General Trivia Answers #2,071-2,076

Answer 2,071: Entertainment & Food -- Money Motive

b) His lover's sex change operation

The 1975 movie was based on real events that occurred in New York on August 22, 1972.

Answer 2,072: History & Government -- Pig Gig

a) Cuba

Between April 15 and April 19 in 1961, U.S.-armed Cuban exiles attempted to overthrow Fidel Castro, but without support from U.S. ground troops or planes, the operation failed miserably.

Answer 2,073: Math & Science -- Respiratory Requirement

a) Brain

Every day the average adult consumes about thirteen cubic feet of oxygen, 25% to 30% of which is used by the brain.

Answer 2,074: Geography & Nature -- Green Takers

b) Denmark

The world's largest island is over fifty times bigger than the country of which it is a self-governing territory.

Answer 2,075: Literature & Arts -- What Winnie Wants

b) Honey

In the song "Rumbly in my Tumbly", Pooh yearns, "I don't need a pot of honey / I'd be grateful for a plateful."

Answer 2,076: Sports & Games -- Pump Producers

d) Reebok

The Massachusetts company, which was named for a type of African gazelle, sold over 20 million pairs of The Pump from 1989 to 1993. The Pump 2.0 was unveiled in 2004.