A to D -- Quiz Quilt 169 Puzzle

In article <89iel49uaqjfp9b73rp0pgap8jeqj78du6.TakeThisOut@4ax.com>,
Pope Magnicificent <deepthroat.TakeThisOut@whitehouse.gov> wrote:

> >What American built the flying boat "The Spruce Goose" for $40
> >million?
> Hughes

Correct.

> >What color is titanium dioxide?
> White

Correct.

> >What "Saturday Night Live" cast member wrote and starred in "Austin
> >Powers: International Man of Mystery" in 1997?
> Myers

Correct.

> >Who is Linus and Lucy Van Pelt's younger brother in the "Peanuts"
> >comic strip?
> Rerun

Correct.

> >Which province, directly east of Alaska, did Canada acquire from the
> >Hudson Bay Company in 1870?
> Yukon

Correct.

> >What sports announcer is famous for his "Let's get ready to rumble!"
> >call?
> Buffer

Correct.

> Fourth letters up FOURTH

Correct.

Ten points! If you're new to this, welcome aboard! If you're just
posting under a different account, can you identify yourself?

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In article <JVH5l.1524$BC4.708@nwrddc02.gnilink.net>,
"Dan Tilque" <dtilque.DeleteThis@verizon.net> wrote:

> > What American built the flying boat "The Spruce Goose" for $40
> > million?
>
> Howard Huge, er.. Hughes

Correct (he certainly was huge).

> > What color is titanium dioxide?
>
> white

Correct.

> > What "Saturday Night Live" cast member wrote and starred in "Austin
> > Powers: International Man of Mystery" in 1997?
>
> Myers

Correct.

> > Who is Linus and Lucy Van Pelt's younger brother in the "Peanuts"
> > comic strip?
>
> Rerun

Correct.

> > Which province, directly east of Alaska, did Canada acquire from the
> > Hudson Bay Company in 1870?
>
> Hard to say which province you mean. Seven of the Canadian provinces are
> directly east of AK and six or seven (don't know about Labrador) of
> those have land which was formerly owned by Hudson Bay. There's also the
> three territories which were also owned by the Bay. They aren't
> provinces, of course, but Americans sometimes don't appreciate the
> distinction.
>
> Now if 'directly' is meant to mean 'immediately', that narrows the
> possibilities to BC and Yukon. BC is eliminated by it's being a two-word
> name and the Yukon is a territory.
>
> So let's see if the quilt helps resolve this question.

Correct (well, see below. I should have said "province or territory").

> > What sports announcer is famous for his "Let's get ready to rumble!"
> > call?
>
> Cosell?

Incorrect.

> HUGHES
> WHITE
> MYERS
> RERUN
> YUKON
> COSELL
>
> Quilt is probably FOURTH, fourth letter up. Which means Yukon is correct
> answer to #5 and Cosell is wrong for #6. I watch a fair amount of sports
> on TV, but can't think of any announcer who uses that catchphrase. No
> doubt I watch the wrong kinds of sports (sounds like a boxing/wrestling
> type thing, and I don't care for those sports).

Correct. Right on the money on the announcer, although his fame then
helped him land more mainstream gigs. I knew his voice and his
catchphrase years before I learned his name.

Nine points.

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In article <49571e56$0$20620$afc38c87@news.optusnet.com.au>,
"Rob Parker" <NOrobpparkerSPAM RemoveThis @optusnet.com.auFORME> wrote:

> > What American built the flying boat "The Spruce Goose" for $40
> > million?
>
> Howard HUGHES

Correct.

> > What color is titanium dioxide?
>
> WHITE

Correct.

> > What "Saturday Night Live" cast member wrote and starred in "Austin
> > Powers: International Man of Mystery" in 1997?
>
> Mike MYERS

Correct.

> > Who is Linus and Lucy Van Pelt's younger brother in the "Peanuts"
> > comic strip?
>
> SCHRODER - a WAG, but nothing else comes to mind.

Incorrect.

> > Which province, directly east of Alaska, did Canada acquire from the
> > Hudson Bay Company in 1870?
>
> YUKON

Correct.

Four points.

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Robert Jen, the Trivia Why's Guy (whysguy@triviawhys.com)
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In article <ibKdneF5XJItl8rUnZ2dnUVZ_qninZ2d.RemoveThis@vex.net>,
msb.RemoveThis@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote:

> Well, it doesn't seem likely to be bra sizes, battery sizes (single
> A is obsolete), or the lettered avenues in Manhattan.

I always wondered about those batteries! I guess B batteries disappeared
as well, to make up for all those B-vitamins.

> > What American built the flying boat "The Spruce Goose" for $40
> > million?
>
> HUGHES.

Correct.

> > What color is titanium dioxide?
>
> WHITE, I think.

Correct.

> > What "Saturday Night Live" cast member wrote and starred in "Austin
> > Powers: International Man of Mystery" in 1997?
>
> MYERS was on that show, was he? Okay.

Correct.

> > Who is Linus and Lucy Van Pelt's younger brother in the "Peanuts"
> > comic strip?
>
> Hmm, by chance I just looked up Lucy's relatives the other day, and
> I still don't remember.

If you watched "What's Happening!!", you'd never forget (OTOH, you
should be thankful you never watched it).

> > Which province, directly east of Alaska, did Canada acquire from the
> > Hudson Bay Company in 1870?
>
> There is no correct answer. The only province directly east of Alaska
> is BRITISH COLUMBIA, which is two words and was a separate British
> colony that joined Canada in 1871. Today the YUKON is directly east
> of Alaska, and it's part of the land acquired from the Hudson Bay
> Company in 1870, but it is not a province and it did not exist at
> all until, I think, 1898. The land was then part of the NORTH-WEST
> TERRITORIES, which was two words and a hyphen, and not a province.

Correct (I should have said "province or territory").

> > What sports announcer is famous for his "Let's get ready to rumble!"
> > call?
>
> I don't know. The only non-Canadian announcer I can think of is Howard
> COSELL, and I doubt he'd've said that.

Incorrect (as you've figured out).

> Okay, if Cosell is wrong, the FOURTH letter upward would make a word,
> and D is the fourth letter... oh, is this about musical intervals,
> like thirds and fifths? I forget how exactly those work. That'll
> do, anyway.

Correct.

Eight points.

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Robert Jen writes:
> (I should have said "province or territory").

No, that make would it the North-West Territories. What you should
have said was "present-day province or territory" or words to that effect.
Read my response again.
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In article <Xns9B81E6E74700Brabrabbjbyayhoocom.DeleteThis@85.214.105.209>,
Barbara Bailey <rabrabbjb.DeleteThis@yahoo.invalid> wrote:

> > What American built the flying boat "The Spruce Goose" for $40
> > million?
>
> Howard HUGHES

Correct.

> > What color is titanium dioxide?
>
> WHITE

Correct.

> > What "Saturday Night Live" cast member wrote and starred in "Austin
> > Powers: International Man of Mystery" in 1997?
>
> Dana CARVEY

Incorrect.

> > Who is Linus and Lucy Van Pelt's younger brother in the "Peanuts"
> > comic strip?
>
> RERUN

Correct.

> > Which province, directly east of Alaska, did Canada acquire from the
> > Hudson Bay Company in 1870?
>
> The YUKON

Correct.

> > What sports announcer is famous for his "Let's get ready to rumble!"
> > call?
>
>
> C-something-- Howard COSELL? If so, I'd say "was" rather than "is". or
> maybe Bob COSTAS. I'll go with COSTAS

Incorrect.

> HUGHE S
> WHIT E
> CAR V EY
> RE R UN
> Y U KON
> C OSTAS
>
> The only thing I see in the Quilt is the up diagonal starting wit h the
> first letter of the sixth word: CURVES. Grading on the curve, I
> suppose...

Incorrect (I never thought of that! Maybe I didn't deserve to fail
after all [I really did though, having skipped umpteen classes playing
foosball]).

If there were an award for best incorrect quilt solutions, you'd be the
runaway winner!

Four points.

--
Robert Jen, the Trivia Why's Guy (whysguy@triviawhys.com)
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In article <MPG.23c0bff49fe1b50f98a020 DeleteThis @news.supernews.com>,
Marc Dashevsky <usenet DeleteThis @MarcDashevsky.com> wrote:

> > What American built the flying boat "The Spruce Goose" for $40 million?
> HUGHES, Howard

Correct.

> > What color is titanium dioxide?
> WHITE (very white)

Correct (indeed).

> > What "Saturday Night Live" cast member wrote and starred in "Austin Powers:
> > International Man of Mystery" in 1997?
> MYERS, Mike

Correct.

> > Which province, directly east of Alaska, did Canada acquire from the Hudson
> > Bay Company in 1870?
> YUKON (It's a territory.)

Correct (my bad).

> > What sports announcer is famous for his "Let's get ready to rumble!" call?
> MCMAHON, Vince

Incorrect (excellent guess, however).

Four points.

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Robert Jen, the Trivia Why's Guy (whysguy@triviawhys.com)
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In article
<2f4ba4b1-d6f6-4fb9-9652-848b7eb88231.RemoveThis@o40g2000prn.googlegroups.com>,
Joshua Kreitzer <gromit82.RemoveThis@hotmail.com> wrote:

> > What American built the flying boat "The Spruce Goose" for $40
> > million?
>
> HUGHES, Howard

Correct.

> > What color is titanium dioxide?
>
> RED (?)

Incorrect.

> > What "Saturday Night Live" cast member wrote and starred in "Austin
> > Powers: International Man of Mystery" in 1997?
>
> MYERS, Mike

Correct.

> > Who is Linus and Lucy Van Pelt's younger brother in the "Peanuts"
> > comic strip?
>
> RERUN

Correct.

> > Which province, directly east of Alaska, did Canada acquire from the
> > Hudson Bay Company in 1870?
>
> I know Canadian geography well enough to know that there is only one
> province *directly* east of Alaska, and that's British Columbia, which
> is two words and ineligible to be an answer. YUKON is also directly
> east of Alaska, but that's a territory, not a province. Unless you are
> using the word "directly" in an unusual way, I don't think there's a
> valid answer to this question. (All of the other provinces of Canada
> are east of Alaska as well, but none of the others borders Alaska.)

Correct (my bad, should have been "province or territory").

> > What sports announcer is famous for his "Let's get ready to rumble!"
> > call?
>
> It's Michael something. I'm going to say BELLER because that's the
> name that comes to mind, but I don't think that's his exact name.

Incorrect (right first name and three out of six letters right in the
last name).

Four points.

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Robert Jen, the Trivia Why's Guy (whysguy@triviawhys.com)
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Robert Jen <rjen RemoveThis @rjen.com> wrote in news:rjen-255EAD.22155127122008
@news.verizon.net:

> In college, my grades ranged from A to D (well, D-, but same
difference
> once you get down that low). The D really should have been an F, but
the
> college I attended had a rule that if you flunked a course, you could
> take it again, so by raising my grade the professor ensured that I
> couldn't come back.
>
> [Everything you ever wanted to know about playing Quiz Quilt from A to
D
> (it's a pretty short page): http://triviawhys.com/QuizQuiltRules.html]
>
>
> CATEGORY QUESTIONS:
>
> [ History & Government ]
> What American built the flying boat "The Spruce Goose" for $40
> million?

HUGHES

>
> [ Math & Science ]
> What color is titanium dioxide?

WHITE

>
> [ Entertainment & Food ]
> What "Saturday Night Live" cast member wrote and starred in "Austin
> Powers: International Man of Mystery" in 1997?

MYERS

>
> [ Literature & Arts ]
> Who is Linus and Lucy Van Pelt's younger brother in the "Peanuts"
> comic strip?

RERUN

>
> [ Geography & Nature ]
> Which province, directly east of Alaska, did Canada acquire from the
> Hudson Bay Company in 1870?

YUKON

>
> [ Sports & Games ]
> What sports announcer is famous for his "Let's get ready to rumble!"
> call?

GRIFFIN

>

Quilt: FOURTH

Pete Gayde

In article <NN57l.23902$mE3.23724@newsfe14.iad>,
The Gaydes <pagrsg.RemoveThis@wideopenwest.com> wrote:

> > What American built the flying boat "The Spruce Goose" for $40
> > million?
>
> HUGHES

Correct.

> > What color is titanium dioxide?
>
> WHITE

Correct.

> > What "Saturday Night Live" cast member wrote and starred in "Austin
> > Powers: International Man of Mystery" in 1997?
>
> MYERS

Correct.

> > Who is Linus and Lucy Van Pelt's younger brother in the "Peanuts"
> > comic strip?
>
> RERUN

Correct.

> > Which province, directly east of Alaska, did Canada acquire from the
> > Hudson Bay Company in 1870?
>
> YUKON

Correct.

> > What sports announcer is famous for his "Let's get ready to rumble!"
> > call?
>
> GRIFFIN

Incorrect.

> Quilt: FOURTH

Correct.

Nine points.

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Robert Jen, the Trivia Why's Guy (whysguy@triviawhys.com)
http://triviawhys.blogspot.com -- Trivia Why's blog