Wednesday, December 5, 2007

General Trivia Answers #1,441-1,446

Answer 1,441: Entertainment & Food -- From AM to VHF

c) Password

The Allen Ludden-hosted show debuted in 1961, much later than the other shows.

Answer 1,442: History & Government -- First Pooch

a) Buddy

The pooch was adopted in December 1997 and named for Bill's great-uncle, Henry Oren "Buddy" Grisham, who had died earlier in the year.

Answer 1,443: Math & Science -- Agoraphobia Angst

b) Open places

The fear of heights is acrophobia, the fear of the color purple is porphyrophobia, and the fear of rain is ombrophobia.

Answer 1,444: Geography & Nature -- Roll Out the Barrels

d) Saudi Arabia

Russia ranks third, Iran fourth, and Mexico fifth.

Answer 1,445: Literature & Arts -- Pussycat Poetry

a) Edward Lear

The writer who popularized the limerick in 1846 also invented the Quangle-Wangles, the Pobbles, and Lake Pipple-Popple.

Answer 1,446: Sports & Games -- Second to the Stilt

b) Michael Jordan

In 1986-87, Air Jordan averaged 37.1 points, a figure that Chamberlain topped four times.

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