Answers to the "Random Quiz"

Here are the answers to our "Random Quiz" from last week.  Hope you enjoyed playing and trying out the Credo Reference "Gadgets" link!

1. Having little or no adverse or harmful effect; harmless

"innocuous." Collins English Dictionary. London: Collins, 2000. Credo Reference. Web. 13 October 2010.

2. Theodor Seuss Geisel

"Dr. Seuss, (Theodor Seuss Geisel)." Marquis Who Was Who in America 1985-present. New Providence: Marquis Who's Who LLC, 2010. Credo Reference. Web. 13 October 2010.

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"The Pyramids of Giza, c.2589-30 BC, Old Kingdom." The Bridgeman Art Library Archive. London: Bridgeman, 2008. Credo Reference. Web. 13 October 2010.

4. Pŏn’chər-trān’

"Pontchartrain." The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language. Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 2007. Credo Reference. Web. 13 October 2010.

5. Iditarod

"Iditarod." The Hutchinson Unabridged Encyclopedia with Atlas and Weather guide. Abington: Helicon, 2009. Credo Reference. Web. 13 October 2010.

6. 8

"furlong." Chambers 21st Century Dictionary. London: Chambers Harrap, 2001. Credo Reference. Web. 13 October 2010.

7. Harry S. Truman

"Truman, Harry S. (1884 - 1972)." Bloomsbury Biographical Dictionary of Quotations. London: Bloomsbury Publishing Ltd, 1997. Credo Reference. Web. 13 October 2010.

 8. "Halloween." Holidays, Festivals, and Celebrations of the World Dictionary

"Halloween." Holidays, Festivals, and Celebrations of the World Dictionary. Detroit: Omnigraphics, Inc., 2010. Credo Reference. Web. 13 October 2010.

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