Monday, December 17, 2007

General Trivia Answers #1,489-1,494

Answer 1,489: Entertainment & Food -- Police Lineup

c) Stewart Copeland

The drummer was born in Alexandria, Virginia on July 16, 1952.

Answer 1,490: History & Government -- We Three Kings

b) Belgium

Leopold of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha became the nation's first king in 1831.

Answer 1,491: Math & Science -- Rainbow Connection

c) Iridium

The transition metal combines to form salts of a wide variety of colors.

Answer 1,492: Geography & Nature -- The Old, Old World

b) London

The Romans founded the city on the Thames as Londinium in A.D. 43.

Answer 1,493: Literature & Arts -- Strip Search

a) Batman

Artist Bob Kane and writer Bill Finger introduced the Caped Crusader in "Detective Comics #27" in May 1939.

Answer 1,494: Sports & Games -- Olympic Ouster

d) Tug of War

The others were all eliminated after 1900. Rugby was also discontinued after 1924.

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