General Trivia Answers #499-504

Answer 499: Entertainment & Food -- Can't Win 'Em All

b) It's a Wonderful Life

Capra lost to William Wyler and The Best Years of Our Lives in 1946.

Answer 500: History & Government -- The Candidate Who Never Lied

c) Pig

The Yippie candidate was named Pigasus.

Answer 501: Math & Science -- Raining Rocks

c) 500 pounds

Most meteorites are very small by the time they get through the atmosphere, but about 500 baseball-size or larger rocks hit the ground each year.

Answer 502: Geography & Nature -- Water Country

c) Tuvalu

The colony had been combined with the Gilbert Islands by the British but split in 1974 and became an independent country four years later.

Answer 503: Literature & Arts -- Something Old and Something Borrowed

b) Czech Republic

The National Library opened in Prague as part of Charles University in 1366.

Answer 504: Sports & Games -- Not the Littler Sittler

b) 10

The Toronto Maple Leafs center netted 6 goals and assisted on 4 others against the Boston Bruins.