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Discussion about trivia.
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Green Apron -- Quiz Quilt 216 Puzzle
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Had Julia Childs not passed away five years ago, she might have approved of the new food blog called The Green Apron, subtitled "Cooking (and Drinking) with Alcohol". Cameron Loggans, who apparently will eat or drink anything related to alcohol, has already posted recipes for tiramisu (coffee liqueur), ratatouille... more »
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Carnivore, Comic Cop, or Chandler -- Quiz Quilt 215 Solution
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CATEGORY ANSWERS: [ Sports & Games ] ...BOBSLED -- The comedy was based on the true story of a Jamaican bobsled team. The team broke ground for not only its country's climate but also the first black competitors in the event. [ History & Government ] ...OTIS -- Five years earlier, Elisha Graves Otis had created a... more »
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Carnivore, Comic Cop, or Chandler -- Quiz Quilt 215 Puzzle
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I'll save some of you the trouble of looking that up: a chandler is someone who makes or sells candles, soap, oils, and paints. You can impress the object of your affection by dropping that tidbit of knowledge the next time you get dragged into a Yankee Candle (how in the world does that store stay in business anyway? It must be a... more »
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Incredible Girl -- Quiz Quilt 214 Solution
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CATEGORY ANSWERS: [ Entertainment & Food ] ...BURNETT -- Reality show pioneer Mark Burnett also produced "The Apprentice" and "The Contender" series. [ Math & Science ] ...EAGLE -- Its name is the Latin word for the predatory bird. [ Literature & Arts ] ...WILLIAMS -- Tennessee Williams's play won the 1945 New York Drama... more »
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Collective Trivia Quiz for November 13th, 2009
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The Collective Trivia Quiz for November 13th, 2009 is posted and ready to be played. Anyone can play ... feel free to give it a shot. This week's quiz is a sci-fi./fantasy/horror movie identification quiz - ten pics, you name the ten movies. Also, we've got our now-regular Music Snippet - ten songs, you name 'em.... more »
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Rare Entries Contest MSB65 begins
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This is another Rare Entries contest in the MSB series. As always, reply ONLY BY EMAIL to m...@vex.net; do not post to any newsgroup. Entries must reach here in November 2009 (by Toronto time, zone -5). I expect to post two reminders during the contest period. See below the questions for a detailed explanation, which... more »
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Last-page quiz on TV series
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You knew this was coming. This is a last-pages alphabetical quiz on the same basis as the first-pages quiz I just ran. I'll repeat the full rules in case anyone happened to miss it. Bits enclosed in <* *> have been added or enlarged since the previous version. The source book for this quiz is "The Complete Directory to Prime... more »
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Incredible Girl -- Quiz Quilt 214 Puzzle
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This week's Quiz Quilt title undoubtedly appeared several times as a onscreen exclamation on the early 1980s show "That's Incredible!". ABC's answer to NBC's "Real People" featured a wide variety of mostly human stunts, some worthy of "Guinness Book of World Records" recognition, others more fitting for David Letterman's "Stupid... more »
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Statue of Liberty Insider -- Quiz Quilt 213 Solution
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CATEGORY ANSWERS: [ Entertainment & Food ] ...SAYER -- The songs from Leo Sayer's "Endless Flight" album peaked in January and May respectively. [ Literature & Arts ] ...KAMIKAZE -- The word originally described a typhoon that saved the country from a Mongol naval invasion in 1281. [ History & Government ]... more »
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First-page quiz on TV series
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This is another first-pages alphabetical quiz, inspired by a quiz posted some years ago by Jim Ward. This time the questions are derived from "The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network and Cable TV Shows, 1946-Present", 1999 edition, by Tim Brooks and Earle Marsh. This book covers TV shows broadcast (or carried on cable) in the US,... more »
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