Friday, April 18, 2008

General Trivia Answers #2,017-2,022

Answer 2,017: Entertainment & Food -- Time Transit

a) Delorean

Emmett L. Brown's personalized license plate proclaimed "OUTATIME".

Answer 2,018: History & Government -- Lickety Split

a) California

Governor Ronald Reagan signed the bill into law 21 years after his first wife, Jane Wyman, divorced him on grounds of "mental cruelty".

Answer 2,019: Math & Science -- Able Cable

d) Silver

Copper is about 95% as conductive and is usually used because it much less expensive.

Answer 2,020: Geography & Nature -- Capital Still

d) Santa Fe, New Mexico

Juan Martinez de Montoya founded the first settlement in 1607, and Spain made it the capital in 1610.

Answer 2,021: Literature & Arts -- American Art Apex

c) Grant Wood

The 1930 painting features his dentist and his sister Nan posing as a farmer and his unmarried daughter.

Answer 2,022: Sports & Games -- Post Position

a) 10 feet

A basketball rim is exactly the same height.

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