Tuesday, April 20, 2010

American Literature

The book of Jonah is quoted before chapter one of this 1851 novel

Moby-Dick

American History

On April 14, 1865 Abraham Lincoln authorized this govt. agency; its main job then was to protect against counterfeiting

Secret Service

World Leaders

Unable to say this future leader's tribal name, a teacher gave him a new name, perhaps after a British naval hero

Nelson Mandela

Literary Females

She's the only female character in all the A.A. Milne "Winnie The Pooh" stories

Kanga

Wednesday, April 14, 2010

Snack Brands

Each unit in this brand, introduced in 1968, is a hyperbolic paraboloid, & they fit together for perfect storage

Pringles

Tuesday, April 13, 2010

Medical Terminology

A circumorbital hematoma is more commonly known as this

black eye

State Capitals

It's the only state capital whose name has 3 sets of double letters

Tallahassee

People

He said, "I...really never considered myself a TV star. I always thought I was a neighbor who just came in for a visit"

Fred Rogers

New Sports

In 2008, Middlebury College in VT. won its 2nd straight championship in this sport introduced in a 1997 novel

Quidditch