Thursday, February 21, 2008

General Trivia Answers #1,771-1,776

Answer 1,771: Entertainment & Food -- Star-Swinging

b) Goat

Bing Crosby topped the charts with the Academy Award-winning Johnny Burke and Jimmy Van Heusen tune from the 1944 movie Going My Way.

Answer 1,772: History & Government -- How Now Dow Wow

a) 1900s

The stock barometer eclipsed the century mark on January 12, 1906.

Answer 1,773: Math & Science -- Transcendental Aberration

b) i

The imaginary number is equal to the square root of negative one.

Answer 1,774: Geography & Nature -- Nanook Nomenclature

d) Polar bear

The University of Alaska Fairbanks uses the master of bears as their mascot.

Answer 1,775: Literature & Arts -- The Fife Painter

c) Edouard Manet

The French government awarded him the Legion of Honor in 1881.

Answer 1,776: Sports & Games -- Cassius Conqueror

d) Larry Holmes

The Easton Assassin floored Ali in the 11th round on October 2, 1980.

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