General Trivia Answers #1,423-1,428

Answer 1,423: Entertainment & Food -- Saratoga Side

d) Potato chips

George Crum cooked up the snack in Saratoga Springs, New York in 1853 after Cornelius Vanderbilt kept complaining that his potatoes were too thick.

Answer 1,424: History & Government -- Court Count

c) 9

There were only six justices until 1807, then the number bounced around and peaked at ten before finally settling at nine in 1869.

Answer 1,425: Math & Science -- Prefix Power

c) "Peta-"

"Mega-" is 10 to the 6th (one million), "giga-" 9th (one billion), and "tera-" 12th (one trillion). One petabyte equals one quadrillion bytes.

Answer 1,426: Geography & Nature -- Single-Syllable States

b) 1

Maine is the only one. Six state names have two syllables: Georgia, Kansas, New York, Texas, Utah, and Vermont.

Answer 1,427: Literature & Arts -- Henrik's Home

d) Norway

The Father of Modern Drama was born in Skien in 1828.

Answer 1,428: Sports & Games -- Constant Cup Contenders

c) Montreal Canadiens

The New York Yankees of hockey have played for the Cup 32 times, winning a record 23 championships.