Friday, December 31, 2010

Magic Money Man -- Quiz Quilt 207 Puzzle

Category Questions:
History
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Government
Who was William Henry Harrison's Vice President, who became President when he died early in his first term?
Literature
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Arts
What English author wrote the tetralogy The Once and Future King from 1938 to 1958?
Math
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Science
What British scientist's book Principles of Geology became the basis of modern day geology?
Entertainment
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Food
What European plant of the carrot family has pungent, aromatic leaves and seeds that are used for pickling?
Geography
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Nature
What is the calm part in the center of a hurricane?
Sports
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Games
Who is the only player besides Michael Jordan and Larry Bird to retire from the NBA after averaging over 20 points in his final season?

Saturday, December 25, 2010

Stress MSGing -- Quiz Quilt 206 Solution

Category Answers:
Entertainment
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Food
MARCEAUMarcel Marceau's character sported a dented, silk hat and a red flower.
Sports
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Games
DICICCOTony DiCicco, Anson Dorrance's successor, quietly stepped down to spend time with his family after the team won the 1999 World Championship.
Math
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Science
CERVICALThe Latin cervic means "neck".
History
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Government
STANLEYDavid Livingstone's response to Henry Stanley was, "You have brought me new life", as he was running out of supplies near Lake Tanganyika. The New York Times financed Stanley's trip.
Literature
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Arts
BATSONC.C. Beck and Bill Parker created Billy Batson in 1940. There have been several other superheroes called Captain Marvel, not surprisingly including some from Marvel Comics.
Geography
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Nature
JAKARTAJakarta, Indonesia's name had been Jayakarta from 1527 until 1619 and was renamed Jakarta by the Japanese when they occupied it during World War II.

Quiz Quilt Answer: ACCENT (Sixth letters)

Accent is a brand of food seasoning whose main ingredient is monosodium glutamate, and an accent on a syllable is a stress.

Friday, December 24, 2010

Stress MSGing -- Quiz Quilt 206 Puzzle

Category Questions:
Entertainment
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Food
What French mime was known for his sad-faced clown character Bip?
Sports
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Games
Who was the U.S. women's soccer head coach who resigned on November 3, 1999?
Math
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Science
What medical adjective describes the vertebrae located highest on the spine?
History
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Government
What explorer was famous for his line, "Dr. Livingstone, I presume"?
Literature
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Arts
What is the secret identity of comic strip and movie character Captain Marvel?
Geography
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Nature
What is the current name of the city formerly known as Batavia?

Saturday, December 18, 2010

Various Gold Spinners -- Quiz Quilt 205 Solution

Category Answers:
Entertainment
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Food
BESTThe group dismissed Pete Best on August 16, 1962 for musical reasons.
Literature
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Arts
BYRONLord Byron penned "She Walks in Beauty" in 1814, after seeing his cousin, Lady Anne Wilmot Horton, in her mourning dress.
Math
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Science
AMERICIUMThe alpha radiation from the radioactive americium-241 passes through an ionization chamber where the presence of smoke would interrupt its flow.
Sports
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Games
IRVINFormer University of Miami star Michael Irvin had set school receiving records for career catches, yards, and touchdowns and contributed to a national title in 1987.
History
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Government
THINKThomas Watson had first issued the directive when he was working for NCR three years earlier.
Geography
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Nature
MIDWAYSince the last Navy personnel left in 1997, the islands have served mostly as a National Wildlife Refuge.

Quiz Quilt Answer: DIVERS (Third letters going up)

"Divers" is an alternate spelling of "diverse", and Olympic divers hope to spin their way to gold medals.

Friday, December 17, 2010

Various Gold Spinners -- Quiz Quilt 205 Puzzle

Category Questions:
Entertainment
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Food
Who was the original drummer for the Beatles that Ringo Starr replaced?
Literature
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Arts
What poet wrote, "She walks in beauty, like the night of cloudless climes and starry skies"?
Math
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Science
What chemical element is usually used in ionization smoke detectors?
Sports
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Games
What Dallas Cowboys wide receiver was suspended for five games in 1996 for a felony cocaine conviction?
History
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Government
What has been IBM's one-word motto since 1914?
Geography
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Nature
What is the two-square-mile atoll, located in the Hawaiian group of islands, that is part of the U.S. but not incorporated into Hawaii?

Saturday, December 11, 2010

Charge Center -- Quiz Quilt 204 Solution

Category Answers:
Entertainment
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Food
DNAVega's company bought the originally unauthorized song and made a video for it.
Literature
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Arts
POEEdgar Allan Poe's short stories have terrified readers since the 1840s.
History
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Government
UTAHThe Union Pacific and Central Pacific railroads joined their tracks in the town of Promontory.
Geography
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Nature
ROMANIAThe historic region is now a province in central and western Romania.
Math
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Science
ERNSTThe Austrian physicist established the principles of supersonics and devised the Mach number in 1887.
Sports
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Games
SPITZCalifornian Mark Spitz only came home with two but would go on to greater glory in 1972, taking home a then-record seven gold medals.

Quiz Quilt Answer: PROTON (Second letters going up)

The nucleus of an atom contains charge-neutral neutrons and positive protons.

Friday, December 10, 2010

Charge Center -- Quiz Quilt 204 Puzzle

Category Questions:
Entertainment
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Food
What British duo remixed Suzanne Vega's original a capella version of "Tom's Diner" and hit the charts in 1990?
Literature
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Arts
What author mastered the art of suspense in "The Pit and the Pendulum" and "The Tell-Tale Heart"?
History
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Government
In which future state was the last spike driven in to complete the U.S. Transcontinental Railroad on May 10, 1869?
Geography
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Nature
In what country is Transylvania located?
Math
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Science
What is the first name of the physicist for whom Mach speed is named?
Sports
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Games
What American swimmer predicted he would win six gold medals during the 1968 Olympics?

Saturday, December 4, 2010

Gourd Game -- Quiz Quilt 203 Solution

Category Answers:
Literature
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Arts
MATISSEOver 100,000 visitors had viewed Henri Matisse's inverted paper-cut boat and its reflection. The Frenchman had taken up art while recovering from an appendicitis operation.
History
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Government
ACTIQCephalon verbosely calls its product a "medicated, mild berry-flavored lozenge that is attached to a handle".
Math
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Science
KURUSome scientists believe the disease was often transmitted when cannibals ate infected human brain tissue.
Entertainment
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Food
CHARLES"The Fix-Up" episode in 1992 earned Larry Charles his first Emmy, shared with Elaine Pope.
Sports
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Games
ASHLEYPlayers from the continent of Africa had become grandmasters before Maurice Ashley, but none of them were black.
Geography
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Nature
HOUSTONThe code is short for Intercontinental Airport of Houston, which was renamed George Bush International Airport in 1997.

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

Squash is both a fruit related to the gourd and a racket sport played in a walled room.

Friday, December 3, 2010

Gourd Game -- Quiz Quilt 203 Puzzle

Category Questions:
Literature
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Arts
What artist's Le Bateau hung upside down in the New York Museum of Modern Art for 47 days in 1961?
History
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Government
What prescription pain killer was approved for cancer patients in 1998 and is dispensed as raspberry flavored lollipops?
Math
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Science
What fatal disease of the central nervous system is commonly known as Laughing Sickness?
Entertainment
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Food
Who was the two-time, Emmy-winning Seinfeld writer who became executive producer of Mad About You?
Sports
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Games
What U.S. chess player became the world's first black grandmaster on March 15, 1999?
Geography
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Nature
What U.S. city's three-letter airport code is IAH?