Thursday, December 6, 2007

General Trivia Answers #1,447-1,452

Answer 1,447: Entertainment & Food -- Chicago Chat

c) Oprah

Oprah joined the struggling half-hour show on WLS-TV in January 1984, and by September 1985 the show was lengthened and renamed The Oprah Winfrey Show.

Answer 1,448: History & Government -- Premier President's Place

a) New York

Both George Washington and John Adams led the nation from New York.

Answer 1,449: Math & Science -- Stone Stuff

a) Basalt

Although both basalt and granite are igneous, basalt is an extrusive rock, often found in lava flows, whereas granite is intrusive, formed deep inside the Earth.

Answer 1,450: Geography & Nature -- Bouncy Biking

c) Moab

The region features water-carved mountains and canyons and the famous Moab Slickrock Bike Trail.

Answer 1,451: Literature & Arts -- Dymaxion Principle Principal

a) Buckminster Fuller

The term is short for "DYnamic MAXimum tensION".

Answer 1,452: Sports & Games -- Lacrosse Law

b) Orange

The sport, based on Native American games, originated in Canada in 1867.

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