ANSWERS
TRIVIA NIGHT (Answers for page 163)
1. There are no words that rhyme with panther, purple, wolf, twelfth, and toilet.
2. Necco Wafers. When Admiral Robert Byrd led an expedition to Antarctica in the 1930s, he brought 2.5 tons of Necco Wafers because they wouldn’t spoil during the long journey. The New England Confectionery Company that made the wafers declared bankruptcy in 2018.
3. The U.S. Air Force. Originally called the Army Air Corps, it was part of the U.S. Army until shortly after World War II.
4. The hyoid is the only bone that isn’t connected to any other bone. It anchors the tongue above the larynx. If a forensic investigator determines that this bone has been broken, the cause of death is most likely strangulation.
5. Michael and Jessica were the most popular baby names in the 1980s and 1990s, and then Jacob and Emily took over in the 2000s.
6. Professional wrestling. Born Peter Hernandez in 1985, when Mars was two, his father thought he looked like Bruno Sammartino (1935–2018), heavyweight champion of the WWF (World Wrestling Federation) in the 1960s and ’70s. Since 2002, the organization has been called WWE (World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc.).
7. A farrier puts horseshoes onto horses.
8. The golden idol that Indiana Jones steals from a South American temple at the beginning of 1981’s Raiders of the Lost Ark. It’s based on a real artifact supposedly depicting the Aztec goddess Tlazolteotl during childbirth.
9. California, with approximately 4.7 million pickup trucks. Texas has 4.2 million.
10. Indonesia. This archipelago made up of more than 17,000 islands has a population of 261 million, making it the world’s third largest democracy.
11. Pink. Albinism—the absence of any pigmentation or coloration—can affect mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, and fish. In all cases, their eyes are pink.
12. “I’m a Believer,” written by Neil Diamond and sung by Micky Dolenz, was released in 1966 and became the best-selling single of 1967. That’s the year “Daydream Believer,” written by John Stewart of the Kingston Trio and sung by Davy Jones, became the Monkees’ last #1 hit.
13. Nicki Minaj and Mariah Carey. Carey gave Minaj a career boost by letting her sing a verse on a remix of her hit song, “Up Out My Face,” in 2010, but their relationship would soon erode.
14. Dom Perignon (1638–1715), a Benedictine monk from Hautvillers in northern France.
15. Uranus.
16. The Hague. According to the country’s constitution, the actual capital of the Netherlands is Amsterdam.
17. Hummus. Dating back as far as the 13th century, hummus is short for hummus bi tahina, an Arabic dish meaning “chickpeas with tahini.”
18. There are three teaspoons in a tablespoon.
THE TV DETECTIVE WITH SOMETHING EXTRA (Answers for page 172)
1. e;
2. f;
3. b;
4. i;
5. c;
6. l;
7. q;
8. g;
9. a;
10. n;
11. s;
12. d;
13. m;
14. r;
15. t;
16. j;
17. o;
18. h;
19. k;
20. p
SEMORDNILAP! (Answers for page 222)
1. Dennis, sinned
2. Drawer, reward
3. Dog, god
4. Faced, decaf
5. Live, evil
6. Spools, sloops
7. Sleep, peels
8. Ward, draw
9. Room, moor
10. Naps, span
11. Pals, slap
12. Bonk, knob
13. Stressed, desserts
14. Warts, straw
15. Mined, denim
16. Snoops, spoons
17. Bats, stab
18. Time, emit
19. Wonk, know
20. But, tub
21. Tug, gut
22. Top, pot
THE COUNTRY MUSIC GEOGRAPHY QUIZ (Answers for page 375)
1. Wichita
2. Amarillo
3. Georgia
4. El Paso
5. Jackson
6. Muskogee
7. Oklahoma
8. Phoenix
9. Fort Worth
10. Bakersfield
11. Chattanooga
12. Montgomery
13. Tulsa
14. Kentucky
15. Texas
16. Lubbock
17. Texas
18. Santa Fe
19. Mississippi
20. Arkansas
21. Cheyenne
When young, it’s a luffa and you can eat it. When old, it’s a loofah and you scrub with it.
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