Answer 163: Entertainment & Food -- Not 1999
b) 7Appropriately, the single peaked at #7 on the pop charts.
Answer 164: History & Government -- Carpenter's Currency
b) $10 billA sawbuck consists of two pairs of X-shaped pieces of wood, and the Roman numeral for ten appeared on $10 bills until the latest redesign.
Answer 165: Math & Science -- Solitary Satellite
a) CharonOn June 22, 1978, American astronomer James Christy discovered it, later naming the satellite for the mythological ferryman but pronouncing it with a "sh" sound for his wife Charlene.
Answer 166: Geography & Nature -- A River Runs Through It
a) Danube RiverIt is the only major European river that flows from west to east.
Answer 167: Literature & Arts -- Willie's Women
d) Lucrece"The Rape of Lucrece" is a tragic poem.
Answer 168: Sports & Games -- Walking Man
b) Barry BondsIn 2004, the son of Bobby Bonds passed Henderson, who had supplanted Ruth just three years earlier.
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