General Trivia Answers #1,915-1,920

Answer 1,915: Entertainment & Food -- Beauty and Defeat

c) King Kong

The penultimate phrase in the 1933 film was "Oh no, it wasn't the airplanes...".

Answer 1,916: History & Government -- Hickory Head of State

a) Andrew Jackson

The General earned the nickname for his toughness during the War of 1812.

Answer 1,917: Math & Science -- Trekkie Telescope

d) Uhuru

The word means "freedom" in Swahili. The telescope and its satellite were launched from Kenya on December 12, 1970, the seventh anniversary of the country's independence.

Answer 1,918: Geography & Nature -- Machu Picchu Clue

c) Inca

The "old peak" in Peru is known as the "Lost City of the Inca".

Answer 1,919: Literature & Arts -- Androgynous Authors

b) Evelyn Waugh

The British novelist satirized fashionable London society in novels such as A Handful of Dust and Scoop.

Answer 1,920: Sports & Games -- Hockey Home

b) Detroit Red Wings

The arena was completed in 1979 at a cost of $57 million and has seen the Red Wings win three Stanley Cup championships.