General Trivia Answers #3,451-3,456

Answer 3,451: Entertainment & Food -- WW II Wife Woe

b) Clark Gable

Actress Carole Lombard perished when her flight returning from a war bond rally crashed on January 16, 1942.

Answer 3,452: History & Government -- Dzhugashvili Ditched

d) Joseph Stalin

The Georgian's adopted last name means "like steel".

Answer 3,453: Math & Science -- Shortest Season

d) Winter

It officially lasts just under 89 days.

Answer 3,454: Geography & Nature -- Brain and Brawn

d) Sperm whale

The average adult brain weighs over seventeen pounds.

Answer 3,455: Literature & Arts -- Notable Northeaster

d) Winslow Homer

The Boston-born artist also produced The Gulf Stream four years later.

Answer 3,456: Sports & Games -- Ratings Roof

b) XVI - 49ers/Bengals

The game earned a 49.1 rating for CBS, half a point higher than NBC's broadcast the next year.