Monday, October 6, 2008

General Trivia Answers #2,743-2,748

Answer 2,743: Entertainment & Food -- Host Boast

b) Bill Cullen

The World War II pilot's twenty game shows ranged from Give and Take in 1952 to The Joker's Wild in 1986.

Answer 2,744: History & Government -- Indigenous Israeli

d) Yitzhak Rabin

The former army general led the nation from 1974 to 1977 and 1992 to 1995.

Answer 2,745: Math & Science -- Gas Around the Giants

d) Methane

The simplest hydrocarbon's molecules consist of one carbon atom surrounded by four hydrogen atoms.

Answer 2,746: Geography & Nature -- Salt of the Earth

d) 97%

The oceans, which average about 3.5% salt, account for almost the entirety.

Answer 2,747: Literature & Arts -- Lost Love

a) Alfred Tennyson

The Englishman wrote the line in his 1850 elegy "In Memoriam".

Answer 2,748: Sports & Games -- Key Fact

c) Seattle Supersonics

Although "key" is a basketball term for the part of the court in front of the basket, the building is named for Key Bank.

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