Friday, May 30, 2008

General Trivia Answers #2,197-2,202

Answer 2,197: Entertainment & Food -- Famous Fireballer

d) Jerry Lee Lewis

The Killer reached the top of the country charts and #2 on the pop charts with the Otis Blackwell and Jack Hammer song in 1957.

Answer 2,198: History & Government -- Might Isn't Right

a) Lord Acton

John Emerich Edward Dalberg-Acton was a 19th-century English historian.

Answer 2,199: Math & Science -- Auto Acid

d) Sulfuric

The lead comes in the form of lead sulfate.

Answer 2,200: Geography & Nature -- Neither Baltic Nor Mediterranean

a) Belarus

Lithuania separates Belarus from the Baltic Sea.

Answer 2,201: Literature & Arts -- Lucifer's Lieutenant

b) Flies

Originally, the name was Beelzebul, meaning Lord of the Demons, but it was intentionally corrupted.

Answer 2,202: Sports & Games -- '96 Olympics

a) Atlanta

The otherwise successful games were marred by a tragic explosion at Centennial Olympic Park that killed one person directly and one indirectly and injured over 100 others.

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