Friday, May 2, 2008

General Trivia Answers #2,077-2,082

Answer 2,077: Entertainment & Food -- Fallen Idol

b) Coke bottle

A member of the Sho tribe discovers the bottle, which had fallen from an airplane into the Kalahari Desert.

Answer 2,078: History & Government -- Slave Sliver

d) 3/5 of a free person

The Three-Fifths Compromise was removed when the 14th Amendment passed in 1868.

Answer 2,079: Math & Science -- Astronomically Attractive

b) Mercury

Mars may have possessed a molten core that produced a magnetic field in the distant past.

Answer 2,080: Geography & Nature -- Bristle Brushes

d) Squirrels

The brushes can also be made of the hair from goats, horses, bears, and sheeps. Camel hair is too woolly to be practical.

Answer 2,081: Literature & Arts -- Vedas Volumes

a) Hinduism

The Rig Veda, Yajur Veda, Sama Veda, and Atharva Veda comprise the scriptures also collectively called the Shruti.

Answer 2,082: Sports & Games -- Wretched Stretch

d) Sacramento Kings

They went 27-23 in the lockout-shortened season before losing a first-round playoff series to the Utah Jazz.

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