Monday, August 13, 2007

General Trivia Answers #949-954

Answer 949: Entertainment & Food -- Russian Guessing

d) Vladimir Nabokov

The lyrics refer to Lolita: "He starts to shake he starts to cough; Just like the old man in that famous book by Nabokov."

Answer 950: History & Government -- Air Attack

d) U.S.

The U.S. Army took to the air on July 1, 1907. The U.S. Air Force was created forty years later.

Answer 951: Math & Science -- Grown Bones

a) 206

Infants have an additional seven to ten vertebrae that later fuse and three bones that become the pelvic girdle.

Answer 952: Geography & Nature -- Country Count

b) 12

French Guiana is sometimes listed as the thirteenth, but it is governed by France.

Answer 953: Literature & Arts -- Coffin Controversy

b) Antigone

The play dates from around 440 B.C.

Answer 954: Sports & Games -- Sharpshooters

c) Rifle shooting

In the Winter Olympics, male athletes have aimed their .22-caliber rifles at five targets since 1960 and females since 1992.

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