General Trivia Answers #3,049-3,054

Answer 3,049: Entertainment & Food -- Bette Davis Prize

d) Jezebel

Three years earlier, in 1936, the first female president of the Motion Picture Academy of Arts and Sciences earned her first Oscar as Joyce Heath in Dangerous.

Answer 3,050: History & Government -- Nombre Numero Uno

a) Garcia

The name ranks 18th in the U.S.

Answer 3,051: Math & Science -- Around to the Ground

c) Monkey

Able, a rhesus monkey, and Baker, a squirrel monkey, traveled on the May 28, 1959 Jupiter flight. The dog Laika went into space earlier but did not survive.

Answer 3,052: Geography & Nature -- Capital on the Colorado

a) Austin, Texas

The city was renamed from Waterloo in 1838 to honor Stephen F. Austin, known as the Father of Texas.

Answer 3,053: Literature & Arts -- Pollock's Paintings

a) Abstract Expressionism

Art critic Robert Coates named the first truly American movement in 1946.

Answer 3,054: Sports & Games -- Baseball Sign

b) Citgo

Home run fans claim the name should be pronounced "See it go".