Thursday, August 9, 2007

General Trivia Answers #937-942

Answer 937: Entertainment & Food -- Drama Queen

c) Dr. Who

The series aired for 26 years, from 1963 to 1989 with seven different actors playing the title character.

Answer 938: History & Government -- Money Movers

d) Washington, D.C.

The bank was created by the 1944 Bretton Woods Conference and opened on December 27, 1945.

Answer 939: Math & Science -- Needle Point

d) Heel

Common tests check for phenylketonuria (PKU), congenital hypothyroidism, galactosemia, sickle cell disease, homocystinuria, biotinidase deficiency, tyrosinemia, and jaundice.

Answer 940: Geography & Nature -- Scand-Land

a) Denmark

It is 16,639 square miles, less than one seventh the size of Norway.

Answer 941: Literature & Arts -- Another Hamlet

d) William Faulkner

The Mississippi-born writer also won a posthumous National Book Award for his Collected Stories.

Answer 942: Sports & Games -- Bounced From the Top

a) Adolph Rupp

The Kentucky coach won 876 games over 41 seasons, including the 1948 national championship.

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