General Trivia Answers #505-510

Answer 505: Entertainment & Food -- Dolly Power

c) Dollywood

The Pigeon Forge, Tennessee entertainment park was renamed from Silver Dollar City in 1986.

Answer 506: History & Government -- Manifest Destiny

c) Louisiana Purchase

The 1803 transaction grew the U.S. by 828,000 square miles, about one-fourth more than Alaska did.

Answer 507: Math & Science -- Your 2000 Body Parts

d) Tonsils

The lymphatic tissue traps inhaled viruses and produces antibodies as part of the body's immune system.

Answer 508: Geography & Nature -- Two Dry

a) Arabian Desert

Spread out over 900,000 square miles, the Middle East region is just over one-fourth the size of the Sahara.

Answer 509: Literature & Arts -- Baby Belle

c) Emily Dickinson

The poet was born in Amherst, Massachusetts on December 10, 1830 and died there on May 15, 1886. Her grandfather Samuel helped found Amherst College in 1821.

Answer 510: Sports & Games -- Marked Man

d) Yellow

Tour founder Henri Desgrange came up with the idea during the 1919 race, selecting the color of the tour's chief sponsor L'Auto's newspaper pages.