Tuesday, August 12, 2008

General Trivia Answers #2,509-2,514

Answer 2,509: Entertainment & Food -- Semiquaver Segments

b) 16

A quaver is an eighth note.

Answer 2,510: History & Government -- February Felony

d) August

Augustus Caesar wanted his month to have as many days as Julius Caesar's July.

Answer 2,511: Math & Science -- Clepsydra Clockwork

d) Water

The Egyptians began using the relatively inaccurate measuring devices as far back as the 16th century B.C.

Answer 2,512: Geography & Nature -- Park Place

d) Wyoming

The park was founded in 1950. French fur trappers originally dubbed the mountain range Le Trois Teton ("the three breasts").

Answer 2,513: Literature & Arts -- Marlowe's Metropolis

a) Los Angeles

Humphrey Bogart, Robert Mitchum, Elliot Gould, Danny Glover, and James Caan have all played the private eye in movies.

Answer 2,514: Sports & Games -- Feign Event

d) Swimming

The other two events are running and shooting.

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