General Trivia Answers #2,701-2,706

Answer 2,701: Entertainment & Food -- Fame Before Fame

b) Irene Cara

The New York City-born Irene Escalera sang "Fame" and "Out Here On My Own" for the Fame: L.A. television series that ran from 1997 to 1998.

Answer 2,702: History & Government -- Renaming the Republic

d) Weimar

The republic lasted from 1919 to 1933.

Answer 2,703: Math & Science -- Light Flight

d) 186,000 miles per second

A light year is 5.88 trillion miles.

Answer 2,704: Geography & Nature -- Not in the Netherlands

c) New York, New York

The Dutch founded the settlement in 1624.

Answer 2,705: Literature & Arts -- Bird or Fly

a) A.A. Milne

The line is from "Cottleston Pie", a poem in "Winnie-the-Pooh".

Answer 2,706: Sports & Games -- Game Fame

a) Carl Yastrzemski

The outfielder set the old record of 3,308 games with the Boston Red Sox from 1961 to 1983.