Wednesday, January 23, 2008

General Trivia Answers #1,645-1,650

Answer 1,645: Entertainment & Food -- The Man, the Myth, the Movies

a) Hercules

The mythological Greek hero was best known for his Twelve Labors.

Answer 1,646: History & Government -- Black Bloodbath

d) $26 billion

Between the two sessions, the market dropped over 24%.

Answer 1,647: Math & Science -- Golden Yellow

a) Copper

The alloy is usually made with nine parts gold to one part copper.

Answer 1,648: Geography & Nature -- The Big Islands

d) 8

Hawaii, Maui, Kahoolawe, Lanai, Molokai, Oahu, Kauai, and Niihau cover over 99% of the state's land area.

Answer 1,649: Literature & Arts -- Burning Love

b) Dido

The founder and first queen of Carthage had fallen in love with the hero after his fleet found shelter from a Juno-created storm.

Answer 1,650: Sports & Games -- Transcendent Ten

c) Nadia Comaneci

The Romanian earned a perfect score in the uneven parallel bars in the team compulsories in 1976 and followed up with six more.

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