A to D -- Quiz Quilt 169 Solution

CATEGORY ANSWERS:

[ History & Government ]
> What American built the flying boat "The Spruce Goose" for $40
> million?

HUGHES -- Howard Hughes's 150-ton Hughes H-4 Hercules flying boat,
which traveled 3,000 feet in its only flight on November 2, 1947,
was actually mostly constructed from birch.

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

WHITE -- The compound is the most commonly used white pigment in the
world.

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

MYERS -- Comedian Mike Myers portrayed both the groovy title
character and his unhip nemesis Dr. Evil in the spoof and its two
sequels.

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

RERUN -- The Linus look-alike debuted on March 26, 1973.

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

YUKON -- The region was part of the Northwest Territories until 1898,
when the Canadian government split it off to install a local
government to deal with the Klondike Gold Rush. [Question should
have said "present-day province or territory"]

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

BUFFER -- Booming baritone Michael Buffer began announcing boxing
matches in the 1980s.


QUIZ QUILT ANSWER: FOURTH (Fourth letters going up)

In music, the interval from an A to a D, five half-steps, is called a
fourth.
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