Thursday, February 28, 2008

General Trivia Answers #1,801-1,806

Answer 1,801: Entertainment & Food -- Adam's Area

b) Los Angeles

Jack Webb created and produced the Dragnet spin-off, which ran from 1968 to 1975.

Answer 1,802: History & Government -- Gold Grab

a) Alaska

Gold was first discovered just across the border in the Klondike region of Canada's Yukon territory the year before.

Answer 1,803: Math & Science -- Turn Back the Phage

d) Virus that attacks bacteria

Microbiologist Mark Mueller joked, "Bacteria don't die, they just phage away."

Answer 1,804: Geography & Nature -- Portuguese Place

b) Brazil

Portugal first explored the region in 1500 and held it as a colony until 1822.

Answer 1,805: Literature & Arts -- A Separate Piece

b) The Hobbit

The preface appeared in 1937, seventeen years before the trilogy.

Answer 1,806: Sports & Games -- Monopoly Municipality

a) Atlantic City, New Jersey

Charles Darrow copyrighted the game in 1933, three decades after Lizzie J. Magie's similarly laid out Landlord's Game.

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