Tuesday, March 3, 2009

General Trivia Answers #3,379-3,384

Answer 3,379: Entertainment & Food -- Academy Award Animation

d) Tweety and Sylvester

"Tweetie Pie" took home the 1948 award for Best Short Subject, Cartoons.

Answer 3,380: History & Government -- Youngster of the Year

a) Charles Lindbergh

The aviator was 25 years old in 1927, a year younger than Queen Elizabeth II when she won a quarter century later.

Answer 3,381: Math & Science -- Spaced Out

a) Alexei A. Leonov

On March 18, 1965 the Russian hung out five yards away from Voskhod 2 for twelve minutes.

Answer 3,382: Geography & Nature -- Boxed-in Bolivia

c) Ilo, Peru

Bolivia became landlocked after losing a war against Chile in 1879.

Answer 3,383: Literature & Arts -- Magazine Mates

b) Reader's Digest

The magazine debuted in February 1922 at 25 cents per copy and reached one million readers by 1935.

Answer 3,384: Sports & Games -- Celtics Stoppers

d) Philadelphia 76ers

They defeated the Celtics four games to one in the Division Playoffs and went on to beat the San Francisco Warriors in the Finals.

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