General Trivia Answers #3,571-3,576

Answer 3,571: Entertainment & Food -- Tubthumper Stumper

a) Making public political speeches

The word originally referred to a particularly forceful or violent manner of speaking.

Answer 3,572: History & Government -- Presidents Cents

c) Penny

Abraham Lincoln's portrait appeared on the front in 1909.

Answer 3,573: Math & Science -- Insulin Engine

d) Pancreas

Specifically, the polypeptide hormone is manufactured in the Islets of Langerhans, named for the German medical student who discovered them in 1869.

Answer 3,574: Geography & Nature -- East End

d) Somalia

Ras Hafun is at 51.17° East longitude. Including islands, Rodrigues, Mauritius lies another 12° farther to the east.

Answer 3,575: Literature & Arts -- Day of Devotion

a) Friday

Muslims gather for a weekly congregational prayer on the day on which they expect the Day of Judgment to occur.

Answer 3,576: Sports & Games -- Lacrosse Lair

a) Johns Hopkins

Lacrosse became the official sport of Maryland in 2004.