Science Sibling -- Quiz Quilt 151 Solution

CATEGORY ANSWERS:

[ Literature & Arts ]
> What African-American author read her poem "On the Pulse of the
> Morning" at President Clinton's inauguration?

ANGELOU -- The President personally requested Maya Angelou for his
1993 ceremony.

[ Math & Science ]
> What was the third country to send a spacecraft toward the moon?

JAPAN -- "Muses-A" was launched on January 24, 1990. The Soviet Union
was the first, with the unmanned "Luna 2" crash landing on
September 14, 1959.

[ Geography & Nature ]
> In what identically named cities are the University of Georgia and
> Ohio University located?

ATHENS -- The University of Georgia is 60 miles northeast of Atlanta,
while Ohio University is 75 miles southeast of Columbus.

[ Sports & Games ]
> What pole vaulter was the first to clear twenty feet?

BUBKA -- Ukrainian Sergei Bubka set the historic record on March 15,
1991, six years after he was the first to break the six-meter
barrier (just under 19.7 feet).

[ Entertainment & Food ]
> What Louisiana housewife gained 45 pounds after pregnancy, bought a
> health club, and created a weight loss empire?

CRAIG -- Redhead Jenny Craig and her husband Sid opened their first
Jenny Craig centers in Australia in 1983.

[ History & Government ]
> What southern state was the fourth state to join the U.S. on January
> 2, 1788?

GEORGIA -- In 1732, the Peach State had been the last British colony
established in North America. [Question should more accurately have said
"fourth state to ratify the U.S. Constitution"]


QUIZ QUILT ANSWER: NATURE (Second letters)

In early Genus editions of Trivial Pursuit, the green category was
named "Science and Nature".

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