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1. The murder mystery "Ten Little Indians" is a masterpiece of suspense. Seven men and three women are lured to an isolated island where they are methodically executed one by one. The murder method of each victim replicates the lines of the nursery rhyme "Ten Little Indians" by songwriter Septimus Winner. This novel has been published under the name "And Then There Were None". Who was the author of this literary work of art?

Answer: Agatha Christie

Considered by critics and the general public to be one of Christie's greatest technical achievements "Ten Little Indians" or "And Then There Were None" has been made into film and enacted on the stage. The book is a wonderful dectective 'whodunit'. A must-read for mystery fans.

2. 9Lives, a brand of cat food owned and manufactured by Del Monte Foods, featured a feline with an attitude as their advertising mascot spokesperson or 'spokescat', in this case. Who was this famous cat?

Answer: Morris

Morris was a large orange male tabby. Rescued from a shelter just before he was to be put down, Morris has sold us cat food and entertained us with his "finicky" tastes but more importantly has educated the public on the virtues of animal adoption. Three cats have actually been Morris over the years.

The first was adopted in 1968 by handler Bob Martwick from a shelter. Morris passed away in 1978. Just like Morris I, his replacements came from shelters. In 2006, Morris and Randy Jackson set off a campaign known as Morris's Million Cat Rescue.

They are encouraging people to adopt pets from shelters. Morris was the first to adopt. He adopted a kitten and named him "Li'l Mo". Socks was Chelsea Clinton's White House cat. Dinah was Alice's pet in "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland". Jinx was the cat in "Meet the Parents' and "Meet the Fockers".

3. From March, 1977 to August, 1981 the comedy-drama "Eight Is Enough" aired on ABC. Tom Bradford (Dick Van Patten) and his second wife Abby (Betty Buckley) were raising Tom's eight children in California. The actress that was playing Tom's first wife, Joan, became ill with breast cancer and sadly passed away. Who was this actress?

Answer: Diana Hyland

Hyland only made four episodes before she became too ill with cancer to work. She passed away twelve days after the first episode aired. Her character was written out of the rest of the season. Tom remarried in season two.

4. The Seven Sisters is an association of women's (or formerly women's) colleges located in the Northeastern United States. The colleges have a top rate reputation for academics and social prestige. All of the colleges were founded between 1837 through 1889. Five of the seven colleges include Barnard, Mount Holyoke, Radcliffe, Smith and Wellesley. Who are the other two sisters?

Answer: Bryn Mawr and Vassar

Liberal arts colleges exclusively for women were established back in the 1800s . Prior to that time, colleges were educating men but seldom women. Of the seven original members of the group, only five remain totally for women. They are Bryn Mawr, Mount Holyoke, Wellesley, Smith and Barnard (still a women's college and remains a separate legal entity but is closely affiliated with Columbia). Radcliffe merged with Harvard and became coeducational. Vassar became co-ed in 1969.

5. The Six Nations of the Iroquois was a league of tribes of indigenous peoples from the northeastern area of what is now the United States of America. Originally, there were five nations in the league that included the Seneca, Cayuga, Onondaga, Mohawk and Oneida. The last nation to join the league in 1722 migrated northward from the Carolinas. Who were these people?

Answer: Tuscarora

The Haudenosaunee or "People of the Longhouse" were dubbed Iroquois by the French. Most scholars believe that the five original nations of Haudenosaunee formed an alliance between the years 1400 to 1600 A.D. Other scholars are convinced that the league, along with a constitution, was formed as early as 1100 A.D.

The Tuscarora joined the league when they migrated northward due to unjust treatment by the British.

6. The "Big Five" game animals of Africa is a term that was created by a brotherhood of diehard big-game hunters. In order make the list, the five animals that were considered the most difficult to hunt by foot, were chosen. The listings had nothing to do with the size of the animals. What animals make up the "Big Five"?

Answer: lion, leopard, African elephant, Cape buffalo, rhinoceros

Despite the fact that three of the "Big Five" are listed on the endangered species list they are still hunted in Africa by big-game hunters. They are the lion, leopard and African elephant. The rhinoceros is forbidden to be hunted. The Cape buffalo is now the most hunted of the five on game safaris and considered by some to be the most dangerous.

The countries where one can see the "Big Five" include Namibia, South Africa, Kenya, Tanzania, Zimbabwe, Democratic Republic of the Congo and Botswana. All safaris to Africa need not be for hunting. Popular today for visitors are touring safaris, where one can see the animals up close (but not too personal) and shoot away with their cameras.

Although the hippopotamus is considered one of the most dangerous animals in Africa, it is not on the "Big Five" list.

7. One of the largest youth organizations in America, with 6.5 million members, is the 4-H club. With the exception of one year since 1922, an annual event hailed as the National 4-H Congress has been held for 4-H youth. The convention really began in 1919 when over 100 American youth traveled to meet at the Union Stockyards at the International Livestock Exposition. From that time forward the event grew and grew. In what city did they meet?

Answer: Chicago, Illinois

The official 4-H Club Congress was held from 1922 through 1994 in the city of Chicago. In 1995, it was suspended and two invitational events were held instead. However, 1996 saw the renewal of the event. It was held in Memphis, Tenneesee in 1996 and 1997.

In 1998, the venue for the 4-H Club Congress was changed to Atlanta, Georgia. Some famous people who are 4-H alumni are Julia Roberts, Jimmy Carter, Walter Mondale, Dolly Parton, Orville Redenbacher, Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis and Johnny Cash.

8. Walt Disney Productions made the film "The Three Cabaleros" in the mid 1940s. This animated, plus live action, movie features Donald Duck's adventures through Latin America with his pals Jose Carioca and Panchito Pistoles. It premiered on December 21, 1944 in what country?

Answer: Mexico

"The Three Cabaleros" premiered in Mexico City before it was released in the United States on Febuary 3, 1945 and in the United Kingdom on March 18, 1946. The movie was produced by Disney as a good will gesture toward his neighbors to the south. While learning about Latin Ameica, Donald Duck encounters other animated characters such as Pablo Penguin from Patagonia and Flying Gauchito from Uruguay.

In live action scenes Donald dances, sings and cavorts with Latin American movie stars Aurora Miranda and Carmen Molina.

9. Inspired by the 1925 Broadway musical comedy "No, No, Nanette", Warner Brothers produced a 1950 movie entitled "Tea For Two". The leading man of this film was Gordon MacRae. What pretty, perky, blonde, girl-next-door type was his leading lady?

Answer: Doris Day

"Tea For Two" was set in the Roaring Twenties. It was a pleasant musical with a comedic twist. Doris Day was born Doris Mary Ann Kappelhoff in Ohio. Besides making a prolific number of movies, she recorded scores of songs, hosted her own television show and is an extremely energetic animal rights activist.

10. The U.S. soft rock group Orleans recorded their popular song "Still the One" in 1976 and it went to number five on Billboard's pop singles. The very catchy lyrics and music for this love song were written by John J. Hall and Johanna D. Hall. Can you spot the lyrics from the choices that DOES NOT belong in the song? You're still the one --

Answer: that's at the top of my chart. Still the one--who is first in my heart.

This single by Orleans was from their album "Waking and Dreaming". Other significant hits by Orleans were "Dance With Me" and "Love Takes Time". "Still the One" was used for promotional advertising, most notably by Burger King, in 1996-1997. Not to be confused, Shania Twain recorded the song "You're Still the One" in 1997 and it was released in 1998.

These two are different songs entirely.

Source: Author donna399

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