Son of double-rhymes: Instead of two-syllable rhyming words like hallmark/ballpark, many readers sent us snippets of song lyrics with artificial-but-clever polysyllabic rhymes, like "tragedy" and "glad-ya-dee" in "Put on a Happy Face". So, trivia friends, please send us your favorite examples of other such rhymes in song lyrics, and we'll print the best ones in future issues.
Your humble trivia author has been to lots of major-league baseball games, but has never come close to catching a baseball; he doesn't even know anyone who has. So let's give a tip of the cap to Zack Hample of New York City, who has a collection of over 3,200 baseballs brought home from big league games.
Most were tossed to him during batting practice, but we're impressed anyway.
Observation wheels, the big brothers of Ferris wheels, have become popular landmarks around the world. At 682 feet high and a passenger capacity of 1,920, the world's largest observation wheel is scheduled to open next year in Beijing, and will be called:
A) The Red Circle
B) The Great Wheel of China
C) The Sky Catcher
D) Mighty Mao
Previous answer: Albuquerque is known as "The Duke City" because it was named for a Spanish duke who had been a viceroy of the region.
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