General Trivia Answers #3,121-3,126

Answer 3,121: Entertainment & Food -- Gong Show Goal

a) 30

Three judges could award up to 10 points each or bang the gong to terminate the act prematurely.

Answer 3,122: History & Government -- Lincoln's Last Leisure

b) Ford's Theatre

The building was later used to hold War Department records then converted into a warehouse and is now preserved as a National Historic Site.

Answer 3,123: Math & Science -- Mixed Math

a) Complex

Rene Descartes coined the name "imaginary numbers" for them derogatorily in the 17th century, but his term now only refers to numbers without a real component.

Answer 3,124: Geography & Nature -- Left Out

a) Belize

Its sole coast on the east borders the Caribbean Sea, as Guatemala separates it from the Pacific Ocean to the southwest.

Answer 3,125: Literature & Arts -- Robinson Relationship

d) Johann David Wyss

Johann Rudolf Wyss, his son who edited the 1813 book, gained his own fame by composing the Swiss national anthem.

Answer 3,126: Sports & Games -- Hurricane Herald

c) Ibis

The long-legged wading birds primarily feed on crustaceans.