Color Wheel - Random Trivia Answers

• A1) Byron "Whizzer" White. The Rhodes Scholar served on the U.S. Supreme Court for 31 years after John F. Kennedy appointed him in 1962.
• A2) Al Green. Born as Albert Greene, the gospel and soul singer first cracked the Top 40 with "Tired of Being Alone", which peaked at #11 in 1971, and the top of the charts with "Let's Stay Together" the following year.
• A3) Zane Grey. Until the Zanesville, Ohio-born writer became more successful, he worked as a dentist to support his family.
• A4) Silver. Tonto's horse was Scout.
• A5) Joey Chestnut. A month later the Californian upended his own record and the Tsunami himself at the Nathan's Famous Fourth of July Hot Dog Eating Contest. Kobayashi's 63 would have regained the record, but Chestnut swallowed three more.
• A6) John Brown. The Connecticut-born "misguided fanatic" (in Abraham Lincoln's opinion) was immortalized in the Union marching song "John Brown's Body" after his fatal raid on the federal armory at Harpers Ferry three years later.
• A7) Jamie Gold. The Californian outlasted a record field of 8,773 Hold 'Em players to capture a first prize of twelve million dollars in 2006. With a new ban on Internet poker, significantly fewer people entered the 2007 tournament.
• A8) George Lemon. Among the Clown Prince's most famous gags were the bucket chase (presumably filled with water that turns out to be confetti), the arm bandage (it's placed on the wrong arm), and the doctored basketballs (one on an elastic, one that's lopsided, and one that doesn't bounce).
• A9) Matthias Rust. The 19-year-old German served 432 days in Moscow's Lefortovo jail before being released on parole. Gorbachev also used the incident as an excuse to remove the defense minister, the anti-air defense commander, and over 2,000 officers.
• A10) Violet. The early character survived in increasingly minor roles for over three decades, while her best friend Patty (not to be confused with Peppermint Patty) quickly disappeared.
• A11) Vida Blue. The lefty was the winning pitcher for the American League in 1971 and for the National League a decade later. The requirements for a starting pitcher to earn a win in the All-Star Game are laxer than other games. Blue allowed three runs in only three innings in 1971, but got the 'W' when his team crossed the plate four times in the bottom of the third.
• A12) Sirius Black. The Prisoner of Azkaban had been Harry's father's best friend at Hogwarts.