Wednesday, April 23, 2008

General Trivia Answers #2,035-2,040

Answer 2,035: Entertainment & Food -- Monumental Movie

b) North by Northwest

The 1959 film stars Cary Grant as advertising executive Roger Thornhill, who gets chased 3,000 miles across the U.S. after a case of mistaken identity.

Answer 2,036: History & Government -- Alcohol Admonishment

a) Betty Ford

The breast cancer survivor founded the Betty Ford Center in California in 1982 to battle drug and alcohol addictions after her own difficulties following her mastectomy.

Answer 2,037: Math & Science -- Ice I.D.

a) Carbon dioxide

Originally a trademark, dry ice can be used to cool objects down to -109.3° Fahrenheit and to create billows of white smoke as the solid sublimates when immersed in water.

Answer 2,038: Geography & Nature -- Coast Countries

b) Nicaragua and Honduras

The 225-mile stretch along the Caribbean Sea is named not for the insect but for the Miskito Indians who live there.

Answer 2,039: Literature & Arts -- Cap Color

d) Yellow

The man in the yellow hat remains nameless in the children's books that H.A. Rey illustrated and his wife Margret wrote since 1941.

Answer 2,040: Sports & Games -- Mouthy Michael

c) Mike Ditka

The Chicago Bears coach, who liked to talk about playing smash mouth football, is the only person to win Super Bowls as a player, assistant coach, and coach.

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