Friday, January 4, 2008

General Trivia Answers #1,573-1,578

Answer 1,573: Entertainment & Food -- One Life to Liv

b) Japan

The Norwegian was born in Tokyo.

Answer 1,574: History & Government -- All the Way From New York

b) Miami

National Airlines provided the service.

Answer 1,575: Math & Science -- Mercury in Motion

a) 88 days

Until 1965, astronomers also thought the planet rotated on its axis once every 88 days, but closer observation showed that it completes three rotations for every two revolutions around the sun.

Answer 1,576: Geography & Nature -- Star 'n Barchan

c) Sand dunes

The depressions between sand dunes are called slacks.

Answer 1,577: Literature & Arts -- Storm's Secret

d) Ororo Munroe

The African woman, who can control the weather, was introduced in the second generation of X-Men in 1975.

Answer 1,578: Sports & Games -- All Four One

d) Nancy Lieberman Cline

The guard, who was the first female to play in the USBL, was an inaugural member of the Women's Basketball Hall of Fame in 1999.

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