Thursday, December 25, 2008

General Trivia Answers #3,091-3,096

Answer 3,091: Entertainment & Food -- Pop Top

d) Whitney Houston

I Wanna Dance With Somebody, featuring the #1 singles "Didn't We Almost Have It All" and the title track, accomplished the feat in 1987.

Answer 3,092: History & Government -- West Wing Westerner

b) Herbert Hoover

The Great Humanitarian was born in West Branch, Iowa on August 10, 1874 and moved even farther west to attend Stanford University as an undergraduate.

Answer 3,093: Math & Science -- Peacock Constellation

a) Pavo

German astronomer Johann Bayer used an active imagination to name the star cluster around 1600.

Answer 3,094: Geography & Nature -- Second Place Sprinter

a) Antelope (Pronghorn)

The herbivore can run 61 miles per hour, nine miles per hour slower than the cheetah.

Answer 3,095: Literature & Arts -- Transformin' Mormon

b) Joseph Smith

The book states that it was written by the prophet-historian Mormon and his son Moroni in the 4th century.

Answer 3,096: Sports & Games -- The Price Was Right

b) Mattel

Fisher Price became a wholly-owned subsidiary of Mattel in a $1 billion stock swap.

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