FunTrivia Entertainment Mix: Vol 13 Quiz

Answer: Snoopy

Snoopy, created by Charles Schulz in 1950 for the comic strip "Peanuts", was a beagle. Marmaduke was created for his self-titled comic strip in 1954 by Brad Anderson. Scooby-Doo was created for the Hanna-Barbera cartoon series "Scooby-Doo, Where Are You?" Astro was created for the Hanna-Barbera cartoon series "The Jetsons".

Question by player bernie73

Answer: The Beatles

To wear a quiff the hair at the front is brushed back and high, worn famously by Madame de Pompadour, James Dean and the British "teddy boys". Native Americans did it, so did the Japanese "yakuza" (organized crime), and it was big in the 1950s. Then along came the Beatles in 1962 with hair below the collar and long bangs--a culture shock to those who called it messy and girlish, like the end of a mop! But the young went wild for it. Still the quiff lives on.

In 2012 many celebrities such as Johnny Depp, Gwen Stefani and Kate Winslet wore the rebellious and trendy quiff while walking Hollywood's red carpet.

Question by player Godwit

Answer: Robin

Dick Grayson and his parents, John and Mary, worked as trapeze artists for a circus. After his parents are killed by gangsters trying to extort money from the circus, Bruce Wayne (Batman) warns the boy not to tell the police, or he could be killed, too.

Then Wayne gives the boy a home, adopts him, and trains him to help fight crime. He is given the name 'Robin, the Boy Wonder' after Robin Hood. Later he goes on to lead the 'Teen Titans', and then goes on to become 'Nightwing'.

Question by player Lottie1001

Answer: Marvin the Martian

Debuting in 1948's "Haredevil Hare" against Bugs Bunny, Marvin the Martian had a companion called K-9 before the great Doctor Who. Mel Blanc, who did many Chuck Jones characters, voiced Marvin in a proper English accent. His habitat of space has made him the perfect foil in Daffy's "Duck Dodgers in the 24½th Century". First teamed in a short animation in 1953, the pair has developed into their own TV series. Success can do that to you.

Question by player mehaul

Answer: Professor X

Professor X is the founder of the X-Men team. He was played by Patrick Stewart (Jean-Luc Picard of Star Trek: the Next Generation fame)in the X-men movie series. The original X-Men line up consisted of Cyclops, Marvel Girl, Ice Man, The Angel, and The Beast.

The Leader is a foe of The Hulk. Mentor was the name of Billy Batson's guardian in the "Shazam" Saturday morning TV show of the 1970's.

Question by player da_man11

Answer: Shoes

Founded in 1990, Steve Madden Ltd trades on NASDAQ as "SHOO". Based in Long Island NY, the company has close to 200 retail stores in 55 countries. The British-based company Jimmy Choo Ltd was founded in 1996 by Malaysian-born couture shoe designer Jimmy Choo. Born in 1966, Rupert Sanderson comes from the same Malaysian island as Jimmy Choo.

Question by player EnglishJedi

Answer: Cinderella

"The Slipper and the Rose" is a 1976 musical centering on the Prince, played by Richard Chamberlain. Cinderella (Gemma Craven) gets help from her fairy godmother, played by Annette Crosbie. "Into the Woods" is a musical from 1986 that combines characters and plot elements from stories such as "Cinderella", "Little Red Riding Hood", and "Rapunzel".

The 2015 novel "Mechanica" puts a steampunk twist on the story. The Cinderella, Nicolette, wants to go to the ball to show off her inventions and get patrons so that she can earn enough money to buy her house from her stepmother.

Question by player Caseena

Answer: Garrison Keillor

"A Prairie Home Companion" was created by poet and entertainer Garrison Keillor. From 1974 until 2016, he hosted the weekly variety show, from the Fitzgerald Theater in Saint Paul, Minnesota, or somewhere else in America when he took the show on the road.

The programme was distributed by American Public Media which was the distribution organization created by Minnesota Public Radio.

Question by player FatherSteve

Answer: London's Royal Aquarium

Born of parents who both worked in a circus, Rossa Richter's stage name was Zazel. She began studying trapeze at the age of 6, and was just 17 when she was fired into the air as part of the act she was working on with The Great Farini, inventor of the human cannonball act, and a high-wire artist.

It is said that in front of a smallish crowd at London's Royal Aquarium, she was fired from a cannon and travelled more than 13m, landing in a net.

Question by player VegemiteKid

Answer: Bonanza

William Boyd portrayed Hopalong Cassidy on both radio and the TV series. William Conrad played Marshal Matt Dillon on the "Gunsmoke" of radio and although he had a deep and dignified voice, his stocky build was a detriment to a hero image on TV and the role was given to the tall, rugged James Arness. John Dehner voiced the hero, Paladin, on the radio version of "Have Gun - Will Travel" but was played by Richard Boone on the TV program. "Bonanza" was never a radio series.

Question by player debodun