Wednesday, March 21, 2007

General Trivia Answers #343-348

Answer 343: Entertainment & Food -- Roaming Home

b) The Honeymooners

The Kramdens' and Nortons' Brooklyn, New York address was also variously given as 358½ and 728.

Answer 344: History & Government -- Novel Nobel

a) Economic science

Ragnar Frisch and Jan Tinbergen won the first award for having "developed and applied dynamic models for the analysis of economic processes."

Answer 345: Math & Science -- Bone Builder

c) Vitamin D

Also known as calciferol, it helps maintain calcium and phosphorous levels in the bloodstream.

Answer 346: Geography & Nature -- Towering Town

b) Denver, Colorado

One of the steps of the state capitol stands exactly 5,280 feet above sea level.

Answer 347: Literature & Arts -- A Pen of Poets

c) Lake Poets

The name comes from the English Lake District of Cumberland and Westmorland where the authors lived in the early 19th century.

Answer 348: Sports & Games -- Hammerin' Cycle

c) Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Hammerin' Hank started with the Milwaukee Braves in 1954 and finished with the Milwaukee Brewers in 1976.

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