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By The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette
This article was published October 27, 2009 at 3:29 a.m.
LITTLE ROCK — 1. An “epidemic” is something that spreads rapidly - usually referring to a disease - among the people in a community. What is a “pandemic”?
2. What was the name of the restaurant owned by Jack Tripper (John Ritter) on the television show Three’s a Crowd, successor to the show Three’s Company?
3. In the comics, who had a dog named Sandy? 4. What are the two largest cities in Iowa?
5. Where is the zero time zone centered?
6. What does “Eden” mean in Hebrew?
7. Both the English horn and the oboe are woodwind instruments. Which has the higher pitch?
8. How old is Vanna White, within three years?
9. What kind of drugs are “downers”?
Answers 1. A much more widespread epidemic, up to and including worldwide.
2. Jack’s Bistro.
3. Annie, in the “Little Orphan Annie” strip.
4. Des Moines is Iowa’s most populated city, with Cedar Rapids next largest.
5. Greenwich, England (Greenwich Mean Time) 6. Delight.
7. Oboe.
8. She was born on Feb. 18, 1957, and is 52 years old in 2009.
9. Any depressant drugs, such as tranquilizers or barbiturates.
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