Answer 1,609: Entertainment & Food -- Embryonic MTV
c) 1981At 12:01 a.m. on August 1, 1981, MTV kicked off the video music era with "Video Killed the Radio Star" by the Buggles.
Answer 1,610: History & Government -- Needle Points
b) CairoThe two red, granite obelisks weigh about 180 tons each and are inscribed with hieroglyphics. Cleopatra was the name given to a large iron tube once used to transport the needles.
Answer 1,611: Math & Science -- Water Warming
b) CalorieWhen discussing food, a calorie is actually a thousand times this unit.
Answer 1,612: Geography & Nature -- Canadian Carriageway
d) 401The highway system was proposed by the Canadian government in 1948 and completed in 1965, joining all ten provinces with some help from ferries.
Answer 1,613: Literature & Arts -- From Crime Fighter to Sublime Writer
a) Dashiell HammettThe Pinkerton National Detective Agency operative joined the American Field Service and the U.S. Army during World War I and released his first novel, "Red Harvest", in 1929.
Answer 1,614: Sports & Games -- Football Forfeit Figures
b) 2-0No modern era NFL game has ever been forfeited.
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