General Trivia Answers #2,857-2,862

Answer 2,857: Entertainment & Food -- Prima Madonna

c) "Like a Virgin"

The pop song reached the top on December 22, 1984. The other singles peaked at #10, #16, and #4 respectively.

Answer 2,858: History & Government -- Bill-o-Meter

c) Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

Carl C. Magee filed for a patent for a "coin controlled parking meter" two months before and received it three years later.

Answer 2,859: Math & Science -- Multipurpose Minoxidil

b) High blood pressure

The medicine is now prescribed for baldness.

Answer 2,860: Geography & Nature -- Eggstraordinary Eggstension

b) Lima, Peru

10,000 potential chickens were sacrificed for the project.

Answer 2,861: Literature & Arts -- Paranoid Perseverence

a) Andy Grove

The CEO of Intel added the title of Chairman the following year, when Time magazine named him "Man of the Year".

Answer 2,862: Sports & Games -- Richard's Yard

d) Right wing

The Montreal Canadien was the first NHL player to score 50 goals in a season in 1944-45.