Saturday, October 29, 2011

Adios Address -- Quiz Quilt 250 Solution

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FARLEYA movie version of Walter Farley's story about Alec Ramsey and an Arabian horse was released in 1979.
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GYellow stars have a temperature from 8,500° to 10,000° Fahrenheit. The Sun is a G2 main-sequence star.
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PUZODanny Aiello played Don Domenico Clericuzio in the 1997 movie adaptation of Mario Puzo's novel, which was not a sequel of The Godfather.
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BRAZILEmmo was born in Sao Paulo on December 12, 1946 and moved to Europe to race in 1969.
History
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PERUOver thirty square miles of the area is now dangerously littered with an estimated 150,000 mines.
Geography
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PORTUGUESEThey were former Portuguese colonies in and off the coast of Africa.

Quiz Quilt Answer: EULOGY (Last letters going up)

A eulogy is a farewell address in honor of a deceased person.

Friday, October 28, 2011

Adios Address -- Quiz Quilt 250 Puzzle

Category Questions:
Literature
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What author shipwrecked a boy with The Black Stallion in 1941?
Math
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In the Morgan-Keenan spectral classification, what single-letter class of stars includes the Sun?
Entertainment
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Who was the author of The Last Don in 1996?
Sports
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What country does race car driver Emerson Fittipaldi come from?
History
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What country fought Ecuador over a disputed border in the Cordillera del Condor in 1995?
Geography
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What is the main language spoken in Angola, Cape Verde, and Guinea-Bissau?

Saturday, October 22, 2011

Car, Pool, or Sticker -- Quiz Quilt 249 Solution

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ROCKWELLIn 2000, Darva Conger accepted Rick Rockwell's proposal, but shortly after their honeymoon, she had the marriage annulled.
Geography
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PEARYRobert Edwin Peary had learned from his previous Arctic expeditions to dress in furs like the Inuit and to employ a system of support teams and supply caches.
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EXPOSAfter a quarter century with the Montreal Expos franchise, the orange fuzzball did not move with the team to Washington, D.C., and the Montreal Canadiens adopted him beginning with the 2005-06 season.
Literature
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BLUMEJudy Blume has won the Margaret A. Edwards Award for young adult literature and the National Book Foundation Medal for Distinguished Contribution to American Letters.
Math
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URANUSVenus is the last.
History
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COLUMBUS"Discovery of the New World" was issued in 1893, just after the 400th anniversary of Christopher Columbus's first Atlantic crossing.

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

The word "bumper" can be added in front to get "bumper car", "bumper pool", and "bumper sticker".

Friday, October 21, 2011

Car, Pool, or Sticker -- Quiz Quilt 249 Puzzle

Category Questions:
Entertainment
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What groom performed stand up comedy before he starred in Who Wants to Marry a Multi-Millionaire?
Geography
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What American explorer is credited with discovering the North Pole on April 6, 1909?
Sports
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Which Major League Baseball team's mascot was called Youppie?
Literature
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What author entertained children with "Superfudge", "Tiger Eyes", and "Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing"?
Math
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What is the second to last planet in the solar system in alphabetical order?
History
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Who was honored on the first U.S. commemorative stamp?

Saturday, October 15, 2011

Double Triple King -- Quiz Quilt 248 Solution

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ALDRINBorn as Edwin Eugene Aldrin, Jr. on January 20, 1930, he later officially changed his first name to Buzz, the nickname his sister gave him.
Sports
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GRASSThe All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club currently uses rye, although a combination of rye and fescue was employed until recently.
Literature
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MACDUFFMacbeth misunderstood the prophecy that he could not be killed by a "man of woman born", as Macduff had arrived in the world through a Caesarean section.
Geography
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ONTARIOWith the Hudson Bay on its north side, the province is sandwiched by water.
Entertainment
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RIKERPatrick Stewart and Jonathan Frakes (as Commander William Riker) played the pair from 1987 to 1994.
History
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JOHNSONFederal District Judge Sarah Hughes swore Lyndon Johnson in aboard the presidential airplane on November 22, 1963.

Quiz Quilt Answer: ARCARO (Diagonally)

Eddie Arcaro was the only jockey to win thoroughbred racing's Triple Crown twice, aboard Whirlaway in 1941 and aboard Citation in 1948.

Friday, October 14, 2011

Double Triple King -- Quiz Quilt 248 Puzzle

Category Questions:
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What astronaut was the pilot of Gemini 12 and the second person to walk on the moon?
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What general kind of surface is used for the tennis courts at Wimbledon?
Literature
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What Shakespeare character murdered Macbeth?
Geography
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What is the only Canadian province that borders the Great Lakes?
Entertainment
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Who was Captain Jean-Luc Picard's right hand man on Star Trek: The Next Generation?
History
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Who was the first U.S. President sworn in by a woman?

Saturday, October 8, 2011

Backcheck -- Quiz Quilt 247 Solution

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BOLIVARBolivia was named for Simon Bolivar.
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DIPHTHERIAThe annual dog sled race is named for a ghost town on the route.
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COPACABANAThe musical appeared destined for Broadway in 2002 but never made it.
Math
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PANCREASThe pancreas is part of the abdomen and is located behind the stomach.
Literature
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HAMMETTGold and jewels are hidden in the black statue. Dashiell's Hammett story first appeared as a five-part serial in Black Mask magazine from September 1929 to January 1930.
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GIRAFFE$Swedish botanist Carl Linnaeus classified the tall mammal as Giraffa camelopardalis in 1758.

Quiz Quilt Answer: REBATE (Seventh letters)

A rebate is usually a check you get back after purchasing an item and mailing in a receipt, UPC symbol, and a rebate form.

Friday, October 7, 2011

Backcheck -- Quiz Quilt 247 Puzzle

Category Questions:
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What Venezuelan revolutionary leader and statesman was known as El Libertador?
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What 1925 epidemic required the transport of medical supplies, providing the basis for the Iditarod?
Entertainment
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What 1978 Barry Manilow song became a made-for-TV musical in 1985 and a full-scale Atlantic City show in 1994?
Math
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What body part's name comes from the Greek for "all flesh"?
Literature
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What author released The Maltese Falcon in 1930 and turned it into a 1931 movie starring Ricardo Cortez and a 1941 movie with Humphrey Bogart?
Geography
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What animal was once called a camelopard because it was thought to be a cross between a camel and a leopard?

Saturday, October 1, 2011

Ham Hater's Heftier Handle -- Quiz Quilt 246 Solution

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DRACHMAThe name was also used for the Greek currency from 1832 until 1999.
Geography
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ALASKA"North to the Future" became its official motto in 1967.
Literature
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GENESISGod was addressing Adam in chapter 3, verse 19.
Math
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ARCHIMEDESEqual weights of gold and the undetermined substance will displace equal amounts of water.
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MARSHALLAfter several big hit television series, Garry Marshall directed his first movie, the soap opera spoof Young Doctors in Love, in 1982.
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BRUINSThe Boston Bruins franchise joined the league in 1924.

Quiz Quilt Answer: SAMIAM (Sixth letters going up)

Sam, usually referred to as Sam-I-am, is the antagonistic protagonist of Dr. Seuss's classic "Green Eggs and Ham". Despite declaring his dislike and disdain, he discovers the dish is delicious.

Friday, September 30, 2011

Ham Hater's Heftier Handle -- Quiz Quilt 246 Puzzle

Category Questions:
History
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What ancient Greek silver coin was equal to six obols?
Geography
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What was the last U.S. state without a state motto?
Literature
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In what book in the Old Testament does the phrase "Dust thou art and unto dust shalt thou return" appear?
Math
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What Greek mathematician ran home from a bath naked shouting "Eureka!" when he figured out how to determine if gold was pure?
Entertainment
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What TV director also handled the movies Overboard, Beaches, and Pretty Woman?
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What was the first NHL hockey team in the U.S.?

Saturday, September 24, 2011

A Palindromic Pickup -- Quiz Quilt 245 Solution

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MONETAs a young boy, Claude Monet received his first lessons from Eugene Boudin and later enrolled in a university art course after his aunt managed to withdraw him from the army.
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GIBSONPioneer Althea Gibson defeated Angela Mortimer 6-0, 12-10 in the 1956 French Open final after boxers Joe Louis and Sugar Ray Robinson and others had paid her airfare to get to the tournament.
Entertainment
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NIMOYLeonard Nimoy's acting debut had occurred a year earlier with a bit part in Queen For a Day.
Math
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ZIRCONIUMThe grayish-white metal is popularly known for its use in cubic zirconia gems, which are made from zirconium oxide.
History
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LUSITANIAThe death of 1,189 people helped provoke the U.S. into joining World War I.
Geography
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CHINABoth nations measure just over 3.7 million square miles, with the U.S. less than half a percent larger. The difference is coincidentally very close to the area of Taiwan.

Quiz Quilt Answer: TOYOTA (Fifth letters)

"A Toyota" is a palindrome, and the Japanese company makes pickup trucks.

Friday, September 23, 2011

A Palindromic Pickup -- Quiz Quilt 245 Puzzle

Category Questions:
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What French painter's works include Women in the Garden and Water Lilies?
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Who was the first African-American to win a Grand Slam tennis event?
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What Star Trek actor had a small role as a football player while a mule starred in Francis Goes to West Point in 1952?
Math
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What is the last chemical element in alphabetical order?
History
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What British liner did a German submarine sink off the Irish coast on May 7, 1915?
Geography
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What country is closest in size to the U.S.?

Saturday, September 17, 2011

Robbermaid -- Quiz Quilt 244 Solution

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NEWMANLorne Greene also debuted along with Paul Newman in the movie.
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JAPANAlthough the sun flag dates back as a far as the 13th century, it was not officially adopted by the country until August 13, 1999.
History
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WARRENFormer California governor Earl Warren was the 14th Chief Justice from 1953 to 1969.
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BOXINGThe word "cavalcade" originally meant a procession of people on horseback.
Literature
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DANARichard Henry Dana, Jr.'s book, whose title refers to his living quarters at the front of the ship, grew from a diary he kept on a voyage he made to California as a sailor.
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FRANKLINJack-of-all-trades Benjamin Franklin was actually just joking in his 1784 letter to the editor of the Journal of Paris.

Quiz Quilt Answer: MARIAN (Fourth letters)

Maid Marian was Robin Hood's significant other.

Friday, September 16, 2011

Robbermaid -- Quiz Quilt 244 Puzzle

Category Questions:
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What actor debuted in The Silver Chalice in 1954 but later took out an ad in Variety to apologize for the film?
Geography
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What country has a flag consisting of a red circle with a white background?
History
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What Chief Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court investigated John F. Kennedy's assassination?
Sports
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What was the only sport that television's Cavalcade of Sports presented from 1944 to 1960?
Literature
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What author recounted his Two Days Before the Mast in 1840?
Math
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What American supposedly first proposed daylight saving time in Paris in the 18th century?

Saturday, September 10, 2011

Oily on Olympus -- Quiz Quilt 243 Solution

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JAGHe played Lieutenant Harmon Rabb, Jr. in the pilot and was later promoted to Commander in the series.
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GARNERInfielder Phil Garner was the third pick in the 1971 amateur draft by the Oakland A's, and he played four seasons with them before helping the Pittsburgh Pirates win the 1979 World Series.
Geography
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QUECHUAOver 13% of Peruvians and almost ten million South Americans speak the American Indian language.
Math
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QUARKSMurray Gell-Mann's name for the subatomic particles stuck, while George Zweig's "aces" became a footnote in history.
History
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BUSHGeorge "Poppy" Bush partnered with John Overbey to create the Bush-Overbey Oil Development Company in 1950.
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KEYFrancis Scott Key's poem, "The Defense of Fort McHenry", was later set to composer John Stafford Smith's tune "Anacreon in Heaven".

Quiz Quilt Answer: GREASY (Third letters)

"Oily" is a synonym for "greasy", and the most famous Mt. Olympus is the tallest mountain located in Greece ("Greece-y").

Friday, September 9, 2011

Oily on Olympus -- Quiz Quilt 243 Puzzle

Category Questions:
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What TV series' 1995 pilot featured David James Elliott as an ex-pilot lawyer?
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What Major League Baseball player and manager was known as Scrap Iron?
Geography
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After Spanish, what is most popular language of Peru?
Math
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What is the physics term for the elementary particles, with names like strange and charm, that are the basic constituents of baryons?
History
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Which U.S. President cofounded an oil company?
Literature
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What poet wrote the words to the "Star-Spangled Banner" during the War of 1812?

Saturday, September 3, 2011

Weak Theater Anagram -- Quiz Quilt 242 Solution

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ZAMBIAThe nation had been a British protectorate since 1923.
History
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SMITHIt is also the most popular surname in the United States and Australia.
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LEEDirector Spike Lee was born as Shelton Jackson Lee on March 20, 1957 in Atlanta, Georgia but grew up in Brooklyn, New York.
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ENRONThe energy corporation declared bankruptcy amid a major accounting scandal only a year later. The field is now called Minute Maid Park.
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NINAnais Nin's 1969 collection of erotic short stories was turned into a Zalman King movie in 1995.
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SCURVYAbout three months without fruits and vegetables will produce symptoms.

Quiz Quilt Answer: CINEMA (Second letters going up)

"Anemic" means "weak" and anagrams to "cinema", which is a synonym of "theater".

Friday, September 2, 2011

Weak Theater Anagram -- Quiz Quilt 242 Puzzle

Category Questions:
Geography
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What country was known as Northern Rhodesia until 1964?
History
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What is the most common last name in the U.K.?
Entertainment
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What African-American film-maker explored racism and other issues in movies like Do the Right Thing and Malcolm X?
Sports
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What company paid $100 million for the rights to name the Houston Astros home ballpark for thirty years starting in 2000?
Literature
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Who was the author of Delta of Venus?
Math
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What disease is marked by spongy gums, loosening of the teeth, and bleeding and is caused by a lack of ascorbic acid?

Saturday, August 27, 2011

Air Australia -- Quiz Quilt 241 Solution

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SELESOn April 30, a fanatical Steffi Graf fan named Guenter Parche stabbed Monica Seles just below the shoulder blade during a changeover.
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ALIBI'A' Is for Alibi began the alphabetical sequence in 1982, and 'U' Is for Undertow was book number twenty-one in 2007.
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THOMSONEnglish physicist Joseph John Thomson won the 1906 Nobel Prize for his work.
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NIXONTricky Dick, Richard Nixon, served in the South Pacific, rising to the rank of Lieutenant Commander and mastering the game of poker to the tune of nearly $10,000 in winnings along the way.
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ADAMSBryan Adams's single reached the top on June 3, 1995 and stayed there a month.
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QCPQ had been official until 1994 but also refers to a local political party.

Quiz Quilt Answer: QANTAS (First letters going up)

Qantas Airways Limited, whose name original stood for Queensland And Northern Territory Aerial Services, is the national airline of Australia.

Friday, August 26, 2011

Air Australia -- Quiz Quilt 241 Puzzle

Category Questions:
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What top-ranked female tennis player was stabbed in the back during a match in Hamburg, Germany in 1993?
Literature
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What does the letter 'A' stand for in the first novel in Sue Grafton's Kinsey Millhone detective series?
Math
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What scientist discovered the electron in 1897?
History
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Which U.S. President had been an operations officer of a Navy air transport unit in World War II?
Entertainment
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What singer asked, "Have You Ever Really Loved a Woman?" and was answered by a #1 spot on the Billboard Hot 100 charts?
Geography
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What is the postal abbreviation for the Canadian province of Quebec?

Saturday, August 20, 2011

Laundry Limiter -- Quiz Quilt 240 Solution

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CARVERBooker T. Washington, who fifteen years earlier had opened the school now known as Tuskegee University, invited George Washington Carver to accept the post.
Math
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ENDOCRINEGlands that secrete via a duct are exocrine.
Geography
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SHRIMPHarold von Braunhut began selling his Ocean View tanks for observing the brine shrimp creatures, scientifically known as Artemia salina, in 1957.
Entertainment
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SPAMThe canned meat contains pork, ham, salt, water, sugar, and sodium nitrite.
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SHULAFormer defensive back Don Shula amassed a career record of 347-173-6 and collected two Super Bowl rings.
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PLUTARCHThe latter examined the lives of 23 pairs of similar Romans and Greeks plus four unmatched biographies.

Quiz Quilt Answer: HAMPER (Last letters going up)

A hamper is a container for dirty laundry, and to hamper something means to restrict it in some way.

Friday, August 19, 2011

Laundry Limiter -- Quiz Quilt 240 Puzzle

Category Questions:
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Who became the director of Agriculture at the Tuskegee Institute in 1896?
Math
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What term refers to the major ductless human glands?
Geography
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What type of animal is a sea monkey?
Entertainment
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What American food has been used for sculptures, honored by haiku, and made into sushi called kimpap by South Koreans?
Sports
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What Baltimore Colts and Miami Dolphins coach won more games than any other coach in NFL history?
Literature
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What Greek biographer wrote Moralia and Parallel Lives?

Saturday, August 13, 2011

One A-Whey from Steeds -- Quiz Quilt 239 Solution

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CATSAndrew Lloyd Webber composed the tunes for the 1982 play.
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LOUISJoe Louis, the son of a cotton picker, fought for the championship 27 times, including a record 25 successful title defenses.
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DEFOEEnglish novelist Daniel Defoe was born as Daniel Foe in 1660.
History
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ALFREDAlfred the Great was the only British monarch dubbed "the Great" for his successful defense against Viking invaders.
Geography
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STEAMBOATThe hot spring in Yellowstone National Park can shoot scalding water 400 feet into the air.
Math
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GATESBill Gates denies the quote, but in 1995 he definitely claimed, "There are no significant bugs in our released software that any significant number of users want fixed."

Quiz Quilt Answer: TUFFET (Third letters)

Advancing each of the letters of "steeds" in the alphabet by one position ("one away"), gets you "tuffet", where Little Miss Muffet sat eating her curds and whey.

Friday, August 12, 2011

One A-Whey from Steeds -- Quiz Quilt 239 Puzzle

Category Questions:
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What musical does the song "Memory" come from?
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What heavyweight boxer had the most career title fights?
Literature
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What author coined the term "man Friday"?
History
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Who was the ruler of England from A.D. 871 to 899 who had his scholars begin writing The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle?
Geography
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What is the tallest active geyser in the world?
Math
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What computer company owner supposedly asserted, "640K ought to be enough for anybody"?

Saturday, August 6, 2011

Lens Liquid -- Quiz Quilt 238 Solution

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MUSSELSThey create them about a third as frequently as oysters do.
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BOLINWilliams College alumna Jane Matilda Bolin had been the first black woman to graduate from Yale Law School eight years before.
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FELLINIItalian Federico Fellini also wrote the scripts of all three movies.
Literature
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SINCLAIRUpton Sinclair's story about the meat packing district in Chicago unleashed a storm of public indignation in 1906 and spurred Congress to pass the Pure Food and Drug Act later in the year.
Math
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AORTAThe vessel leading from the left ventricle of the heart is about one inch in diameter in adults.
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KINGSThe Sacramento Kings went 27-23 in the lockout-shortened season before losing a first-round playoff series to the Utah Jazz.

Quiz Quilt Answer: SALINE (Fifth letters going up)

Saline, a diluted solution of approximately nine grams of sodium chloride per liter of water, is commonly used to clean, lubricate, and store contact lenses.

Friday, August 5, 2011

Lens Liquid -- Quiz Quilt 238 Puzzle

Category Questions:
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What shellfish besides oysters produces pearls the most often?
History
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Who became the first black female judge in the U.S. when Mayor Fiorello LaGuardia appointed her judge of the Domestic Relations Court in 1939?
Entertainment
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Who was the director of And the Ship Sails On, La Dolce Vita, and ?
Literature
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What novelist described dangerous, unsanitary, meat-packing operations in The Jungle in 1906?
Math
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What is the widest artery in the human body?
Sports
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In 1998-99, which NBA team had its first winning season in sixteen years?

Saturday, July 30, 2011

Dull Drilling -- Quiz Quilt 237 Solution

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BOYDFormer model Patti Boyd was married at the time but would get divorced a year later and marry Clapton in 1979.
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MONROVIAThe city was renamed in 1824 for U.S. President James Monroe, who supported sending freed slaves to the country.
Literature
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KEROUACBeat Movement author Jack Kerouac typed the novel as one, single-spaced, marginless paragraph on 250 continuous feet of computer paper.
Math
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SETIThe Cornell University scientist kicked off Project Ozma in West Virginia, which led to the Search for Extra-Terrestrial Intelligence.
History
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LENINAfter Nicholas II was overthrown in April, Nikolai Lenin led a failed workers' rebellion in July and fled to Finland before returning successfully in October.
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NITROGENCompressed nitrogen holds less moisture than compressed air and consequently expands less as its temperature rises.

Quiz Quilt Answer: BORING (Diagonally)

"Boring" can mean both "uninteresting" and "digging a hole in".

Friday, July 29, 2011

Dull Drilling -- Quiz Quilt 237 Puzzle

Category Questions:
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What singer inspired Eric Clapton's "Wonderful Tonight"?
Geography
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What is Liberia's capital, formerly known as Christopolis?
Literature
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What author took readers On the Road in 1957?
Math
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Science
What current scientific program did American astronomer Frank Drake begin in 1960?
History
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What Russian communist led the Bolsheviks to power in 1917?
Sports
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What gas is generally used to fill the tires of stock cars?

Saturday, July 23, 2011

Clean Cheese for Children -- Quiz Quilt 236 Solution

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RINGWALDBrat Packer Molly Ringwald played Molly Parker on the television show from 1979 to 1980.
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PRIESTLEYJoseph Priestley created his "mephitic julep" ("foul-smelling drink") in 1767 to prevent scurvy on long voyages, an ironic footnote in the history of soft drinks.
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WASHINGTONIt was the only Grand Slam final of a career during which MaliVai Washington won four titles and ascended to a #11 ranking.
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VIRGINIAThe future state governor was addressing the Virginia Provincial Convention at St. John's Church in Richmond.
Geography
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SINGAPOREThe nation had over 18,000 people per square mile in 2009, second in the world behind Monaco.
Literature
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COLERIDGEIn Samuel Coleridge's "The Rime of the Ancient Mariner", the sailor is surrounded by undrinkable saltwater.

Quiz Quilt Answer: GRATED (Eighth letters going up)

Cheese can be grated and movies can be G-rated.

Friday, July 22, 2011

Clean Cheese for Children -- Quiz Quilt 236 Puzzle

Category Questions:
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What actress from The Breakfast Club was in the original Facts of Life cast?
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What English chemist invented carbonated water?
Sports
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What U.S. tennis player unexpectedly reached the Wimbledon men's final in 1996 before succumbing to Richard Krajicek?
History
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Government
In which colony did Patrick Henry deliver his "Give me liberty or give me death" speech on March 23, 1775?
Geography
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What is the most densely populated country in Asia?
Literature
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Arts
What poet sighed, "Water, water, everywhere, Nor any a drop to drink"?

Saturday, July 16, 2011

Far East Envelope -- Quiz Quilt 235 Solution

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GYPSUMGeorge Hull created the hoax for $2,600 and cashed its fame in for $37,500 from a group that wanted to exhibit it.
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COCHRANEHall of Fame catcher Mickey Cochrane batted .320 with the Philadelphia Athletics and Detroit Tigers from 1925 to 1937.
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COLLINSPhil Collins sang the theme song for Against All Odds, which was a remake of the 1947 movie Out of the Past.
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HINDUISMJanmashtami, honoring the birthday of Lord Krishna, is the most important Hindu festival.
History
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SANDALSOne of her feet is standing on top of chains.
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KAMCHATKAThe 180,000-square-mile peninsula is home to 400,000 people.

Quiz Quilt Answer: MANILA (Sixth letters)

Manila is the capital of the Philippines, and manila envelopes were named for the beige-colored hemp originally made from the abaca plant there.

Friday, July 15, 2011

Far East Envelope -- Quiz Quilt 235 Puzzle

Category Questions:
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What material was used to create the fake Cardiff giant, a 10-foot, 3,000-pound, "petrified human being" supposedly "discovered" in New York in 1869?
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For what Major League player did Mickey Mantle's father Mutt name him?
Entertainment
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What singer hit the top of the charts with "Against All Odds (Take a Look at Me Now)" on March 10, 1984?
Literature
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What major religion's Ramana Vami, Janmashtami, and Guru Nanak Jayanti festivals all celebrate birthdays?
History
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Government
What does the Statue of Liberty wear on her feet?
Geography
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What is the large, eastern Russian peninsula that figures prominently in the Parker Brothers game Risk?

Saturday, July 9, 2011

Lucky 007 Casino -- Quiz Quilt 234 Solution

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HOMERThe Boston-born artist Winslow Homer also produced The Gulf Stream four years later.
History
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ANTHONYSusan B. Anthony's portrait adorns the dollar coin minted from 1979 to 1981 and 1999.
Entertainment
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CINDYThe brown bear, inspired by Ed Norton of the Honeymooners and named for Yogi Berra, debuted on The Huckleberry Hound Show in 1958 and soon earned his own program.
Math
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TESLASerbian-American Nicola Tesla created the induction motor using the rotating magnetic field principle he also developed.
Sports
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SEOULThe Seoul, Korea Olympiad was the first in sixteen years to avoid a major boycott, with only Cuba, Ethiopia, Nicaragua, and North Korea sitting out.
Geography
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GANDERIt can also be called a stag, while a female is either a goose or a dame.

Quiz Quilt Answer: ROYALE (Fifth letters)

"Casino Royale", Ian Fleming's first novel about agent 007 James Bond, hit the big screen as a one-off comedy in 1967 and as a normal action-thriller in 2006.

Friday, July 8, 2011

Lucky 007 Casino -- Quiz Quilt 234 Puzzle

Category Questions:
Literature
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What American artist painted the Northeaster seascape in 1895?
History
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Government
What American leader of the woman suffrage movement was honored by a U.S. coin?
Entertainment
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What is the first name of Yogi Bear's girlfriend?
Math
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Science
What inventor patented the electric motor in 1888?
Sports
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What city hosted the 1988 Summer Olympics?
Geography
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What is a male goose most commonly known as?

Saturday, July 2, 2011

Helpful Hard Cover -- Quiz Quilt 233 Solution

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GENERALSThe running back played for the New Jersey Generals for three seasons before joining the NFL when the USFL folded.
Math
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HYDROGENScientists estimate that it makes up from 75% to 90% of all normal matter.
History
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BELGIUMIn 1967, the political headquarters moved to Brussels and the military headquarters to Mons. They had both been based in France.
Geography
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MOLDOVAThe country, formerly called Moldavia, became independent when the Soviet Union collapsed in 1991.
Entertainment
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HOUSTONThe following year, Whitney Houston had their only child, daughter Bobbi Kristina Brown.
Literature
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FABERGETsar Alexander III first asked Peter Carl Faberge to create a birthday gift for his wife in 1885, and it remained an annual tradition until 1917.

Quiz Quilt Answer: ENAMEL (Seventh letters going up)

Enamel can refer to several different types of hard coatings, including paint and the top of the crown of a tooth.

Friday, July 1, 2011

Helpful Hard Cover -- Quiz Quilt 233 Puzzle

Category Questions:
Sports
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Which USFL team signed Herschel Walker to a 3-year, $5-million contract on February 23, 1983?
Math
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Science
What is the most common chemical element in the universe?
History
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Government
In what country are NATO's headquarters located?
Geography
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Nature
What landlocked country is sandwiched between Romania and Ukraine?
Entertainment
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What singer wed Bobby Brown on July 18, 1992?
Literature
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What jeweler created richly enameled Easter eggs for the Russian royal family in the early 1900s?

Saturday, June 25, 2011

Famous Furniture Furnisher -- Quiz Quilt 232 Solution

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GREENWICHEngland's Royal Greenwich Observatory, built for King Charles II in 1675, serves as the official marker.
Entertainment
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SHANIAShania Twain's first name is Ojibwa Indian for "I'm on my way".
History
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ACTONJohn Emerich Edward Dalberg-Acton was a 19th-century English historian.
Math
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MUMPSThe viral disease, which causes inflammation of the parotid glands, was a common childhood malady before
Literature
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ABRAHAMThe 100-year-old chuckled when told that his wife Sarah would give birth to a son, so the child was named "he will laugh".
Sports
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DEUCEThe French call the second and later deuces "egalite", while they just refer to the first deuce as "quarante a" ("forty-all").

Quiz Quilt Answer: CAPONE (Fourth letters going up)

Legendary American gangster Al Capone masqueraded as a "Used Furniture Dealer" on his business cards.

Friday, June 24, 2011

Famous Furniture Furnisher -- Quiz Quilt 232 Puzzle

Category Questions:
Geography
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What city serves as ground zero for longitude calculations?
Entertainment
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By what first name is country singer Eileen Regina Edwards better known?
History
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Government
What Lord asserted, "Power corrupts. Absolute power corrupts absolutely"?
Math
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Science
What is the common name of epidemic parotitis, a disease against which vaccination is regularly used?
Literature
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Arts
In the Bible, who was Isaac's father?
Sports
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What tennis term refers to a tie score at which each side has won three points and can win the game by winning the next two points?

Saturday, June 18, 2011

Foreign Floozy -- Quiz Quilt 231 Solution

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NORIEGAManuel Noriega was sentenced to forty years in prison and remains a prisoner of war despite an early release on September 9, 2007.
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EXCALIBURThe Lady of the Lake gave the "steel cutter" to him.
Geography
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CANBERRAThe location of the new city had been selected in 1908 to replace Melbourne.
Math
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ANGSTROMThe unit was named for Swedish physicist Anders Jonas Angstrom, a pioneer in spectroscopy.
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JAMAICAOther famous Jamaicans include sprinters Linford Christie and Ben Johnson, singer Bob Marley, and supermodel Naomi Campbell.
Entertainment
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REYNOLDSFormer Florida State halfback Burt Reynolds played J.J. McLure in the first two Cannonball Run movies but did not appear in Speed Zone!, the second sequel.

Quiz Quilt Answer: ABROAD (Seventh letters going down)

"Floozy" means prostitute, which was one of the original meanings of "broad" when referring to females.

Friday, June 17, 2011

Foreign Floozy -- Quiz Quilt 231 Puzzle

Category Questions:
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What Panamanian general ousted the civilian president in 1985 and was convicted of drug trafficking by the U.S. in 1992?
Literature
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What was the name of King Arthur's sword?
Geography
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Nature
What has been the capital of Australia since 1927?
Math
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Science
What unit of length is equal to one tenth of a nanometer?
Sports
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What country are basketball player Patrick Ewing and baseball players Chili Davis and Devon White from?
Entertainment
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What Cannonball Run actor debuted on the big screen in Angel Baby in 1961?

Saturday, June 11, 2011

Short, Stout Subject -- Quiz Quilt 230 Solution

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TRUMANOn January 31, 1950, Harry Truman asserted that the U.S. had to "defend itself against any possible aggressor" and ordered the creation of a superbomb.
Math
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POPEAriel, Umbriel, and Belinda appear in Alexander Pope's 1712 poem "The Rape of the Lock".
Literature
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KIPLINGRudyard Kipling's "The Ballad of East and West", about the theft of a horse bridging cultural differences, was published in 1889, a year before his first novel, The Light That Failed.
Geography
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KARAKORAMThe peak, also known as Mount Godwin Austen, Dapsang, and Chogo Ri, is the second highest in the world at 28,250 feet.
Entertainment
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HUNTERRobin Williams's character, based on the real-life doctor, earned his nickname by repairing a coffee cup.
Sports
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ROSSETMarc Rosset defeated the equally unheralded Spaniard Jordi Arresse in the five-set final.

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

George Harry Sanders and Clarence Kelley's "The Teapot Song" describes its title object as short and stout. Most children no longer no what stout is (heck, even most adults might think of ale first now), but apparently it was still a common adjective back in 1939.

Friday, June 10, 2011

Short, Stout Subject -- Quiz Quilt 230 Puzzle

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Which U.S. President instructed the U.S. Atomic Energy Commission to develop a hydrogen bomb?
Math
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Besides William Shakespeare, for what author's characters are the moons of Uranus named?
Literature
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What author philosophized, "Oh, East is East, and West is West, And never the twain shall meet"?
Geography
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In what mountain range is K2 located?
Entertainment
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In the 1998 movie Patch Adams, what was the title character's given first name?
Sports
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What Swiss tennis player won an Olympic gold medal in 1992?

Saturday, June 4, 2011

Respected Roman & Great Greek God -- Quiz Quilt 229 Solution

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BURMAThe nation gained its independence from the U.K. in 1948 as the Union of Burma.
History
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CHAMPLAINLake Champlain in Quebec province, New York, and Vermont was named for Samuel de Champlain.
Math
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PLUTOThe dwarf planet's diameter is only about double its satellite Charon's.
Entertainment
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FOOTLOOSEThe single was one of six Top 40 hits from the 1984 soundtrack.
Sports
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HAMILLDorothy Hamill won her Olympic figure skating gold medal in 1976. Yamaguchi won the U.S. Junior Figure Skating Championship in 1988 and teamed with Rudy Galindo for pairs titles in 1986, 1989, and 1990.
Literature
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CARSONRachel Carson's research and investigations led directly to the banning of DDT in 1972. The zoologist was posthumously awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 1980.

Quiz Quilt Answer: APOLLO (Fifth letters)

Apollo was the only major god who had the same name in both Roman and Greek mythology.

Friday, June 3, 2011

Respected Roman & Great Greek God -- Quiz Quilt 229 Puzzle

Category Questions:
Geography
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Which Southeast Asian country is officially known as the Union of Myanmar?
History
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Government
What Frenchman founded the first permanent French colony in North America in Quebec in 1608?
Math
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Science
Which planet or dwarf planet in the solar system has a moon closest in size to it?
Entertainment
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What movie was Bonnie Tyler's "Holding Out for a Hero" from?
Sports
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What figure skater did Kristi Yamaguchi idolize and have a doll of at age 4?
Literature
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What American marine biologist's 1962 book Silent Spring detailed the dangers of insecticides?

Saturday, May 28, 2011

Discourser's Disclaimer -- Quiz Quilt 228 Solution

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COCONUTThe meat is mainly used for extracting coconut oil.
Entertainment
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KHAURYFalsetto singer Herbert Khaury took his stage name from Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol and was famous for performing "Tiptoe Through the Tulips" with his ukulele.
Geography
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ISTANBULNearly thirteen million residents of Istanbul, Turkey straddle the Bosphorus Strait, which separates Europe from Asia.
Sports
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ANTLEYAnt Man Chris Antley almost rode Charismatic to a Triple Crown a decade later, winning the Kentucky Derby and Preakness but finishing third in the Belmont Stakes.
Literature
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EMERSONFamous essayist Ralph Waldo Emerson believed, "The only way to have a friend is to be one".
History
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CICEROIn his first speech, Marcus Tullius Cicero exposed his enemy, whom he had just defeated in an election. He spoke again the next day to say that Catiline had fled to join his army, which was later defeated.

Quiz Quilt Answer: IMNSHO (Second letters going up)

In Usenet news posts, text messaging, and other discussions, the abbreviation IMNSHO stands for "in my not so humble opinion".

Friday, May 27, 2011

Discourser's Disclaimer -- Quiz Quilt 228 Puzzle

Category Questions:
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What fruit is dried to make copra?
Entertainment
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What was American entertainer Tiny Tim's birth name?
Geography
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What is the only major city that is split between two continents?
Sports
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Games
What jockey won at least once on a record 64 consecutive racing days in 1989?
Literature
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On what author's property did Henry David Thoreau live in a crude shack he built himself?
History
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Government
What Roman statesman gave four brilliant orations against Catiline in 63 B.C.?

Saturday, May 21, 2011

Patrick's Paraplegic Professor -- Quiz Quilt 227 Solution

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ICKXBelgian driver Jacky Ickx took the checkered flag six times between 1969 and 1982, three times teaming with Derek Bell.
Geography
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RHEAThe common rhea is the continent's largest bird, averaging over sixty pounds as an adult.
Literature
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MELVILLEHerman Melville dedicated the book to his friend and neighbor Nathaniel Hawthorne, who had convinced him to change the story from a simple whaling tale to an allegorical novel.
History
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BLAIRSinger and guitarist Tony Blair later performed with the band Ugly Rumours while he was a student at St. John's College.
Math
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Science
EULERSwiss mathematician Leonhard Euler first used the letter e to denote the basis of the natural logarithm in 1727, over a decade after the constant was discovered.
Entertainment
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AYKROYDDan Aykroyd, the cofounder of the House of Blues, played a blind man named Roy in the Canadian comedy.

Quiz Quilt Answer: XAVIER (Fourth letters)

In the X-Men comic series, Professor X's full name is Charles Francis Xavier, played by actor Patrick Stewart in the movie versions.

Friday, May 20, 2011

Patrick's Paraplegic Professor -- Quiz Quilt 227 Puzzle

Category Questions:
Sports
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Who won the most 24 Hours of Le Mans races in the 20th century?
Geography
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Nature
What flightless, South American bird resembles the ostrich?
Literature
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Arts
Who was the author born in New York City whose 1851 novel Moby Dick did not become famous until after his death?
History
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Government
What British prime minister was an actor and athlete at Fettes College in Scotland?
Math
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Science
For whom was the irrational number e named?
Entertainment
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What Saturday Night Live regular starred in the movie Love at First Sight in 1976?

Saturday, May 14, 2011

Empty Promise -- Quiz Quilt 226 Solution

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ISTANBULThe city was known as Byzantium until the rule of Constantine the Great in the 4th century.
Math
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HERSCHELAstronomer and composer William Herschel used just a prism and a thermometer, noting a temperature increase from the invisible rays just beyond the end of the visible red light.
Literature
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FOUNDATIONThe prolific author resumed the series with Foundation's Edge in 1982 and added another sequel and two prequels in the next decade.
Entertainment
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MICROSOFTThe Redmond software giant dropped one spot, falling to #3 behind IBM, in 2009.
Sports
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CHRISTIELinford Christie was the defending champion.
History
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ZANZIBARThe locals surrendered after the British fleet successfully shelled the Sultan's palace on August 27.

Quiz Quilt Answer: REFILL (Eight letters going up)

Some restaurants promise endless refills of certain beverages like coffee and soda as an inexpensive way of attracting customers.

Friday, May 13, 2011

Empty Promise -- Quiz Quilt 226 Puzzle

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Geography
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What is the current name of the Turkish city once known as Constantinople?
Math
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What scientist discovered infrared rays in 1800?
Literature
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Arts
What was Isaac Asimov's Hugo Award-winning sci-fi trilogy, published from 1951 to 1953?
Entertainment
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Food
What brand name did Business Week rate #2 in value in the world behind Coca-Cola every year from 2000 to 2008?
Sports
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What British 100-meter runner false started twice in the 1996 Olympic final and was disqualified?
History
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What country lost a war to England in a mere 38 minutes in 1896?

Saturday, May 7, 2011

Unclear Initiation -- Quiz Quilt 225 Solution

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PARAGUAYThe nation split off on May 14, 1811, less than two months before Venezuela did.
Literature
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SLOANWalden chaplain Reverend Scot Sloan is also based on Reverend William Sloane Coffin.
Math
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ALUMINUMHumphrey Davy named the element alumium, changed it to aluminum to match its Latin root, and finally settled on aluminium, but not before the U.S. had fixated on his second choice.
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PIAZZADrafted in the 62nd round partly as a favor by Tommy Lasorda, ten-time All-Star Mike Piazza accomplished the feat nine straight times from 1995 to 2003.
Geography
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HUNGARYThe forint was once divided into 100 filler, but the smaller unit was discontinued when it became almost worthless.
Entertainment
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TOUCHThe album featured "Here Comes the Rain Again", which reached #4 on the pop charts.

Quiz Quilt Answer: HAZING (Fifth letters going up)

Hazing in a humiliating and/or painful way of initiating members into organizations such as fraternities and military institutions, and hazing means the weather has become cloudy.

Friday, May 6, 2011

Unclear Initiation -- Quiz Quilt 225 Puzzle

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What was the first South American country to gain independence from Spain?
Literature
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What preacher in Doonesbury was partially inspired by the Reverend Scotty McLennan of Tufts University?
Math
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Science
What chemical element does not occur isolated in nature and is usually extracted from bauxite?
Sports
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Games
What Major League Baseball catcher had the most seasons with 30 home runs?
Geography
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Nature
What is the 36,000-square-mile country of nearly ten million people whose currency is the forint?
Entertainment
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What 1983 Eurythmics album's cover features Annie Lennox wearing a black mask?

Saturday, April 30, 2011

Accented Aggravation -- Quiz Quilt 224 Solution

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BAHAMASThe archipelago is about forty miles closer than Cuba is.
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DETROITBerry Gordy, Jr. created the Motor City company in Detroit, Michigan on December 14, 1959.
Literature
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BABARThe royal pachyderm first appeared in The Story of Babar, the Little Elephant in 1931.
Sports
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NASTASETemperamental righty Ilie Nastase conquered the U.S. Open in 1972 and the French Open in 1973.
History
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MARCOSCorazon Aquino and the army supporting her chased Ferdinand Marcos out of the country.
Math
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GAUSSJohann Carl Friedrich Gauss's "Remarkable Theorem" states that the curvature of a surface can be measured from the surface itself, such as by making calculations from distances and angles.

Quiz Quilt Answer: STRESS (Last letters)

Stress can cause aggravation and a stress is an accent.

Friday, April 29, 2011

Accented Aggravation -- Quiz Quilt 224 Puzzle

Category Questions:
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What foreign country is closest to Florida?
Entertainment
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In what city was the Motown record label founded?
Literature
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Arts
What elephant did Jean de Brunhoff make famous?
Sports
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Games
What Romanian tennis player was ranked #1 in the world in 1972 and 1973?
History
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Government
Which president and prime minister of the Philippines was forced out for fraud in the 1986 election?
Math
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Science
What mathematician, born in Brunswick, Germany in 1777, wrote the theorema egregium?

Saturday, April 23, 2011

Bat, Bunny, or Beluga -- Quiz Quilt 223 Solution

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MILLERSophomore guards Kelly and Coco Miller led the University of Georgia to the Women's Final Four.
Geography
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KAZAKHSTANThe nation is less than a sixth the size of Russia.
Entertainment
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SIMONAll four Neil Simon screenplays were nominated for Oscars, but none of them won.
Literature
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THOMASThis led to the phrase "doubting Thomas".
Math
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Science
ZARYAThe name is Russian for "sunrise".
History
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RANDOLPHPeyton Randolph led the Congress from September 5 to October 21, 1774 and also led the Third Congress in May 1775.

Quiz Quilt Answer: MAMMAL (Diagonally)

Bats, bunnies, and beluga whales are all categorized as mammals in the traditional biological classification scheme.

Friday, April 22, 2011

Bat, Bunny, or Beluga -- Quiz Quilt 223 Puzzle

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What basketball-playing twins shared the 1999 Sullivan Award as the nation's top amateur athletes?
Geography
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What was the second largest country formed by the breakup of the Soviet Union?
Entertainment
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Food
Who wrote the scripts for the movies The Odd Couple, The Sunshine Boys, The Goodbye Girl, and California Suite?
Literature
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Arts
After the Resurrection, what apostle was invited to touch Jesus's wounds to prove they were real?
Math
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Science
What was the first module of the $63 billion international space station launched in November 1998?
History
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Government
What Massachusetts town was named after the President of the First Continental Congress?

Saturday, April 16, 2011

Earlier Bingo or Battleship Call -- Quiz Quilt 222 Solution

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RIDECalifornian Sally Ride orbited the Earth on the Challenger space shuttle from June 18 to June 24, 1983.
Literature
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CONRADThe post-colonial work was Joseph Conrad's first major novel in 1900.
Sports
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LENOAlthough New York-born comedian Jay Leno does not race cars, he collects and restores antique cars and motorcycles.
History
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JEFFERSONThe first American $2 bill in 1862 featured Alexander Hamilton. Though rarely seen in circulation, the currency is still being issued with Thomas Jefferson's face, with the most recent printing in 2006.
Geography
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ROMEEncircled by Rome, Italy, Vatican City is the smallest independent state in the world at only 109 acres and the least populous with under 1,000 residents.
Entertainment
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BALBOASylvester Stallone played the heavyweight boxer in the six-movie series that ran steadily until 1990 before a sixteen year gap before the last installment.

Quiz Quilt Answer: BEFORE (Fourth letters going up)

In both games, "B4" is a legal call (Bingo has columns 'B', 'I', 'N', 'G', and 'O', with each column including 15 possible numbers; Battleship has ten lettered columns and ten numbered rows).

Friday, April 15, 2011

Earlier Bingo or Battleship Call -- Quiz Quilt 222 Puzzle

Category Questions:
Math
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Who was the first American woman in space?
Literature
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Arts
What Polish-English novelist, born with the last name Korzeniowski, wrote Lord Jim?
Sports
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Games
What talk show host turned pace car driver for the 1999 Indianapolis 500?
History
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Government
Whose portrait has been on the U.S. $2 bill since 1869?
Geography
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Nature
What city surrounds Vatican City?
Entertainment
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Food
What is the title character's last name in the 1976 movie Rocky?

Saturday, April 9, 2011

William Claude's Clearings -- Quiz Quilt 221 Solution

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TEFLONRoy Plunkett formulated the nonstick coating, the slipperiest known solid for over half a century, for DuPont in 1938.
Literature
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WHITMAN"Song of Myself", "Song of the Open Road", and "I Sing the Body Electric" all graced Walt Whitman's pages in 1855 and were joined in later editions by "When Lilacs Last in the Dooryard Bloom'd".
Geography
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GREYHOUNDThey were first raced on a track in 1876, but the sport developed in the U.S. during the 1920s.
Sports
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BELLECleveland Indians outfielder Albert Belle paced the American League with 52 doubles and 50 homers in 1995, becoming the first to reach 50 in both categories in a season.
Entertainment
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JUDDThe other daughter Ashley starred in the 2001 movie Someone Like You while Naomi played a makeup artist and Wynonna composed the soundtrack.
History
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BASTILLEBastille Day is celebrated on July 14, the date in 1789 recognized as the end of the monarchy and the beginning of the modern republic.

Quiz Quilt Answer: FIELDS (Third letters)

W.C. Fields, born with the last name Dukenfield, was a turn-of-the-20th-century comedian and actor, famous for portraying a drunk.

Friday, April 8, 2011

William Claude's Clearings -- Quiz Quilt 221 Puzzle

Category Questions:
Math
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By what trade name is tetrafluoroethylene better known?
Literature
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What American poet worked as a printer, teacher, and carpenter, and wrote the collection Leaves of Grass?
Geography
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Nature
What breed of dog can run the fastest?
Sports
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Games
Who was the last Major League Baseball Player to lead a league in both doubles and home runs in the same season?
Entertainment
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Food
What is the last name of the mother and daughter country singers Wynonna and Naomi?
History
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Government
What is the fortress and prison in Paris for which the French named their national holiday?

Saturday, April 2, 2011

Short or Long, Sprayer or Displayer -- Quiz Quilt 220 Solution

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POITIERSidney Poitier's directorial debut was Buck and the Preacher, where he also starred opposite Harry Belafonte in 1972.
Math
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SALMONELLAVeterinarian Daniel E. Salmon discovered the first illness-inducing strain in 1885.
Literature
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SPARROWThe easily excitable bird shot an arrow at the Cuckoo but missed.
Geography
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STOCKHOLMExcept for the initial awards in 1901, the king of Sweden has presented the Nobel Prizes each year.
History
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MCCARTHYJoseph McCarthy helped fuel the red scare until 1954, was finally discredited, and died partly from alcoholism three years later.
Sports
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SANDERSLater in the year Stanford graduate Summer Sanders began a second career on television as a co-host of NBA Inside Stuff and later became the host of The Sports List.

Quiz Quilt Answer: SHOWER (Seventh letters going up)

With a short vowel, a shower sprays water from a nozzle; with a long vowel, a shower exhibits something for you to see.

Friday, April 1, 2011

Short or Long, Sprayer or Displayer -- Quiz Quilt 220 Puzzle

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Entertainment
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What A Raisin in the Sun actor directed Stir Crazy in 1980 and Ghost Dad in 1990?
Math
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Science
What bacteria causes the most food poisoning in humans?
Literature
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Arts
According to Mother Goose, who killed Cock Robin?
Geography
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Nature
In what city are the Nobel Prizes in every category except Peace awarded?
History
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Government
What U.S. senator claimed to have a list of 205 Communists in a speech in Wheeling, West Virginia in 1950?
Sports
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What gold medal swimmer married another gold medal swimmer, Mark Henderson, on July 4, 1997 at Lake Tahoe?

Saturday, March 26, 2011

Viola - Cello -- Quiz Quilt 219 Solution

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INDONESIAThe nation is the world's biggest archipelago.
Math
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PAVLOVNobel Prize winner Ivan Pavlov trained dogs to salivate at the sound of a whistle in anticipation of being fed. He also used several other objects, but bells were not among them.
History
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Government
MARSHALLGeorge C. Marshall's Marshall Plan provided $12 billion in relief from 1948 to 1952.
Entertainment
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DUMONTThe network, jointly owned by television manufacturer Allen B. DuMont and Paramount Pictures, broadcast from 1946 until 1956.
Sports
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DREAMCASTThe console was produced until 2001 when the company exited the market.
Literature
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NABOKOVThe U.S. Customs Bureau initially confiscated copies of Vladimir Nabokov's controversial book but eventually let them go.

Quiz Quilt Answer: OCTAVE (Sixth letters going up)

The violas and cellos in an orchestra are tuned exactly one octave apart.

Friday, March 25, 2011

Viola - Cello -- Quiz Quilt 219 Puzzle

Category Questions:
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What is the 741,000-square-mile country of 235 million people whose currency is the rupiah?
Math
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Science
What Russian physiologist and psychologist documented his experiments in the book Conditioned Reflexes in 1926?
History
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Government
Which U.S. Secretary of State's European Recovery Program helped Europe after World War II?
Entertainment
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In the 1950s, what was the fourth commercial television network, along with ABC, CBS, and NBC?
Sports
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What 128-bit game system did Sega release in 1998?
Literature
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What author's 1955 novel Lolita did mainstream publishers initially reject as erotica?

Saturday, March 19, 2011

Cover Up -- Quiz Quilt 218 Solution

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PEROTAfter four years, Jesse Ventura took over control of the party from Ross Perot in 1999.
Math
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CELEBREXPfizer's brand of celecoxib was the company's fourth best seller by the following year.
Literature
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SPAINThe 1940 Ernest Hemingway novel occurs during the Spanish Civil War.
Geography
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CUBACuba uses blue stripes and a red field while Puerto Rico sports red stripes and a blue field. Both flags include a white star and white stripes.
Sports
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RODEOThe sport debuted at the Olympics as an exhibition at the 2002 Winter Olympics.
Entertainment
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STEWARTBoth Rod Stewart's single and its album, Every Picture Tells a Story, were at the top of their charts in September 1971 in the U.S. and U.K.

Quiz Quilt Answer: TOUPEE (Second letters going up)

A toupee is a wig worn to cover partial baldness.

Friday, March 18, 2011

Cover Up -- Quiz Quilt 218 Puzzle

Category Questions:
History
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Government
Who founded the Reform Party in the U.S.?
Math
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Science
In June 1999, what arthritis pill passed Viagra as the fastest-selling new drug ever?
Literature
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In what country does For Whom the Bell Tolls take place?
Geography
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Nature
What country's flag is almost identical to Puerto Rico's except for the colors?
Sports
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Games
What professional sport consists of bareback bronc-riding, saddle bronc-riding, bull riding, calf roping, and steer wrestling?
Entertainment
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Food
What British singer's first number one hit was "Maggie May"?

Saturday, March 12, 2011

Triangle Language -- Quiz Quilt 217 Solution

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CHAMPAGNEThe two-layered drink was Otto von Bismarck's favorite.
Geography
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Nature
MARRAKECHThe ancient city is the home of Djemaa el-Fna, "the place of the dead".
Literature
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GATESBill Gates's business and technology books were published in 1996 and 1999 respectively.
Sports
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Games
DOKICSerbian Jelena Dokic crushed her 6-2, 6-0.
Math
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RAMSAYWilliam Ramsay was the first to isolate helium and radon and discovered neon, argon, krypton, and xenon, which are called "noble" because they do not react with other chemical elements.
History
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BENELUXThe agreement was signed in 1944 to allow goods and capital to flow freely between the countries.

Quiz Quilt Answer: PASCAL (Fifth letters)

Pascal's Triangle is a geometric representation of the binomial coefficients, and Pascal is a computer language, both named for the French mathematician Blaise Pascal.

Friday, March 11, 2011

Triangle Language -- Quiz Quilt 217 Puzzle

Category Questions:
Entertainment
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What type of alcohol is traditionally poured on top of Guinness stout to make a Black Velvet?
Geography
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Nature
What major city in southern Morocco was its capital during the Middle Ages and again in the 16th and 17th centuries?
Literature
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Arts
Who pondered The Road Ahead and advocated Business at the Speed of Thought?
Sports
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Games
Who was the reigning World Junior Champion who upset Martina Hingis in the first round of Wimbledon in 1999?
Math
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Science
What Scottish chemist first isolated or discovered the six noble gases?
History
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Government
What economic union did the Netherlands, Luxembourg, and Belgium form in 1948?

Saturday, March 5, 2011

Green Apron -- Quiz Quilt 216 Solution

Category Answers:
Literature
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KAFKAFranz Kafka's trio of novels appeared sequentially from 1925 to 1927.
Sports
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MARINONumber 13, Dan Marino, threw for 61,361 yards and 420 touchdowns and also ceded the records for career attempts and completions to number 4.
Geography
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Nature
QUITOAt its peak the empire extended from present-day Peru to Bolivia, Ecuador, Chile, Argentina, and Colombia.
History
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Government
LENINNikolai Lenin's new name was based on the Lena River, in opposition to Georgi Plekhanov, who called himself Volgin for the Volga River.
Entertainment
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LAGASSECajun cook Emeril Lagasse started on a 1993 show called How to Boil Water but soon had his own programs, including The Essence of Emeril and Emeril Live.
Math
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Science
AMETHYSTThe gem is the birthstone of February.

Quiz Quilt Answer: FRINGE (Third letters)

The area around the putting green on a golf course, where the grass is cut longer than the green but shorter than the fairway, is known as both the fringe and the apron.

Friday, March 4, 2011

Green Apron -- Quiz Quilt 216 Puzzle

Category Questions:
Literature
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Arts
What existential German author wrote The Trial, The Castle, and Amerika?
Sports
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Games
What NFL quarterback had the most career passing yards and touchdowns before Brett Favre?
Geography
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Nature
What is the capital of Ecuador that was once the capital of the Inca empire?
History
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Government
What Russian politician was born as Vladimir Ilyich Ulyanov?
Entertainment
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Food
What Food Network chef is famous for saying "Bam!" when adding ingredients?
Math
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Science
What purple stone is a variety of quartz that is tinted by impurities such as ferric oxide?

Saturday, February 26, 2011

Carnivore, Comic Cop, or Chandler -- Quiz Quilt 215 Solution

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BOBSLEDThe comedy was based on the true story of a Jamaican bobsled team. The team broke ground for not only its country's climate but also the first black competitors in the event.
History
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OTISFive years earlier, Elisha Graves Otis had created a mechanism to prevent hoisting machinery from falling, a critical part of the elevator.
Literature
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BUNYANDeacon John Bunyan had been jailed for three months for preaching in public but extended the sentence to twelve years because he refused to promise he would not do it again.
Math
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Science
CALORIEWhen discussing food, a calorie is actually a thousand times this unit.
Entertainment
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ALLEYActress Kirstie Alley, who would become famous for playing Rebecca Howe, also later won $10,000 with Lucille Ball on Password Plus.
Geography
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TOPEKAAppropriately, the capital city is now home to a Frito-Lay potato chip-making plant.

Quiz Quilt Answer: BOBCAT (First letters)

A bobcat is a wild feline, Bobcat Goldthwait is a comedian who acted in the "Police Academy" movies, and Tyson Chandler is the current center for the Charlotte Bobcats.

Friday, February 25, 2011

Carnivore, Comic Cop, or Chandler -- Quiz Quilt 215 Puzzle

Category Questions:
Sports
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Games
What Olympic sport was featured in the 1993 movie Cool Runnings?
History
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Government
Who manufactured the first passenger elevator in 1857?
Literature
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Arts
What English author wrote Pilgrim's Progress while in prison in 1675?
Math
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Science
What unit is defined as the amount of energy required to raise the temperature of one gram of water from 14.5° to 15.5° Celsius?
Entertainment
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Food
What future Cheers star was an unknown when she won a $5,000 jackpot on Match Game?
Geography
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Nature
Which Kansas city's name means "good place to dig potatoes" in the Kansa language?

Saturday, February 19, 2011

Incredible Girl -- Quiz Quilt 214 Solution

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Entertainment
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BURNETTReality show pioneer Mark Burnett also produced The Apprentice and The Contender series.
Math
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Science
EAGLEIts name is the Latin word for the predatory bird.
Literature
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WILLIAMSTennessee Williams's play won the 1945 New York Drama Critics' Circle Award.
Geography
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Nature
KYOTOAs of 2008, the city had just under 1.5 million people, an average of over 6,000 per square mile.
History
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Government
NIXONRichard Nixon's July 20, 1969 radio message to the Apollo 11 astronauts included the line.
Sports
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Games
VOLLEYA ball hit immediately after it bounces is called a half-volley.

Quiz Quilt Answer: VIOLET (Diagonally from the bottom left)

Violet was the daughter of the superhero family in the 2004 movie "The Incredibles".

Friday, February 18, 2011

Incredible Girl -- Quiz Quilt 214 Puzzle

Category Questions:
Entertainment
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Food
What British entrepreneur and producer brought the Survivor TV show to the U.S. in 2000?
Math
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Science
What animal does the Milky Way constellation Aquila represent?
Literature
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Arts
What playwright's The Glass Menagerie appeared on Broadway and was made into three movies?
Geography
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Nature
What city served as Japan's capital from 794 to 1868 and is still the country's cultural heart?
History
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Government
Who announced, "For years politicians have promised the moon. I'm the first one to be able to deliver it"?
Sports
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Games
What is the tennis term for any ball after the serve that is hit before it touches the ground?

Saturday, February 12, 2011

Statue of Liberty Insider -- Quiz Quilt 213 Solution

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Entertainment
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SAYERThe songs from Leo Sayer's Endless Flight album peaked in January and May respectively.
Literature
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KAMIKAZEThe word originally described a typhoon that saved the country from a Mongol naval invasion in 1281.
History
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Government
ROLFEJohn Rolfe's Algonquian Indian wife died of smallpox three years later, after he had returned to England with her to seek investors.
Geography
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Nature
SUNFLOWERSThe large flowers turn themselves to face the Sun, which they also resemble somewhat.
Math
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Science
ALLENEntrepreneur Paul Allen, who began supporting the astronomy quest after the U.S. government ended its funding in the mid-1990s, has donated over $900 million for the search.
Sports
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Games
LEFLORESpeedster Ron LeFlore had not played baseball in high school or college but stole 455 bases during a nine-year career.

Quiz Quilt Answer: EIFFEL (Fourth letters)

Alexandre Gustave Eiffel is more famous for building the Eiffel Tower, but he also designed the armature, the interior framework, of the Statue of Liberty.

Friday, February 11, 2011

Statue of Liberty Insider -- Quiz Quilt 213 Puzzle

Category Questions:
Entertainment
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Food
What Englishman topped the charts with "You Make Me Feel Like Dancing" and "When I Need You" within a five-month span in 1977?
Literature
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Arts
What Japanese word meaning "divine wind" describes a type of pilot?
History
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Government
What English colonist introduced tobacco cultivation to Jamestown and married Pocahontas?
Geography
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Nature
What is the flower of genus helianthus whose seeds are one of Romania's main agricultural products?
Math
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Science
What businessman put up $11.5 million on August 1, 2000 to fund a new telescope array as part of the SETI project?
Sports
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Games
What Detroit Tigers outfielder was recruited from prison and was the subject of the 1978 TV movie One in a Million?