ANSWER: Reference Books

The World Almanac and Book of Facts

Since its debut in 1868, The World Almanac and Book of Facts has become the best-selling American reference book of all time, with more than 80 million copies sold. This essential household and workplace desk reference is “the most useful reference book known to modern man,” according to the L.A. Times. Renowned New York Times crossword puzzle editor Will Shortz calls it his “#1 reference work for facts.”

The World Almanac is the #1 best-selling American reference book of all time. It is the source for essential and authoritative facts for entertainment, reference and learning. The book contains thousands of facts and statistics that aren’t publicly available which are sourced and double-checked by the staff of World Almanac experts.

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QUESTION: Reference Books

What reference book is still named for the NY newspaper that first published it in 1868?

ANSWER: Colleges/Universities

Port-au-prince

The University of Haiti (French: l'université d'Etat d'haiti or UEH) is one of Haiti's most important institutions of higher education. It is located in Port-au-Prince.

Its origins date to the 1820s, when colleges of medicine and law were established. In 1942 the various faculties merged into the University of Haiti. After a student strike in 1960, François Duvalier's government brought the university under firm government control and renamed it the State University. The government restored the original name in 1986.

In 1981 there were 4,099 students at the University of Haiti, of whom 26 % were enrolled in the Faculty of Law and Economics; 25 %, in the Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy; 17 %, in the Faculty of Administration and Management; and 11 %, in the Faculty of Science and Topography. Despite the important role played by agriculture in the Haitian economy, only 5 % of the university's students were enrolled in the Faculty of Agronomy and Veterinary Medicine. In 1981 the University of Haiti had 559 professors, compared with 207 in 1967. Most professors worked part time, were paid on an hourly basis, and had little time for contact with students. The University of Haiti also suffered severe shortages of books and other materials.

Matt: CORRECT
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QUESTION: Colleges/Universities

In what city is the University of Haiti located?

ANSWER: Music

White Rabbit



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QUESTION: Music

What Jefferson Airplane song was inspired by the book Alice in Wonderland?

ANSWER: Inventions

Mike Nesmith

Bette Claire Graham (23 March 1924 – 12 May 1980) was an American typist, commercial artist, the inventor of Liquid Paper, and mother of musician and producer Michael Nesmith.

It was very difficult to erase mistakes made by early electric typewriters, which caused problems for Graham. In order to make extra money she used her talent painting holiday windows at the bank. She realized, as she said, "with lettering, an artist never corrects by erasing, but always paints over the error. So I decided to use what artists use. I put some tempera water-based paint in a bottle and took my watercolor brush to the office. I used that to correct my mistakes."

Graham secretly used her white correction paint for five years, making some improvements with help from her son's chemistry teacher at Thomas Jefferson High School in Dallas. Some bosses admonished her against using it, but coworkers frequently sought her "paint out." She eventually began marketing her typewriter correction fluid as "Mistake Out" in 1956. The name was later changed to Liquid Paper when she began her own company.

Matt: CORRECT
Record: 348-306

QUESTION: Inventions

The inventor of Liquid Paper, Bette Graham, is the mother of which Monkee?

ANSWER: Slang

Condom

The term condom first appears in the early 18th century. Its etymology is unknown. In popular tradition, the invention and naming of the condom came to be attributed to an associate of England's King Charles II, one "Dr. Condom" or "Earl of Condom". There is however no evidence of the existence of such a person, and condoms had been used for over one hundred years before King Charles II ascended to the throne.

A variety of unproven Latin etymologies have been proposed, including condon (receptacle), condamina (house),and cumdum (scabbard or case).It has also been speculated to be from the Italian word guantone, derived from guanto, meaning glove. William E. Kruck wrote an article in 1981 concluding that, "As for the word 'condom', I need state only that its origin remains completely unknown, and there ends this search for an etymology." Modern dictionaries may also list the etymology as "unknown".

Other terms are also commonly used to describe condoms. In North America condoms are also commonly known as prophylactics, or rubbers. In Britain they may be called French letters. Additionally, condoms may be referred to using the manufacturer's name.

Matt: WRONG
Record: 347-306

QUESTION: Slang

What do the British call a "french letter"?

ANSWER: Baseball

Florida Marlins

During their history, the Marlins have won two World Series titles (1997 and 2003), two National League pennants (1997, 2003), all via the Wild Card. The Florida Marlins have yet to clinch a National League East division title in their history. Their two championships equal the tally of the Toronto Blue Jays and New York Mets for the most titles among expansion teams.

Matt: CORRECT
Record: 347-305

QUESTION: Baseball

What team has won two World Series as a wild card?

ANSWER: Cartoons

Petunia Pig

Petunia Pig is an animated cartoon character in the Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies series of cartoons from Warner Bros. She looks much like her boyfriend, Porky Pig, except that she wears a dress and now has braided black hair, although the character did not originally have hair. She was seen again in Duck Dodgers on August 14, 2004, portraying Princess Incense.

Matt: CORRECT
Record: 346-305

QUESTION: Cartoons

What is Porky Pig's girlfriend's name?

ANSWER: Food

Sheep

Traditional Greek feta cheese is made from sheep's milk, or a mixture of sheep and goats' milk. The cheese is made in blocks which are salted, sliced (hence the name 'feta', meaning slice) and then salted again, before being left for about a month to mature.

Matt: CORRECT
Record: 345-305

QUESTION: Food

What animal's milk is Feta cheese traditionally made from?

ANSWER: Game Shows

T



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QUESTION: Game Shows

What was the first letter turned by Vanna White? (once becoming the permanent hostess)

ANSWER: Crossword Words

Beige (or beige family)

Originally in the 19th century and up to at least 1930, the color ecru meant exactly the same color as beige and the word is often used to refer to such fabrics as silk and linen in their unbleached state. Ecru comes from the French word écru, which means literally 'raw' or 'unbleached'.

Matt: CORRECT
Record: 344-304

QUESTION: Crossword Words

What color is Ecru?

ANSWER: History

Salt

In 1930 in order to help free India from British control, Mahatma Gandhi proposed a non-violent march protesting the British Salt Tax, continuing Gandhi's pleas for civil disobedience. The Salt Tax essentially made it illegal to sell or produce salt, allowing a complete British monopoly. Since salt is necessary in everyone's daily diet, everyone in India was affected. The Salt Tax made it illegal for workers to freely collect their own salt from the coasts of India, making them buy salt they couldn't really afford.

Matt: WRONG
Record: 343-304

QUESTION: History

Gandhi's march to Dandi was an act of protest against Britain's tax on what?

ANSWER: Science

23

Chromosomes can be divided into two types—autosomes, and sex chromosomes. Certain genetic traits are linked to your sex, and are passed on through the sex chromosomes. The autosomes contain the rest of the genetic hereditary information. All act in the same way during cell division. Human cells have 23 pairs of large linear nuclear chromosomes, (22 pairs of autosomes and one pair of sex chromosomes) giving a total of 46 per cell.

Matt: WRONG
Record: 343-303

QUESTION: Science

How many pairs of chromosomes are in each human cell?

ANSWER: Food

Papaya

Som tam also known as tam bak hung is a spicy salad made from shredded unripened papaya. The dish combines the four main tastes of Thai cuisine: sour lime, hot chili, salty fish sauce, and sweetness added by palm sugar.

Matt: WRONG
Record: 343-302

QUESTION: Food

What fruit is the main ingredient in Thai som tam salad?

ANSWER: Signs

Red or Green

There still is a controversy regarding the color of exit signs. Should it be red or green? NFPA 101 states that exit signs must be a “distinctive color”. However, Regional/National Building Codes might be more specific than NFPA 101, thus leading to certain areas having red signs and others having green. There are many theories on red vs. green. It has been said that green exits are easier to read since the human eye cannot see red light as easily, especially through smoke; green signs will never be confused with actual fire itself and that the color green has positive psychological and emotional effects on people as compared to red.

Matt: WRONG
Record: 343-301

QUESTION: Signs

According to US law, exit signs in building can be one of what two colors?

ANSWER: Movies

Blue Meanies



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QUESTION: Movies

What army attacks Pepperland in Yellow Submarine?

ANSWER: Biology

Fraternal

Fraternal or dizygotic (DZ) twins (also referred to as "non-identical twins", "dissimilar twins", "biovular twins", and, in cases of females, occasionally sororal twins) usually occur when two fertilized eggs are implanted in the uterus wall at the same time. When two eggs are independently fertilized by two different sperm cells, fraternal twins result. The two eggs, or ova, form two zygotes, hence the terms dizygotic and biovular.

Fraternal twins, like any other siblings, have an extremely small chance of having the same chromosome profile. Like any other siblings, fraternal twins may look similar, particularly given that they are the same age. However, fraternal twins may also look very different from each other. They may be of different sexes or the same sex. The same holds true for brothers and sisters from the same parents, meaning that fraternal twins are simply brothers and/or sisters who happen to be the same age.

Matt: CORRECT
Record: 342-300

QUESTION: Biology

What kind of twins are "dizygotic"?

ANSWER: Musicals

Hello Dolly

Hello, Dolly! is a musical with lyrics and music by Jerry Herman and a book by Michael Stewart, based on Thornton Wilder's 1938 farce The Merchant of Yonkers, which Wilder revised and retitled The Matchmaker in 1955.

Hello, Dolly! was first produced on Broadway by David Merrick in 1964, winning the Tony Award for Best Musical and nine other Tonys. The show album Hello, Dolly! An Original Cast Recording was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame in 2002. The show has become one of the most enduring musical theatre hits, enjoying three Broadway revivals and international success. It was also made into a 1969 film that was nominated for seven Academy Awards.

Matt: WRONG
Record: 341-300

QUESTION: Musicals

What musical is based on Thornton Wilder's play, The Matchmaker?

ANSWER: Olympics

Bamboo

Pole vaulting was included from the first modern Olympics held in 1896 although it took until the Sydney 2000 Olympics for the event to be opened up to women.

The poles that were used originally in the sport were fashioned from tree limbs. Around the time of World War II the poles were manufactured from bamboo, but from the 1950s on the poles have been made from fiberglass, which is much lighter and allows the runner to get a faster run up.

Matt: WRONG
Record: 341-299

QUESTION: Olympics

What were the pole vaulter's poles made of in the first modern Olympics?

ANSWER: Presidents

Martin Van Buren

Martin Van Buren was born in the village of Kinderhook, New York, on December 5, 1782, approximately 25 miles south of Albany. His father, Abraham Van Buren (1737–1817) was a farmer, the owner of six slaves, and a tavern-keeper in Kinderhook. Abraham Van Buren supported the American Revolution and later the Jeffersonian Republicans. He died while Martin Van Buren was a New York state senator. Martin Van Buren's mother was Maria Hoes Van Buren (1747–1818).

Van Buren was the first president born a citizen of the United States, as all previous presidents were born before the American Revolution.

Matt: CORRECT
Record: 341-298

QUESTION: Presidents

What president was born in Kinderhook, NY?

ANSWER: Insects

Drone

Drones are male honey bees. They develop from eggs that have not been fertilized, and they cannot sting, since the worker bee's stinger is a modified ovipositor (an egg laying organ).

Matt: CORRECT
Record: 340-298

QUESTION: Insects

What are male honeybees called?