Monday, January 19, 2009

General Trivia Answers #3,193-3,198

Answer 3,193: Entertainment & Food -- Cuckoo for Coconuts

a) Donny and Marie Osmond

They played themselves in the semi-musical during the third year of the Donny and Marie variety show's run.

Answer 3,194: History & Government -- 1812 Over, Sure

b) Treaty of Ghent

The famous Battle of New Orleans occurred between the time that the treaty was signed (December 24, 1814) and ratified (February 18, 1815).

Answer 3,195: Math & Science -- Al Tech

c) Heron

The engineer figured out the formula for the area of a triangle given the lengths of its sides and devised a way to calculate square roots iteratively.

Answer 3,196: Geography & Nature -- Dour Flower

c) Poppy

The unripe seed pods of the opium poppy are used as a narcotic.

Answer 3,197: Literature & Arts -- Babar's Beau

b) Queen Celeste

Jean de Brunhoff introduced the pachyderm in 1931 and crowned him "Babar the King" in 1936.

Answer 3,198: Sports & Games -- Touchdowns to Turnovers

d) Steve Young

The San Francisco 49er threw 2.17 touchdown passes for every interception.

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