General Trivia Answers #637-642

Answer 637: Entertainment & Food -- Pre-Nicks

c) Blues band

Guitarist Peter Green, drummer Mick Fleetwood, and bassist John McVie began the group in 1968 after leaving John Mayall's Bluesbreakers.

Answer 638: History & Government -- One-Way Trip

c) Santa Maria

The sailing ship wrecked on Hispaniola in 1492.

Answer 639: Math & Science -- So Long, Solar System

b) Pioneer 10

The American rocket ship passed beyond Neptune's orbit on June 13, 1983 and continued to transmit data for almost two more decades.

Answer 640: Geography & Nature -- South Side

d) Yemen

The Middle Eastern country touches the Red Sea on the west and the Gulf of Aden on the south.

Answer 641: Literature & Arts -- Ancient Author

a) Aeschylus

The warrior was born in 525 B.C. and began writing plays in 498 B.C., although his earliest surviving play is The Suppliants from eight years later when he fought in and lost his brother at the Battle of Marathon.

Answer 642: Sports & Games -- The Court's the Same Size, Actually

c) U.S. Open - Arthur Ashe Stadium

The arena seats 23,000 spectators.