Thursday, January 24, 2008

General Trivia Answers #1,651-1,656

Answer 1,651: Entertainment & Food -- They've Got Game

a) Dan Rather

Griffin hosted To Tell The Truth from 1962 to 1963, Wallace I'll Buy That in 1953, and Cronkite It's News to Me in 1954.

Answer 1,652: History & Government -- I Ran, Oh Man, & Yeah Man

c) Rial

In addition, Qatar and Saudi Arabia use the riyal, and Cambodia uses the riel.

Answer 1,653: Math & Science -- Axilla Alias

a) Armpit

The pit of the knee is called the popliteal fossa.

Answer 1,654: Geography & Nature -- So Long City

b) Hanoi, Vietnam

The old name meant "soaring dragon", and the new name means "where the river bends", referring to the Red River.

Answer 1,655: Literature & Arts -- Remus Writer

b) Joel Chandler Harris

The Atlanta Constitution printed the Story of Mr. Rabbit and Mr. Fox as told by Uncle Remus in 1879, and the book came out a year later.

Answer 1,656: Sports & Games -- Senior Scamper

a) America's Cup

The yachting race debuted in 1870, five years before the first Kentucky Derby.

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