General Trivia Answers #2,989-2,994

Answer 2,989: Entertainment & Food -- Colada Content

c) Rum

Rum is created by the distillation of fermented molasses or sugar cane juice.

Answer 2,990: History & Government -- Boer War

a) Diamonds

The British had taken over the Transvaal three years earlier, but returned it after the Boers defeated them in battle.

Answer 2,991: Math & Science -- Core Colors

d) Yellow

Colors of light are additive, with blue and green making cyan, blue and red making magenta, and green and red making yellow.

Answer 2,992: Geography & Nature -- Chopping Up China

a) 1

In 1980, the Chinese government decreed that the entire country would share the same time zone.

Answer 2,993: Literature & Arts -- Dean of the Diptera

b) A pig's head

William Golding's first novel initially drew little interest in 1954 but eventually became a bestseller and a 1963 movie.

Answer 2,994: Sports & Games -- Club Soda

b) Denver Broncos

They named themselves for the soft drink because their uniforms were orange.