Tuesday, March 24, 2009

General Trivia Answers #3,469-3,474

Answer 3,469: Entertainment & Food -- Hirshfield's Handiwork

d) Tootsie Rolls

The confectioner named the chewy chocolate for his 5-year-old daughter, whose nickname was Tootsie.

Answer 3,470: History & Government -- Ford Horde

d) 15,000,000

Assembly lines churned out Tin Lizzies from 1908 to 1928.

Answer 3,471: Math & Science -- Gleaned from Galena

c) Lead

Galena is lead sulfide.

Answer 3,472: Geography & Nature -- Russian River

d) Volga River

The former Atil River flows for 2,300 miles.

Answer 3,473: Literature & Arts -- Crusoe's Confines

d) Trinidad

The novel was based on the life of Alexander Selkirk, a Scottish sailor who had been stranded for four years on a deserted island in Chile's Juan Fernandez archipelago.

Answer 3,474: Sports & Games -- Tournament Achievement

c) Jimmy Connors

The ageless lefty accumulated 109 singles titles in his career.

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