Friday, June 8, 2007

General Trivia Answers #685-690

Answer 685: Entertainment & Food -- Ad In

c) Subaru

The tennis player appeared in a 1996 ad with golfers Juli Inkster and Meg Mallon and Olympic skier Diann Roffe-Steinrotter, ending with the line, "What do we know? We're just girls."

Answer 686: History & Government -- Boxer Base

a) Beijing

Locals led by the Fists of Righteous Harmony society revolted against Westerners in China, killing the minister of Germany and hundreds of other foreigners before the army subdued them.

Answer 687: Math & Science -- Essence of Element

a) Atom

Each atom of an element has the same number of protons and electrons, but the number of neutrons can vary.

Answer 688: Geography & Nature -- Nearby Nation

a) Bahamas

The archipelago is about forty miles closer than Cuba is.

Answer 689: Literature & Arts -- Clothes Call

b) Nothing

The 1837 short story tells of a cloth that is supposedly invisible to the foolish and unworthy.

Answer 690: Sports & Games -- Wrong Kind of Century Team

d) Tampa Bay Buccaneers

The Bucs went 45-106-1 for the decade and reached double digits in losses every season from 1983 to 1994.

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