Friday, March 21, 2008

General Trivia Answers #1,897-1,902

Answer 1,897: Entertainment & Food -- Silent Statement

a) Marcel Marceau

The famous mime ironically cries "Non!" while refusing a role in the silent film.

Answer 1,898: History & Government -- Institution Integration

d) Rotary Clubs

In 1905, attorney Paul Harris and three Chicago friends created the first Rotary Club, naming it for their practice of rotating the location of its weekly meetings.

Answer 1,899: Math & Science -- Hot, Hotter, Hottest

a) Blue

German physicist Gustav Robert Kirchhoff coined the term "black-body radiation" in 1862.

Answer 1,900: Geography & Nature -- Snake Might

c) Australia

All ten of the snakes in Steve Irwin's 10 Deadliest Snakes video, topped by the Inland Taipan (also known as the Fierce Snake), live Down Under.

Answer 1,901: Literature & Arts -- What's Whitsunday?

d) Pentecost

The seventh Sunday after Easter, or the fiftieth day as the name describes, commemorates the day that the Holy Spirit filled the apostles.

Answer 1,902: Sports & Games -- Outdoor Bout, War

c) Orienteering

Target was the fourth.

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