Wednesday, October 24, 2007

General Trivia Answers #1,261-1,266

Answer 1,261: Entertainment & Food -- Bad Man

c) Penguin

The actor appeared as trainer Mickey Goldmill in four of the five Rocky movies.

Answer 1,262: History & Government -- Constitution Complement

a) 10

Two other proposals, regarding apportionment of representatives and Congressional pay raises, were rejected at the time but later became amendments.

Answer 1,263: Math & Science -- Circling the Sun

a) Mercury

The innermost planet travels around 107,000 miles per hour, nine times faster than Neptune.

Answer 1,264: Geography & Nature -- Dressed Up Desert

a) Arizona

The badland hills in Petrified Forest National Park are colored with horizontal stripes. Australia also has a Painted Desert.

Answer 1,265: Literature & Arts -- Flemish Fatherland

a) Belgium

The dialect is a variant of Dutch.

Answer 1,266: Sports & Games -- Sport Court

d) Shuffleboard

Because players stand at one end of the symmetrical field, only 39 feet of surface is actually in bounds at any time.

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