General Trivia Answers #3,265-3,270

Answer 3,265: Entertainment & Food -- Music Box Fox

c) Mariah Carey

With her five-octave vocal range, the New Yorker was the only artist to top the pop charts each year in the 1990s.

Answer 3,266: History & Government -- Mecca Trek

a) Medina

The journey is known as the Hegira.

Answer 3,267: Math & Science -- Intelligence Information

d) Reliable power

The state deregulated the energy industry in 1995 but then faced a drought, unanticipated demand, rolling blackouts, and Pacific Gas and Electric's bankruptcy.

Answer 3,268: Geography & Nature -- Mexican Marker

b) Tropic of Cancer only

The Tropic splits the country almost in half horizontally.

Answer 3,269: Literature & Arts -- Horse Source

a) Anna Sewell

Because of a leg injury, she had used horses for transportation most of her life. She honored the equines with her only book, completed after outliving her doctor's fatal prognosis.

Answer 3,270: Sports & Games -- CFL Cup

b) Grey Cup

Albert Henry George, the Earl of Grey, donated the prize in 1909.