Cover Up -- Quiz Quilt 218 Solution

[Robert Jen]

CATEGORY ANSWERS:

[ History & Government ]
> Who founded the Reform Party in the U.S.?

PEROT -- After four years, Jesse Ventura took over control of the
party from Ross Perot in 1999.

[ Math & Science ]
> In June 1999, what arthritis pill passed Viagra as the
> fastest-selling new drug ever?

CELEBREX -- Pfizer's brand of celecoxib was the company's fourth best
seller by the following year.

[ Literature & Arts ]
> In what country does "For Whom the Bell Tolls" take place?

SPAIN -- The 1940 Ernest Hemingway novel occurs during the Spanish
Civil War.

[ Geography & Nature ]
> What country's flag is almost identical to Puerto Rico's except for
> the colors?

CUBA -- Cuba uses blue stripes and a red field while Puerto Rico
sports red stripes and a blue field. Both flags include a white
star and white stripes.

[ Sports & Games ]
> What professional sport consists of bareback bronc-riding, saddle
> bronc-riding, bull riding, calf roping, and steer wrestling?

RODEO -- The sport debuted at the Olympics as an exhibition at the
2002 Winter Olympics.

[ Entertainment & Food ]
> What British singer's first number one hit was "Maggie May"?

STEWART -- Both Rod Stewart's single and its album, "Every Picture
Tells a Story", were at the top of their charts in September 1971
in the U.S. and U.K.

QUIZ QUILT ANSWER: TOUPEE (Second letters going up)

A toupee is a wig worn to cover partial baldness.

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