Wednesday, February 13, 2008

General Trivia Answers #1,735-1,740

Answer 1,735: Entertainment & Food -- Copperfield Companion

d) Claudia Schiffer

By 2002, the German model had married film producer Matthew de Vere Drummond and become the first person to have a special edition PalmPilot created in her name.

Answer 1,736: History & Government -- Seven Year Skirmish

b) French and Indian War

The conflict, won by England, lasted from 1756 to 1763, ending with concessions by France and Spain in the Treaty of Paris.

Answer 1,737: Math & Science -- Carbon Load

b) 12

The most common isotope has six protons and six neutrons.

Answer 1,738: Geography & Nature -- PULLR Lush Land

a) Belarus

The nation, formerly known as Belorussia and Byelorussia, declared its independence from the U.S.S.R. in 1990.

Answer 1,739: Literature & Arts -- Flatland Fellow

d) Square

Author A. Square tells Edwin A. Abbott's 1880 story of a two-dimensional world.

Answer 1,740: Sports & Games -- Microwave Man

d) Vinnie Johnson

The Seattle Supersonics selected the Baylor University shooting guard with the seventh pick of the 1979 NBA draft.

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