General Trivia Answers #2,551-2,556

Answer 2,551: Entertainment & Food -- This Grace

c) Debra Messing

The former Rhode Island Junior Miss plays interior decorator Grace Adler Markus.

Answer 2,552: History & Government -- Stock the Vote

c) Nevada

The territory did not have enough people to qualify for statehood otherwise. The amendment outlawing slavery was ratified on December 18, 1865, a year after the new state was born.

Answer 2,553: Math & Science -- Smoke Choke

a) Americium

The alpha radiation from radioactive Americium-241 passes through an ionization chamber where the presence of smoke would interrupt its flow.

Answer 2,554: Geography & Nature -- Beefeater Building

b) The Tower of London

They are officially called the Yeomen Warders of Her Majesty's Royal Palace and Fortress.

Answer 2,555: Literature & Arts -- Moneymaking Medium

d) Don Quixote

The Miguel de Cervantes story was published in 1605 and was followed by a sequel a decade later only after a fake was circulated first.

Answer 2,556: Sports & Games -- Play Clay

a) Baseball

Umpires rub the shine off the baseballs with the clay before games.