Saturday, February 14, 2009

Lordly Lemons or Mirthless Melons -- Quiz Quilt 109 Solution

Category Answers:
Sports
&
Games
SWOOPESForward Sheryl Swoopes notched 14 points, 15 rebounds, and 10 assists for the Houston Comets, six years after leading Texas Tech to the NCAA championship.
Math
&
Science
PAVOGerman astronomer Johann Bayer used his active imagination to name the star cluster around 1600.
Entertainment
&
Food
HALLRich Hall wrote the book Sniglets (Any Word That Doesn't Appear in the Dictionary, But Should) in 1984 and added six sequels before the decade was out.
Geography
&
Nature
BELIZEThe nation gained its independence on September 21, 1981 and named itself for Belize City and the Belize River.
Literature
&
Arts
GROOMWinston Groom's follow-up Gump & Co. might have become a Paramount sequel if he had not felt that the company had slighted his royalties on the first movie.
History
&
Government
JEFFERSONVirginian Thomas Jefferson was the only person to serve as Secretary of State, Vice President, and President.

Quiz Quilt Answer: SOLEMN (Last letters)

"Solemn" means "dignified" or "somber" and is an anagram of "lemons" and "melons".

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