General Trivia Answers #2,233-2,238

Answer 2,233: Entertainment & Food -- Movie Music

a) The Bodyguard

The album, featuring six Whitney Houston songs, has sold over seventeen million copies since 1992.

Answer 2,234: History & Government -- Blunder Dome

b) A political scandal

The scandal regarding oil reserves and improper payments broke during Warren Harding's administration and was named for a teapot-shaped rock near an oil field.

Answer 2,235: Math & Science -- Buried in Bauxite

a) Aluminum

Humphrey Davy named the element alumium, changed it to aluminum to match its Latin root, and finally settled on aluminium, but not before the U.S. had fixated on his second choice.

Answer 2,236: Geography & Nature -- Tiny Thimpu

b) Bhutan

The tiny, mountainous country has always been independent and has been ruled by a monarchy since 1907.

Answer 2,237: Literature & Arts -- Fake Fave

c) Wet puppy noses

Governess Maria von Trapp also likes "cream colored ponies" and "wild geese that fly".

Answer 2,238: Sports & Games -- Snore Encore

c) Ernie

Sleep and Snore Ernie debuted in 1997, a year after the Elmo blockbuster.