Saturday, November 15, 2008

Book Before -- Quiz Quilt 96 Solution

Category Answers:
Geography
&
Nature
CHILEThe archipelago was split between the two nations in 1881.
Literature
&
Arts
CYBORGThe book came out in 1972, a year before the television pilot starring Lee Majors as former astronaut Steve Austin.
History
&
Government
PAINEBorn in England in 1737, Thomas Paine did not leave for the New World until he was 37 years old and Benjamin Franklin advised him to.
Math
&
Science
RADONThe noble gas's atomic number is 86, one more than the halogen astatine.
Sports
&
Games
SUEBoth ghosts were yellow.
Entertainment
&
Food
ZIMAThe flavored malt beverage was introduced in 1992 as a beer alternative.

Quiz Quilt Answer: IBIDEM (Third letters)

In footnotes, ibidem, usually abbreviated ibid. is shorthand for the previous book cited.

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