General Trivia Answers #1,567-1,572

Answer 1,567: Entertainment & Food -- Balloon Tune

c) Nuclear war

Nuclear missiles are accidentally launched in response to the floating toys.

Answer 1,568: History & Government -- Midshipmen's Mascot

c) Goat

A goat named El Cid ("The Chief") was credited with helping Navy beat Army 6-3 in their 1893 football game.

Answer 1,569: Math & Science -- Parallelogram Picking

d) Trapezoid

A trapezoid has only one pair of parallel sides, while a parallelogram requires two.

Answer 1,570: Geography & Nature -- Hawkeye Handle

c) Iowa

The nickname is a tribute to the Sauk and Fox chief Black Hawk, who led a rebellion against the U.S. government in 1832.

Answer 1,571: Literature & Arts -- Bourne Again and Again

c) Robert Ludlum

The seller of over 200 million books penned the trilogy about Jason Bourne from 1980 to 1990. Eric Van Lustbader continued the series with The Bourne Legacy in 2004.

Answer 1,572: Sports & Games -- Summer Sports

d) Seoul, Korea

The Olympiad was the first in sixteen years to avoid a major boycott, with only Cuba, Ethiopia, Nicaragua, and North Korea sitting out.