General Trivia Answers #2,491-2,496

Answer 2,491: Entertainment & Food -- Spears Sport

a) Basketball

The video was shot at Los Angeles's Venice High School, which had served as Rydell High in the movie Grease.

Answer 2,492: History & Government -- Euthanamerica

b) Oregon

The Beaver State passed the "Death with Dignity" Act in 1997.

Answer 2,493: Math & Science -- Venus Victim?

b) It crashed into Venus's surface

The U.S.S.R. craft's radio communication system failed before its scientific instruments could send back any data.

Answer 2,494: Geography & Nature -- Danube Denouement

d) Romania

The 1,770-mile river begins in Germany.

Answer 2,495: Literature & Arts -- Moriarty Mystery

d) Sherlock Holmes

Moriarty seemingly killed Holmes in "The Final Problem", but the sleuth returned three years later in "The Empty House", having miraculously survived his plunge at Reichenbach Falls.

Answer 2,496: Sports & Games -- From Lakers to Ladies

d) Michael Cooper

The guard and small forward was the 1986-87 NBA Defensive Player of the Year with the Los Angeles Lakers.