Friday, February 15, 2008

General Trivia Answers #1,747-1,752

Answer 1,747: Entertainment & Food -- Culture Club Chart Topper

c) "Karma Chameleon"

Boy George also reached the Top 10 with the other three singles.

Answer 1,748: History & Government -- Dow Down Year

d) 1931

The Dow retreated 52.67% for the year. The year 1907 was the second worst at -37.73%.

Answer 1,749: Math & Science -- Gravity Greatness

c) 6

A 150-pound person would weigh only 25 pounds on the moon.

Answer 1,750: Geography & Nature -- Soviet Disunion

a) Kazakhstan

The nation is less than a sixth the size of Russia.

Answer 1,751: Literature & Arts -- Riddle Responder

d) Oedipus

Question: "What walks on four legs in the morning, two legs at noon, and three legs in the evening?" Answer: Man (infants crawl, adults walk, and old people use a staff).

Answer 1,752: Sports & Games -- Temple Twin

b) Owls

The schools were founded in 1884 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and in 1891 in Houston, Texas.

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