Thursday, June 26, 2008

General Trivia Answers #2,311-2,316

Answer 2,311: Entertainment & Food -- Beethoven's Best

b) Emperor

A fan of Beethoven's later bestowed the nickname, feeling that the music was worthy of Napoleon.

Answer 2,312: History & Government -- Him to Her

d) Lyndon Johnson

LBJ was protested after he picked Him up by its ears but claimed that the dog enjoyed the treatment.

Answer 2,313: Math & Science -- Heaven Can Weight

c) 5.8 pounds

The average male's remains are 7.4 pounds.

Answer 2,314: Geography & Nature -- Choose a Channel

c) North Channel

Swimming across the North Channel is significantly more difficult than the English Channel. Tom Blower finally succeeded in 1947, 72 years after Matthew Webb conquered the English Channel.

Answer 2,315: Literature & Arts -- Cinquain Stanza

a) 5

The name refers to both rhymed poems, usually with an ABABB pattern, and unrhymed, haiku-like poems whose lines have 2, 4, 6, 8, and 2 syllables.

Answer 2,316: Sports & Games -- Paragon of Passing

a) John Stockton

The Utah Jazz guard retired with 15,806 assists, over 5,000 more than anyone else.

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