Saturday, April 24, 2010

African African Fly Fly -- Quiz Quilt 171 Solution

Category Answers:
Math
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Science
PHLOGISTONJ.J. Becher dreamed up the theory in the late 17th century but Stahl popularized it while he was chair of medicine at the University of Halle.
Sports
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Games
WILLIAMSBilly Williams's record lasted until Steve Garvey became the new ironman on April 16, 1983.
History
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Government
CARNEGIEImmigrant Andrew Carnegie also worked as a telegraph operator.
Literature
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Arts
HERACLITUSThe philosopher, who lived from 535 to 475 B.C., cried about the feebleness and foolishness of man. Democritus was called the Laughing Philosopher.
Entertainment
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Food
MARSALISWynton and Branford Marsalis also have a trombone-playing brother Delfeayo and a drum-playing brother Jason.
Geography
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Nature
VANCOUVERVancouver, British Columbia is nicknamed Terminal City because the harbor town was selected as the western end of the transcontinental railway in 1885.

Quiz Quilt Answer: TSETSE (Eight letters)

The tsetse fly, also spelled Ski Dzki, is infamous for spreading diseases by biting healthy animals after picking up organisms from infected hosts.

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