General Trivia Answers #3,115-3,120

Answer 3,115: Entertainment & Food -- Singing Sentences

d) Recitative

The term also applies to oratorios, cantatas, and other music works.

Answer 3,116: History & Government -- Turtle Power

c) Submarine

Ezra Lee unsuccessfully attempted to use the sub, along with a mine, to break a British blockade of New York harbor.

Answer 3,117: Math & Science -- Hydrogen Sulfide Scent

c) Rotten eggs

Besides spoiled eggs, the compound is also generated by swamps and some human and animal wastes.

Answer 3,118: Geography & Nature -- Storm Synonym

a) Cyclones

The terms "cyclone", "hurricane", and "typhoon" are different geographic names for the same thing.

Answer 3,119: Literature & Arts -- Count Account

a) Anna Karenina

Leo Tolstoy's story was initially serialized from 1873 to 1877, but readers were left hanging when a dispute with the editor prevented the last section from appearing.

Answer 3,120: Sports & Games -- Ghost Host

c) Munich

Berlin was slated to host in 1916, Tokyo in 1940, and London in 1944, but the two World Wars intervened.