Saturday, May 28, 2011

Discourser's Disclaimer -- Quiz Quilt 228 Solution

Category Answers:
Math
&
Science
COCONUTThe meat is mainly used for extracting coconut oil.
Entertainment
&
Food
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
&
Nature
ISTANBULNearly thirteen million residents of Istanbul, Turkey straddle the Bosphorus Strait, which separates Europe from Asia.
Sports
&
Games
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
&
Arts
EMERSONFamous essayist Ralph Waldo Emerson believed, "The only way to have a friend is to be one".
History
&
Government
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".

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