Saturday, March 6, 2010

Demented Flashdancer -- Quiz Quilt 164 Solution

Category Answers:
Sports
&
Games
KRAMNIKRussian Vladimir Kramnik became the unofficial World Chess Champion although FIDE, the undisputed governing body until a few years earlier, does not recognize his victory.
Geography
&
Nature
PISAThe Torre Pendente di Pisa was built from 1173 to 1350 and is now considered stable despite a 5½-degree lean after 50 cubic yards of dirt were excavated.
Entertainment
&
Food
PENNIMANThe "Tutti Frutti" singer was born as Richard Wayne Penniman in Macon, Georgia on December 5, 1932.
Math
&
Science
ANTIMONYThe metalloid is called stibium, meaning "mark", in Latin.
History
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Government
SADATAnwar Sadat shared the Nobel Peace Prize with Menachem Begin for their 1978 settlement.
Literature
&
Arts
MITCHELLBy coincidence, an unrelated U.K. strip also named Dennis the Menace debuted just three days afterward in March 1951.

Quiz Quilt Answer: MANIAC (Fourth letters)

Michael Sembello's song "Maniac" from the movie "Flashdance" reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100 in September 1983. Sembello took his song about a New York serial killer and adjusted the lyrics to refer to dancer Alex Owens.

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