Friday, January 30, 2009

General Trivia Answers #3,247-3,252

Answer 3,247: Entertainment & Food -- Emmy Excellence

d) The Mary Tyler Moore Show

The show won 29 times.

Answer 3,248: History & Government -- Rosetta Rock

b) Granite

The stone, often incorrectly identified as basalt, has been kept in the British Museum since 1802.

Answer 3,249: Math & Science -- Fully Flesh

c) Pancreas

The pancreas is part of the abdomen and is located behind the stomach.

Answer 3,250: Geography & Nature -- Airport Apex

a) Bolivia

El Alto in La Paz is about 12,000 feet up.

Answer 3,251: Literature & Arts -- Cyrano Source

b) Edmond Rostand

The title character was a real 17th-century French soldier and dramatist, but the story is fictitious.

Answer 3,252: Sports & Games -- Weights Minus Plates

d) 7.22 feet

The barbell is ten percent longer than the women's, which is exactly two meters, or 6.59 feet.

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