Wednesday, March 28, 2007

General Trivia Answers #373-378

Answer 373: Entertainment & Food -- Repair Doctor

b) Hunter

Robin Williams's character, based on a real-life doctor, earned his nickname by repairing a coffee cup.

Answer 374: History & Government -- Nobel? No, Thanks

d) Physics

Richard Kuhn and Adolf Butenandt both refused the Chemistry award, Boris Pasternak and Jean-Paul Sartre the Literature, and Le Duc Tho the Peace.

Answer 375: Math & Science -- Water Works

d) Richard Arkwright

The Englishman was knighted in 1786 for his cotton thread-making invention which helped spur the Industrial Revolution.

Answer 376: Geography & Nature -- Wide Wings

c) Marabou stork

The wading bird's wings can stretch up to thirteen feet.

Answer 377: Literature & Arts -- Honor Among Thieves

d) Ralph Waldo Emerson

The quip is from The Conduct of Life, a collection of his lectures.

Answer 378: Sports & Games -- K King, Nay Ring

a) Don Sutton

The Hall of Famer had 3,574 strikeouts, forty more than Perry.

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