By Fifi Rodriguez
1. LANGUAGE: In old England, what was the profession of someone known as a baxter?
2. TELEVISION: In what country was “Jeopardy!” host Alex Trebek born?
3. MEDICAL: What is the medical name for “the bends”?
4. ANIMAL KINGDOM: What kind of animal would be described as “lupine”?
5. MUSIC: How many members are in the Mormon Tabernacle Choir?
6. GEOGRAPHY: The Mystic River flows through which U.S. state?
7. GENERAL KNOWLEDGE: What would a vexillologist study?
8. COMICS: In the comic strip “Peanuts,” where was Snoopy born?
9. MOVIES: What film’s theme song was “Lose Yourself” by Eminem?
10. FAMOUS QUOTATIONS: Who once said, “Depend upon it, sir, when a man knows he is to be hanged in a fortnight, it concentrates his mind wonderfully”?
Answers
1. A baker
2. Canada
3. Decompression sickness, often a diving hazard
4. A wolf
5. 360
6. Massachusetts
7. Flags
8. Daisy Hill Puppy Farm
9. “8 Mile”
10. Samuel Johnson
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