An Art Quiz Not About Art?

Answer: Quarterback

The Green Bay Packers had a thirty plus year stretch where their starting quarterback was one of the best in the National Football League. Brett Favre was quarterback from 1992 to 2007, Aaron Rodgers 2005 to 2022, and Jordan Love joined the team in 2020.

Answer: Kickstart

By pressing down hard on the pedal of an older motorcycle you could start the vehicle. This downward thrust action was called kickstarting your motorcycle. In modern bikes many feature starting capabilities by pushing a starting button.

Answer: Dartle

The definition of dartle is to dart and move rapidly. An example would be the tongue of a snake that dartles and moves to and fro from its mouth.

Answer: Wholehearted

Being wholehearted means complete commitment with no wavering. To give your 100 percent would leave no doubt as to your intent.

Answer: Outsmart

Synonyms of outsmart would include outmaneuver and outthink. You found a possible weakness in your opponent's strategy and took advantage to win the game.

Answer: Parton

Dolly Parton began her music career in with her debut album in 1967. One of her early hits was "Jolene" about a woman trying to steal her husband. In 1980, the multi-talented entertainer starred in and sang the lead song for the film "9 to 5" about three female office workers and their conniving boss.

Answer: Particle

Two of the smallest particles on earth are the quark and lepton. A particle is the tiniest portion of something. A quark is a building block of the protons and neutrons. An electron is an example of a lepton.

Answer: Party

If you're invited to a "fiesta", get ready for a good time. Fiesta is the Spanish word for "party". It comes from the root word for "feast" and is usually associated with religious events in Spanish culture but has taken on the more festive term in English.

Answer: Earthquake

An earthquake is caused by the shifting of tectonic plates under the surface of earth. With the buildup of stress from the shifting, a large burst of energy is released above the surface. The intensity of these movements is measured on the Richter Scale, first invented in 1935 by Charles Richter.

Answer: Martyr

Joan of Arc and Martin Luther King Jr. are examples of people who were martyrs for their causes. Martin Luther King Jr. poured his heart and soul into a fight for civil rights in the United States and lost his life by assassination. Joan of Arc believed herself to be guided by Saint Michael in her cause of having the English leave her homeland in France.