General Trivia Answers #3,373-3,378

Answer 3,373: Entertainment & Food -- Cristofori's Creation

c) Piano

The Italian had previously constructed harpsichords and spinets, but became famous for the instrument that could play both loud and soft.

Answer 3,374: History & Government -- Ova Office

d) Victoria Woodhull

The Equal Rights Party nominated the first female Wall Street broker in 1872.

Answer 3,375: Math & Science -- Light Height

a) Candela

The other six basic SI units are the kilogram (mass), meter (length), second (time), ampere (electrical current), kelvin (temperature), and mole (amount).

Answer 3,376: Geography & Nature -- Japanese Giant

b) Honshu

It is just under 88,000 square miles, a little larger than Minnesota.

Answer 3,377: Literature & Arts -- Easy Writer

a) Dwight Eisenhower

The General's memoirs were published in 1967.

Answer 3,378: Sports & Games -- Basketball Beginnings

b) Fort Wayne/Detroit Pistons

The team was known as the Fort Wayne Zollner Pistons from 1941 until 1947 when it joined the NBA minus piston-manufacturer Fred Zollner's name.