Monday, March 10, 2008

General Trivia Answers #1,843-1,848

Answer 1,843: Entertainment & Food -- Long Bond

b) Roger Moore

The son of a policeman portrayed the secret agent 007 times from 1973 to 1985.

Answer 1,844: History & Government -- Pilgrim Population

a) 102

The same number of people set sail and disembarked, as two people died, and two babies were born.

Answer 1,845: Math & Science -- Electronegative Element

c) Fluorine

When the halogen forms a covalent bond, it attracts the other atom's outermost electrons more strongly than any other element.

Answer 1,846: Geography & Nature -- Trucial Territory

d) United Arab Emirates

Abu Dhabi, Ajman, Dubai, Fujairah, Sharjah, and Umm al-Qaiwain, which had been protected by the U.K. since the 19th century, joined to form the new country in 1971.

Answer 1,847: Literature & Arts -- 'G' Is for Grafton

b) Alibi

'A' Is for Alibi began the alphabetical sequence in 1982, and 'T' Is for Trespass was book number twenty in 2007.

Answer 1,848: Sports & Games -- Wiped Out By Wilkens

c) Red Auerbach

The George Washington University alum won 938 and lost 479 regular season games in his career.

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