FunTrivia Entertainment Mix: Vol 21 Quiz

Answer: Dollywood

Dollywood's history actually started much earlier than Silver Dollar City. The park originally opened in 1961 as Rebel Railroad with a blacksmith shop, a saloon, a train, and a general store. The park was purchased by Cleveland Browns owner, Art Modell, in 1970 and was renamed Goldrush Junction. During this time, it was expanded to include a church, a log flume ride, and an outdoor theater. When the Herschend family bought it in 1976, the name was briefly shortened to Goldrush, before being renamed Silver Dollar City Tennessee in 1977. When Dolly Parton bought an interest in the park, part of the deal was that the park be renamed as Dollywood. Dolly Parton grew up in the area and wanted to become a part of something that would help the community.

Dollywood not only has a theme park, but also a water park called Splash Country, a resort, and cabins. Park visitors can still take train rides around the park, while listening to the tour guide talk about some of the area's history. Another attraction at Dollywood is the Eagle Mountain Sanctuary, which is home to the largest collection of non-releasable bald eagles in the US.

Question by player tiffanyram

Answer: Mario

Mario is one of the most popular characters ever created. All Mario games sold over 200 million units, making Mario series the best-selling video game series of all time.

Question by player ziucia

Answer: Squawks the Bird

Squawks is a parrot, so he most definitely can fly. Squawks the bird holds a flashlight for you in levels that are too dark to see, just as Glimmer the fish does in underwater levels in "Donkey Kong Country 2". Rambi the Rhino, Expresso the Ostrich, Winky the Frog, and Enguarde the Swordfish are other characters that appear as characters on "Donkey Kong Country". Added to the cast in "Donkey Kong Country 2" is a spider and a snake, and we lose Winky in the game.

Only Squawks the Bird can fly, though Expresso can sort of fly for a short period of time.

Question by player salami_swami

Answer: Transformers

In the television series and movie, the Transformers come from the planet Cybertron. They have the ability to tranform from their regular robot-like selves into plain looking objects, most often vehicles. The Autobots, led by Optimus Prime are the 'good guys', and Megatron and the Decepticons are the villains.

They fight for control of their planet, and sometimes their feud extends to Planet Earth.

Question by player guitargoddess

Answer: They made much less noise

The term was well in use by 1887 when the Boston Journal mentioned that "sneakers" was the term "the name boys give to tennis shoes." The term was coined due to the fact that the rubber-soled shoes were much quieter than the hard leather soles of regular shoes.

Question by player H53

Answer: onboard a US naval vessel

"Mister Roberts" was written by Thomas Heggen based upon his own experiences during WWII aboard the USS Virgo and the USS Rotanin. The title character, LTJG Douglas A. "Doug" Roberts, is stationed aboard a US Navy cargo ship, the USS Reluctant the war.

The Reluctant's captain, LCDR Morton (played by James Cagney in the first film) was based on LCDR Herbert Ezra Randall Sr., a career naval officer, at whose funeral in 1997 a potted palm tree (reminiscent of the novel, play, movie) was placed by his crew on his grave.

Question by player FatherSteve

Answer: Nintendo

Shigeru Miyamoto joined Nintendo in 1977 as the company's first artist. His games have appeared on all their platforms from arcades to the Wii U.

Question by player Upstart3

Answer: Woody Woodpecker

All the answers are part of the Looney Tunes family. Woody Woodpecker was created by Walter Lantz and Ben Hardaway who had also previously created the characters of Daffy Duck and Bugs Bunny at the Warner Brothers cartoon studio in the 1930s. Woody continued for many years with a range of different voice actors and his last television feature was in 1972.

He has continued though to appear in both films and video games. Bugs Bunny and Daffy Duck as mentioned previously came from the same studio. Bugs, most well known for his catchphrase 'What's up Doc?' has appeared in more films than any other cartoon character. Daffy first appeared in 1937 in a short cartoon 'Porky's Duck Hunt' and went on to be the third most featured character in the Looney Tunes programmes after Bugs and Porky. Porky Pig first appeared in 1935 and an interesting fact about this stuttering pig is that his original voice actor, Joseph Dougherty also had a stutter.

Question by player Luckycharm60

Answer: Solar power

The Palisades Park Ferris wheel became the first solar powered wheel in 1994 using clean energy for nearly 800 riders per hour. Modifications in the solar power system to the wheel were added in 2014 to support 174,000 LED lights for a spectacular glittering nighttime extravaganza.

The amusement park has over 11 rides that cost $5 to $10 (2019) but admission to the park is free.

Question by player golfer46

Answer: Inspector Clouseau

Fantastic work from the great Peter Sellers in the "Pink Panther" series, including the following classics:
"Francois: Do you know what kind of a bomb it was?
Clouseau: Yes - the exploding kind!"
...and "Madame, that is by far the ugliest nose I have ever seen and I compliment you on it, it suits you!"


Question by player Dreamcoat