Wednesday, April 9, 2008

General Trivia Answers #1,975-1,980

Answer 1,975: Entertainment & Food -- Toys for Tots

c) Mr. Potato Head

The plastic figure with interchangeable parts and accessories started life without a body. Customers stuck the pieces into real potatoes for the first dozen years.

Answer 1,976: History & Government -- Quadrivium Query

d) Physics

The fourth subject was geometry.

Answer 1,977: Math & Science -- Cancer Answer?

d) Salmonella

The strain has been genetically engineered to work its magic while not causing food poisoning.

Answer 1,978: Geography & Nature -- Dahomey Descendant

b) Benin

Dahomey once ruled most of West Africa but was colonized by the French in the 18th century and did not regain its independence until 1960.

Answer 1,979: Literature & Arts -- Poe's Puss

c) Pluto

While in a drunken rage, the narrator attacked his favorite pet and playmate with a penknife and deformed its eye.

Answer 1,980: Sports & Games -- Londonopoly

a) Mayfair

Park Lane replaces Park Place, Piccadilly stands in for Marvin Gardens, and Strand occupies Kentucky Avenue's spot.

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