Colorful Characters Trivia Quiz

Answer: Baby Blue

The identity of "Baby Blue" has been a burning question ever since Dylan released "It's All Over Now, Baby Blue" on his "Bringing It All Back Home" album. Some speculate that "Baby Blue" is Joan Baez, with whom Dylan had a relationship. Others say it is Dylan himself, since after this album he moved away from the use of the acoustic guitar and folk music. "Brownsville Girl" was on the "Knocked Out Loaded" album, released in 1986. "Sally Sue Brown" was on the "Down in the Groove" album, released in 1988. "Black Jack Davey," from Dylan's 1992 album, "Good as I Been to You," is a traditional folk song similar to "The Whistling Gypsy." This album was Dylan's first acoustic album since 1964 and did not contain any original work by Dylan.

Answer: Grey Owl

As teenagers, Attenborough and his brother attended a Grey Owl lecture in London, and both were influenced by the experience. At that time, Belaney was believed to be a Canadian Ojibway. But upon his death, news of his English origins were revealed and it became known that he had first traveled to Canada at the age of 18.

Answer: Green Lantern

The Green Lantern's first appearance, with the alter ego of Alan Scott, was in 1940. Since then, subsequent appearances have included several individuals, and even as a superhero police force known as the Green Lantern Corps. All of the Green Lanterns attain superhero status, thanks to a power ring, which originally was powered by magic, but which later gained its power through technology.

Answer: Pinky Lee

St. Paul, MN, native Pincus Leff, had two short 30-minute programs, both called "The Pinky Lee Show." The first was during the 1950 season, and the second began in 1954, but was basically ended when he collapsed during a performance in 1955. His show preceded the much more well-known Howdy Doody Show.

Answer: Red Gallagher

Ed Max voiced Gallagher, while Elliot Lewis was the master of the Scarlet Queen, Philip Carney. The program only aired in 1947 and 1948. Anticipating "Star Trek," each episode began with a log entry, "Log entry, the ketch Scarlet Queen, Philip Carney, master. Position -- three degrees, seven minutes north, 104 degrees, two minutes east. Wind, fresh, etc..." (quotation from Wikipedia entry) All of the locations were accurate positions in the South Pacific. Each episode was a half hour adventure in a different port of call, with a problem to be solved in less than 30 minutes of air time.

Answer: the Yellow Kid

One theory of the origin of the term "yellow journalism" by Erwin Wardman in 1898, says the term was inspired by the competition between Pulitzer and Hearst for publication rights to "Hogan's Alley" and other techniques of salesmanship in the journalistic world. Wardman had also used the expression "Yellow Kid journalism." Yellow ink was used on the Sunday comics, and the Yellow Kid's shirt in particular.

Answer: basketball coach in a Los Angeles inner city high school

The series is about a former NBA player, who is white, and his role in developing character and providing inspiration among minority athletes in the inner city. The New York Times reported in 2010 that the showing of the series on TV in Turkey inspired the rise of the game of basketball there. As of 2013, eight Turkish players have played in the NBA.

Answer: Death

Despite getting "Two Thumbs Up" by Siskel and Ebert, "Meet Joe Black" was nominated for "Worst Remake or Sequel" by the Golden Raspberry Award Foundation, which considered it a remake of 1934's "Death Takes a Holiday," starring Fredric March as Death.

Answer: Little White Dove

Singing backup in "Running Bear" to Preston, whose birth name was John Preston Courville, were George Jones and The Big Bopper, J.P. Richardson. Richardson, who penned the words to the song, died in February of 1959 in a plane crash in Iowa, along with Buddy Holly and Ritchie Valens. Preston released the song in August of the same year. "Running Bear" reached the top of the charts in both the USA and the UK.

In the song, Running Bear and Little White Dove are lovers, but are separated by a river when they meet for a rendezvous, and swim to meet each other in the stream, which drowns both of them.

Answer: Rose Red

Snow White and Rose Red lived with their poor widowed mother in a lonely cottage. In the yard were two rose bushes, one that produced white roses and one that produced red ones. Snow White was an out-going lass, while Rose Red was quieter. I guess that's why Snow White married the enchanted prince.

The girls did know one dwarf, unlike the seven of the other Snow White, and this dwarf was evil. He was the one who ensorcelled the prince and made him into a bear.