Monday, January 8, 2007

General Trivia Answers #31-36

Answer 31: Entertainment & Food -- Thankfully, Neither Was Jar Jar Binks

b) Kenny Baker

The 3'8" Englishman squeezed inside R2-D2, while Daniels shined as his droid sidekick C-3PO.

Answer 32: History & Government -- Ebonics for WW III

d) Navajo

Code talkers were successfully employed from May 1942 until the end of the war. They could encrypt in twenty seconds what a machine required thirty minutes to do.

Answer 33: Math & Science -- Kitchen Chemistry

b) Boron

Eugene Sullivan and William Taylor patented the durable glass for Corning in 1915.

Answer 34: Geography & Nature -- Juneau This?

c) 4

The presidential capitals are Jackson in Mississippi, Jefferson City in Missouri, Lincoln in Nebraska, and Madison in Wisconsin.

Answer 35: Literature & Arts -- Hugs for Bugs

b) Of Mice and Men

George is the more intelligent friend of the simple Lenny, who dreams of owning a pet bunny.

Answer 36: Sports & Games -- She Gloves Me, She Gloves Me Not

a) Chicago, Illinois

George Hancock began the game as an indoor baseball variant. The Chicago game is still played with a larger, softer ball, while the rest of the U.S. mostly plays outside with a harder ball.

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