Things in Common Trivia

1. So let's start with the easy one. Out of the three things in this quiz's title, how many can mean things that can be eaten?

From Quiz Milk, Toast, and Milquetoasts

Answer: Only toast.

Milk toast was, and still is, a great breakfast treat. It is made with sugar and butter mixed with hot milk poured over toast. I'll still have it on a cold morning, but as delicious as it is, it is not spelled Milquetoast. Additionally, if you have milk that you can slice, you are either going to be sick or you are a Newcomer (shout out to our "Alien Nation" fans).

From Quiz Three of a Kind, Part 52

Answer: drive

The roots of the Modern English verb "drive" are in the Old English word "drifan" meaning to compel to move (as in driving cattle). From the 17th century, it came to mean the operation of a carriage and, from that, an automobile. In the game of golf, the first stroke made on each hole is the drive. This is accomplished with a club intended to move the ball a great distance down the fairway toward the hole. It is taken from the tee. In computer parlance, any device capable of recording, storing, reading and making available information can be called a drive. The definition changes with the technology. A hard-drive is a relatively non-portable device. Floppy-disk drives, and Zip drives are obsolete. Disc drives and flash drives are current.

From Quiz Three of a Kind, Part 51

Answer: Babe

Dick King-Smith wrote a 1983 novel called "The Sheep-Pig" about a pig raised to work like a sheepdog. This was adopted into the 1995 motion picture "Babe." The movie was filmed in New South Wales. It was a commercial success; the sequel ("Babe: A Pig in the City") was not. Although the Babe Ruth League was founded in Hamilton, New Jersey, as an American youth baseball and softball league, it has grown to be an international organization. Many well-known professional baseball players came up through the Babe Ruth League: Carl Yastrzemski, Rod Carew, George Brett, Nolan Ryan, Cal Ripken Jr., and Randy Johnson. Margaux Hemingway, the granddaughter of Ernest Hemingway, advertised a Fabergé named Babe, introduced in 1977. While popular, it was discontinued in 1992, only to be produced anew by Beauty Brand Development as a nostalgia scent.

From Quiz Three of a Kind, Part 50

Answer: hair

The hair of mammals grows from follicles in their skin. It is made of protein, particularly alpha-keratin. Human hair is of two sorts: the thick terminal hair and the fine vellus hair. Hair is of two parts: the stuff within the follicle beneath the skin and the exposed shafts of hair. A fine coating of lipids makes the hair water-repellent and shiny. A hair-pin turn is a curve in a roadway creating an acute inner angle, essentially turning the direction of travel around and going back the way one came. Another name for this sort of turn is switchback. The name hair-pin comes from metal hair pins which are bent 180°. The goal of the British reality television programme "Hair" was to demonstrate success as a hairstylist. Amateurs competed from episode to episode to show off their abilities. The first season ran on BBC in 2014 and the second and last in 2015.

From Quiz Three of a Kind, Part 49

Answer: skipper

Alan Hale Jr. played the role of Jonas Gumby on "Gilligan's Island" (1964-1967). His partner and first mate, Gilligan (played by Bob Denver) called him "Skipper" because he was the owner and pilot of the boat "Minnow." In the course of a "three-hour tour" from Hawaii, the Minnow was lost and the cast stranded on an uncharted desert island. Carroll O'Connor was considered for the part of the Skipper. After three seasons on broadcast television, three made-for-television movies were produced, as well. Skipping rope (UK) or jumping rope (US) occurs when a rope is swung such that it passes alternatively over the head and under the feet of the skipper. This is a good form of exercise (often associated with boxers) as well as a team and individual sport. Competitions may judge entertainment value or speed. There is much variety in rope skipping including some forms in which more than one person skips at the same time. Chants sung to the cadence of the rope swings are popular with children. Skippers Seafood & Chowder House is a franchise of independently-owned seafood restaurants. Their clam chowder and sauces are canned/bottled and sold in grocer's. The chain was founded in 1969 by Herb Rosen; the first store was in Bellevue, Washington.

From Quiz Three of a Kind, Part 48

Answer: phantom

The Phantom, eighth generation, introduced in 2017, was the top-of-the-line luxury sedan, available in two wheelbases: long and longer. The size differential is most felt in the rear passenger compartment. This motor car is assembled by hand. American author Dean Koontz wrote "Phantoms" which was published in 1983. The novel centers on a ski-resort village on a lake in the California Rockies, the residents of which all die at once. The story has many links to the horror novels and short stories of H.P. Lovecraft, most of which were edited out when the books was turned into a motion picture in 1998. Vox introduced its Phantom guitar in 1962. It was distinctive in that its box is pentagonal. British bands brought it to the US as part of the Invasion. It incorporated many special effects which had previously to be done at a mixer. Tom Petty used it, as did Dave Davies of The Kinks, members of Paul Revere & the Raiders, Sterling Morrison of The Velvet Underground, Dee Dee Ramone, and Brian Jones of the Rolling Stones.

From Quiz Three of a Kind, Part 47

Answer: Simon

Simon Wiesenthal (1908-2005) was an Austrian Jew imprisoned by the Nazis during World War II. As a survivor, he devoted the remainder of his life to finding and prosecuting Nazi war criminals. Vincent Price played Simon Templar, the Saint, on radio. Louis Hayward, George Sanders, Hugh Sinclair, and Val Kilmer played the Saint in motion pictures and Simon Dutton, Roger Moore and Ian Ogilvy portrayed him in television series. In the TV cartoon series "Underdog," the principal antagonist is Simon Bar Sinister. Simon is a mad scientist whose motivation is "I want money and power and money and power and money and power and money and power!!!". Underdog thwarts him by the end of each episode.

From Quiz Three of a Kind, Part 46

Answer: square

Trafalgar Square in Central London was named for the Battle of Trafalgar, a naval battle in the Napoleonic Wars in 1805. This commemoration explains the memorial column erected to honour Admiral Lord Nelson who was killed in that battle. The square has a long history of political demonstrations. Huey Lewis wrote (with others) and recorded "Hip to be Square" in 1986. The original recording included back-up vocals by San Francisco 49s football players Joe Montana and Ronnie Lott. The song became what Lewis called an "anthem for square people." The makers of the "Sesame Street" television programme certainly understood it that way when they wrote and broadcast a parody called "Hip to Be a Square" in 1988. Since 1991, Square D electrical equipment has been manufactured by Schneider Electric Company of Andover, Massachusetts. The original company was founded by Bryson Dexter Horton and James B. McCarthy in 1902. It was renamed the Detroit Fuse and Manufacturing Company in 1908 and adopted, as their logo, a squared capital letter D for the City of Detroit. Their products -- fuses, switches, and circuit breakers, mainly -- were popularly called "Square D" products.

From Quiz Three of a Kind, Part 45

Answer: seals

Seals are a diverse group of pinnipeds found in all of the oceans of the world. They are fin-footed carnivores who spend almost all of their time in the water. They find shore to mate and to deliver their young. Other pinnipeds include walruses and sea lions. Indigenous people hunt seals and use their meat, their blubber, their skins and their bones. Their commercial hunting has come under increasing international control. Henry Olusegun Adeola Samuel (b. 1963) gained great success as a singer-songwriter using the name "Seal." In addition to his recording career, he has been a coach on "The Voice Australia" on and off since 2012. The skin on his face was scarred by discoid lupus erythematosus. He was married to the German model Heidi Klum from 2004 to 2012; they had three children. The United States Navy SEALs were founded in 1962 but their antecedents go back to the Second World War. They are a special-operations military force which operates on "Sea, Air, and Land" hence the acronym SEAL. SEALs are part of the Naval Special Warfare Command but they also cooperate with the Central Intelligence Agency's Special Operations Group (SOG) units. The Navy's SEAL Team Six found and killed al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden in 2011.

From Quiz Three of a Kind, Part 44

Answer: Alice

The television comedy "Alice" starring Linda Lavin played on CBS for nine years. It was based on the 1974 motion picture "Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore." The setting was based on an actual restaurant: Mel & Ruby's Cafe in Tucson, Arizona. Alice Springs in the Northern Territory of Australia is located near the center of the Australian continent. It was named to honour Alice, Lady Todd, the wife of Sir Charles Todd. Residents call it Alice; aborigines call it Mparntwe. Alice Springs was the destination of the road movie "The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert." Alice in Chains is an alternative rock band, founded in Seattle, Washington, in 1987. There have been personnel changes and a hiatus in recording (1996-2006) but the band continued to perform into the 21st century. Along with other Seattle bands -- Nirvana, Pearl Jam, and Soundgarden -- Alice in Chains was part of the grunge movement in popular music.

From Quiz Three of a Kind, Part 43

Answer: Mercury

Ford's Mercury automobiles were created by Edsel Ford in 1938 as an entry-level luxury car, marketed between the basic Ford and the Lincoln. It was named for the Roman god Mercury, who was the god of commerce, messages and travel. The Mercury dime does not depict the Roman god Mercury but rather the "Winged Liberty Head" designed by Adolph Weinman. Liberty is show wearing a winged Phrygian cap which was confused with the tiny wings on Mercury's head and feet. Begun in 1958, Project Mercury was the first effort by the United States to put a man in space. The programme launched six manner flights 1961-1963 and then concluded. The Mercury astronauts included M. Scott Carpenter, L. Gordon Cooper Jr., John H. Glenn Jr., Virgil I. "Gus" Grissom, Walter M. Schirra Jr., Alan B. Shepard Jr. and Donald K. "Deke" Slayton. There is also a character named Mercury in the Marvel Comics universe; her super power is the ability to turn herself into liquid metal.

From Quiz Three of a Kind, Part 42

Answer: planets

"The Planets" (Opus 32) is a suite in seven movements for orchestra, each reflecting the astrological nature of a particular heavenly body: Mars, Venus, Mercury, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune. English classical composer Gustav Holst wrote these movements in 1914 and 1915. Based originally on Pierre Boulle's 1963 novel "La Planète des singes" (1963), a series of motion pictures beginning with "Planet of the Apes" was made in 1968, 1970, 1971, 1972 and 1973. Tim Burton remade the original in 2001. Val Kilmer starred in 2000's "Red Planet" about a mission to Mars to study the lagging results of terraforming that planet. The scenes that were supposed to look like Mars were shot in the Wadi Rum in Southern Jordan and in the Australian outback.

From Quiz Three of a Kind, Part 41

Answer: Saturday

The Ancient Romans named the day of the week after the planet Saturn ("Saturni dies"). The name entered Old English via the Germanic languages. Billy Crystal wrote, produced, directed and starred in "Mister Saturday Night" (1992). It is unclear whether he made lunch for the crew and swept up after. He plays stand-up comedian Buddy Young Jr. who reaches the top (his own television show) and then sabotages his own career. The Saturday Evening Post was published weekly from 1897, fortnightly from 1963, monthly from 1969, and quarterly from 1971, and occasionally since 1982. Between 1916 and 1968, Normal Rockwell drew over 300 covers for the magazine, which became a sort of genre within a genre. The magazine published material by Ray Bradbury, Agatha Christie, William Faulkner, F. Scott Fitzgerald, C. S. Forester, Robert A. Heinlein, Kurt Vonnegut, Louis L'Amour, Sinclair Lewis, Jack London, Ogden Nash, Dorothy Parker, Mary Roberts Rinehart, Carl Sandburg, William Saroyan, John Steinbeck, and Rex Stout.

From Quiz Three of a Kind, Part 40

Answer: twelve

In the Western Christian calendar, there are twelve days in the Season of Christmas. It begins on 25 December and ends of 5 January. It spans the period between the observance of the birth of Christ and the arrival of the Magi (the Feast of the Epiphany on 6 January). The song "The Twelve Days of Christmas" is built upon the days of this liturgical season. Under the old British monetary system, there were twelve pence to a shilling. Because there were twenty shillings to a pound, there were 240 pence to a pound, although no one said it that way often. Slang for a shilling was a bob; slang for a penny was a copper. This system was used around the world in many former British colonies. From 1066 until 1971, this system served England well, but was decimalized anyway. In American football jargon, the fans of a team are collectively known as "the twelfth man" regardless of gender. There are eleven men on the field at any one time; the twelfth refers to the person in the stands (or in front of the television) cheering for the team. The term has been used by American college football teams, e.g. the University of Minnesota, Baylor, Dartmouth, and Texas A&M, as well as in marketing for professional football teams, e.g. the Seattle SeaHawks and the Buffalo Bills.

From Quiz Words In Common

Answer: Clinton

William "Bill" Clinton was president from 1993 to 2000. George Clinton was a founding member for the funk rock group Parliament and is a Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee.

From Quiz Three of a Kind, Part 37

Answer: square

When an open space is left in a city's design, that space is often referred to as a "square" regardless of its geometric shape. Harvard Square in Cambridge, Massachusetts, is triangular. Herald Square in Manhattan, New York City, is two connected squares shaped like a bow tie. Temple Square in Salt Lake City is square. In order to "run before the wind" (rather than to tack), a main sail is trimmed perpendicular to the keel. To "square the yard" is to adjust the yardarm at a 90 degree angle to the vessel's midline. A "square-rigged" ship has it sails so arranged as to facilitate this rigging. Probably the most recognizable symbol of Freemasonry is the square and compass. These are both architects' tools, the first used to try right angles and the second to measure distances and scribe circles. In Masonic ritual, the square is used as a metaphor for morality in general and honesty in particular.

From Quiz Three of a Kind, Part 36

Answer: magic

"Magic Johnson" was so known because of his outstanding skills as a professional basketball player. He played point guard for the L.A. Lakers and was named Most Valuable Player in the NBA Finals his rookie year (which the Lakers won). His retirement in 1991 was a result of his diagnosis of HIV infection. He entered the Basketball Hall of Fame twice: once for his individual accomplishments and once for playing on the Gold Medal "Dream Team" for the United States in the 1992 Olympic Games. Ed McConnell (1882-1954) hosted "Smilin' Ed's Gang" on American radio and early television. The show was sponsored by Buster Brown Shoes and later became known as the Buster Brown Program. He created Froggy the Gremlin. Smilin' Ed would say "Plunk your magic twanger, Froggy!" and the frog would appear in a puff of smoke and say "Hiya, Kids! Hiya! Hiya! Hiya!" The Magic Gremlin never revealed what his "magic twanger" was. Andy Devine took over the show following Smilin' Ed's death and the frog remained a central part of the programme. In pharmacology, a "magic bullet" is a perfect drug: it completely and directly cures the disease for which it is prescribed and it creates no ill effects in any other part of the body. The term was first defined by medical researcher Dr. Paul Ehrlich who was seeking a cure for syphilis. Edward G. Robinson played Ehrlich in a motion picture about his career called "Dr. Ehrlich's Magic Bullet" (1940).

From Quiz Three of a Kind, Part 35

Answer: Crystal

Called Kristallnacht with reference to the broken glass left by mobs, this German pogrom killed one hundred Jews and saw 30,000 Jewish men taken away to concentration camps. Mobs destroyed a thousand synagogues as well as numerous Jewish homes and businesses. Insurance payments owed to Jews whose property was lost or damaged were diverted to the government. Crystal Mountain is an alpine ski resort in Washington's Cascade Mountains. Its nine lifts are the most of any ski area in the state. A year-round high-speed gondola connects to a summit restaurant. Plans to expand and improve the resort exist. Crystal Hot Sauce was bottled at a small plant on Tulane Avenue in NOLA until Hurricane Katrina destroyed the facility in 2005. The family-owned company moved its facility up-river to Reserve, Louisiana. The sauce is made with red cayenne peppers whereas Tabasco is made with tabasco peppers. There are intense partisans for each.

From Quiz Three of a Kind, Part 32

Answer: shark

Sharks range the oceans of the world where they have been for over 400 million years. The smallest are around six inches in length; the largest (the whale shark) over forty feet. They are most commonly found in salt water. Shark Week occurs in the US in July or early August, observed by several television networks. Sharkskin cloth has a soft feel and a two-toned appearance. Mohair, silk and wool were used extensively to make sharkskin although many modern versions are made entirely with artificial fibers. Greg Norman was born in 1955 in Mount Isa, Queensland, Australia. He was the top-rated golfer in the world for much of the 80s and 90s. Beginning with the 1981 Masters, he earned the nickname "The Great White Shark" with reference to his blond hair, his style of play and the creature from his homeland. It was later shortened to "Shark."

From Quiz Three of a Kind, Part 31

Answer: sage

The Seven Sages of Greece (hoi hepta sophoi) were Thales, Solon, Periander, Cleobulus, Chilon, Bias, and Pittacus, wise men of the era 620-550 BC who were renowned for their insight and deep thought. The aim of academic study was to become like them. Common sage (salvia officinalis) is an evergreen herb used in cooking. In the Middle Ages, it was thought to confer health on those who consumed it. Middle English folk wisdom held that sage grows best in a home where the wife is dominant. Peter Andrews and Erik Arvidsson won an award for innovation in 2006's "Extend Firefox" contest for their news aggregator "Sage." Their catchy tagline is "It's got a lot of what you need and not much of what you don't."

From Quiz Three of a Kind, Part 30

Answer: horse

Horses are ungulate one-toed mammals which have been domesticated for about six thousand years. Horses have the remarkable ability to sleep both standing up and lying down. The urine of pregnant mares is useful in producing female hormones for replacement therapy. Horseradish is a plant cultivated for its root which is a member of the Brassicaceae family and therefor related to cabbages, broccoli and mustard. When freshly grated (or preserved in vinegar), it is a strong seasoning which causes the eyes and nose to run. Excellent in its own right, horseradish is used to counterfeit much more expensive wasabi in Japanese cuisine. Michael Martin Murphey and Larry Cansler wrote the popular song "Wildfire" in 1968 based on a Native American legend told to Murphey by his grandfather. Murphey recorded it and it became his greatest hit.

From Quiz Three of a Kind, Part 29

Answer: tin

The Tin Woodman is found by Dorothy, rusted solid, and is freed by the application of oil from a can. This is odd in that tin does not rust. The explanation is that iron parts were often coated with a thin layer of tin to prevent rust but the tin veneer would eventually wear off permitting oxidation. Regardless of the type of metal being cut, sheet metal scissors are called "tin snips." The earlier name for these tools was "tinner's snips." In the Old West, law enforcement officers commonly wore a metal badge shaped like a five- or six-pointed star as a symbol of their office. "Tin Star" became a slang term for a sheriff or his deputy. The 1957 American Western movie "Tin Star" is about a retired sheriff teaching a young man how to be one.

From Quiz Three of a Kind, Part 28

Answer: hanger

Hangers shaped like people have existed for at least ten centuries and probably longer. Modern clothes hangers are made of wood, metal, plastic, sometimes padded with stuffed cloth. The idea is to minimize wrinkling between wearings by hanging rather than folding. In the belly of a cow, there is a muscle in the diaphragm called the hanger steak. This tender cut of beef is best marinated and cooked quickly and served rare or medium rare. According to legend, during the Napoleonic Wars, a French ship ran aground near Hartlepool in England. The crew were all killed but their pet monkey, dressed in a French military uniform, survived. The Hartlepudlians held a trial, convicted the monkey of spying and hung him. They were thereafter known as monkey hangers.

From Quiz Three of a Kind, Part 27

Answer: bottle

The 2008 American comedy film "Bottle Shock" is based on a true event: the 1976 wine competition called "The Judgment of Paris" in which California wines defeated their French counterparts. The film received mixed reviews but developed cult status among oenophiles. "Bottle blonde" is an American slang term for a person whose hair is chemically bleached. The phrase entered English in about 1898. Used interchangeably with "peroxide blonde," both terms are derogatory. In addition to being the name of John Edmund Gardner's 1964 autobiography, "Spin the Bottle" is the name of a party game. It was likely invented in the early-20th-Century US. Several people sit on the floor in a circle. One spins an empty bottle and is required to kiss the player at whom the bottle's neck points when it comes to rest.

From Quiz Three of a Kind, Part 26

Answer: pack

The layers of snow which accumulate in one place are called the snowpack and are measured for a variety of reasons. Scientifically, they are a measurement of the severity of the winter. Civically, they are a prediction of summer water supply. Recreationally, they are an indicator of readiness for winter sports such as skiing, sledding, and snowshoeing. Measures of the stability of the snowpack also predict avalanche. From a French military term meaning "platoon," the English word peloton describes the pack of bicycle riders bunched together, neither leading nor straggling behind a road race. Bunching reduces drag dramatically; the effect is called drafting. Cigarettes are mostly sold in paper packets (called packs) of 20 or 25 each. The rectangular pack is often built of several layers, each for a different purpose in protecting the form and freshness of the contents. Hard packs are made of cardboard and may be reclosed; soft packs are made of paper, cellophane and foil and may not.

From Quiz Three of a Kind, Part 25

Answer: magic

Magic carpets figure in the mythology of the Middle East, e.g. in "One Thousand and One Nights." Some models transport the rider instantly to the destination, no matter how distant, while others quickly fly the intervening distance. Sandra Bullock and Nicole Kidman play sisters in the filming of Alice Hoffman's 1995 novel "Practical Magic." They learn that they are cursed in the sense that any man with whom they fall in love will surely die. Raymond Joseph Teller (who had his name changed legally to "Teller" -- a mononym) and Penn Jillette are a magic act, among other things. They perform on stage, on film and on television. In addition to magic, they host a television program which debunks superstitions and fake science.

From Quiz Three of a Kind, Part 23

Answer: eagle

From 1792 until 1933, the United States Mint produced a ten-dollar gold coin. This coin bore the image of an eagle and was called an eagle. It was the largest of the four authorised base-unit denominations. Gold was removed from circulation in 1933 and the coins became collectors items. Michael "Eddie the Eagle" Edwards (b. 1963) represented the U.K. in Olympic Ski jumping. He finished last in both the 70m and 90m events in 1988. His poor showing resulted in a rules change to prevent him from competing in subsequent Winter Olympics. He became rather a folk hero -- farsighted, unsponsored, overweight, plucky -- and a favourable movie was made of his life in 2016: "Eddie the Eagle" starring Taron Egerton and Hugh Jackman. If Eagle River were not a community wholly within the confines of the Municipality of Anchorage, it would be the fifth largest city in Alaska. It is located on the Eagle River (which flows from the Eagle Glacier into the Cook Inlet), near Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson and Chugach State Park in the Chugach Mountains.

From Quiz Three of a Kind, Part 22

Answer: Monday

The list of words given are Greek, Italian, Polish, Portuguese and Yiddish for Monday. Most languages refer to Monday in terms of "the moon" and "day" as in the Afrikaans "Maandag," the Cornish "dy' Lun," the Dutch "maandag" and the Japanese "getsuyobi." Since 1915, Mormons have set aside Mondays for Family Home Evening. On these evenings, Mormons gather in the home as a family. The time is devoted to scripture reading and study, to prayer, to discussion of important issues, and to planning family activities and goals. Elliot S. Maggin wrote two Superman novels: "Superman: Last Son of Krypton" (1978) and "Miracle Monday" (1981). The latter introduces Kristin Wells, a time traveler. It also describes a holiday, the third Monday in May, called Miracle Monday. This holiday subsequently appeared in issues of the DC Superman comics.

From Quiz Three of a Kind, Part 21

Answer: Friday

"Freaky Friday" was based on a children's novel by Mary Rodgers published in the US in 1972. It imagines what would happen if a mother and daughter switched bodies. The first stars Barbara Harris and Jodie Foster as Ellen (mother) and Annabelle (daughter). In the second, Jamie Lee Curtis plays Tess (mother) and Lindsay Lohan plays Anna (daughter). The 62nd sura of the Quran is named "Friday" after the day of assembly. "O ye who believe! When the call is proclaimed to prayer on Friday, hasten earnestly to the Remembrance of Allah, and leave off business (and traffic): That is best for you if ye but knew!" ~Quran, sura 62, ayat 9. Helen Patricia "Pat" Friday (1921-21 June 2016) was a Big Band singer famous for her work with Glenn Miller. She also sang with Roy Rogers 'tho she preferred jazz. She recorded "I Know Why (and So Do You)" and "At Last." Lynn Bari's singing in both "Sun Valley Serenade" and "Orchestra Wives" was dubbed by Pat Friday.

From Quiz Three of a Kind, Part 20

Answer: bolt

A lightning bolt is a visible discharge of electricity between the atmosphere and the ground, usually accompanied by a clap of thunder. Lightning may also occur between clouds but more often it starts in the sky and ends up to the ground itself or to an object connected to the ground. Jeremy Bolt (b. 1965) produced "Resident Evil" in 2002, "Resident Evil: Apocalypse" in 2004, "Resident Evil: Extinction" in 2007, "Resident Evil: Afterlife" in 2010 and "Resident Evil: Retribution" in 2012. In "Bolt," Francis (1920-2010) continues the story of jockey Kit Fielding's efforts to stop the killing of race horses (and attempted murder of some humans, as well). Writing as an insider to British horse racing, he brings great realism to his descriptions of the sport. The title is a reference to a "captive-bullet bolt gun" which is used to stun horses and cattle as part of their "humane" killing.

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