Friday, May 16, 2008

General Trivia Answers #2,137-2,142

Answer 2,137: Entertainment & Food -- Juvenile Jeopardy

a) Don Pardo

Art Fleming was the host.

Answer 2,138: History & Government -- Wheremail

d) Washington, D.C.

The deliveries flew six days a week in 1918.

Answer 2,139: Math & Science -- Small Contract

c) Quartz

This property is one of the reasons quartz can be used to make accurate watches. The quartz maintains its shape until intentionally bent by an electric current.

Answer 2,140: Geography & Nature -- The Twa and Watusi of It

c) Rwanda

The pygmy Twas were the first to settle the area.

Answer 2,141: Literature & Arts -- Trench Fried

c) Thomas Rockwell

The 1973 book was turned into a made-for-TV movie in 1985.

Answer 2,142: Sports & Games -- Three-Decade Thrower

c) Jim Palmer

His Baltimore Orioles defeated the Dodgers in 1966, the Reds in 1970, and the Phillies in 1983.

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