General Trivia Answers #1,063-1,068

Answer 1,063: Entertainment & Food -- Bogus Blood

a) Chocolate syrup

Alfred Hitchcock stabbed a knife into a melon for the sound effect.

Answer 1,064: History & Government -- Blarney Blessing

c) The power of persuasion

The chunk of limestone was used to build a tower at Blarney Castle near Cork, Ireland in 1446 and supposedly comes from the Stone of Destiny.

Answer 1,065: Math & Science -- Perihelion Period

b) January

The nearest approach is during the first few days of the year. The fact that the Northern Hemisphere is tilted away from the Sun has a greater effect than the shorter distance.

Answer 1,066: Geography & Nature -- Insect Inventory

d) 1,000,000

The 800,000 different insect species outnumber all other animals combined.

Answer 1,067: Literature & Arts -- Wang's Wedding

b) The Good Earth

The Pearl Buck Pulitzer Prize-winner about a peasant and his family was published in 1931. Sons and A House Divided completed the trilogy in 1935.

Answer 1,068: Sports & Games -- Perfect Pugilist

c) Rocky Marciano

The Brockton, Massachusetts native won all 49 of his bouts, 43 by knockout.