Friday, April 25, 2008

General Trivia Answers #2,047-2,052

Answer 2,047: Entertainment & Food -- McGyver Moniker

b) Angus

Richard Dean Anderson played the exceptionally resourceful secret agent from 1985 to 1992.

Answer 2,048: History & Government -- Presidential Progeny

b) John Tyler

His Accidency had fifteen children with two wives. William Harrison was the only other President to have double-digit direct descendants.

Answer 2,049: Math & Science -- Lean Genes

b) Peas

The Austrian studied seven basic characteristics of pea pod plants and discovered three of the basic laws of genetics.

Answer 2,050: Geography & Nature -- Driest of the Dry

b) Atacama Desert

The Chilean desert averages a meager half-inch of rain per year.

Answer 2,051: Literature & Arts -- Line Leaders

a) Falstaff

The comic character reappeared at the request of Queen Elizabeth and amassed 1,178 lines between Henry IV (Parts I and II) and The Merry Wives of Windsor.

Answer 2,052: Sports & Games -- Stock Stuffing

d) Nitrogen

Compressed nitrogen holds less moisture than compressed air and consequently expands less as its temperature rises.

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