General Trivia Answers #1,957-1,962

Answer 1,957: Entertainment & Food -- The Farriss Fraternity

c) INXS

Andrew Farriss, Tim Farriss, Jon Farriss, Michael Hutchence, Garry Gary Beers and Kirk Pengilly created the Australian rock group in 1977 and changed its name two years later.

Answer 1,958: History & Government -- Why Mo' Fido?

a) Abraham Lincoln

The mutt lived with the family in Springfield, Illinois but was left behind when they moved to the White House.

Answer 1,959: Math & Science -- Top Crop

c) Sugar cane

An acre can produce about 630 gallons of ethanol.

Answer 1,960: Geography & Nature -- Milling Shillings

c) Tanzania

The African nation's government has been split between Dodoma and Dar es Salaam since the 1980s.

Answer 1,961: Literature & Arts -- Better Than War Without Victory

b) Jimmy Carter

The book was published in 1988.

Answer 1,962: Sports & Games -- Losing His Way to the Top

d) Yevgeny Kafelnikov

The ranking system uses a rolling one-year window. While the Russian lost some points, his nearest challengers happened to lose more.