Quiz #11 answers

1. Columbus Day; October 13 (the second Monday; prior to 1971 the federal holiday was October 12)

2. Tom Clancy; a Russian nuclear submarine

3. Russia; 1917

4. baseball slugger Reggie Jackson; the 1970s

5. 16; Munich

6. Robert Frost

7. An unexpected event, particularly one engineered by a candidate or party, that will cause an election to suddenly sway one way or another. The term gained popularity in 1980 when used to suggest that President Jimmy Carter might engineer a rescue or deal to release American hostages being held in Iran, and was then used in connection with the allegation that supporters of Ronald Reagan, his successor, had made a deal to delay their release until after the November election.

8. Libra and Scorpio

9. In the Roman calendar, from which the modern Gregorian calendar is derived, the year originally began with March, making October the eighth month.

10. NBCAM is promoted via a pink ribbon; its focus is “encouraging women to take charge of their own breast health, by practicing regular self-breast exams, making sure to schedule an annual mammogram, adhering to prescribed treatment and knowing the facts about recurrence.” [score the second half of the question correct if your answer emphasized awareness and/or detection by individual women rather than, for example, finding cures or preventative measures.]