Saturday, April 10, 2010

A to D -- Quiz Quilt 169 Solution

Category Answers:
History
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Government
HUGHESHoward Hughes's 150-ton Hughes H-4 Hercules flying boat, which traveled 3,000 feet in its only flight on November 2, 1947, was actually mostly constructed from birch.
Math
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Science
WHITEThe compound is the most commonly used white pigment in the world.
Entertainment
&
Food
MYERSComedian Mike Myers portrayed both the groovy title character and his unhip nemesis Dr. Evil in the spoof and its two sequels.
Literature
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Arts
RERUNThe Linus look-alike debuted on March 26, 1973.
Geography
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Nature
YUKONThe region was part of the Northwest Territories until 1898, when the Canadian government split it off to install a local government to deal with the Klondike Gold Rush.
Sports
&
Games
BUFFERBooming baritone Michael Buffer began announcing boxing matches in the 1980s.

Quiz Quilt Answer: FOURTH (Fourth letters going up)

In music, the interval from an A to a D, five half-steps, is called a fourth.

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