Thursday, August 14, 2008

General Trivia Answers #2,521-2,526

Answer 2,521: Entertainment & Food -- Pundittoheads

d) Rush Limbaugh

A caller on his radio show once muttered "ditto" as an abbreviation for the usual "I-love-your-show" greeting.

Answer 2,522: History & Government -- Evangelical Education

b) Princeton

Although the school moved only ten years later, it did not take the name of its new town until 1896.

Answer 2,523: Math & Science -- Which Weather

c) Sleet

Sleet is snow that melts and refreezes on its way down, while hail is formed as ice in the clouds.

Answer 2,524: Geography & Nature -- East Coastless

d) Vermont

New Hampshire has a mere eighteen miles, the shortest of any state with a coast.

Answer 2,525: Literature & Arts -- Women and Water Works

a) Claude Monet

The impressionist received his first lessons as a young boy from Eugene Boudin and later enrolled in a university art course after his aunt managed to get him out of the army.

Answer 2,526: Sports & Games -- Dome Duel

b) Minnesota Twins

The 1987 World Series against the Cardinals opened at the Metrodome on October 17. The Twins capitalized on their dome advantage when the home team won all seven games.

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