Tuesday, June 5, 2007

General Trivia Answers #667-672

Answer 667: Entertainment & Food -- Network News

b) CBS

Westinghouse was already the biggest operator of radio stations in the U.S.

Answer 668: History & Government -- Passing Away Patriotically

a) James Madison

The fourth President missed by six days on the early side in 1836. Adams and Jefferson passed away on July 4, 1826, and Monroe succumbed exactly five years later.

Answer 669: Math & Science -- Look Before You Leap

a) 2000 only

A year that is divisible by 100 is not a leap year unless it is also divisible by 400.

Answer 670: Geography & Nature -- Mother of Maine

b) Massachusetts

Maine split off into its own state in 1820.

Answer 671: Literature & Arts -- Another Artist

d) The Yellow Christ

Paul Gauguin created the masterpiece in 1889.

Answer 672: Sports & Games -- Sultan of Hot

a) A cabbage leaf

The Sultan of Swat replaced the frozen vegetable every other inning.

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