Thursday, March 15, 2007

General Trivia Answers #319-324

Answer 319: Entertainment & Food -- Too Spicy

b) Ginger Spice

Geri Halliwell claimed that there were "differences between us", but rumors suggest that she lost a power struggle with Melanie Brown.

Answer 320: History & Government -- War Lore

c) A solar eclipse

The armies took the sudden darkness as a sign from God and agreed to cease their six-year war.

Answer 321: Math & Science -- Tell Me No Lies

a) Aphasia

Because the impairment makes it difficult to understand speech, sufferers may become more attuned to people's facial clues.

Answer 322: Geography & Nature -- Frog Men

a) France

The derivation of the nickname is uncertain. Various stories involve frog eating, army camouflage, royal robes, and Parisian swamps.

Answer 323: Literature & Arts -- All Hale Sarah

c) "Mary Had a Little Lamb"

She also spurred the creation of Thanksgiving, writing to Congressmen and Presidents for forty years until Abraham Lincoln declared the national holiday in 1863.

Answer 324: Sports & Games -- Bicycle Power

a) Cannondale

Within four years, the company went bankrupt and was forced to sell out to Pegasus.

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