Saturday, August 13, 2011

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

Category Answers:
Entertainment
&
Food
CATSAndrew Lloyd Webber composed the tunes for the 1982 play.
Sports
&
Games
LOUISJoe Louis, the son of a cotton picker, fought for the championship 27 times, including a record 25 successful title defenses.
Literature
&
Arts
DEFOEEnglish novelist Daniel Defoe was born as Daniel Foe in 1660.
History
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Government
ALFREDAlfred the Great was the only British monarch dubbed "the Great" for his successful defense against Viking invaders.
Geography
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Nature
STEAMBOATThe hot spring in Yellowstone National Park can shoot scalding water 400 feet into the air.
Math
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Science
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.

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