Thursday, April 10, 2008

General Trivia Answers #1,981-1,986

Answer 1,981: Entertainment & Food -- Baby Boom

b) The Ronettes

Sisters Ronnie Spector and Estelle Bennett and their cousin Nedra Talley took the single to #2 in the U.S.

Answer 1,982: History & Government -- Freeing the Land of the Free

c) Treaty of Paris

Parliament member David Hartley approved the treaty for the British, while John Adams, Benjamin Franklin, and John Jay signed for the newly recognized United States of America.

Answer 1,983: Math & Science -- To Be Pb

a) Lead

Its Latin name is plumbum.

Answer 1,984: Geography & Nature -- What Gut?

d) Sheep

Horses and mules, but not cats, are also sometimes used to make the strong cord, which is probably named for the fiddle-like musical instrument called the kit.

Answer 1,985: Literature & Arts -- Leatherstocking Chap

a) Daniel Boone

The first book in the series, The Pioneers, appeared in 1823, three years after Boone's death.

Answer 1,986: Sports & Games -- Mah Jong Max

b) 9

The three numbered suits are joined by sets of winds, dragons, and, in some variations, flowers.

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