General Trivia Answers #3,343-3,348

Answer 3,343: Entertainment & Food -- Music for the Masses

d) Stowaway

The personal, headphone-equipped, audio cassette player later came to the U.S. as the Soundabout.

Answer 3,344: History & Government -- Binary Break

a) Alabama

The area codes 334 in Alabama and 360 in Washington went into service on January 15, 1995.

Answer 3,345: Math & Science -- From the Brain of Bain

b) Fax machine

The Scotsman garnered the earliest patent on the device by using technology from clock pendulums to scan images one line at a time.

Answer 3,346: Geography & Nature -- Noisy Nature

a) Blue whales

Their whistle can reach 188 decibels, louder than a rocket engine.

Answer 3,347: Literature & Arts -- Mock Math

d) Procrastination

The fourth is Uglification. His school also taught Reeling and Writhing.

Answer 3,348: Sports & Games -- Soaring Scoring

c) Kobe Bryant

The Los Angeles Lakers guard put up 81 points on the Toronto Raptors on January 22, 2006 only a month after scoring 62 in only three quarters against the Dallas Mavericks.