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each small 9-box square contains all of the
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1. TELEVISION: in the
"'X-Files" TV drama series.
what was the phrase on the
UFO poster in Fox Mulder's
office'?
2. MOVIES: What did
Bruce Willis' character do
for a living in "Die Hard"?
_~: BUSINESS: What is
the name of Nike's logo that
appears on its sports mer-
chandise?
4. U.S. GOVERNMENT:
Where is the Centers for
Disea.~e Control and Pre-
vention located'?
5. LANGUAGE: What is
a fen?
6. SCIENCE: What is the
botanist Carolus Linnaeus
[hmous for?
7. HISTORY: What did
the Edict of Nantes do tbr
the French in 1598'?
8, GEOGRAPHY: Where
is the island of Bonaire
located?
9. ASTRONOMY: What
are thePerseids?
10. PSYCHOLOGY: What
kind of fear is re presented in
thanatophobia?
Answers
1. "1 Want to Believe"
2. Police officer
3. Swoosh
4. Atlanta
5. Bog
6. Creating a classification
system for plants
7. Promised French Prot-
estants the same rights as
French Catholics
8: The Caribbean. just
north 0f Venezuela
9. A meteor shower most
visible in August
10. Fear of death
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I. What was the biggest
break the band Elephant's
Memory ever had?
2. Who were the 13ar-Kays,
and whatever happened to
them?
3. Which jazz great record-
ed the "'Blue Train" album.
and when?
4. Name the singer who
had a stint with the circus.
5. Name the song that
contains these lyrics: "I'11
just use you then I'll set you
free."
Auswers
I. They snagged the gig as
backup for Lennon and Ono
on time "'Some Time In New
York City" album in 1972
under the name Plastio Ono
Elephant's Menmt'y Band.
2. The Bar-Kays started as
studio musicians in Mem-
phis. at one time backing
Otis Redding. in 1967, on
the way to a gig, their plane
crashed in Wisconsin. Six of
them died. inchtding Red-
ding.
3. John Coltrane. in 1957.
The shortest track on the
live-song album was seven
mintnes. A 2003 re-release
hdded two bonus tracks.
4. Staeey Q., best known
for her 1986 hit "Two of
Hearts." She spent two
years with Ringling Bros.
& Barnum & Bailey Circus
as a showgirl and then an
elephant rider.
5. "'Baby, Don't Get
ltooked on Me," by Mac
Davis. 1972. Some people
objected to the song's sex-
ist story: "I'm not read5 lbr
no family ties .... don't start
clinging to me."
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1. Who is time San [)iego
Padres' all-time leader in
career stolen bases'?
2. Name the only team
to win a World Series alter
losing it the previous two
years.
3. When was the last time
betbre 2011 (New Orleans)
that a team scored at least
62 points in a game?
4. Name time player who
holds the NCAA Division
I record for naost consecu-
tive games with at least one
3-point shot made.
5. Who was the last defen-
seman betbre Erik Karls-
son in 201 I - 12 to tinish in
the top I 0 in scoring tbr an
N HL regular season'?
6. When was the last time
before 2012 that Dale Earn-
hardt Jr. led the NASCAR
Cup points standings dur-
ing a season?
7. ttow many Grand Slam
singles finals did Ivan
Lendl lose betbre winning
his tirst of eight in 1984
( French Open 1?
Answers
1. Tony Gwynn, with 3 1 9
stolen ba,s'es.
2. The New, York Yan-
kees, 1921-23.
3. it was 1985 (the New
York .lets scored 62 against
~Tampa Bay).
4. Illinois' Cory Bradtbrd
had at least one 3-pointer
in 88 .games between 1998
and 2001.
5. Detroit's Paul Coff~y,
in 1994-95.
6. It was 2004.
7. Four.
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I. Is the book ot'4 John in
the Old or New' Testament or
neither?
2. In Romans I O. what body
part does Paul call "beauti-
lid"" on those who bring the
good news? 11ands. Mouth,
Ileavt, l.k~et
3. Who died after getting
his long hair caught ir] a tree
and being tbund by enemy
soldiers? Absalom. ,h)ash.
Ahaz. Asa
4. From Matthew 22: 14.
"Tor many are called, but
few are" what? IVortID', ('ho-
sen. Winners. Liked
5. What caused the death
of Job's children? Famine.
[qood. 147nd storm, Behead-
ed
6. Who was the mate of
Abigail'? Ahraham. Adam.
Nabal, Baasha
ANSW[:RS: l) Neither; 2)
Feet: 3 ) Absatom; 41 Chosen:
5) Wind storm: 6) Nabal
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