General Trivia Answers #2,269-2,274

Answer 2,269: Entertainment & Food -- Spirit Sculpture

d) Rolls Royce

Artist Charles Sykes fashioned the flying, silver lady as the Spirit of Speed for the auto maker's 1911 sales catalog.

Answer 2,270: History & Government -- Billions of Bodies

c) 6.7 billion people

The seven billion mark will be surpassed around 2015 at currently projected growth rates.

Answer 2,271: Math & Science -- Super Solid

a) Carbon

The nonmetal does not turn to liquid until 6,422° Fahrenheit.

Answer 2,272: Geography & Nature -- Weight Not Ate

a) Cotton

An estimated 106.6 million bales (26 million tons) are expected to be harvested during the 2004-05 growing season.

Answer 2,273: Literature & Arts -- Telling Time

c) 13 o'clock

The novel opens, "It was a bright cold day in April, and the clocks were striking thirteen."

Answer 2,274: Sports & Games -- Which Pitch?

a) Curveball

Especially sharp-breaking curves may be dubbed Sir Charles.