Thursday, November 8, 2007

General Trivia Answers #1,327-1,332

Answer 1,327: Entertainment & Food -- Foremost Fifties Film

b) Lady and the Tramp

The 1955 movie has now brought in over $93 million.

Answer 1,328: History & Government -- River Realms

b) Niger River

The main river of Western Africa flows for over 2,500 miles.

Answer 1,329: Math & Science -- Polymer Patent

b) DuPont

Employee Wallace Carothers synthesized the polymer on February 28, 1935. The company patented it in 1937 and introduced a toothbrush the next year.

Answer 1,330: Geography & Nature -- Canary Creatures

c) Dogs

The islands were named for its wild dogs, and the canary bird was later named for the islands.

Answer 1,331: Literature & Arts -- Prior Art

c) Art nouveau

The style developed in 1880, more than sixty years before any of the others.

Answer 1,332: Sports & Games -- Skating Skip

a) Axel

No other jump takes off from a forward edge.

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