Answer 805: Entertainment & Food -- The Princess and the Sea
a) Pacific PrincessThe luxury liner cruised mainly between Los Angeles and Mexico from 1977 to 1986.
Answer 806: History & Government -- Software Signalling
c) TorontoA UNIVAC computer ran the system covering 75 intersections in 1963.
Answer 807: Math & Science -- Mighty Idea
a) BicycleKarl D. von Sauerbronn constructed the two-wheeler in 1816, three years before the stethoscope appeared.
Answer 808: Geography & Nature -- What's Old Is New
a) Jakarta, IndonesiaThe city's name had been Jayakarta from 1527 until 1619 and was renamed Jakarta by the Japanese when they occupied it during World War II.
Answer 809: Literature & Arts -- Doctor of Letters
b) George OrwellThe British novelist had been a member of the Indian Imperial Police for seven years before dedicating himself to writing in 1928.
Answer 810: Sports & Games -- Nickname Nixed
c) RainbowsThey now compete as the Warriors.
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