Wednesday, January 16, 2008

General Trivia Answers #1,615-1,620

Answer 1,615: Entertainment & Food -- Milton's Millions

d) Password

The clue-giving, word-guessing game ran for 2,655 episodes from 1961 to 1975.

Answer 1,616: History & Government -- First Issues

a) They came in rolls

Adhesive stamps date back to 1847, perforated stamps to 1848, and color stamps to 1861.

Answer 1,617: Math & Science -- Female Fossils

a) Australopithecus africanus

Donald Johanson and Tom Gray excavated the ancient bones in Ethiopia in 1974.

Answer 1,618: Geography & Nature -- Not OK

b) Georgia

The state song has been "Georgia on My Mind" since 1922.

Answer 1,619: Literature & Arts -- Wrong Writer

d) William Carlos Williams

The American poet was a modernist.

Answer 1,620: Sports & Games -- Floyd's Void

a) British Open

The North Carolinian won the Masters in 1976, the U.S. Open in 1986, and the PGA in 1969 and 1982.

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