Monday, April 13, 2009

General Trivia Answers #3,553-3,558

Answer 3,553: Entertainment & Food -- Archibald Now Called

a) Cary Grant

The native Brit officially assumed his decade-old stage name at the age of 38 when he became a U.S. citizen.

Answer 3,554: History & Government -- League of Nations Creation

d) Treaty of Versailles

Germany and the Allied powers signed the agreement on June 28, 1919, but without the support of the United States, the organization was doomed.

Answer 3,555: Math & Science -- Hearing Hammer

c) Malleus

The hammer-shaped bone in the middle ear transmits sound vibrations from the eardrum to the incus.

Answer 3,556: Geography & Nature -- Helvetian Handwriting

c) German

French and Italian rank second and third.

Answer 3,557: Literature & Arts -- Thematic Thursday

c) Maundy Thursday

Also called Holy Thursday and Sheer Thursday, the day includes the distribution of alms and the preparation for the Last Supper.

Answer 3,558: Sports & Games -- Monopoly Marker

d) Sack of money

The token won an Internet vote in 1999, defeating a biplane and a piggy bank.

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