General Trivia Answers #853-858

Answer 853: Entertainment & Food -- Single Double

d) Whitney Houston

Cissy Houston's daughter and Dionne Warwick's cousin captured top honors with "I Wanna Dance With Somebody (Who Loves Me)" in 1987 and "I Will Always Love You" in 1992.

Answer 854: History & Government -- Triopoly

c) Octavian

Augustus Caesar, the first emperor of Rome, was in the Second Triumvirate.

Answer 855: Math & Science -- Optical Solution

d) Endeavor

The telescope had been placed into orbit over three years earlier and had been capturing blurry images.

Answer 856: Geography & Nature -- Aragats and Araks

a) Armenia

The republic gained its independence from the Soviet Union on September 23, 1991.

Answer 857: Literature & Arts -- Bird Bard

d) Virgil

Publius Vergilius Maro was born in Mantua, Italy in 70 B.C.

Answer 858: Sports & Games -- A Whiff of Fame

c) Reggie Jackson

Mr. October whiffed 2,597 times. Sosa ended 2005 close to 2,200, and Galarraga is the only other player above two thousand.