Monday, September 3, 2007

General Trivia Answers #1,039-1,044

Answer 1,039: Entertainment & Food -- Jingle Jewel

d) Turbo-Man

Arnold Schwarzenegger starred as beleaguered father Howie Langston, who endures the madness of Christmas shopping season.

Answer 1,040: History & Government -- Otev

b) John Tyler

On March 3, 1845, the tenth President's wishes on a bill regarding naval vessels were disregarded.

Answer 1,041: Math & Science -- Planet Plunge

d) Phobos

The satellite is closing in on Mars by about two-thirds of an inch each year but may get torn apart by gravity first, creating a ring around the planet instead.

Answer 1,042: Geography & Nature -- Water, Water, Almost Everywhere

d) Wyoming

The Delaware Indian word means "mountains and valleys".

Answer 1,043: Literature & Arts -- Henry's Hemlocks

b) "Evangeline"

The 1847 poem tells the tragic love story of Acadians Evangeline Bellefontaine and Gabriel Lajeunesse.

Answer 1,044: Sports & Games -- Booted Out

d) Riddick Bowe

The Brooklyn-born pugilist could not cope with the regimented lifestyle at the Marine Corps Reserve Training Center in Parris Island, South Carolina.

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