General Trivia Answers #2,527-2,532

Answer 2,527: Entertainment & Food -- Black Pack

c) 36

Seven full octaves include five black keys each, and the remaining partial octave has one black key.

Answer 2,528: History & Government -- Quick Conquest

c) Zanzibar

They surrendered after the British fleet successfully shelled the Sultan's palace.

Answer 2,529: Math & Science -- Loft-Boiled

a) 167° Fahrenheit

A room temperature "3-minute egg" requires over four minutes to cook there.

Answer 2,530: Geography & Nature -- More on Oregon

c) Salem

A trustee of the Cherry City named it for the historic town in Massachusetts.

Answer 2,531: Literature & Arts -- Hardy Hacker

c) Franklin W. Dixon

The pseudonym belonged to Edward Stratemeyer, who also used the name Carolyn Keene and several ghostwriters to create the Nancy Drew mysteries.

Answer 2,532: Sports & Games -- Hoop Hole

b) 18 inches

The rim has double the diameter of the basketball.