Friday, February 13, 2009

General Trivia Answers #3,307-3,312

Answer 3,307: Entertainment & Food -- Rachael, Rosario, and Reid

d) Josie and the Pussycats

They played Josie McCoy, Melody Valentine, and Valerie Brown respectively. Two animated cartoon series aired on television for four years in the early 1970's.

Answer 3,308: History & Government -- Duel Demands

b) Be registered blood donors

The history of fencing dates to the Middle Ages, but it debuted as an Olympic sport in 1896, and its rules were standardized by the new Federation Internationale d'Escrime in 1913.

Answer 3,309: Math & Science -- Quickest Comet

a) Comet Encke

The second known periodic comet orbits the Sun once every 40 months.

Answer 3,310: Geography & Nature -- Caspian Coverage

a) 152,000 square miles

The Eurasian sea, also known as the Mazandaran Sea, is officially the world's largest lake.

Answer 3,311: Literature & Arts -- Malory's Mischief

c) Rape

The 15th-century knight may also have been a priest and had been accused of murder, robbery, stealing, and poaching at various times.

Answer 3,312: Sports & Games -- Evel Knievel

d) Robert

Born as Robert Craig Knievel on October 17, 1938, the motorcycle jumper broke enough bones (35) to get listed in the Guinness Book of World Records.

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