General Trivia Answers #1,999-2,004

Answer 1,999: Entertainment & Food -- Tahini Taste

c) Sesame seeds

The only other required ingredient is oil, usually olive oil or sesame oil.

Answer 2,000: History & Government -- Sandinistas Sack Somozas

d) Nicaragua

Violeta Barrios de Chamorro's peaceful election in 1990 ended their eleven-year rule.

Answer 2,001: Math & Science -- Organ Operation

b) Liver

The organ also stores glycogen.

Answer 2,002: Geography & Nature -- Aboriginal Origin?

a) Kangaroo

The name actually comes from the Aboriginal word "gangurru" for the gray kangaroo.

Answer 2,003: Literature & Arts -- Monster Maker

b) Maurice Sendak

The illustrated story won a Caldecott Medal.

Answer 2,004: Sports & Games -- Polgar Prodigies

d) Chess

Judit, Zsuzsa, and Sofia were all chess prodigies. Zsuzsa won the women's world championship, and Judit became one of the world's ten highest rated players of either gender.