Saturday, February 5, 2011

Wrangle With a Witch -- Quiz Quilt 212 Solution

Category Answers:
Math
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Science
CLERMONTThe ship was nicknamed for its sailing port in New York. [FOLLY is also a good answer.]
History
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Government
SELMAA trap was set for her the following year but came up empty.
Sports
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Games
LEGOSThe colorful plastic bricks have been used to construct a wide range of amazing things, including a working 7-foot grandfather clock and a Rubik's Cube solver.
Geography
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Nature
RUGBYThe sport is generally split between Rugby League and Rugby Union, whose rules differ as much as those between American and Canadian football.
Literature
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Arts
PEANUTSCharles Schulz reluctantly agreed to the name change when he sold the strip to the United Feature Syndicate in 1952 because of the existing strips "Little Folks" and "Li'l Abner".
Entertainment
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Food
MAHLERBohemia-born Gustav Mahler also left a mark as a composer with symphonies such as Das Lied von der Erde.

Quiz Quilt Answer: HAGGLE (Third letters going up)

"Wrangle" and "haggle" both can mean "to argue intensely", and "hag" can mean "witch".

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