Friday, August 31, 2007

General Trivia Answers #1,033-1,038

Answer 1,033: Entertainment & Food -- Poke and Peek

d) Mouse

The thundershocking, androgynous yellow rodent stands sixteen inches tall and weighs thirteen pounds.

Answer 1,034: History & Government -- Scholar Holler

d) William and Mary

Begun in 1776, the originally secret society's Greek initials stand for philosophia biou kubernetes ("love of wisdom, the guide of life").

Answer 1,035: Math & Science -- Moon Man

a) Alexander Pope

Ariel, Umbriel, and Belinda appear in his 1712 poem "The Rape of the Lock".

Answer 1,036: Geography & Nature -- Can-, Gran-, and Stan-

d) Vancouver, British Columbia

The harbor town is nicknamed Terminal City because it was selected as the western end of the transcontinental railway in 1885.

Answer 1,037: Literature & Arts -- Philosopher's Final Phrase

c) Karl Marx

The political economist and social theorist remarked, "Philosophers have only interpreted the world, the point is to change it."

Answer 1,038: Sports & Games -- The Fame Game

c) Soccer

The forward was inducted in 1998, seven years after she captained the U.S. to the first Women's World Cup title.

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