ships to establish superiority on the water for the rest of the war. In 1949, Chicago Municipal Airport was renamed Midway to honor this battle.
• A11) The Battle of Stalingrad. The bloodiest battle in human history left one and a half million dead, split almost evenly across the sides, and Russia in possession of their city, which they renamed Volgograd in 1961.
• A12) The Tet Offensive. The North attacked despite an agreement for a three-day Vietnamese New Year cease fire. Although the Allied side suffered far fewer casualties, the Communists gained strategically, and American civilian anti-war sentiment grew much stronger.