General Trivia Answers #1,045-1,050

Answer 1,045: Entertainment & Food -- Coltrane Tracks

c) Saxophone

Trane played alto sax with Dizzy Gillespie's big band in 1949 and later moved to the tenor sax.

Answer 1,046: History & Government -- Motoring Maximum

b) 55 miles per hour

Only Hawaii, with its small interstate highways, still maintains a 55 m.p.h. limit. President Eisenhower passed the National Interstate and Defense Highways Act in 1956.

Answer 1,047: Math & Science -- Cooking Chemistry

b) Baking soda

The white powder can be used directly to absorb odors and dissolved in water and drunk to alleviate indigestion.

Answer 1,048: Geography & Nature -- Circle of Sun

c) 12 hours

The latitude receives half a day of light on the equinoxes, a full day on the summer solstice, and none on the winter solstice.

Answer 1,049: Literature & Arts -- Down Cast

d) Rabbits

Richard Adams denied that the 1972 children's story was intended as a denouncement of fascism.

Answer 1,050: Sports & Games -- From Rink to Drink

c) Oksana Baiul

The Ukrainian immigrant underwent successful alcohol rehabilitation and returned to skating professionally.