Tuesday, December 18, 2007

General Trivia Answers #1,495-1,500

Answer 1,495: Entertainment & Food -- Miles Mastery

d) Trumpet

The jazz musician's mother was a pianist and wanted him to learn to play piano, but his father gave him a trumpet as a 13th-birthday gift.

Answer 1,496: History & Government -- Obverse Observation

a) Abraham Lincoln

The Lincoln penny was introduced in 1909, predating the Washington quarter by 23 years.

Answer 1,497: Math & Science -- Metal Magic

d) Silver

A reaction occurs that forms a silver chloride precipitate.

Answer 1,498: Geography & Nature -- Arctic and Antarctic Arcs

b) 66½°

The Arctic Circle is mostly filled by the frozen Arctic Ocean, while the Antarctic Circle roughly outlines the continent of Antarctica.

Answer 1,499: Literature & Arts -- Uncultivated Cat

b) Bill

Bill the Cat followed Opus into both of the Bloom County sequels, Outland and Opus.

Answer 1,500: Sports & Games -- Australian Arena

c) Melbourne

The site rotated among several cities Down Under until settling in 1972.

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