General Trivia Answers #2,575-2,580

Answer 2,575: Entertainment & Food -- Valued Vegetable

b) Eggplant

Aubergine, whose Indian variety looks like a chicken's egg, is pureed with garlic, sesame paste, and lemon juice.

Answer 2,576: History & Government -- Chelsea's College

c) Stanford

The National Merit Scholarship semifinalist earned a Bachelor's degree in History in 2001 and later obtained a Master's in International Relations from Oxford University.

Answer 2,577: Math & Science -- Odd God

d) Uranus

The seven other extraterrestrial planets are named for Roman gods, while Earth's name comes from the Old English for "soil".

Answer 2,578: Geography & Nature -- Mideast Mecca

c) Saudi Arabia

Moslems pray toward the Kaaba ("House of God") there five times a day.

Answer 2,579: Literature & Arts -- Glory Story

a) Arthur Ashe

In that same year, the U.S. Open and Australian Open tennis champion contracted HIV from blood transfusions and would succumb five years later.

Answer 2,580: Sports & Games -- Single Shining Second

a) NCAA Final Four

The David Barrett tune was originally supposed to air after the 1987 Super Bowl, but the game ran too long.