SWAY
CROP
GULF
SNIPS
STORM
CRANK
CANARD
THRUST
BITTERS
ANSWER:
By changing the last letter of each word, you can form the name of a bird (SWAN, CROW, GULL, SNIPE, STORK, CRANE, CANARY, THRUSH, BITTERN)
Trivia Teaser: The Mayflower
- Which signer of the Mayflower Compact married his fellow Mayflower passenger, Priscilla Mullins?
- a-Myles Standish, b-William Bradford, c-John Alden, d-Oceanus Hopkins.
- The lyrics of which Paul Simon song mentions the Mayflower and the Statue of Liberty?
- a-"I Am a Rock," b-"Graceland," c-"Kathy's Song," d-"American Tune."
- Located two blocks from Farragut Square, the Mayflower Hotel is the longest continuously operating hotel in which city?
- a-Montreal, b-San Francisco, c-Washington D.C., d-Boston.
- Who was the King of England when the Mayflower sailed to America?
- a-Charles I, b-Charles II, c-James V, d-James I.
- Which 2000 movie mockumentary culminates at the Mayflower Kennel Dog Show in Philadelphia?
- a-"The Royal Tenenabaums," b-"Best in Show," c-"For Your Consideration," d-"Mascots."
- The 2013 Mayflower oil spill occurred in which U.S. state, when an ExxonMobil pipeline ruptured, spilling thousands of barrels of oil?
- a-Arkansas, b-South Dakota, c-Alaska, d-California.
- In the 1950s, which car firm manufactured a small luxury car called the Mayflower?
- a-Rolls-Royce, b-Jaguar, c-Aston Martin, d-Triumph.
- Villains Darwin and Minerva Mayflower seek to take over the world by reconstructing an alchemy device in which Bruce Willis movie?
- a-"Hudson Hawk," b-"The Last Boy Scout," c-"The Fifth Element," d-"Surrogates."
- Who recorded the 2001 concept album "Here at the Mayflower," based on the Brooklyn apartment complex where he grew up?
- a-Neil Sedaka, b-Barry Manilow, c-Neil Diamond, d-Bruce Springsteen.
- The Mayflower is the official state flower of which U.S. state?
- a-Maine, b-Maryland, c-Massachusetts, d-Michigan.
Trivia answers:
1-c John Alden
2-d "American Tune"
3-c Washington, D.C.
4-d James I
5-b "Best in Show"
6-a Arkansas
7-d Triumph
8-a "Hudson Hawk"
9-b Barry Manilow
10-c Massachusetts
