Tuesday, October 30, 2007

General Trivia Answers #1,285-1,290

Answer 1,285: Entertainment & Food -- The Best Television on Television

d) Zoom

WGBH in Boston and PBS produced the series until low ratings doomed its second seven-year run in 2005.

Answer 1,286: History & Government -- New England Republic

d) Vermont

The tiny nation was called New Connecticut for six months in 1777 before renaming itself Vermont and eventually joined the United States on March 4, 1791.

Answer 1,287: Math & Science -- Parotitis Prevention

c) Mumps

The viral disease, which causes inflammation of the parotid glands, was a frequent childhood malady before vaccination became widespread.

Answer 1,288: Geography & Nature -- Park Province

a) Alberta

The park in the Canadian Rockies was the country's first national park in 1887.

Answer 1,289: Literature & Arts -- F. Scott's Self-Plot

d) Tender Is the Night

Fitzgerald's last novel was published in 1934, six years before he passed away.

Answer 1,290: Sports & Games -- Judo's Kudos

d) White

A double-width white belt is awarded for obtaining the twelfth dan, but nobody has earned it yet. The highest-ranking judokas currently wear red belts for reaching the 9th and 10th dans.

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