Friday, July 25, 2008

General Trivia Answers #2,437-2,442

Answer 2,437: Entertainment & Food -- Chart Champ

d) West Side Story

The soundtrack held the top spot for 54 weeks in 1962 and 1963.

Answer 2,438: History & Government -- Mayflower Mayday

c) Speedwell

The sixty-ton boat began to leak too badly to continue the journey, so all its passengers crammed onto the Mayflower.

Answer 2,439: Math & Science -- Sphygure It Out

b) Blood pressure

In 1896, Italian physician Scipione Riva Rocci invented the medical device, whose name comes from sphygmus, the Greek word for "pulse".

Answer 2,440: Geography & Nature -- Next to New York

b) Buffalo

It had 292,648 people according to the 2000 U.S. Census.

Answer 2,441: Literature & Arts -- O'Neill's Only

a) Ah, Wilderness!

The four-act play was first performed in 1933.

Answer 2,442: Sports & Games -- Halftime Hiatus

a) 12 minutes

The Super Bowl expands to an extravagant half-hour halftime to fit in all the performances.

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