Wednesday, June 4, 2008

General Trivia Answers #2,215-2,220

Answer 2,215: Entertainment & Food -- Aria Arrangement

d) A solo

The song usually highlights the emotional state of one of the opera's main characters.

Answer 2,216: History & Government -- Caesar Teaser

a) Gaius Cassius Longinus

The praetor peregrinus was unhappy that the younger Brutus was named praetor urbanus instead of him.

Answer 2,217: Math & Science -- Chemical Categorization

a) Carbon

The few exceptions include the carbides, carbonates, and carbon oxides, which are all considered inorganic.

Answer 2,218: Geography & Nature -- Warren Remembrance

c) Rabbit

Warrens are underground networks where rabbits sleep and live except when they are looking for food.

Answer 2,219: Literature & Arts -- Pogo Hick

d) Possum

Walt Kelly inked the strip about the creatures of the Okefenokee Swamp from 1949 to 1973.

Answer 2,220: Sports & Games -- Caught by Cal

c) Lou Gehrig

The Iron Man played in 2,130 straight games before succumbing to amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.

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