A Potpourri of Puzzlers Answers

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1. Narcissus                    C. Flower 

The flower of the narcissus plant is also known by this name.


2. Tolstoy                      E. 1828 

The Russian novelist and social critic Leo Tolstoy was born in 1828.


3. Benzine                      B. Petroleum

Benzine is obtained in the distillation of petroleum.


4. Didact                       F. Instruct 

A didact is someone who instructs others, often too much.


5. Palindrome                   A. Deed

A palindrome is a word, verse or sentence that reads the same forward
as backward, such as "Madam, I'm Adam," or in this case the word deed.


6. Cavalcade                    D. Procession

A cavalcade is a procession.


7. Wedding                      D. Procession 

A procession is "a file of people or vehicles proceeding ceremonially 
in orderly formation." - AllWords.com.  A "wedding procession" is a 
common type of procession.


8. Enjoin                       F. Instruct 

Enjoin and instruct are synonyms.


9. Stamen                       C. Flower

The stamen is the pollen-bearing organ of a flower.


10. Schubert                     E. 1828

The Austrian composer Franz Schubert was born in 1797, and died in
1828.


11. House                        A. Deed

A deed is "a signed statement which records the terms of an agreement, 
especially about a change in ownership of a house or other property." 
- AllWords.com


12. OPEC                         B. Petroleum

OPEC is the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries.


13. The number 1 is a prime number.

FALSE.  This is a common misconception.  Strangely enough, the number
2 is prime, even though it is an even number.


14. Some of the characters in the Simpsons have the same
first names as members of the creator's family.

TRUE.


15. The caterpillar has more than 1,000 muscles.

TRUE.  More than 2,000.


16. The word "geriatrics" was coined in the 1980s.

FALSE.  It originated decades before this, purportedly in 1951.


17. A pelican consumes about 66 percent of its body weight in a single 
meal.

FALSE. Closer to 33 percent.


18. The Roman Catholic population of the world is larger than that of 
all other Christian sects combined.

TRUE.


19. speakeasy Capone Hitler Gatsby = HITLER.  The rest of the items are 
related to the 1920s, including the book The Great Gatsby.

20. soporific lethargy servile Winkle = SERVILE.  The rest are related
to sleep, including the story of Rip Van Winkle.

21. Flag(US) sidereal David cylindrical = CYLINDRICAL.  The rest are 
related to a star or stars, including the Star of David.

22. liverwurst Achilles canine boot = LIVERWURST.  The rest are related 
to the word heel, including "heel" used as a common command given to a 
dog (canine).

23. sordid ensure oatmeal ignite = OATMEAL.  The rest of the words 
contain only 6 letters.

24. Copernicus is to Galileo as Marx is to MAO

Copernicus and Galileo both believed in a heliocentric (sun centered) 
system, and Karl Marx and Chairman Mao were both proponents of
communism (however, many would argue that their views of what communism
was or should be were very different).

25. Tea Party is to Boston as And Stormy Night is to DARK

The Boston Tea Party is a famous event in (pre)American history, and
a "dark and story night" is a well known generic beginning for a story.

26. Reagan is to Rand as Ronald is to AYN

Ronald Reagan and Ayn Rand are two famous conservative individuals.

27. Auditory is to Olfactory as Hearing is to SMELL

Auditory refers to your sense of hearing, while olfactory refers to
your sense of smell.

28. Hood is to Hook as Robin is to CAPTAIN

Robin Hood and Captain Hook are two famous characters in children's 
stories.

29. Four score and seven... years ago

30. A hop, skip, and a... jump

31. Another notch in his... belt

32. Don't mix business with... pleasure

33. Pride and... (title) Prejudice

34. Sense and... (title) Sensibility
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