Thursday, May 24, 2007

General Trivia Answers #619-624

Answer 619: Entertainment & Food -- Wake-Up Song

b) "I Got You Babe"

The Sonny & Cher tune plays on his clock radio on cue each day.

Answer 620: History & Government -- Baby Boys

c) Robert

The name made the top ten in ninety out of the 100 years.

Answer 621: Math & Science -- Stable Stuff

b) Gadolinium

The name honors Finnish chemist Johan Gadolin, who discovered the mineral later called gadolinite in 1792.

Answer 622: Geography & Nature -- Don't Tread on Me

c) Thailand

The country's name means "land of the free" (Prathet Thai).

Answer 623: Literature & Arts -- Menace Moniker

b) Mitchell

By coincidence, an unrelated U.K. strip also named Dennis the Menace debuted just three days afterward in March 1951.

Answer 624: Sports & Games -- Man of Steals

d) Scottie Pippen

The two-time Chicago Bull retired with 395 postseason steals, 94 more than the regular season record set by Alvin Robertson in 1985-86.

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