Saturday, October 16, 2010

Relationship Guru -- Quiz Quilt 196 Solution

Category Answers:
Geography
&
Nature
BELIZEBelize City is the country's most populous city, but Belmopan has been the capital since 1970.
Literature
&
Arts
BENCHLEYRobert Benchley wrote for the Harvard Lampoon in college and for New Yorker Magazine later.
Sports
&
Games
BRAASCHDuring the Australian Open, the sisters claimed they could beat any man ranked #200 or lower. Karsten Braasch (#203) rose to the challenge by defeating Serena 6-1 and Venus 6-2.
History
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Government
HOFFMANYouth International Party cofounder Abbie Hoffman said of his 1970 Steal This Book, "It's embarrassing when you try to overthrow the government and you wind up on the bestseller's list." [Jack Weinberg, Jerry Rubin, Mario Savio, and Mark Rudd have also been credited.]
Entertainment
&
Food
LAUPERIn 1984, Cyndi Lauper's She's So Unusual included "Girls Just Wanna Have Fun" (peaked at #2), "Time After Time" (#1), "She Bop" (#3), and "All Through the Night" (#5).
Math
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Science
WISHBONEIt is the point at which the two clavicles meet.

Quiz Quilt Answer: ORACLE (Sixth letters going up)

California-based Oracle Corporation was founded in 1977 as Software Development Laboratories to produce relational database products based on Edgar Codd's theories.

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