General Trivia Answers #2,455-2,460

Answer 2,455: Entertainment & Food -- Haydn Seek

b) Russian

The Russian was a string quartet.

Answer 2,456: History & Government -- Know-Nothing Noteworthy

c) Millard Fillmore

The anti-immigration party began as secret organizations whose members would say, "I know nothing", when asked about their groups.

Answer 2,457: Math & Science -- Curious Curie

c) Polonium

The chemist, born as Maria Sklodowska in Warsaw, named the element in 1898 after her homeland.

Answer 2,458: Geography & Nature -- Afghan Ground

b) Kabul

The city sits in a valley by the Kabul River near the Khyber Pass.

Answer 2,459: Literature & Arts -- Modern Library Laureate

a) The Education of Henry Adams

Henry Adams penned the autobiographical work in 1907 but did not live to see it win a Pulitzer Prize in 1919.

Answer 2,460: Sports & Games -- Non-Heptathlon

c) Pole vault

The rest of the events are the 100-meter hurdles, high jump, long jump, and the 800 meters.