Monday, July 7, 2008

General Trivia Answers #2,353-2,358

Answer 2,353: Entertainment & Food -- Billboard Bully

a) My Fair Lady

The Broadway musical's monophonic 1956 album stayed on the charts for an amazing 480 weeks, 292 in the Top 40.

Answer 2,354: History & Government -- June Gemini

a) George Bush

The Gemini was born on June 12, 1924 in Milton, Massachusetts.

Answer 2,355: Math & Science -- Vegetable Troupe

c) Franklin Roosevelt

Other famous vegetarians include Chelsea Clinton, Charles Darwin, Steve Jobs, and Jerry Seinfeld.

Answer 2,356: Geography & Nature -- Dupli-City

b) Moscow

Almon Ashbury Lieuallen called the town Paradise Alley in 1872 but supposedly renamed it because it was isolated like the Russian city during Ivan the Terrible's reign.

Answer 2,357: Literature & Arts -- Dubliners or Nothing

c) "Exiles"

The play, which refers to "The Dead", was written in 1914, the same year the collection of fifteen short stories was published.

Answer 2,358: Sports & Games -- One Winner

a) Kansas City Royals

They edged the St. Louis Cardinals in seven games in the 1985 World Series.

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