Friday, April 6, 2007

General Trivia Answers #415-420

Answer 415: Entertainment & Food -- Half a Score

c) 1960s

Four of the ten awards went to musicals: West Side Story in 1961, My Fair Lady in 1964, The Sound of Music in 1965, and Oliver! in 1968.

Answer 416: History & Government -- All's Well That Ends Well

b) Jessica

In 1989, the event was made into the television movie Everybody's Baby: The Rescue of Jessica McClure.

Answer 417: Math & Science -- Area Apex

a) Circle

The area is equal to half of the perimeter times the radius.

Answer 418: Geography & Nature -- Caffeine Country

a) Brazil

Colombia is second.

Answer 419: Literature & Arts -- Those Wacky Thackerays

c) Makepeace

His most famous work was the 1848 satire Vanity Fair, a story revolving around the young ladies Becky Sharp and Amelia Sedley.

Answer 420: Sports & Games -- Not Up

a) Billie Jean King

Martina Navratilova is the only other player to reach the mark.

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