General Trivia Answers #679-684

Answer 679: Entertainment & Food -- Scat Scale

b) 7

The standard scale achieved popular fame with the song "Do-Re-Mi" from The Sound of Music in 1965.

Answer 680: History & Government -- End of the Reign of Spain

d) Venezuela

The nation split off on July 5, 1811.

Answer 681: Math & Science -- Nerve Numbers

d) Thoracic

There are twelve pairs, four more than the cervical nerves.

Answer 682: Geography & Nature -- High Capital

d) Santa Fe, New Mexico

Its altitude is just under 7,000 feet, nearly 1,570 feet above Denver.

Answer 683: Literature & Arts -- Fruits of Roots

c) Queen

The historical fiction books appeared in 1976 and 1993.

Answer 684: Sports & Games -- William, Tell Me the Score

a) 5

The five pairs of colored rings (gold, red, blue, black, and white) score from 10 points for the innermost to 1 point for the outermost.