1. A trick is a group of cards won in a round, or the round in which the cards are won. Spades, hearts, skat, ruff, and whist are trick-taking games. See here for a longer list.
2. three goals or successes; cricket
3. Richard M. Nixon. He received the nickname from his senatorial opponent, Helen Douglas, but went on to trounce her.
4. Cheap Trick; “The Flame”
5. Stupid Pet Tricks; David Letterman
6. marshmallows and butter (or margarine)
7. a carbonated, fruit-punch-flavored soft drink
8. each person paying his own way in a social outing; also known as “going Dutch”
9. Treat Williams
10. Acne; tretinoin is marketed as Retin-A, and isotretinoin as Accutane.
11. Orson Welles; War of the Worlds
Sunday, October 30, 2005
Sunday, October 23, 2005
Quiz #14 answers
1. The St. Louis Cardinals
2. Each number is the sum of the two previous numbers, so that the series is 0, 1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8….
3. Meet the Press, first aired in 1947; Guiding Light (formerly The Guiding Light), which began in 1937 and moved to television in 1952
4. the Twilight series, written by Stephanie Meyer
5. The series indicates the year in which the bill’s current design was adopted; letters after the year indicate changes deemed minor.
6. A series circuit, exemplified by old-fashioned Christmas lights, connects each element (or resistor, such as a bulb) in a single path; a parallel circuit connects them in a ladder-like structure, allowing one element to fail without affecting the others.
7. a. symbols of the chemical elements, arranged by atomic number; H [for helium]
b. United States states, in order of admission to the union; Alaska, Hawaii
c. Elizabeth Kübler-Ross’s Five Stages of Grief; bargaining
d. prime ministers of Canada, chronologically; Stephen Harper
2. Each number is the sum of the two previous numbers, so that the series is 0, 1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8….
3. Meet the Press, first aired in 1947; Guiding Light (formerly The Guiding Light), which began in 1937 and moved to television in 1952
4. the Twilight series, written by Stephanie Meyer
5. The series indicates the year in which the bill’s current design was adopted; letters after the year indicate changes deemed minor.
6. A series circuit, exemplified by old-fashioned Christmas lights, connects each element (or resistor, such as a bulb) in a single path; a parallel circuit connects them in a ladder-like structure, allowing one element to fail without affecting the others.
7. a. symbols of the chemical elements, arranged by atomic number; H [for helium]
b. United States states, in order of admission to the union; Alaska, Hawaii
c. Elizabeth Kübler-Ross’s Five Stages of Grief; bargaining
d. prime ministers of Canada, chronologically; Stephen Harper
Sunday, October 16, 2005
Quiz #13 answers
1. thimerosal (or thiomersal); autism
2. Greek culture; the Louvre Museum, in Paris
3. Pearl S. Buck; China
4. The main character is a homicide detective who is inexplicably transported from the present day to the year 1973.
5. Asteroids; Atari
6. Florida; Wolfgang Mozart
7. agriculture/harvest; Saturnalia
8. William Shakespeare and Alexander Pope
9. The Neptunes, Pharrell and Chad Hugo, are best known for producing hip hop and pop records by artists such as Nelly, Justin Timberlake, and Britney Spears.
10. a dwarf planet
2. Greek culture; the Louvre Museum, in Paris
3. Pearl S. Buck; China
4. The main character is a homicide detective who is inexplicably transported from the present day to the year 1973.
5. Asteroids; Atari
6. Florida; Wolfgang Mozart
7. agriculture/harvest; Saturnalia
8. William Shakespeare and Alexander Pope
9. The Neptunes, Pharrell and Chad Hugo, are best known for producing hip hop and pop records by artists such as Nelly, Justin Timberlake, and Britney Spears.
10. a dwarf planet
Sunday, October 9, 2005
Quiz #12 answers
1. Ian McEwan
2. The Million Man March; 1995
3. Thomas Becket, Archbishop of Canterbury
4. mortal; venial
5. Les Misérables, by Victor Hugo
6. The forcible relocation and internment of Japanese Americans during World War II. Canada passed a similar bill.
7. (a) Mike Huckabee; (b) Jesse Jackson; (c) a monster; (d) that she had come under sniper fire
8. (a)(4); (b)(4); (c)(2); (d)(3); (e)(1)
9. seppuku and harakiri
2. The Million Man March; 1995
3. Thomas Becket, Archbishop of Canterbury
4. mortal; venial
5. Les Misérables, by Victor Hugo
6. The forcible relocation and internment of Japanese Americans during World War II. Canada passed a similar bill.
7. (a) Mike Huckabee; (b) Jesse Jackson; (c) a monster; (d) that she had come under sniper fire
8. (a)(4); (b)(4); (c)(2); (d)(3); (e)(1)
9. seppuku and harakiri
Sunday, October 2, 2005
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.]
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.]
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