A Jim Workout (Part 9) Trivia Game | Word Play

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1. Here is the first sentence: "In Ace Ventura, Pet Detective's car, reynards and other foxes run about" Somewhere within that sentence is the last name of a famous person named Jim. Work out where and who the Jim is, and then see which of the clue answers best applies to that person.

Answer: comic actor

You can find his name in the sentence: "...Pet Detective's CAR, REYnards and other foxes ..."
Born in Canada, Jim Carrey starred in the TV show "In Living Color" but then had his breakthrough movie role in 1994's "Ace Ventura: Pet Detective" which led to him soon becoming a world famous comic blockbuster with a skillfully rubbery body and face. Carrey in fact based his characterization of Ace Ventura on a parakeet, which he revealed to the audience on the show "Inside The Actors' Studio".

2. Where is the Jim in this sentence: "They enclose the football card for Bart Starr in gold and green packaging." Concealed within that sentence is the last name of a famous person named Jim. Work out where and who the Jim is, and then see which of the clue answers best applies to that person.

Answer: Green Bay Packer center

You can find his name in the sentence: "...for Bart StarR IN GOld and green..."
Jim Ringo is a Green Bay Packer legend, elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1981. He was the leader of their offensive line, playing center and often leading another Packer Jim, Jim Taylor on the famed Packer sweeps. In his 15 seasons as a pro, 11 were with the Packers and he ended with four more playing for the Philadelphia Eagles. He played in 10 Pro Bowls.

3. And the next sentence is: "Even before the magician could say "Abra" hams came out of his top hat." Somewhere within that sentence is the last name of a famous person named Jim. Work out where and who the Jim is, and then see which of the clue answers best applies to that person.

Answer: comedy film director

You can find his name in the sentence: "...magician could say "ABRA" HAMS came out of..."
Jim Abrahams co-founded the Kentucky Fried Theatre back in his home state of Wisconsin where he was born on May 10, 1944. He would go on to write the film comedy "Kentucky Fried Movie" in 1977 with the brothers David and Jerry Zucker whom he would collaborate with frequently. The three men made the comedy classic "Airplane!" in 1980. Abrahams also directed on the short lived but brilliant TV series "Police Squad!" in 1982, for which he was Emmy-nominated.

4. Work out where Jim must be in this sentence: "Nowadays you can fix x-rays to fool podiatrists." Somewhere within that sentence is the last name of a famous person named Jim. Work out where and who the Jim is, and then see which of the clue answers best applies to that person.

Answer: running expert

You can find his name in the sentence: "...you can FIX X-rays to..."
Born in New York City in 1932, Jim Fixx wrote the book "The Complete Book of Running" in 1977 which became a best-seller and started the running craze that Americans got caught up in. He died at age 52, too young for such a fitness expert. His book "Maximum Sports Performance" was published after his death, and it detailed the physical and psychological benefits of running and jogging.

5. In this sentence, can you find the Jim? "The element chromium (Cr), oceanographers say, finds its way in seawater through mineral weathering." Somewhere within that sentence is the last name of a famous person named Jim. Work out where and who the Jim is, and then see which of the clue answers best applies to that person.

Answer: singer/songwriter

You can find his name in the sentence: "...chromium (CR), OCEanographers say,..." Born January 10, 1943, in Philadelphia, Jim Croce started playing the accordion when he was a teenager, and then moved onto learning the guitar. ABC records signed him after he sent some demos, and he recorded his first solo album, "You Don't Mess Around With Jim" in 1972, whereupon it became one of the top 20 selling albums of that year.

His second album, "Life and Times" came out in 1973 and featured his most popular song of all time, "Bad, Bad Leroy Brown".

His third album, "I've Got a Name" featured the title song, another big hit of his.

6. Take a look at this sentence: "Oddly enough, grasshoppers make music by crepitating." In that sentence is the last name of a famous fictional person named Jim. Work out where and who the Jim is, and then see which of the clue answers best applies to that person.

Answer: character on TV's "Stranger Things"

You can find his name in the sentence: "Oddly enough, grassHOPPERs make music..."
Jim Hopper is the sheriff in the Netflix TV series "Stranger Things" and he's played by actor David Harbour. The show is a sci-fi horror tale about the supernatural in a town called Hawkins, in Indiana. The character Jim Hopper is the lead adult in a tale focused on a small group of boys and girls. Hopper befriends them and becomes particularly close to Eleven, the lead girl who harnesses her own superpowers. Chief Jim Hopper becomes her protector.

7. Where is the Jim in this sentence: "The mountain massif Tomorr is on the highest range in central Albania." Concealed within that sentence is the last name of a famous person named Jim. Work out where and who the Jim is, and then see which of the clue answers best applies to that person.

Answer: Member of the 27 Club

You can find his name in the sentence: "...mountain massif ToMORR IS ON the..." Lead singer of the rock and roll Hall of Fame group, The Doors, Jim Morrison is among those unlucky celebrities who have all died coincidentally at the young age of 27, a seeming aberration of statistics, but scientists reject it. Nevertheless, it has become a cultural oddity, particularly because it was spurred by the death of rock giants all the same age, and all in a small time span. Brian Jones, Jimi Hendrix, Janis Joplin, and Jim Morrison all died at 27 between 1969 and 1971.

He is buried in Paris, France, and was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1993, along with the other members of The Doors.

8. In this sentence, can you find the Jim? "It was overcrowded in the slave ship." This Jim has a system named after him. Your Jim Work-out is to find where and who the Jim is, and then see which of the clue answers best applies to that person.

Answer: laws enforcing racial segregation

You can find his name in the sentence: "...was overCROWded in the..." In the late 19th century, many laws began to be instituted in the southern United States that legalized local and state laws that allowed racial segregation. These statutes existed for about a century's time, finally ending in the late 1960s.

The laws denied African-Americans the right to vote, to hold certain jobs, to get an education, and other basic rights. The North had forms of these laws also, i.e. requiring Blacks to be property owners before they could vote, a practice ended by the Fair Housing Act of 1968.

The term "Jim Crow law" originated from a character named Jim Crow performed by a white actor in blackface (Thomas Dartmouth Rice) in 1830.

9. Find the Jim in this sentence: "The viking marauders plodded through a marsh all the way to the battle with Visigoths" Spelled out within that sentence is the last name of a famous football player named Jim. Work out where and who the Jim is, and then see which of the clue answers best applies to that person.

Answer: Famous for "The Wrong Way Run" after recovering a fumble

You can find his name in the sentence: "...water MARSH ALL the way..." Minnesota Viking defensive end Jim Marshall was a part of that team's famed "Purple People Eaters" on defense along with linemen Carl Eller and Alan Page. That combo was perhaps the most successful defensive lines in NFL history along with "fearsome Foursome" of the late '60s Los Angeles Rams and the mid 70's Pittsburgh Steelers. Jim Marshall is frequently cited as being the best NFL player who has yet to be inducted into the Hall of Fame.

It is hard to believe given that he is tied for most seasons played as a defensive player (20), most consecutive games by a defensive player (282), most consecutive starts by a defensive played (270) and most career fumble recoveries (30).

10. Here is the last sentence: "If you like Paul Williams, then songs like 'Rainbow Connection' are for you." The hidden Jim in that sentence is the last name of a famous person named Jim. Work out where and who the Jim is, and then see which of the clue answers best applies to that person.

Answer: Emmy Award winner

Jim Henson, creator of the Muppets won seven Daytime Emmy Awards: 1974 for Outstanding Individual Achievement in Children's Programming ("Sesame Street"), and that same award again in 1979; in 1976 for Outstanding Children's Programming ("Sesame Street"). And then he won for Outstanding Animated Program in four consecutive years, 1985 through 1988 for "Muppet Babies".

Henson also won four Primetime Emmy Awards: 1978 for Outstanding Comedy-Variety of Music Series "The Muppet Show"; 1987 for Outstanding Children's Program ("The Storyteller"); and two Emmys in 1989, one for Outstanding Directing in a Variety of Music Program ("The Jim Henson Hour") and another for Outstanding Special Events ("Sesame Street: 20 and Still Counting"). Henson was nominated for an Academy Award in 1996 for his short film "Time Piece" but he didn't win.

He has a slew of other Emmy nominations, as well as nominations and wins in many other awards shows, but he's never been nominated for a Tony, Edgar, or Pulitzer.

Source: Author Billkozy

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A Jim Workout (Part 9) Trivia Quiz

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