Monday, February 25, 2008

General Trivia Answers #1,783-1,788

Answer 1,783: Entertainment & Food -- Merchant's Maniacs

d) 10,000

The 10,000 Maniacs were named for the 1964 movie Two Thousand Maniacs!

Answer 1,784: History & Government -- Century-Long Skirmish

a) France

The series of historically-related battles lasted through the reigns of five British kings and five French kings and ended with the unification of France in 1453.

Answer 1,785: Math & Science -- Earth's Eccentric Escort

a) Mars

Our neighboring planet has an eccentricity of 0.206. Most of the orbits are more accurately described as ellipses than circles.

Answer 1,786: Geography & Nature -- Tropical Territory

b) Guam

Its geographically-inspired motto is "Where America's Day Begins".

Answer 1,787: Literature & Arts -- Merciless Month

a) April

The poem continues, "breeding lilacs out of the dead land, mixing / Memory and desire, stirring / Dull roots with spring rain."

Answer 1,788: Sports & Games -- First or Second Place Ball

a) Brooklyn/Los Angeles Dodgers

They have played for the championship eighteen times.

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