General Trivia Answers #745-750

Answer 745: Entertainment & Food -- Laughing All the Way to the Top

b) Billy Crystal

The show had been called the $10,000 Pyramid for the previous four years before inflation intervened.

Answer 746: History & Government -- Boy King

a) Jacob

The new leader's reign reached eight years in 2006.

Answer 747: Math & Science -- Single-Letter Symbol

d) W

The element is known as wolfram in Latin.

Answer 748: Geography & Nature -- Chain Capital

b) Barbados

The Caribbean island gained its independence from the U.K. in 1966, and its economy, based on sugar products for over two centuries, now is sustained mostly by tourism.

Answer 749: Literature & Arts -- Do You Know Jack?

d) all of the above

The comedy play was first performed at the St. James' Theatre in London in 1895.

Answer 750: Sports & Games -- Chop Shop

a) Atlanta Braves

Choptalk is named for the rhythmic tomahawk chop that their fans chant to.