General Trivia Answers #3,283-3,288

Answer 3,283: Entertainment & Food -- Rush Hour Power

c) Jane Wiedlin

The song from her album Fur was her only solo foray into the Top 40.

Answer 3,284: History & Government -- Cut-off King

a) Edward VIII

The future Duke of Windsor abdicated for love in 1936 because his role as the head of the Church of England was incompatible with marrying divorcee Wallis Simpson.

Answer 3,285: Math & Science -- So Close Yet So Star

b) 9

Besides the Sun, our nearest neighbors are Proxima Centauri, Alpha Centauri, Bernard's Star, Wolf 359, Lalande 21185, Luyten 726-8, Sirius, and Ross 154.

Answer 3,286: Geography & Nature -- Game Show, New Mexico

d) Truth or Consequences

In 1950, the show offered to appear live in any city that would change its name.

Answer 3,287: Literature & Arts -- Conflict Chronicals

a) Abraham Lincoln

The Swedish-American also won two Pulitzers for poetry.

Answer 3,288: Sports & Games -- Le Mans Leader

d) Porsche

Laurent Aiello, Allan McNish, and Stephane Ortelli drove a Porsche 911 GT-1 to victory in 1998, the most recent of the car's sixteen wins.