Saturday, September 25, 2010

For Plow Not Cow -- Quiz Quilt 193 Solution

Category Answers:
History
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Government
EDSELAbout 110,000 of the eponymous cars were sold in three years, well below expectations, and production ended with the 1960 model.
Entertainment
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SEALThe vocalist was born as Seal Henry Olusegun Olumide Adeola Samuel on February 19, 1963.
Sports
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KORBUTOlga Korbut, the first gymnast to perform a backward somersault on the balance beam, also earned a silver medal in the uneven parallel bars, and her country took the team gold.
Geography
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Nature
CANADAThe Iroquois still live in Ontario and Quebec.
Literature
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Arts
BARRIEScottish novelist James M. Barrie donated the book's copyright to London's Great Ormond Street Hospital in his will.
Math
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Science
HEXAGONIts size is six times that of an equilateral triangle with the same side length.

Quiz Quilt Answer: ARABLE (Fourth letters going up)

Arable land is suitable for growing and sowing crops.

Friday, September 24, 2010

For Plow Not Cow -- Quiz Quilt 193 Puzzle

Category Questions:
History
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Government
What was the infamous first name of Henry Ford's son?
Entertainment
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Food
What soul singer, born in Paddington, England, has facial markings from a bout of lupus at age 23?
Sports
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Games
What Russian gymnast won the 1972 Olympic floor exercises and balance beam competitions?
Geography
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Nature
What country's name comes from an Indian word meaning "Big Village"?
Literature
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Arts
Who introduced Peter Pan in 1906?
Math
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Science
What regular geometric figure's area is equal to just under 2.6 times the length of one side squared?

Saturday, September 18, 2010

Picture, Pinball, or Poker Problem -- Quiz Quilt 192 Solution

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BANNISTERNeurologist Roger Bannister beat the once-unfathomable barrier by six tenths of a second on May 6, 1954.
Geography
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Nature
PORCUPINEThe rodent can be armored with up to 30,000 quills.
Literature
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Arts
MITCHELLMargaret Mitchell's book was originally titled Pansy before the character's name was changed to Scarlett.
Entertainment
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Food
DOMINATIONThe game was contested on a map of the world like Risk, but battles over territory inflicted actual pain on the opponent.
History
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Government
PINOCHETDictator General Augusto Pinochet was returned to Chile in March 2000 after being declared unfit to stand trial in Europe.
Math
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Science
PERSEIDSThe light show occurs each August.

Quiz Quilt Answer: TILTED (Seventh letters)

A tilted picture on a wall needs to be straightened, a tilted pinball machine causes the player to lose the current ball, and a tilted poker player needs to calm down emotionally after losing to a bluff or a bad beat.

Friday, September 17, 2010

Picture, Pinball, or Poker Problem -- Quiz Quilt 192 Puzzle

Category Questions:
Sports
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Games
Who was the first person to officially run a mile in under four minutes?
Geography
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Nature
What animal's name comes from the Latin for "spiny pig"?
Literature
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Arts
Whose 1936 novel Gone With the Wind became an extraordinarily successful movie three years later?
Entertainment
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Food
What pain-inducing video game did Bond and Largo play in Never Say Never Again?
History
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Government
What Chilean leader was arrested in London in 1998 for human rights abuses?
Math
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Science
What meteor shower does Comet Swift-Tuttle cause?

Saturday, September 11, 2010

Canine Capture -- Quiz Quilt 191 Solution

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Entertainment
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UECKERFormer catcher Bob Uecker played Harry Doyle in 1989, 1994, and 1998.
Math
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NEONNeodymium's name comes from the Greek words for "new twin", while niobium is named for Tantalus's daughter Niobe from Greek mythology.
Literature
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Arts
MALICEThe thriller was a top ten bestseller in 1996.
History
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Government
TYLEROn March 3, 1845, John Tyler's wishes on a bill regarding naval vessels were disregarded.
Geography
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Nature
BRANSONAs of the 2000 U.S. census, the town had only 6,000 residents.
Sports
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Games
BIRDFormer forward Larry Bird led the Indiana Pacers to a 58-24 record, a nineteen-game improvement over the previous season.

Quiz Quilt Answer: COLLAR (Third letters)

If the police have collared a criminal, that means they have apprehended him or her.

Friday, September 10, 2010

Canine Capture -- Quiz Quilt 191 Puzzle

Category Questions:
Entertainment
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Food
What Milwaukee Brewers announcer appeared as himself in the movie Major League and its sequels?
Math
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Science
What chemical element's name means "new"?
Literature
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Arts
What Danielle Steel novel is about Grace Adams and attorney Charles Mackenzie?
History
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Government
Who was the first U.S. President to have Congress override his veto?
Geography
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Nature
What Missouri town calls itself the "Live Music Show Capital of the World"?
Sports
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Games
What Hall of Fame player was the NBA Coach of the Year for the 1997-98 season in his first year as a coach?

Saturday, September 4, 2010

Beer Bowler -- Quiz Quilt 190 Solution

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Sports
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RAFTERServe-and-volleyer Patrick Rafter defeated Greg Rusedski in the 1997 final and Mark Philippoussis in 1998. Margaret Smith Court beat countrywoman Yvonne Goolagong in the 1973 final.
Geography
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Nature
KENYAThe country's most populous city had an estimated three million residents in 2008.
History
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Government
LILYLilium longiflorum is known as both the Easter Lily and the November Lily.
Math
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Science
JUNGUntil his Symbols of Transformations in 1912, Carl Jung had been Sigmund Freud's student and follower.
Literature
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Arts
JUGHEADThe teenagers first appeared in "Pep Comics 22" in 1941.
Entertainment
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Food
SPACEKOscar-winner Sissy Spacek, whose given first name is Mary, also had an uncredited appearance as a girl at a bar in Trash in 1970.

Quiz Quilt Answer: KEGLER (Diagonally from the bottom to the top left)

Ten-pin bowlers are also known as keglers, from the German "kegel", meaning bowling pin, and not the Old Norse "kaggi", which gave us "keg" and has referred to barrels of beer since 1945.

Friday, September 3, 2010

Beer Bowler -- Quiz Quilt 190 Puzzle

Category Questions:
Sports
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Games
Who was the only Australian tennis player to win the U.S. Open twice since 1973?
Geography
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Nature
Which Eastern African republic's capital is Nairobi?
History
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Government
What flower has been displayed on the Easter Seals logo since 1952?
Math
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Science
What Swiss psychologist formulated the concept of introvert and extrovert types?
Literature
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Arts
By what nickname is Forsythe Pendleton Jones known in the Archie comics?
Entertainment
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Food
What actress debuted in Prime Cut in 1972 and appeared in Katherine, Carrie, and Marie?