Sorry, Wrong Answer (part three) Quiz

Answer: English intrusion in colonial economy

The English did place a tax on tea and other items. The colonists then began to buy Dutch tea. When English tea began to pile up in warehouses, the English removed the tax from tea so it cost less than Dutch tea. The protest was really over policies that were analogous to the growth of the colonial economy.

Answer: Ecuador

Panama hats were native to Ecuador, where they were made and then shipped to Panama for world-wide distribution. The Panama hats from Hong Kong are imitations.

Answer: John O'Sullivan

John O'Sullivan was an editor of "United States Magazine and Democratic Review". Thoreau borrowed the line for use in his essay on "Civil Disobedience". O'Sullivan is also given credit of the term "Manifest Destiny" referring to western expansion of the United States.

Answer: Canada

The "Plains of Abraham" are located near Quebec, Canada. They are named for Abraham Martin (1589-1664), a river pilot, who used to graze his stock there. In 1759 it was the site of a key battle of the French and Indian War. Today it is a park that attracts four million visitors a year.

Answer: If incomplete, a 15 yard penalty and loss of down

Although it was technically legal, the forward pass play was limited by this rule. The rule was formulated by Walter Camp, a football legend.

Answer: No

The quotation is: "A foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds". In other words, consistency is not necessarily a bad thing. Children, for instance, expect parents to be consistent in love and discipline. But to be inconsistent when proven wrong, such as saying the Holocaust never happened, is foolish.

Answer: Bessie Anderson Stanley

In 1905 Bessie Anderson Stanley won first prize in a writing contest sponsored by "Modern Woman Magazine". Here is what she wrote:

"He has achieved success who has lived well, laughed often, and loved much;
Who has enjoyed the trust of pure women, the respect of intelligent men and the love of little children;
Who has filled his niche and accomplished his task;
Who has never lacked appreciation of Earth's beauty or failed to express it;
Who has left the world better than he found it,
Whether an improved poppy, a perfect poem, or a rescued soul;
Who has always looked for the best in others and given them the best he had;
Whose life was an inspiration;
Whose memory a benediction."

The quote is often attributed to the three wrong selections.

Answer: Less than 2%

Buttermilk is the product left over after cream or milk has been churned to butter. It is the residual liquid.

Answer: False

Eliot died while on tour in London. She had done two straight weeks at the London Palladium. Medical reports indicate she died of a heart attack in her sleep. Certainly she was the heart and soul of the Mamas and Papas.

She died at No. 12 at 9 Curzon Place, Shepherd Market, Mayfair, in the same room that Keith Moon was to die four years later. The autopsy found nothing in the mouth or windpipe. The ham sandwich is an urban legend.

Answer: Sam German

The German chocolate cake was made from Baker's German's Chocolate in the mid-1800s. It was developed by an English man named Sam German. Somewhere in time, the apostrophe was lost.