Monday, March 17, 2008

General Trivia Answers #1,873-1,878

Answer 1,873: Entertainment & Food -- Spielberg Salute

d) Schindler's List

The film beat out The Fugitive, In the Name of the Father, The Piano, and The Remains of the Day in 1993.

Answer 1,874: History & Government -- Air Force Fighter

d) F-117A

The F-101 is called the Voodoo, the F-102A is called the Delta Dagger, and the F-105 is called the Thunderchief.

Answer 1,875: Math & Science -- Tooth Top

b) Crown

The term also refers to the replacement cap used to restore a tooth when it is too badly damaged to be fixed with just an amalgam or composite filling.

Answer 1,876: Geography & Nature -- Past Population

a) China

The nation already had more people than the U.S. would have two centuries later.

Answer 1,877: Literature & Arts -- Norman's Naked

d) World War II

The psychological South Pacific novel launched Mailer's writing career in 1948.

Answer 1,878: Sports & Games -- No-no, no-no

d) Johnny Vander Meer

The Cincinnati Reds pitcher stifled the Boston Bees and Brooklyn Dodgers in consecutive starts in June 1938.

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