Mercury's Musings

  A brand of soda with Code Red and Live Wire varieties // A classification system named for a librarian with the given name Melvil ANSWER: Mountain Dewey Decimal System 2. The 33rd President of the United States // The author of “In Cold Blood” ANSWER: Harry Truman Capote 3. The capital city of the state of Florida // The largest city by population in the state of Washington ANSWER: Tallahasseattle 4. Three word nickname of pretender to the throne Charles Edward Stuart // Son of Martin Sheen who starred on the sitcom Two and a Half Men ANSWER: Bonnie Prince Charlie Sheen 5. Speaker of the line “Dr. Livingstone, I presume?” // Trophy won by the Colorado Avalanche in 2022 ANSWER: Henry Morton Stanley Cup 6. Coming of age novel by Nick Hornby, adapted into a 2002 film // Lead singer of Culture Club ANSWER: About a Boy George 7. A painter of the Hudson River School known for his The Course of Empire series // A composer who wrote the music and lyrics for the musical “Kiss Me

  1. The largest non-U.S. fast food company in the world (based on number of locations), is which Toronto based coffee chain? ANSWER: Tim Hortons 2. Denali, Kenai Fjords, and Wrangell-St. Elias are National Parks in which U.S. state? ANSWER: Alaska 3. Pugilist Chuck Wepner is perhaps best remembered today for serving as the inspiration for which 1976 Oscar-winning film? ANSWER: Rocky 4. Bourbon is an American whiskey primarily distilled from what vegetable? ANSWER: Corn 5. Montero Lamar Hill is the birth name of which American rapper, known for a crossover hit that became one of the best selling singles of all time? ANSWER: Lil Nas X 6. Which martial art, which comes from the Hebrew for “Contact Combat,” was developed by the Israel Defense Forces? ANSWER: Krav Maga 7. Which Chinese billionaire is known as the co-founder of Alibaba Group and Yunfeng Capital? ANSWER: Jack Ma 8. Which large species of rodent has a name which comes from the Tupi for “grass-eater?” ANSWER: Cap