Wednesday, December 17, 2008

General Trivia Answers #3,055-3,060

Answer 3,055: Entertainment & Food -- Margaret, Mary, and More

d) Miss America winners

Gorman, representing Washington, D.C., won the first pageant in 1921. Campbell succeeded her in 1922 and 1923 as the event's only two-time winner.

Answer 3,056: History & Government -- Working Wages

c) 25 cents per hour

The Fair Labor Standards Act also established eight-hour workdays and forty-hour workweeks.

Answer 3,057: Math & Science -- Time Turners

c) Germany

They started adjusting their clocks in 1915, a year before England and three years before the U.S.

Answer 3,058: Geography & Nature -- Very Voluminous

b) Lake Baikal

The Siberian lake is the deepest freshwater lake, going down over a mile.

Answer 3,059: Literature & Arts -- Lincoln Logs

c) Frank Lloyd Wright

John Lloyd Wright may have been inspired by his father's design of the basement of the Imperial Hotel in Tokyo.

Answer 3,060: Sports & Games -- Prime Player

b) Lester B. Pearson

The NHL Player's Association dedicated the award in honor of the Nobel laureate following the 1970-71 season.

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