General Trivia Answers #2,653-2,658

Answer 2,653: Entertainment & Food -- $100 Million Movie

d) Jaws

The Peter Benchley thriller reached the milestone in 1975. Star Wars was the second, two years later.

Answer 2,654: History & Government -- Secretary's Schedule

c) Henry Kissinger

The New York Times Magazine ran the quote on June 1, 1969.

Answer 2,655: Math & Science -- Genes Seen

d) Worm

A team at the Institut Pasteur accomplished the task in 2003.

Answer 2,656: Geography & Nature -- Lyin' About Lions

d) Singapore

In Sanskrit singha means "lion" and pore means "city".

Answer 2,657: Literature & Arts -- Poe's But Not Poems

a) C. Auguste Dupin

The Parisian first appeared in "The Murders in the Rue Morgue", one of the first mysteries, in Graham's Magazine in 1841.

Answer 2,658: Sports & Games -- Most Mature Majors

c) Hale Irwin

Nicklaus won eight majors between 1990 and 1996, while Irwin took eight between 1996 and 2004.