Wednesday, October 8, 2008

General Trivia Answers #2,755-2,760

Answer 2,755: Entertainment & Food -- Smile Song

b) The Mary Tyler Moore Show

The sitcom, unusually named for the actress rather than her character Mary Richards, aired on CBS from 1970 to 1977.

Answer 2,756: History & Government -- Purchase Partner

b) France

The U.S. paid $15 million for the land.

Answer 2,757: Math & Science -- Baby Favor

a) Baboon

The one-month-old preemie, who was born with hypoplastic left-heart syndrome, survived another three weeks.

Answer 2,758: Geography & Nature -- Lofty Logan

c) Canada

The peak, named for geologist William Logan, is 19,524 feet high.

Answer 2,759: Literature & Arts -- Book Burning

b) 451°

Fahrenheit 451 has sold more than five million copies, ironically including a version bowdlerized of a pair of mild four-letter words for school use.

Answer 2,760: Sports & Games -- Volleyball Vocabulary

c) Sideout

The receiving team does not score a point but gains the right to serve. In rally scoring, every serve results in a point.

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