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.

Matt: WRONG
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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



Matt: WRONG
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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
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