General Trivia Answers #2,779-2,784

Answer 2,779: Entertainment & Food -- Designing and Dashing

b) Delta Burke

They met when the Major Dad star played "Dash Goff, the Writer" in an October 1987 episode.

Answer 2,780: History & Government -- Missionary Proposition

a) Baylor

The coed university opened in Independence but is now based in Waco.

Answer 2,781: Math & Science -- Outer Orbit

d) 7

Because the shell can hold eight electrons, chlorine atoms have a strong attraction for another electron to complete its collection.

Answer 2,782: Geography & Nature -- Urban Fifths

d) 80%

As of the 2000 census, almost three-fifths of all Americans lived in urbanized areas with over 200,000 people.

Answer 2,783: Literature & Arts -- Three-Pete

c) Peter

Despite insisting he would not, the future saint and Pope refused to acknowledge knowing Jesus to avoid being arrested.

Answer 2,784: Sports & Games -- Lacrosse Lingo

c) Crosse

The sport earned its French name for the stick's resemblance to a bishop's staff.