Tuesday, April 29, 2008

General Trivia Answers #2,059-2,064

Answer 2,059: Entertainment & Food -- Pat & Cyn, Mo & Lin

c) First wives of the Beatles

They were married to John Lennon, George Harrison, Ringo Starr, and Paul McCartney respectively.

Answer 2,060: History & Government -- Victorious Vets

a) Armistice Day

World War I officially ended with the signing of the armistice on November 11, 1918.

Answer 2,061: Math & Science -- Fully Leyden

b) Electricity

The capacitor was named for the Dutch city, usually now spelled Leiden, where physicist Pieter van Musschenbroek created the device in 1745.

Answer 2,062: Geography & Nature -- Country Cousin

c) China

Both nations measure just over 3.7 million square miles, with the U.S. less than half a percent larger. The difference almost exactly equals the area of Taiwan.

Answer 2,063: Literature & Arts -- Novel Number

b) 18

Mila 18 was the address of the command post for Jewish resistance in Warsaw. Catch-22 was renumbered from Catch-18 because it was released later in the same year.

Answer 2,064: Sports & Games -- Sega System

d) Saturn

The 32-bit video game console debuted in the U.S. in May 1995 but did not have enough games available and was crushed by the Sony PlayStation and the Nintendo 64.

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