Monday, March 30, 2009

General Trivia Answers #3,493-3,498

Answer 3,493: Entertainment & Food -- Album Amount

a) 90125

The title refers to the album's number in the Atlantic Records catalog and is also part of the album's UPC code.

Answer 3,494: History & Government -- Cherry Treat

b) Japan

The gift of friendship was repeated in 1965.

Answer 3,495: Math & Science -- Scoliosis Setting

d) Spine

The vertebral column suffers from an abnormal curve to the side.

Answer 3,496: Geography & Nature -- Mile Measurement

a) 1,760

England's Queen Elizabeth I increased the definition of the mile by 280 feet, from 5,000 feet to 8 furlongs, with an official statute in 1593.

Answer 3,497: Literature & Arts -- Weight Watching

c) Ziggy

Tom Wilson created the character for his company, American Greetings, in 1968, and the single-frame comic debuted in newspapers three years later.

Answer 3,498: Sports & Games -- Tennis Teenagers

c) Michael Chang

The 17-year-old broke through at the 1989 French Open, Sampras at the 1990 U.S. Open, Courier at the 1991 French Open, and Agassi at the 1992 Wimbledon.

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