General Trivia Answers #3,103-3,108

Answer 3,103: Entertainment & Food -- Ballet Basics

b) 5

Domenico da Piacenza first called a dance a "ballo" in the 15th century, but Balthasar de Beaujoyeulx's Ballet Comique de la Royne is considered to be the first ballet in 1581.

Answer 3,104: History & Government -- You Best Know UNESCO

d) Cultural

The United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization was founded in 1945.

Answer 3,105: Math & Science -- It's a Wonderful Life

a) Biology

The theory's name comes from the title of a 1989 Stephen Jay Gould book, which investigates the role of chance in the long-term survival of a species.

Answer 3,106: Geography & Nature -- Coast to Coast

d) I-90

The road begins at Seattle's South Edgar Martinez Drive, named for the 1992 American League batting champ, and ends at Boston's Logan Airport, named for a Spanish-American War hero.

Answer 3,107: Literature & Arts -- Ordeals of Orleans

a) Edgar Degas

The 1865 work depicts men on horseback aiming a bow and arrow at some terrified women.

Answer 3,108: Sports & Games -- Broadening Baseball's Borders

d) Mexico

The San Diego Padres hosted the New York Mets in a three-game series in Monterrey in August 1996.