General Trivia Questions #1,297-1,302

Question 1,297: Entertainment & Food -- Fish Trail

What TV series was Fish a spin-off from?

a) All in the Family
b) Barney Miller
c) The Mary Tyler Moore Show
d) Taxi

Question 1,298: History & Government -- Buck Pluck

Which U.S. President's motto was "The buck stops here"?

a) Franklin Roosevelt
b) Harry Truman
c) Millard Fillmore
d) Theodore Roosevelt

Question 1,299: Math & Science -- Be Afraid. Be Very Afraid

According to The Book of Lists, what is the most common fear that people have?

a) Death
b) Heights
c) Public speaking
d) Snakes

Question 1,300: Geography & Nature -- The 39+99 Steps

In what city are the Spanish Steps located?

a) London, England
b) Madrid, Spain
c) Paris, France
d) Rome, Italy

Question 1,301: Literature & Arts -- Pair of Eyes Lost

What English poet was known for his Italian sonnets and wrote the epic Paradise Lost after going blind?

a) John Keats
b) John Milton
c) Percy Bysshe Shelley
d) Thomas Gray

Question 1,302: Sports & Games -- Ancient Athletics

What was the first highly developed sport, around 3000 B.C.?

a) Boxing
b) Running
c) Swimming
d) Wrestling

General Trivia Answers #1,291-1,296

Answer 1,291: Entertainment & Food -- September '65 Sci-Fi Show

a) Lost in Space

The show lasted three years and 83 episodes.

Answer 1,292: History & Government -- Lamb Leader

b) Clement Atlee

He defeated Churchill in the 1945 election and remained in office from July 27, 1945 to October 26, 1951.

Answer 1,293: Math & Science -- Space Shots

b) Galileo

The spacecraft took pictures of the asteroid Gaspra in 1971.

Answer 1,294: Geography & Nature -- Separated From the Sea

c) Bosnia and Herzegovina

It possesses a tiny fourteen-mile coast on the Adriatic Sea.

Answer 1,295: Literature & Arts -- Dino-Dame

a) Dawn

The cuddly anachronisms have a son named Rex.

Answer 1,296: Sports & Games -- Masters Maven

a) Fred Couples

His five decent paydays included a win in 1992 and a second place tie in 1998.

General Trivia Questions #1,291-1,296

Question 1,291: Entertainment & Food -- September '65 Sci-Fi Show

What science fiction television show was created by Irwin Allen and debuted on September 15, 1965?

a) Lost in Space
b) Space: 1999
c) Star Trek
d) Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea

Question 1,292: History & Government -- Lamb Leader

Which British prime minister did Winston Churchill call "a sheep in sheep's clothing"?

a) Anthony Eden
b) Clement Atlee
c) Neville Chamberlain
d) Stanley Baldwin

Question 1,293: Math & Science -- Space Shots

What space probe first closely photographed an asteroid in 1971?

a) Clementine
b) Galileo
c) Magellan
d) Ulysses

Question 1,294: Geography & Nature -- Separated From the Sea

Which country below is not landlocked?

a) Belarus
b) Bolivia
c) Bosnia and Herzegovina
d) Botswana

Question 1,295: Literature & Arts -- Dino-Dame

In the Dilbert comic strip, who is Bob the dinosaur's female counterpart?

a) Dawn
b) Deanna
c) Dena
d) Donna

Question 1,296: Sports & Games -- Masters Maven

Which golfer finished in the top ten at the Masters the most times in the 1990s?

a) Fred Couples
b) Greg Norman
c) Jose Maria Olazabal
d) Ray Floyd

General Trivia Answers #1,285-1,290

Answer 1,285: Entertainment & Food -- The Best Television on Television

d) Zoom

WGBH in Boston and PBS produced the series until low ratings doomed its second seven-year run in 2005.

Answer 1,286: History & Government -- New England Republic

d) Vermont

The tiny nation was called New Connecticut for six months in 1777 before renaming itself Vermont and eventually joined the United States on March 4, 1791.

Answer 1,287: Math & Science -- Parotitis Prevention

c) Mumps

The viral disease, which causes inflammation of the parotid glands, was a frequent childhood malady before vaccination became widespread.

Answer 1,288: Geography & Nature -- Park Province

a) Alberta

The park in the Canadian Rockies was the country's first national park in 1887.

Answer 1,289: Literature & Arts -- F. Scott's Self-Plot

d) Tender Is the Night

Fitzgerald's last novel was published in 1934, six years before he passed away.

Answer 1,290: Sports & Games -- Judo's Kudos

d) White

A double-width white belt is awarded for obtaining the twelfth dan, but nobody has earned it yet. The highest-ranking judokas currently wear red belts for reaching the 9th and 10th dans.

General Trivia Questions #1,285-1,290

Question 1,285: Entertainment & Food -- The Best Television on Television

Which of the following television shows did the Children's Workshop not produce?

a) The Electric Company
b) Ghostwriter
c) Sesame Street
d) Zoom

Question 1,286: History & Government -- New England Republic

Which New England state was once an independent republic?

a) Connecticut
b) Maine
c) New Hampshire
d) Vermont

Question 1,287: Math & Science -- Parotitis Prevention

What is the common name of epidemic parotitis, a disease against which vaccination is regularly used?

a) Chicken pox
b) Measles
c) Mumps
d) Smallpox

Question 1,288: Geography & Nature -- Park Province

In which Canadian province is Banff National Park located?

a) Alberta
b) British Columbia
c) Manitoba
d) Saskatchewan

Question 1,289: Literature & Arts -- F. Scott's Self-Plot

What F. Scott Fitzgerald novel is semi-autobiographical?

a) The Beautiful and the Damned
b) The Great Gatsby
c) The Last Tycoon
d) Tender Is the Night

Question 1,290: Sports & Games -- Judo's Kudos

What color is the highest ranking belt in judo?

a) Black
b) Red
c) Red and White
d) White

General Trivia Answers #1,279-1,284

Answer 1,279: Entertainment & Food -- Archie Bunker's Place

b) CBS

All in the Family ran from 1971 to 1979 and M*A*S*H from 1972 to 1983.

Answer 1,280: History & Government -- Nuclear Nations

c) United Kingdom

They exploded their first nuclear device at the Monte Bello Islands off Australia on October 3, 1952.

Answer 1,281: Math & Science -- North Star's Name

b) Polaris

The Pole Star is in Ursa Minor, 431 light years from Earth.

Answer 1,282: Geography & Nature -- Daylight Doctoring

a) Alaska

Arizona and Hawaii do not observe daylight saving at all, while only a few counties in Indiana adjusted their clocks semiannually until then.

Answer 1,283: Literature & Arts -- Dewey Decimal Designer

c) Melvil Dewey

George was an admiral, John was a philosopher, and Thomas was a New York governor.

Answer 1,284: Sports & Games -- King Stroll

b) 2

The king moves two spaces when castling to either side.

General Trivia Questions #1,279-1,284

Question 1,279: Entertainment & Food -- Archie Bunker's Place

Which TV network originally aired All in the Family and M*A*S*H?

a) ABC
b) CBS
c) Fox
d) NBC

Question 1,280: History & Government -- Nuclear Nations

What was the third country to have nuclear weapons, after the United States and the Soviet Union?

a) China
b) Japan
c) United Kingdom
d) West Germany

Question 1,281: Math & Science -- North Star's Name

What is the official name of the North Star?

a) Arcturus
b) Polaris
c) Sirius
d) Vega

Question 1,282: Geography & Nature -- Daylight Doctoring

Which is the only state among the following that observed daylight saving time everywhere as of 2005?

a) Alaska
b) Arizona
c) Hawaii
d) Indiana

Question 1,283: Literature & Arts -- Dewey Decimal Designer

Which Dewey was the originator of the Dewey Decimal system?

a) George Dewey
b) John Dewey
c) Melvil Dewey
d) Thomas Edmund Dewey

Question 1,284: Sports & Games -- King Stroll

In chess, what is the most squares a king can travel in one move?

a) 1
b) 2
c) 3
d) 4

Halloween - Random Trivia Answers

• A1) All Saint's Day (or All Hallows' Day). As the name implies, all Christian saints are honored each November 1.
• A2) Linus. In It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown, he convinces Sally to stand vigil with him, but the only creature that appears is Snoopy.
• A3) Peppermint Patty. York created the Peppermint Pattie in 1940, and Charles Schulz introduced the tomboy in 1966.
• A4) Michael Myers. Tony Moran, Will Sandin, Don Shanks, George Wilbur, Dick Warlock, Brad Loree, Mikael Lindgren, Adam Gunn, Anders Ek, and Chris Durand have all played Myers at various ages in the series.
• A5) Jack Skellington. Chris Sarandon provided his speaking voice, while Danny Elfman did the singing.
• A6) M&M's. After the Mars company turned down Steven Spielberg's offer, the Hershey Chocolate Company accepted, and Reese's Pieces sales boomed. Eight years later, peanut butter M&M's debuted unsuccessfully.
• A7) Mounds. The coconut-filled concoction also differs from its sibling because it uses dark chocolate rather than milk chocolate.
• A8) Good & Fruity. Hershey's stopped making the red-licorice candies recently, but they can still be found through the Internet.
• A9) Reggie Jackson. The Reggie Bar, a simple chocolate-covered peanuts and caramel concoction, was introduced at Jackson's home debut with the Yankees, two years after he had complained, "If I played in New York, they'd name a candy bar after me."
• A10) Austria. The name is a contraction of the German word pfefferminze, although the American product is usually fruit-flavored.
• A11) White. Traditionally, the bands are usually orange, yellow, and white, although a chocolate version with a brown section is also popular.
• A12) Mentos. The Foo Fighters spoofed the candy's offbeat commercials by featuring Footos in their "Big Me" video.
• A13) Blue. The doubly-dimpled discs have been churned out by Edward Dee's Ce De Candy Inc. since the 1950s.
• A14) Orange cream. It is the most popular flavor, according to the Smarties web site.
• A15) Carbon dioxide. The pops are created when the gas quickly escapes. (And no, Life cereal's Mikey, actor John Gilchrist, didn't die from mixing Pop Rocks and Coca Cola.)
• A16) The Kit Cat Club. That would be the 18th-century London literary club, not the New York city nightclub.
• A17) Tootsie Rolls. Hirshfield created the caramels in 1896, naming them for his 5-year-old daughter Clara's nickname.
• A18) Snickers. The "Hungry. Grab a Snickers" slogan is reasonably accurate if unhealthy. A two-ounce Snickers bar contains 22% of the US RDA's recommended daily allotment of fat (a round 25% of the saturated kind).
• A19) 3 Musketeers. After dropping down to a single flavor, the candy bars were advertised as being big enough for three friends to share.
• A20) Charleston Chew. The Fox-Cross Candy Company created the long, chocolate-covered nougat bars but sold out to Nabisco, which has since passed them on to Tootsie Roll Industries.
• A21) Tootsie Pops. The wise bird first appeared in the 1970, answering the question "How many licks does it take to get to the Tootsie Roll center of a Tootsie Pop?" Mr. Owl took three licks before resorting to biting.
• A22) $100,000 Bar. The name sounds like The $64,000 Question and matches the top prize in The Big Surprise. Nestle now calls the chocolate, caramel, and rice concoctions 100 Grand Bars for the pathetic reason that the company's first computers couldn't handle a leading dollar sign in product names.
• A23) Baby Ruth. The Curtiss Candy Company couldn't strike a deal with the baseball slugger and apparently managed to avoid being sued by claiming the bar was named for Grover Cleveland's daughter.
• A24) Butterfinger. From 1989 to 2001, Bart warned, "Nobody better lay a finger on my Butterfinger!"
• A25) Crispy rice. Nestle introduced the Crunch in 1938, nineteen years after the Swiss company started selling their plain chocolate bars in the U.S.

Happy Halloween!

Halloween - Random Trivia Questions

As you could tell by counting the silvery fillings in my mouth, Halloween was one of my favorite holidays as a kid. I grew up in suburbia, where walking around the neighborhood for a couple of hours would net enough plunder to open a candy store. Enough to eat a candy bar after every meal until Chocolate Day, I mean, Valentine's Day.

This week's quiz asks a little about Halloween itself, a bit about Halloween in the movies, and a lot about my favorite Halloween candy.

Halloween Questions

• Q1) What Christian holiday immediately follows Halloween?
• Q2) Which kid in the Peanuts gang anxiously awaits the Great Pumpkin every year?
• Q3) Which Peanuts cast member was named for a candy bar?
• Q4) Who is the killer in the 1978 Halloween horror movie and its sequels?
• Q5) In The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993), what character tries to turn Christmas into Halloween?
• Q6) What candy missed out on some prime product placement when its owner turned down a role in E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial?
• Q7) What is a nutless Almond Joy called?
• Q8) What candy was Good & Plenty's multi-colored sibling?
• Q9) Which baseball player did the Curtiss Candy Company name a new candy bar for in 1978?
• Q10) In which country did PEZ candy debut in 1927?
• Q11) What color is the tip of a standard candy corn?
• Q12) What candy is advertised as the "freshmaker"?
• Q13) What new color of Smarties debuted in 1989?
• Q14) What flavor is the white Smarties candy?
• Q15) What type of gas can be found in the middle of Pop Rocks?
• Q16) What was the Kit Kat candy bar named for?
• Q17) What candy did Leo Hirshfield name for his daughter?
• Q18) What candy bar sponsored The Howdy Doody Show from 1949 to 1952 and was known as the Marathon bar in the United Kingdom until 1990?
• Q19) What candy bar was named for a novel and originally included vanilla, chocolate, and strawberry flavors?
• Q20) What candy bar was named for a popular dance in 1922?
• Q21) What candy uses Mr. Owl as its mascot?
• Q22) What candy bar spawned from the 1950s television quiz show era?
• Q23) What candy bar sounds like a baseball player's name but isn't?
• Q24) What candy bar used Bart Simpson as its pitchman in the 1990s?
• Q25) What ingredient provides the crunch in Nestle Crunch bars?

Light Site -- Quiz Quilt 43 Solution

Category Answers:

Sports & Games	HINGIS	Swiss Miss Martina Hingis was 16 years old when she won the Australian Open, Wimbledon, and the U.S. Open in 1997.
Entertainment & Food	CRISTOFORI	Italian Bartolomeo Cristofori had previously constructed harpsichords and spinets, but became famous for the instrument that could play both loud and soft.
History & Government	VESPUCCI	Martin Waldseemuller gave the name America to the future South America on a 1507 map, shortly after the Italian Amerigo Vespucci had made several journeys there.
Literature & Arts	SENDAK	Maurice Sendak's illustrated story won a Caldecott Medal.
Math & Science	AMPERE	Andre-Marie Ampere was a French physicist who helped develop the science of electrodynamics, now called electromagnetism.
Geography & Nature	MAURITIUS	The island is part of the Mascarene Islands in the Indian Ocean.

Quiz Quilt Answer: SOCKET (Sixth letters)

A light bulb plugs into a light socket.

Light Site -- Quiz Quilt 43 Puzzle

Category Questions:

Sports & Games	Who was the youngest professional female tennis player to win three Grand Slam events in one year?
Entertainment & Food	What musician crafted the first piano in 1709?
History & Government	For what explorer were North and South America named?
Literature & Arts	What author journeyed to "Where the Wild Things Are" in 1963?
Math & Science	What is the basic unit of electric current in the International System of Units?
Geography & Nature	What island nation east of Madagascar has Port Louis as its capital and most populous city?

General Trivia Answers #1,273-1,278

Answer 1,273: Entertainment & Food -- Topolino in Torino

c) Mickey Mouse

The cheaper replacement for Oswald the Lucky Rabbit debuted on May 15, 1928 in the short cartoon "Plane Crazy".

Answer 1,274: History & Government -- Thunderbolt and Flightfoot

d) Warthog

The aircraft was designed to attack ground targets and possesses excellent maneuverability at low speeds and low altitudes.

Answer 1,275: Math & Science -- Starlight, Star Bright

b) 2½

A star that is 100 times brighter has a magnitude that is lower by five.

Answer 1,276: Geography & Nature -- Rhubarb River

d) Volga River

The Greek Rha barb means "Volga uncultivated".

Answer 1,277: Literature & Arts -- Emerson, Lake & Poem Writers

a) Ralph Waldo Emerson

The Transcendentalist was American while the others were English.

Answer 1,278: Sports & Games -- Baseball, Football, and Oil Fields

b) Getty

In 1979, the company had purchased an 85% stake for $10 million. Nabisco was the other early joint owner.

General Trivia Questions #1,273-1,278

Question 1,273: Entertainment & Food -- Topolino in Torino

Which Disney character is known as Topolino in Italy?

a) Donald Duck
b) Goofy
c) Mickey Mouse
d) Pluto

Question 1,274: History & Government -- Thunderbolt and Flightfoot

What is the animal nickname of the U.S. Air Force A-10 Thunderbolt?

a) Chameleon
b) Ferret
c) Rattlesnake
d) Warthog

Question 1,275: Math & Science -- Starlight, Star Bright

Approximately how many times brighter is a first magnitude star than a second magnitude star?

a) 2
b) 2½
c) 5
d) 10

Question 1,276: Geography & Nature -- Rhubarb River

For what river was the rhubarb plant named?

a) Rhine River
b) Rhone River
c) Ural River
d) Volga River

Question 1,277: Literature & Arts -- Emerson, Lake & Poem Writers

Which author below was not one of the Lake Poets?

a) Ralph Waldo Emerson
b) Robert Southey
c) Samuel Taylor Coleridge
d) William Wordsworth

Question 1,278: Sports & Games -- Baseball, Football, and Oil Fields

What oil company was the first major investor in ESPN before selling out to ABC in 1984 for $237 million?

a) Exxon
b) Getty
c) Mobil
d) Shell

General Trivia Answers #1,267-1,272

Answer 1,267: Entertainment & Food -- Award Horde

d) Ed Asner

The Lou Grant actor has won seven trophies, including three for the role in Mary Tyler Moore and two in his own spin-off show.

Answer 1,268: History & Government -- Barred Harbors

a) Canton

The city, now spelled Guangzhou, was joined by Fuzhou, Xiamen, Ningbo, and Shanghai following the Treaty of Nanjing in 1842.

Answer 1,269: Math & Science -- Rock Stock

c) Sandstone

The rock is primarily formed out of the sedimentation from rivers and other bodies of water.

Answer 1,270: Geography & Nature -- East of Sweden

b) Finland

In the north Norway actually lies farther east, but in the south Finland sticks out even more.

Answer 1,271: Literature & Arts -- Tempera, Perhaps?

a) Diego Velazquez

Although his paintings were displayed in palaces and museums during his lifetime, the Spaniard's real fame arrived when Sir David Wilkie rediscovered his work in 1828.

Answer 1,272: Sports & Games -- Wayne's Domain

d) Miami Heat

Long before Blockbuster Video, Huizenga made his first millions with Waste Management, Inc., initially selling trash-hauling services door-to-door himself.

General Trivia Questions #1,267-1,272

Question 1,267: Entertainment & Food -- Award Horde

What male performer has won the most Emmy Awards?

a) Alan Alda
b) Art Carney
c) Dick Van Dyke
d) Ed Asner

Question 1,268: History & Government -- Barred Harbors

What was the only Chinese port open to foreigners from the 1600s until the late 1700s?

a) Canton
b) Fuzhou
c) Hong Kong
d) Shanghai

Question 1,269: Math & Science -- Rock Stock

What is the most abundant sedimentary rock in the world?

a) Gypsum
b) Limestone
c) Sandstone
d) Shale

Question 1,270: Geography & Nature -- East of Sweden

What is the easternmost Scandinavian country?

a) Denmark
b) Finland
c) Norway
d) Sweden

Question 1,271: Literature & Arts -- Tempera, Perhaps?

What 17th-century artist painted The Maids of Honor and Old Woman Cooking Eggs?

a) Diego Velazquez
b) El Greco
c) Peter Paul Rubens
d) Rembrandt van Rijn

Question 1,272: Sports & Games -- Wayne's Domain

Which of the following pro teams has H. Wayne Huizenga not owned?

a) Florida Marlins
b) Florida Panthers
c) Miami Dolphins
d) Miami Heat

General Trivia Answers #1,261-1,266

Answer 1,261: Entertainment & Food -- Bad Man

c) Penguin

The actor appeared as trainer Mickey Goldmill in four of the five Rocky movies.

Answer 1,262: History & Government -- Constitution Complement

a) 10

Two other proposals, regarding apportionment of representatives and Congressional pay raises, were rejected at the time but later became amendments.

Answer 1,263: Math & Science -- Circling the Sun

a) Mercury

The innermost planet travels around 107,000 miles per hour, nine times faster than Neptune.

Answer 1,264: Geography & Nature -- Dressed Up Desert

a) Arizona

The badland hills in Petrified Forest National Park are colored with horizontal stripes. Australia also has a Painted Desert.

Answer 1,265: Literature & Arts -- Flemish Fatherland

a) Belgium

The dialect is a variant of Dutch.

Answer 1,266: Sports & Games -- Sport Court

d) Shuffleboard

Because players stand at one end of the symmetrical field, only 39 feet of surface is actually in bounds at any time.

General Trivia Questions #1,261-1,266

Question 1,261: Entertainment & Food -- Bad Man

What villain did Burgess Meredith play on the TV show Batman?

a) Egghead
b) Joker
c) Penguin
d) Riddler

Question 1,262: History & Government -- Constitution Complement

How many amendments are in the Bill of Rights?

a) 10
b) 12
c) 20
d) 27

Question 1,263: Math & Science -- Circling the Sun

Which planet moves around the Sun at the highest speed?

a) Mercury
b) Neptune
c) Uranus
d) Venus

Question 1,264: Geography & Nature -- Dressed Up Desert

In which U.S. state is the Painted Desert located?

a) Arizona
b) California
c) Nevada
d) New Mexico

Question 1,265: Literature & Arts -- Flemish Fatherland

In what country is the Flemish language mostly used in?

a) Belgium
b) Finland
c) France
d) Holland

Question 1,266: Sports & Games -- Sport Court

Which sport uses a playing area that measures 52 feet by 6 feet?

a) Bowling
b) Horseshoes
c) Pistol shooting
d) Shuffleboard

General Trivia Answers #1,255-1,260

Answer 1,255: Entertainment & Food -- Roll, Fall

d) Tap dancing

The fancy footwork originated in New York City in the 1830s.

Answer 1,256: History & Government -- Slavery Suppression

c) Rhode Island

A law was passed in 1652 banning slavery, but it was never enforced. On June 13, 1775, Rhode Island officially prohibited their import.

Answer 1,257: Math & Science -- Space Pace

a) France

Following Jean-Pierre Haignere's two stints aboard Mir in 1993 and 1999, France passed both Kazakhstan and Germany.

Answer 1,258: Geography & Nature -- Next to the Nile

d) Khartoum, Sudan

The city of over a million people sits at the fork between the White Nile and the Blue Nile.

Answer 1,259: Literature & Arts -- James's Name Is...

d) Phyllis

The British mystery writer, born on August 3, 1920 as Phyllis Dorothy James, became a member of the House of Lords.

Answer 1,260: Sports & Games -- Historic Heisman

a) Andre Ware

The University of Houston signal caller set NCAA records with 4,661 yards and 46 touchdowns in 1989.

General Trivia Questions #1,255-1,260

Question 1,255: Entertainment & Food -- Roll, Fall

What type of dancing includes moves called the coffee grinder, cramp roll, and falling off the log?

a) Break dancing
b) Square dancing
c) Swing dancing
d) Tap dancing

Question 1,256: History & Government -- Slavery Suppression

What was the first American colony to prohibit the importation of slaves?

a) Connecticut
b) Massachusetts
c) Rhode Island
d) Vermont

Question 1,257: Math & Science -- Space Pace

After Russia and the U.S., which country's astronauts have logged the third most time in space?

a) France
b) Germany
c) Japan
d) Kazakhstan

Question 1,258: Geography & Nature -- Next to the Nile

What African capital other than Cairo does the Nile River flow through?

a) Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
b) Asmara, Eritrea
c) Djibouti, Djibouti
d) Khartoum, Sudan

Question 1,259: Literature & Arts -- James's Name Is...

What was author P.D. James's first name?

a) Pamela
b) Patricia
c) Pauline
d) Phyllis

Question 1,260: Sports & Games -- Historic Heisman

Who was the first black quarterback to win the Heisman award?

a) Andre Ware
b) Doug Williams
c) Randall Cunningham
d) Ty Detmer

General Trivia Answers #1,249-1,254

Answer 1,249: Entertainment & Food -- Double Debut

d) Lucille Ball

The magazine's editor surreptitiously lifted the picture of Desi Arnaz, Jr. from his famous father's desk.

Answer 1,250: History & Government -- Glorified Gods

b) Athena

The others were honored by the Temple of Artemis at Ephesus, the Colossus of Rhodes (a bronze statue of Helios), and the Statue of Zeus at Olympia.

Answer 1,251: Math & Science -- Langerhans Location

a) In the human body

They secrete insulin in the pancreas.

Answer 1,252: Geography & Nature -- Canadian Crest

a) Mt. Logan

The peak, which honors the founder of the Geological Society of Canada, William Logan, reaches 19,524 feet above sea level.

Answer 1,253: Literature & Arts -- Mythological Muses

d) 9

The water nymphs were mostly muses of music and literature, but included Clio, the muse of history, and Urania, the muse of astronomy.

Answer 1,254: Sports & Games -- Base Breadth

b) 15 inches

Home plate is a seventeen-inch square with two corners trimmed.

General Trivia Questions #1,249-1,254

Question 1,249: Entertainment & Food -- Double Debut

What actress's baby adorned the cover of the first TV Guide on April 3, 1953?

a) Arlene Francis
b) Dinah Shore
c) Gracie Allen
d) Lucille Ball

Question 1,250: History & Government -- Glorified Gods

Which Greek god or goddess below was not connected to one of the Seven Ancient Wonders of the World?

a) Artemis
b) Athena
c) Helios
d) Zeus

Question 1,251: Math & Science -- Langerhans Location

Where can the Islands of Langerhans be found?

a) In the human body
b) In the Pacific Ocean
c) In the sky
d) On the moon

Question 1,252: Geography & Nature -- Canadian Crest

What is Canada's highest mountain peak, named after a geologist?

a) Mt. Logan
b) Mt. Lucania
c) Mt. Robson
d) Mt. Waddington

Question 1,253: Literature & Arts -- Mythological Muses

How many Muses were there in Greek mythology?

a) 3
b) 5
c) 7
d) 9

Question 1,254: Sports & Games -- Base Breadth

How long are the sides on each of the three bases in baseball?

a) 12 inches
b) 15 inches
c) 18 inches
d) 21 inches

World Series - Random Trivia Answers

• A1) Bobby Richardson. The New York Yankees second baseman hit .367 with a grand slam and 12 RBIs against the Pittsburgh Pirates in 1960.
• A2) Reggie Jackson. The outfielder batted .310 with a homer and six RBIs for the 1973 Oakland A's and .450 with a record five homers and eight RBIs for the 1977 New York Yankees.
• A3) Fred Lindstrom. At the tender age of 18, the third baseman batted .333 for the 1924 New York Giants, going 3-for-4 in Game 4 and 4-for-5 in Game 5 against the Washington Senators.
• A4) Yogi Berra. The catcher amassed 71 hits in 75 games and was also the first player to pinch hit a home run in the World Series in 1947 against the Brooklyn Dodgers.
• A5) Mickey Mantle. The switch-hitting outfielder slugged 18 homers with 40 RBIs and 42 runs, also records, in 65 games despite a .257 batting average.
• A6) Andruw Jones. The Atlanta Braves centerfielder was only 19 years old when he went deep off of Andy Pettitte on October 20, 1996 to break Mickey Mantle's record. Jones hit a second home run off of Brian Boehringer in his next at-bat to become the second person, after Gene Tenace in 1972, to homer in his first two World Series plate appearances.
• A7) Hank Bauer. The New York Yankees outfielder hit in 17 straight World Series games from 1956 to 1958 despite batting only .287 during the streak. He averaged .245 in 53 career World Series games.
• A8) Whitey Ford. The New York Yankees hurler won 10 times in 22 starts with 94 strikeouts in 146 innings, all records. His career World Series ERA was 2.71.
• A9) Bob Gibson. The Cardinals flamethrower K'ed 17 Detroit Tigers on October 2, 1968 and totalled a record 35 in the series.
• A10) Christy Mathewson. The New York Giants starter blanked the Philadelphia Athletics for 27 consecutive frames (three complete-game shutouts) in 1905. Whitey Ford holds the multi-series record of 33 innings.
• A11) John Wetteland. The New York Yankees closer pulled off the feat in 1996 against the Atlanta Braves, saving games three through six to earn MVP honors. Rollie Fingers holds the career mark with six saves.
• A12) Darold Knowles. In 1973, the Oakland A's reliever blanked the New York Mets over 6-1/3 innings, allowing only four hits and five walks while striking out five. Dan Quisenberry was the only pitcher to appear in every game of a six-game series with the Kansas City Royals in 1980. Rollie Fingers appeared in a record 16 career games.

World Series - Random Trivia Questions

The Major League Baseball World Series is about to begin, so here are a few questions about the event, which dates back over a hundred years to 1903. I'll apologize in advance for all the answers that involve New York Yankees, but they've won so many World Series (26 in 39 appearances) that they dominate the record books.

World Series Questions

• Q1) Who was the only losing player to be named MVP of the World Series?
• Q2) Who was the only player to be named World Series MVP for two different teams?
• Q3) Who was the youngest person to play in a World Series?
• Q4) Who appeared in the most career World Series games and had the most hits?
• Q5) Who hit the most career World Series home runs?
• Q6) Who was the youngest player to hit a home run in the World Series?
• Q7) Who had the longest World Series hitting streak?
• Q8) What pitcher won the most career World Series games?
• Q9) What pitcher struck out the most batters in a World Series game?
• Q10) What pitcher threw the most consecutive shutout innings in one World Series?
• Q11) Who was the only pitcher to save four games in a World Series?
• Q12) Who was the only pitcher to appear in all seven games of a World Series?

Sore Uncle -- Quiz Quilt 42 Solution

Category Answers:

Literature & Arts	FALSTAFF	Sir John Falstaff speaks the second most total lines in Shakespeare's plays, behind only Hamlet, and reappeared at the request of Queen Elizabeth.
Geography & Nature	FLORENCE	The Italians call the city Firenze.
Entertainment & Food	CARRERAS	Barcelona-born opera singer Jose Carreras was diagnosed with leukemia in 1987 but defied the 1-in-10 survival odds.
Math & Science	CATALYST	Catalysts may be homogeneous, being continually used up and replaced, or heterogeneous, only aiding the reaction such as by providing a surface.
History & Government	COOLIDGE	After Warren Harding's death, Calvin Coolidge's notary republic father administered the oath of office at 2:47 a.m. on August 2, 1923.
Sports & Games	WHISTLER	The resort in British Columbia, 2½ hours north of Vancouver by car, covers almost thirteen square miles.

Quiz Quilt Answer: FESTER (Last letters)

Uncle Fester Frump was a character on "The Addams Family".

Sore Uncle -- Quiz Quilt 42 Puzzle

Category Questions:

Literature & Arts	What comic Shakespeare character appears in both Henry IV (Parts I and II) and The Merry Wives of Windsor?
Geography & Nature	Which city, whose name means "blossom", did the Romans settle around 59 B.C.?
Entertainment & Food	What opera singer, born in 1946, is one of the Three Tenors along with Luciano Pavarotti and Placido Domingo?
Math & Science	What scientific term refers to a substance that speeds up the rate of a chemical reaction but is not consumed in the process?
History & Government	Who was the only U.S. President sworn in by his father?
Sports & Games	What is the largest ski resort in North America?

General Trivia Answers #1,243-1,248

Answer 1,243: Entertainment & Food -- From Narrator to Night Court

c) John Larroquette

The low budget film was created at the University of Texas with student actors in 1974.

Answer 1,244: History & Government -- Top Turkish Title

d) Sultan

The country now has a president elected by the National Assembly for a seven-year term.

Answer 1,245: Math & Science -- Galaxy Groups

c) Spherical

The Hubble sequence also includes Lenticular galaxies, which are between Elliptical and Spiral, and Barred spirals, which have their arms jutting out from central bars instead of disks.

Answer 1,246: Geography & Nature -- Dangerous Diving

a) Acapulco

Because of the depth of the water so close to the land, the city is Mexico's best western harbor.

Answer 1,247: Literature & Arts -- FredHen and CatBark

a) A Farewell to Arms

Henry is a young American serving as an ambulance driver in the Italian army during World War I when he meets Barkley, a nurse who treats his mortar shell wounds.

Answer 1,248: Sports & Games -- Mound Crowned

c) Winning percentage

Grover Alexander and Sandy Koufax both earned three National League triple crowns, and Walter Johnson collected three in the American League.

General Trivia Questions #1,243-1,248

Question 1,243: Entertainment & Food -- From Narrator to Night Court

What Night Court actor narrated the movie The Texas Chainsaw Massacre?

a) Charles Robinson
b) Harry Anderson
c) John Larroquette
d) Richard Moll

Question 1,244: History & Government -- Top Turkish Title

By what title were the rulers of Turkey known until 1909?

a) Shah
b) Sheik
c) Sovereign
d) Sultan

Question 1,245: Math & Science -- Galaxy Groups

Which of the following is not a type of galaxy?

a) Elliptical
b) Irregular
c) Spherical
d) Spiral

Question 1,246: Geography & Nature -- Dangerous Diving

What southern Mexican harbor city is famous for its cliff divers?

a) Acapulco
b) Cancun
c) Mazatlan
d) Tampico

Question 1,247: Literature & Arts -- FredHen and CatBark

What novel featured the characters Frederic Henry and Catherine Barkley?

a) A Farewell to Arms
b) The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter
c) Lady Chatterley's Lover
d) A Tale of Two Cities

Question 1,248: Sports & Games -- Mound Crowned

Which of the following is not one of baseball's pitching triple crown categories?

a) Earned run average
b) Strikeouts
c) Winning percentage
d) Wins

General Trivia Answers #1,237-1,242

Answer 1,237: Entertainment & Food -- Convict Kelly

c) Mick Jagger

Heath Ledger played the real-life criminal in the 2003 remake. Both films were based on Robert Drew's novel Our Sunshine.

Answer 1,238: History & Government -- Presidential Pool

d) John Quincy Adams

In 1826, Old Man Eloquent billed the purchase to the U.S. government.

Answer 1,239: Math & Science -- Cool Class

c) M

The red stars range from 3,140° to 5,840° Fahrenheit.

Answer 1,240: Geography & Nature -- Population Situation

b) France

The nation had about nineteen million people.

Answer 1,241: Literature & Arts -- Indian Said Plenty

c) Vine Deloria

Published between 1969 and 1979, the books address many important Native American issues.

Answer 1,242: Sports & Games -- Angel Investor

b) Pictionary

The 24-year-old was working as a waiter in Seattle, Washington at the time.

General Trivia Questions #1,237-1,242

Question 1,237: Entertainment & Food -- Convict Kelly

Which rock singer starred as Australian outlaw Ned Kelly in the 1970 movie of the same name?

a) Frank Zappa
b) Keith Moon
c) Mick Jagger
d) Rod Stewart

Question 1,238: History & Government -- Presidential Pool

Who was the first U.S. President to install a billiard table in the White House?

a) Andrew Jackson
b) James Madison
c) James Monroe
d) John Quincy Adams

Question 1,239: Math & Science -- Cool Class

What is the coolest class of stars in the Morgan-Keenan spectral classification system?

a) A
b) F
c) M
d) O

Question 1,240: Geography & Nature -- Population Situation

What European country had the largest population in 1700?

a) England
b) France
c) Scotland
d) Spain

Question 1,241: Literature & Arts -- Indian Said Plenty

What Dakota Indian wrote Custer Died for Your Sins, God Is Red, and Metaphysics for Modern Existence?

a) Ben Nighthorse Campbell
b) Maria Martinez
c) Vine Deloria
d) Wilma Mankiller

Question 1,242: Sports & Games -- Angel Investor

What board game did Robert Angel in 1981 and produce after receiving a $35,000 loan from his uncle?

a) Outburst
b) Pictionary
c) Scattergories
d) Trivial Pursuit

General Trivia Answers #1,231-1,236

Answer 1,231: Entertainment & Food -- Cabaret Collection

c) Best Picture

Liza Minelli was the Best Actress, Joel Gray the Best Supporting Actor, and Bob Fosse the Best Director, but The Godfather took home the top honor.

Answer 1,232: History & Government -- From Russia With Ulyanov

c) Nikolai Lenin

His new name was based on the Lena River, in opposition to Georgi Plekhanov, who called himself Volgin for the Volga River.

Answer 1,233: Math & Science -- German Galle

b) Neptune

Craters on both the moon and Mars are named in Galle's honor.

Answer 1,234: Geography & Nature -- Land Lovers

c) Insects

The invertebrates evolved in the Devonian Period about 400 million years ago.

Answer 1,235: Literature & Arts -- Rock Assault

c) 5

In the 11th century B.C., the Philistine warrior challenged any Israelite to fight him, but nobody did for forty days. David armed himself with only a staff, a sling, and stones from a stream.

Answer 1,236: Sports & Games -- Tennis Titan

c) Rod Laver

The Australian won eleven majors, including the Grand Slam in both 1962 and 1969.

General Trivia Questions #1,231-1,236

Question 1,231: Entertainment & Food -- Cabaret Collection

In 1972, which of the following Oscar awards did Cabaret fail to win?

a) Best Actress
b) Best Director
c) Best Picture
d) Best Supporting Actor

Question 1,232: History & Government -- From Russia With Ulyanov

What Russian politician was born as Vladimir Ilyich Ulyanov?

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

Question 1,233: Math & Science -- German Galle

Which planetary body did German astronomer Johann Gottfried Galle discover on September 23, 1846?

a) Mercury
b) Neptune
c) Pluto
d) Uranus

Question 1,234: Geography & Nature -- Land Lovers

What were the first animals to live on land?

a) Amphibians
b) Birds
c) Insects
d) Mammals

Question 1,235: Literature & Arts -- Rock Assault

How many stones did David take to battle against Goliath?

a) 1
b) 3
c) 5
d) 7

Question 1,236: Sports & Games -- Tennis Titan

Whom did the Associated Press honor as the male tennis player of the century in 1999?

a) Bill Tilden
b) Pete Sampras
c) Rod Laver
d) Roy Emerson

General Trivia Answers #1,225-1,230

Answer 1,225: Entertainment & Food -- Feted Film

a) Amadeus

The film also won for Best Director (Milos Forman) and Best Actor (F. Murray Abraham).

Answer 1,226: History & Government -- Touch-Tone Trivia

c) 5

Until the mid-1960s telephone number exchanges (the first two digits of the phone number after the area code) were usually referred to by their letters.

Answer 1,227: Math & Science -- Flame Fame

a) Antoine Lavoisier

In the 1770s, the nobleman also demonstrated that oxygen was involved in rusting.

Answer 1,228: Geography & Nature -- Midwest Migration

a) Omaha

Just over 390,000 people lived there as of the 2000 U.S. Census.

Answer 1,229: Literature & Arts -- Godsgard

a) Asgard

The mortals live in Midgard.

Answer 1,230: Sports & Games -- ACBL Apex

c) Grand Life Master

10,000 master points and a victory in one of the major competitions are required.

General Trivia Questions #1,225-1,230

Question 1,225: Entertainment & Food -- Feted Film

What movie took home the Oscar for Best Picture of 1984?

a) Amadeus
b) The Killing Fields
c) A Passage to India
d) Places in the Heart

Question 1,226: History & Government -- Touch-Tone Trivia

What number on the telephone keypad bears the letters 'J', 'K', and 'L'?

a) 3
b) 4
c) 5
d) 6

Question 1,227: Math & Science -- Flame Fame

What French scientist proved that oxygen was necessary for combustion?

a) Antoine Lavoisier
b) Henri Moissan
c) Louis Pasteur
d) Marie Curie

Question 1,228: Geography & Nature -- Midwest Migration

What is the most populous city in Nebraska, named after Indians who migrated west from the Ohio valley?

a) Omaha
b) Sioux City
c) Topeka
d) Wichita

Question 1,229: Literature & Arts -- Godsgard

What is the fortified home of the Norse gods, where Valhalla is?

a) Asgard
b) Morgard
c) Tilgard
d) Vangard

Question 1,230: Sports & Games -- ACBL Apex

What is the highest title awarded by the American Contract Bridge League?

a) Diamond Life Master
b) Gold Life Master
c) Grand Life Master
d) Platinum Life Master

General Trivia Answers #1,219-1,224

Answer 1,219: Entertainment & Food -- Source of Sweetness

c) Iceland

Bjork's former group had the hit songs "Birthday" and "Cold Sweat".

Answer 1,220: History & Government -- Naming NATO

d) Atlantic

The United Kingdom and eleven other countries founded the North Atlantic Treaty Organization for mutual protection in 1949.

Answer 1,221: Math & Science -- Russian Revolutions

c) Discovery

Sergei Krikalev was on board on February 3, 1994.

Answer 1,222: Geography & Nature -- Krona Country

d) Sweden

The region was inhabited as far back as the Stone Age, but the current Sweden has existed since it split from the Kalmar Union in 1521.

Answer 1,223: Literature & Arts -- The Her for Hercules

a) Deianeira

The mortal accidentally killed him with Nessus's help after she questioned his fidelity.

Answer 1,224: Sports & Games -- Slamming Against the Wall

d) Wimbledon

The Australian was defeated in the men's singles final four times but did capture the men's doubles crown twice.

General Trivia Questions #1,219-1,224

Question 1,219: Entertainment & Food -- Source of Sweetness

What country did the Sugarcubes music group come from?

a) Denmark
b) Finland
c) Iceland
d) Norway

Question 1,220: History & Government -- Naming NATO

What does the 'A' in NATO stand for?

a) Alliance
b) American
c) Association
d) Atlantic

Question 1,221: Math & Science -- Russian Revolutions

What U.S. space shuttle was the first to carry a Russian cosmonaut?

a) Atlantis
b) Columbia
c) Discovery
d) Endeavor

Question 1,222: Geography & Nature -- Krona Country

What is the 174,000-square-mile country of 8.9 million people whose currency is the krona?

a) Denmark
b) Finland
c) Norway
d) Sweden

Question 1,223: Literature & Arts -- The Her for Hercules

In Greek mythology, who was Hercules's female partner?

a) Deianeira
b) Dido
c) Eurydice
d) Pyrrha

Question 1,224: Sports & Games -- Slamming Against the Wall

What was the only Grand Slam singles championship that Ken Rosewall never won?

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

Number Puzzle - Random Trivia Answers

• A1) 19. Narrator Peter Thomas's voice was borrowed from the 1984 television documentary Vietnam Requiem.
• A2) 9. Dvorak composed the symphony during a lengthy visit to the United States in 1893.
• A3) 7. Each wife had seven sacks, each sack seven cats, and each cat seven kittens.
• A4) 14. Eight stone make a hundredweight.
• A5) 9. There is one candle for each of the eight days in Hanukkah plus an additional candle for lighting them.
• A6) 6. This was lowered by one to speed up the game. Each team can also take a 20-second timeout in each half.
• A7) 9. The Scout is the only piece that can travel multiple squares in a single turn.
• A8) 3. When the guide began rating restaurants in 1926, a single star was granted for good cooking. A few years later, two stars were awarded for "excellent cooking, worth a detour" and three stars for "exceptional cuisine, worth a special journey".
• A9) 1. The compilation includes all 27 Beatles songs that reached #1 in either the U.S. or U.K. between 1962 and 1970 (except "For You Blue", which might technically also have belonged).
• A10) 14. The record was tied by Titanic almost half a century later. The film also had a record four females nominated, two for Best Actress and two for Best Supporting Actress.
• A11) 3. Every state has two senators and every state gets at least one representative regardless of how low its population drops.
• A12) 5. Here is the complete table of Morse code digits:

  0 -----	5 .....
  1 .----	6 -....
  2 ..---	7 --...
  3 ...--	8 ---..
  4 ....-	9 ----.

The correct answers (19 9 7 14 9 6 9 3 1 14 3 5) can be mapped to the position of the letters in the alphabet to give the bonus answer SIGNIFICANCE. One of my goals in this blog is to raise trivia's significance and magnificance from minutiae to entertainment and edification.

Number Puzzle - Random Trivia Questions

This week's questions have numeric answers, all greater than zero and less than one hundred. Once you have the twelve answers, see if you can decipher them.

Number Puzzle Questions

• Q1) What was Paul Hardcastle's 1985 hit song about the Vietnam War?
• Q2) What number is Antonin Dvorak's "New World" symphony?
• Q3) In the Mother Goose rhyme, as I was going to St. Ives, how many wives did the man I met have?
• Q4) How many pounds are in a stone in the Imperial system of weights and measures?
• Q5) How many candles are needed for a Hanukkah menorah?
• Q6) Since the 2000-01 NBA season, how many full timeouts can each team call in a regulation game?
• Q7) What number does a Scout have in the board game Stratego?
• Q8) What is the most stars the Michelin Red Guide will give to a restaurant?
• Q9) What Beatles CD was released on November 14, 2000?
• Q10) How many Oscar award nominations did All About Eve receive in 1951?
• Q11) What is the fewest members a state can have in Congress?
• Q12) How many combined dots and dashes represent each numeric digit in Morse code?

String Instrument -- Quiz Quilt 41 Solution

Category Answers:

Math & Science	METHANE	The simplest hydrocarbon's molecules consist of one carbon atom surrounded by four hydrogen atoms.
History & Government	PRESCOTT	Although William Prescott may have given this advice in 1775, both Prince Charles of Prussia in 1745 and Frederick the Great in 1757 have also been credited with the quote.
Entertainment & Food	OAKLEY	Annie Oakley, Little Miss Sure Shot, was born as Phoebe Ann Moses.
Literature & Arts	DICK	Philip K. Dick's 1968 novel Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? follows bounty hunter Rick Deckard as he tracks down the almost humanlike machines.
Geography & Nature	ANAHEIM	The park in Anaheim, California opened in 1955. The theme park in Orlando, Florida is called Disney World.
Sports & Games	BIRD	Hall of Famer Larry Bird was born in West Baden, Indiana but grew up and attended Springs Valley High School in French Lick.

Quiz Quilt Answer: RACKET (Third letters going up)

Racquetball, squash, and tennis rackets use strings.

String Instrument -- Quiz Quilt 41 Puzzle

Category Questions:

Math & Science	What gas forms clouds around Uranus and Neptune?
History & Government	What American colonel supposedly ordered, "Don't fire 'til you see the whites of their eyes" at the Battle of Bunker Hill?
Entertainment & Food	What American markswoman was a star attraction of Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show?
Literature & Arts	What author's book was the 1982 movie Blade Runner based on?
Geography & Nature	What city is the home of Disneyland?
Sports & Games	What basketball player was known as the Hick from French Lick?

General Trivia Answers #1,213-1,218

Answer 1,213: Entertainment & Food -- Aftermash

d) S*P*Y*S

The pair teamed up as Bruland and Griff instead of Hawkeye and Trapper.

Answer 1,214: History & Government -- In Office On Her Own

a) Connecticut

Ella Grasso was first elected in 1975.

Answer 1,215: Math & Science -- Kilogram Control

b) Iridium

The International Bureau of Weights and Measures has kept the prototype bar since 1889.

Answer 1,216: Geography & Nature -- Country Connector

c) Italy

The 7.3-mile tunnel opened on July 16, 1965.

Answer 1,217: Literature & Arts -- Willie's Works

c) 38

The tally consists of eleven tragedies, seventeen comedies, and ten histories.

Answer 1,218: Sports & Games -- Astronomical Arena

a) Carrier Dome

The Syracuse University building seats 33,000 fans.

General Trivia Questions #1,213-1,218

Question 1,213: Entertainment & Food -- Aftermash

What 1974 spoof of the movie M*A*S*H also starred Donald Sutherland and Elliott Gould?

a) G*U*N*S
b) H*A*S*H
c) M*U*S*H
d) S*P*Y*S

Question 1,214: History & Government -- In Office On Her Own

What was the first U.S. state to have a female governor whose husband did not precede her in office?

a) Connecticut
b) Illinois
c) Virginia
d) Wyoming

Question 1,215: Math & Science -- Kilogram Control

What metal was alloyed with platinum to create the bar that is the international kilogram standard?

a) Gold
b) Iridium
c) Nickel
d) Osmium

Question 1,216: Geography & Nature -- Country Connector

What country does the Mont Blanc Tunnel connect to France?

a) England
b) Germany
c) Italy
d) Spain

Question 1,217: Literature & Arts -- Willie's Works

How many plays is William Shakespeare generally believed to have written?

a) 20
b) 29
c) 38
d) 47

Question 1,218: Sports & Games -- Astronomical Arena

What is the largest college basketball arena?

a) Carrier Dome
b) Greensboro Coliseum
c) Rupp Arena
d) Thompson-Boling Arena

General Trivia Answers #1,207-1,212

Answer 1,207: Entertainment & Food -- Jail Break

b) 2 days

Reggie Hammond had 48 Hours to help San Francisco policeman Jack Cates find a killer.

Answer 1,208: History & Government -- Great Weight

d) Winston Churchill

He delivered the line in a speech at the Quebec conference in 1943.

Answer 1,209: Math & Science -- Pewter Preponderance

d) Tin

The soft metal is usually alloyed with lead.

Answer 1,210: Geography & Nature -- Island II

d) New Guinea

The island encloses 310,000 square miles, just over six percent larger than Borneo.

Answer 1,211: Literature & Arts -- Syllable Sum

b) 10

Five feet have two syllables each.

Answer 1,212: Sports & Games -- Putt of the Choke

d) Scott Hoch

Nick Faldo tied for the lead because of Hoch's choke and went on to win the 18-hole playoff.

General Trivia Questions #1,207-1,212

Question 1,207: Entertainment & Food -- Jail Break

For how long was Eddie Murphy's character allowed out of jail in a 1982 movie co-starring Nick Nolte?

a) 1 day
b) 2 days
c) 3 days
d) 4 days

Question 1,208: History & Government -- Great Weight

What world leader maintained, "The price of greatness is responsibility"?

a) Franklin Roosevelt
b) Harry Truman
c) Theodore Roosevelt
d) Winston Churchill

Question 1,209: Math & Science -- Pewter Preponderance

What is the main chemical element in pewter?

a) Copper
b) Lead
c) Silver
d) Tin

Question 1,210: Geography & Nature -- Island II

What is the second largest island in the world, after Greenland?

a) Baffin
b) Borneo
c) Madagascar
d) New Guinea

Question 1,211: Literature & Arts -- Syllable Sum

How many syllables are in a line of iambic pentameter poetry?

a) 5
b) 10
c) 15
d) 20

Question 1,212: Sports & Games -- Putt of the Choke

What golfer missed an 18-inch putt on the 72nd hole and lost the 1989 Masters?

a) Chip Beck
b) Curtis Strange
c) Greg Norman
d) Scott Hoch

General Trivia Answers #1,201-1,206

Answer 1,201: Entertainment & Food -- Club Mix

b) Fred Couples

The all-time Skins Game money-winner appeared in the 1995 video along with NFL quarterback Dan Marino.

Answer 1,202: History & Government -- Miss Organization

d) YWCA

The pair started the Young Women's Christian Association in London, England.

Answer 1,203: Math & Science -- Flower Power

b) Hyacinth

In Greek mythology, Hyacinth was a young man who died while trying to impress Apollo by catching a discus the god had thrown.

Answer 1,204: Geography & Nature -- Horse Dense

a) Mongolia

The landlocked nation is also the only country where wild horses still roam.

Answer 1,205: Literature & Arts -- Measure Man

b) Protagoras

The complete relativistic quote is, "Man is the measure of all things, of those that are that they are, and of those that are not that they are not."

Answer 1,206: Sports & Games -- Regulation Rock

c) Spalding

The sporting goods company has supplied the league's balls since 1983. Rawlings manufactures the official NCAA basketball.

General Trivia Questions #1,201-1,206

Question 1,201: Entertainment & Food -- Club Mix

What PGA golfer had a role in Hootie and the Blowfish's "Only Wanna Be With You" video?

a) Chi-Chi Rodriguez
b) Fred Couples
c) Greg Norman
d) Tom Kite

Question 1,202: History & Government -- Miss Organization

What organization did Emma Robarts and Mary Jane Kinnaird found in 1855?

a) Camp Fire Girls
b) 4-H Club
c) YMCA
d) YWCA

Question 1,203: Math & Science -- Flower Power

What flower did the ancient Greeks use to treat dysentery and spider bites?

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

Question 1,204: Geography & Nature -- Horse Dense

What is the only country in the world with more horses than people?

a) Mongolia
b) New Zealand
c) Paraguay
d) Uruguay

Question 1,205: Literature & Arts -- Measure Man

What Greek philosopher believed, "Man is the measure of all things"?

a) Plato
b) Protagoras
c) Socrates
d) Theophrastus

Question 1,206: Sports & Games -- Regulation Rock

What company makes the official NBA basketball?

a) Nike
b) Rawlings
c) Spalding
d) Wilson

General Trivia Answers #1,195-1,200

Answer 1,195: Entertainment & Food -- Starship City

d) San Francisco

The lyrics complete the title, "We built this city on rock and roll."

Answer 1,196: History & Government -- First Freight

c) U.K.

Its railway opened on September 27, 1825, four years before France's.

Answer 1,197: Math & Science -- Sb Symbol

a) Antimony

The metalloid is called stibium in Latin.

Answer 1,198: Geography & Nature -- Middle Earth

d) Venezuela

The tropical South American country is entirely north of the equator.

Answer 1,199: Literature & Arts -- House Fall

c) both

The short story was part of the 1839 collection Tales of the Grotesque and of the Arabesque.

Answer 1,200: Sports & Games -- Can't Win If You Don't Play

c) PGA Championship

Because the schedules of the British Open and PGA Championship conflicted, the feat was impossible.

General Trivia Questions #1,195-1,200

Question 1,195: Entertainment & Food -- Starship City

What metropolis does the Starship song "We Built This City" refer to?

a) Cleveland
b) Los Angeles
c) New York
d) San Francisco

Question 1,196: History & Government -- First Freight

Which country built the first national railroad?

a) France
b) Germany
c) U.K.
d) U.S.

Question 1,197: Math & Science -- Sb Symbol

What chemical element's symbol is Sb?

a) Antimony
b) Argon
c) Arsenic
d) Astatine

Question 1,198: Geography & Nature -- Middle Earth

Which country below does not intersect the equator?

a) Brazil
b) Colombia
c) Ecuador
d) Venezuela

Question 1,199: Literature & Arts -- House Fall

What does the title of Edgar Allan Poe's "Fall of the House of Usher" refer to?

a) The death of the last male Usher
b) The physical collapse of the house
c) both
d) neither

Question 1,200: Sports & Games -- Can't Win If You Don't Play

Which major did Walter Burkemo win in 1953 while Ben Hogan did not play, costing him the only PGA Grand Slam?

a) British Open
b) Masters
c) PGA Championship
d) U.S. Open

General Trivia Answers #1,189-1,194

Answer 1,189: Entertainment & Food -- Trash Talker

c) Morton Downey, Jr.

Critic Mark Schwed penned the words following the conservative's death in 2001.

Answer 1,190: History & Government -- Well-Weathered World Wonder

c) Pyramid of Cheops

The 450-foot-tall tomb of Cheops, also known as Khufu, has stood in Giza, Egypt since about 2570 B.C.

Answer 1,191: Math & Science -- Milky Measure

d) 300 billion

The stars cover an area of about eight billion square light years.

Answer 1,192: Geography & Nature -- Steadfast City

a) Florida

St. Augustine was founded in 1565 on the day of the Spanish feast of Augustine of Hippo.

Answer 1,193: Literature & Arts -- Publisher's Prize

b) Joseph Pulitzer

The Pulitzer Prizes were created by his will and first awarded in 1917, six years after he passed away.

Answer 1,194: Sports & Games -- Gashouse Gang

d) St. Louis Cardinals

The 1934 team earned the nickname for its grimy uniforms.

General Trivia Questions #1,189-1,194

Question 1,189: Entertainment & Food -- Trash Talker

About what talk show host did TV Guide say, "If not for him, we wouldn't have trash television"?

a) Geraldo Rivera
b) Jerry Springer
c) Morton Downey, Jr.
d) Rush Limbaugh

Question 1,190: History & Government -- Well-Weathered World Wonder

Which of the ancient Seven Wonders of the World still exists?

a) Colossus of Rhodes
b) Lighthouse of Pharos
c) Pyramid of Cheops
d) Temple of Diana at Ephesus

Question 1,191: Math & Science -- Milky Measure

Approximately how many stars are in the Milky Way galaxy?

a) 300
b) 300 thousand
c) 300 million
d) 300 billion

Question 1,192: Geography & Nature -- Steadfast City

In which state is the oldest permanent city in the U.S. located?

a) Florida
b) Hawaii
c) Massachusetts
d) Virginia

Question 1,193: Literature & Arts -- Publisher's Prize

What newspaper publisher for the St. Louis Post-Dispatch and New York World endowed a prize named after him?

a) John Newbery
b) Joseph Pulitzer
c) Kingsley Tufts
d) Pura Belpre

Question 1,194: Sports & Games -- Gashouse Gang

Which Major League Baseball team was once known as the Gashouse Gang?

a) Chicago Cubs
b) Detroit Tigers
c) Philadelphia Phillies
d) St. Louis Cardinals

Double Mystery - Random Trivia Answers

• A1) Thunderbirds. The flying unit, officially a combat force and part of the 57th Wing, has given synchronized exhibitions throughout the country since 1953.
• A2) Hysterectomy. The Greek word histera means "womb".
• A3) Anticipation. Simon was waiting to go on a date with Cat Stevens; Heinz wanted customers to enjoy the wait while pouring their thicker tomato-based condiment.
• A4) Numerologist. In some systems, the numbers 11 and 22 are special and are not reduced further to 2 and 4.
• A5) Kindergarten. Arnold Schwarzenegger played the Kindergarten Cop, discovering that little kids can be tougher to deal with than criminals.
• A6) Sledgehammer. Peter Gabriel's hit song from his So album topped the pop charts on July 26. Stephen R. Johnson and Aardman Animations created the claymation video, which won a record nine MTV Music Video Awards.
• A7) Galvanometer. Johann Schweigger invented the device in Germany in 1820.
• A8) Indianapolis. Indianapolis Motor Speedway, better known for the Indy 500, has also hosted the Brickyard 400 (officially the Allstate 400 at the Brickyard) since 1994.
• A9) Vacationland. An early 2000s band and a 2006 Todd Verow movie have also used the name because of their locations.
• A10) Intimidation. Winning Through Intimidation, his first work, was the second best selling nonfiction book of the year, behind Billy Graham's Angels: God's Secret Agents.
• A11) Northwestern. The private Illinois institution, located in Evanston and Chicago, was founded in 1851 and has been a member of the Big Ten since the league's inception.
• A12) Ghostbusters. Ray Parker Jr., whose movie theme song was better known for the catchphrase "Who you gonna call?", was sued by Huey Lewis for copying his "I Want a New Drug" melody. The case was settled out of court.

Each of the dozen answers is twelve letters long, and their first letters spell Thanksgiving, which will be celebrated in Canada shortly (second Monday in October).

Double Mystery - Random Trivia Questions

This week's truly random trivia contains two hidden themes for you to discover. Figuring out either motif should help you with the other answers.

Double Mystery Questions

• Q1) What is the name of the United States Air Force's Air Demonstration Squadron?
• Q2) What is the medical term for the surgical removal of the uterus?
• Q3) What 1971 Carly Simon song was featured prominently in Heinz ketchup ads?
• Q4) Who believes that recursively summing the values of the letters in someone's name will reveal the person's essence?
• Q5) According to the 1990 movie, what kind of cop was Detective John Kimble?
• Q6) What 1986 song begins, "You could have a steam train if you'd just lay down your tracks"?
• Q7) What type of ammeter uses an electromechanical transducer to measure electric current?
• Q8) In what city is the Brickyard 400 contested?
• Q9) By what nickname does the state of Maine refer to itself on its license plates?
• Q10) According to Robert Ringer's 1975 bestseller, what technique should you use to succeed in business dealings?
• Q11) What midwestern university is home to the Kellogg School of Management?
• Q12) What number one song was concerned with "an invisible man sleeping in your bed"?

High Flyer -- Quiz Quilt 40 Solution

Category Answers:

Sports & Games	KINGS	The Sacramento Kings began as the Rochester Royals in 1945 and moved to Cincinnati and Kansas City before settling in Sacramento in 1985.
Geography & Nature	PENGUIN	Penguins are native only to the southern hemisphere but are not restricted to cold climates.
Math & Science	POLARIS	The star is at the top of the Little Dipper's handle.
History & Government	CHINA	The Asian country became the fifth to develop the H-bomb, after the U.S., Soviet Union, United Kingdom, and France.
Entertainment & Food	CUSACK	Joan Cusack's brother John had a larger role as Bryce in Sixteen Candles.
Literature & Arts	COUSINS	New Jersey native Norman Cousins metaphorically mused that "Laughter is inner jogging" and "Life is an adventure in forgiveness."

Quiz Quilt Answer: ICARUS (5th letters going up)

In Greek mythology, having escaped from a prison tower on Crete using wings his father Daedalus crafted, Icarus foolishly flew too high, fatally melting the wax glue.

High Flyer -- Quiz Quilt 40 Puzzle

Category Questions:

Sports & Games	Which National Basketball Association franchise plays its home games in the capital of California?
Geography & Nature	What animal's African, Humboldt, Rockhopper, Royal, and Erect-Crested species are all in danger of extinction?
Math & Science	What star does a line through the Big Dipper's Merak and Dubhe point at?
History & Government	What country detonated its first hydrogen bomb on June 17, 1967?
Entertainment & Food	What actress wore a neck brace in Sixteen Candles, was pregnant in Nine Months, and played a secretary in Two Much?
Literature & Arts	What essayist was editor of the Saturday Review from 1942 to 1972?

General Trivia Answers #1,183-1,188

Answer 1,183: Entertainment & Food -- Denver Peaks

c) "Take Me Home, Country Roads"

The single peaked at #2 in 1971. "I'm Sorry" was Denver's other #1 single in 1975, while the more memorable "Rocky Mountain High" only reached #9 in 1973.

Answer 1,184: History & Government -- Historic Holiday

d) Washington's Birthday

The holiday was first celebrated on April 30, 1889, although the first President was born on February 22, 1732 by the current Gregorian calendar.

Answer 1,185: Math & Science -- Calculus Creator

a) Gottfried von Leibniz

Newton actually developed calculus first but did not make his work public until nine years after Leibniz.

Answer 1,186: Geography & Nature -- Consonant Countries

c) 7

They are Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Mauritius, Morocco, and Mozambique.

Answer 1,187: Literature & Arts -- Rerum Roman

c) Lucretius

Titus Lucretius Carus lived in the 1st century B.C. and was also a philosopher.

Answer 1,188: Sports & Games -- Big Red Machine

d) 31 lengths

The margin of victory was the largest in any Triple Crown race in history.

General Trivia Questions #1,183-1,188

Question 1,183: Entertainment & Food -- Denver Peaks

Which song below did John Denver not hit #1 with?

a) "Annie's Song"
b) "Sunshine on My Shoulders"
c) "Take Me Home, Country Roads"
d) "Thank God I'm a Country Boy"

Question 1,184: History & Government -- Historic Holiday

What was the first official U.S. holiday?

a) Christmas Day
b) Columbus Day
c) New Year's Day
d) Washington's Birthday

Question 1,185: Math & Science -- Calculus Creator

What mathematician developed the present-day notation for differential and integral calculus?

a) Gottfried von Leibniz
b) Isaac Newton
c) John Napier
d) Joseph Fourier

Question 1,186: Geography & Nature -- Consonant Countries

How many African countries' names begin with the letter 'M'?

a) 3
b) 5
c) 7
d) 9

Question 1,187: Literature & Arts -- Rerum Roman

What Roman poet wrote "De Rerum Natura" ("On the Nature of Things")?

a) Catullus
b) Horace
c) Lucretius
d) Propertius

Question 1,188: Sports & Games -- Big Red Machine

How much did Secretariat win the 1973 Belmont Stakes by?

a) 7 lengths
b) 15 lengths
c) 23 lengths
d) 31 lengths

General Trivia Answers #1,177-1,182

Answer 1,177: Entertainment & Food -- Orchestra Arrangement

a) Cellos

The violins are on the left.

Answer 1,178: History & Government -- Meritorious Mistress

b) Florence Nightingale

The Lady with the Lamp received the honor in 1907, fourteen years after Queen Victoria awarded her the Royal Red Cross.

Answer 1,179: Math & Science -- Tooth Quick

b) Lower incisors

The upper incisors follow, while the molars are the last baby teeth to come in.

Answer 1,180: Geography & Nature -- Acre Amount

d) 4,840

The value had changed many times until the British Weights and Measures Act of 1878 finally settled it permanently.

Answer 1,181: Literature & Arts -- Select a Sister

b) Charlotte

The story of Lucy Snowe is based on the author's own experiences teaching in Brussels, Belgium.

Answer 1,182: Sports & Games -- Second Sans Soviets

d) West Germany

The U.S. won more gold medals than the next five countries combined.

General Trivia Questions #1,177-1,182

Question 1,177: Entertainment & Food -- Orchestra Arrangement

What musical instruments are immediately to the conductor's right in a symphony orchestra?

a) Cellos
b) Flutes
c) Trombones
d) Violins

Question 1,178: History & Government -- Meritorious Mistress

Who was the first woman to be given the British Order of Merit?

a) Amelia Earhart
b) Florence Nightingale
c) Marie Curie
d) Mother Teresa

Question 1,179: Math & Science -- Tooth Quick

What type of teeth usually grow in first in human babies?

a) Canines
b) Lower incisors
c) Molars
d) Upper incisors

Question 1,180: Geography & Nature -- Acre Amount

How many square yards are in an acre?

a) 640
b) 1,440
c) 2,340
d) 4,840

Question 1,181: Literature & Arts -- Select a Sister

Which Bronte sister wrote the novel Villette in 1853?

a) Anne
b) Charlotte
c) Emily
d) none of the above

Question 1,182: Sports & Games -- Second Sans Soviets

Which country finished in second, a distant 115 medals behind the U.S., during the boycotted 1984 Summer Olympics?

a) Canada
b) China
c) Romania
d) West Germany

General Trivia Answers #1,171-1,176

Answer 1,171: Entertainment & Food -- Distinguished Director

a) George Lucas

The Californian also wrote all three movie series.

Answer 1,172: History & Government -- Declaration Drafter

d) Thomas Jefferson

John Adams, Benjamin Franklin, Robert Livingston, and Roger Sherman also helped draft the historic document.

Answer 1,173: Math & Science -- Odd One Out

c) Curare

Atropine is an alkaloid extracted from the deadly nightshade, whose scientific name is Atropa belladonna. Curare is an unrelated neurotoxin.

Answer 1,174: Geography & Nature -- Where In Delaware

a) Dover

Wilmington is the most populous city in the second smallest American state.

Answer 1,175: Literature & Arts -- Museum's Metropolis

d) Washington, D.C.

It is one of about a dozen Smithsonian museums and galleries.

Answer 1,176: Sports & Games -- Safety Sequel

a) Team scored on has a free kick

The offensive team that just gave up two points has a free kick from the 20-yard line.

General Trivia Questions #1,171-1,176

Question 1,171: Entertainment & Food -- Distinguished Director

What American film director's movies include American Graffiti, Star Wars, and Raiders of the Lost Ark?

a) George Lucas
b) Robert Zemeckis
c) Ron Howard
d) Steven Spielberg

Question 1,172: History & Government -- Declaration Drafter

Who was the main author of the Declaration of Independence?

a) James Monroe
b) John Adams
c) John Hancock
d) Thomas Jefferson

Question 1,173: Math & Science -- Odd One Out

Which term below is not directly related to the others?

a) Atropine
b) Belladonna
c) Curare
d) Nightshade

Question 1,174: Geography & Nature -- Where In Delaware

What is the capital of Delaware?

a) Dover
b) Georgetown
c) Newark
d) Wilmington

Question 1,175: Literature & Arts -- Museum's Metropolis

What city is home to the National Museum of American Art?

a) Boston
b) New York
c) Philadelphia
d) Washington, D.C.

Question 1,176: Sports & Games -- Safety Sequel

In the NFL, what happens after a safety is scored?

a) Team scored on has a free kick
b) Team scored on kicks off
c) Team scored on punts
d) Team that scored kicks off

General Trivia Answers #1,165-1,170

Answer 1,165: Entertainment & Food -- Al & Stewart

d) Vertigo

Stewart played Detective John "Scottie" Ferguson.

Answer 1,166: History & Government -- Standard Oil Farewell

c) Mobil

Other pieces of Standard Oil eventually became Exxon, Chevron, and ARCO.

Answer 1,167: Math & Science -- Melting Metal

d) Tungsten

The "heavy stone" finally turns to liquid at around 6,164° Fahrenheit.

Answer 1,168: Geography & Nature -- King Cobra Conjugation

a) January

In the spring twenty to forty eggs will be laid, and they will hatch sixty to eighty days later.

Answer 1,169: Literature & Arts -- Scotland Stand-In

d) Unicorn

England is depicted as a lion.

Answer 1,170: Sports & Games -- Walker's Whim

c) Lava lamp

The ever-churning goo lamp, originally called the Astrolight, uses translucent wax which rises and sinks as its temperature and density changes.

General Trivia Questions #1,165-1,170

Question 1,165: Entertainment & Food -- Al & Stewart

What was the 1958 Alfred Hitchcock film starring Jimmy Stewart as a policeman?

a) Murder
b) Notorious
c) Rope
d) Vertigo

Question 1,166: History & Government -- Standard Oil Farewell

By what name is Standard Oil of New York now known?

a) Amoco
b) Exxon
c) Mobil
d) Shell

Question 1,167: Math & Science -- Melting Metal

What metallic element has the highest melting point?

a) Osmium
b) Rhenium
c) Tantalum
d) Tungsten

Question 1,168: Geography & Nature -- King Cobra Conjugation

What is the only month of the year in which king cobras mate?

a) January
b) March
c) May
d) July

Question 1,169: Literature & Arts -- Scotland Stand-In

In The Faerie Queen, what animal represents Scotland in the battle between England and Scotland?

a) Dragon
b) Rhinoceros
c) Tiger
d) Unicorn

Question 1,170: Sports & Games -- Walker's Whim

What popular item did Edward Craven Walker invent in 1963?

a) Air hockey
b) Etch-A-Sketch
c) Lava lamp
d) Pogo stick

General Trivia Answers #1,159-1,164

Answer 1,159: Entertainment & Food -- Baretta's Bird

a) Cockatoo

Fred the cockatoo appeared on the TV show from 1975 to 1978.

Answer 1,160: History & Government -- Dying Dynasties

a) Ch'ing Dynasty

The era was also known as the Manchu Dynasty.

Answer 1,161: Math & Science -- Early Edison Endeavor

a) Electric vote recorder

The inventor tried to sell the counter to Congress, but they turned him down because they worried that it would prevent filibustering.

Answer 1,162: Geography & Nature -- Hottest Spot North of Havana

d) Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

The beach faces the South Atlantic.

Answer 1,163: Literature & Arts -- Up, Up, and Away Day

c) Thursday

The feasting day commemorates the rising of Jesus's body into heaven.

Answer 1,164: Sports & Games -- Hitter Glitter

b) Hank Aaron

The Hall of Famer currently ranks first in career home runs, first in RBIs, and third in hits. Voting was later added, by broadcasters and color analysts in 2000 and by fans in 2003.