Tuesday, August 28, 2007

General Trivia Answers #1,015-1,020

Answer 1,015: Entertainment & Food -- Bonded to Bond

d) On Her Majesty's Secret Service

The union ends tragically, returning Bond to his characteristic bachelorhood.

Answer 1,016: History & Government -- Pacific But More Specific

d) Vasco Nunez de Balboa

The Spanish conquistador and his men crossed the isthmus of Panama in September 1513.

Answer 1,017: Math & Science -- Galvan Brine

d) Zinc

The coating helps prevent corrosion.

Answer 1,018: Geography & Nature -- Triple Ripple

c) Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Three Rivers Stadium was the former home field of the Pittsburgh Pirates.

Answer 1,019: Literature & Arts -- Not a Knot

a) Alexander the Great

The king of Phrygia had tied his oxcart with the knot over a century earlier, and all who had tried to untie it had failed. Alexander was also frustrated but came up with an alternative solution.

Answer 1,020: Sports & Games -- Net Profiteer

c) Broadcast.com

The Pittsburgh-born technologist became a billionaire by selling the leading provider of Internet multimedia and streaming to Yahoo! in July 1999.

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