Saturday, May 22, 2010

Dickie's Dandies -- Quiz Quilt 175 Solution

Category Answers:
Sports
&
Games
KARIYALeft winger Paul Kariya had 24 goals and 69 assists in the regular season and added a goal and 6 assists in the postseason.
History
&
Government
SHERMANWilliam Tecumseh Sherman's campaign began on November 15, 1864 and lasted 24 days. He bragged, "We have devoured the land... . To realize what war is, one should follow our tracks."
Entertainment
&
Food
CAPRAItalian immigrant Frank Capra was nominated for Best Director Oscar awards for the 1937 and 1939 movies but did not win.
Geography
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Nature
DRAKEUpon Francis Drake's return, he gave Queen Elizabeth enough money to pay off England's foreign debts.
Math
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Science
GRISSOMThe capsule had sunk after Gus Grissom's fifteen-minute sub-orbital flight on July 21, 1961.
Literature
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Arts
DADAThe proponents of the movement, which began as a response to World War I, considered their work "anti-art".

Quiz Quilt Answer: DIAPER (Third letters)

Sportscaster and former Detroit Pistons coach Dick Vitale refers to college freshmen basketball players as "diaper dandies".

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