Saturday, December 1, 2007

Golden Braid's Eternal -- Quiz Quilt 47 Solution

Category Answers:
Entertainment
&
Food
MOOREThe Mary Tyler Moore Show, named for the actress rather than her character Mary Richards, ran from 1970 to 1977.
Sports
&
Games
MEYERSHall of Famer Ann Meyers won the female half of the Superstars competition on television in 1980, 1981, and 1982.
Literature
&
Arts
TYPHOONThe story about Captain MacWhirr was published in 1902.
Math
&
Science
CALCIUMThe polypeptide is released by the parathyroid glands in the neck.
History
&
Government
DASSLERGerman businessman Adolph "Adi" Dassler first mass-marketed his sneakers in 1917.
Geography
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Nature
CAYENNECayenne chili peppers are ground up to create the hot spice of the same name.

Quiz Quilt Answer: ESCHER (Fourth letters going up)

Douglas Hofstadter's 1979 Pulitzer Prize winner Godel, Escher, Bach: An Eternal Golden Braid features the Dutch artist and his infinite constructions.

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