Green with Entertainment Trivia Quiz

Answer: Jack Kirby and Stan Lee

The Incredible Hulk first appeared in comics in 1962. Stan Lee and Jack Kirby also collaborated to create such characters as Thor, Iron Man, The Fantastic Four, and X-Men.

Jack Kirby was born Jacob Kurtzberg in 1917 and he passed away in 1994. Some of his achievements as an artist include the Alley Award for Best Pencil Artist in 1967 and the Shazam Award for Special Achievement by an individual in 1971.

Stan Lee was born as Stanley Martin Lieber in 1922. He started working as an assistant at what would later become Marvel Comics when he was just a teenager and worked his way up to the position of publisher and head writer.

Answer: Willem Dafoe

Willem Dafoe was born on July 22, 1955. He began acting in movies in the early 1980s and his first real role was that of Vance in the 1982 movie, "The Loveless". He and the mother of his son, Elizabeth LeCompte, became founding members of The Wooster Group.

In "Spider-Man", he played the role of Norman Osborn/The Green Goblin. Norman Osborn was the CEO of Oscorp and was somewhat of a father figure to Peter Parker, his son Harry's friend. He became Green Goblin after testing a strength enhancer on himself.

Answer: He was able to heal people.

John Coffey was accused of the rape and murder of two young girls, though he was really innocent. He had tried to save them, but he was too late and in his own words, he "couldn't take it back." When he first arrived at the prison, the guards were apprehensive because of his size, but they discovered that he was essentially harmless.

The first time he healed someone in the movie was when he healed Paul Edgecomb (Tom Hanks' character) from a urinary tract infection. He later healed a mouse, as well as healing the warden's wife's cancer illness.

Answer: American Idiot

The album not only debuted at number one, but it was also the band's first album to ever reach the top of the charts. The album itself actually tells the story of 'Jesus of Suburbia'. Singles released from the album include: "American Idiot", "Wake Me Up When September Ends", "Jesus of Suburbia", "Holiday", and "Boulevard of Broken Dreams".

Answer: Lawyer

Oliver was a very successful lawyer in New York, but he left that behind and moved to Hooterville along with his wife, Lisa. When they moved, Lisa was very opposed to leaving the city life which she loved, but she actually fit in to the town better than Oliver. The part of Oliver was played by Eddie Albert and Lisa was played by Eva Gabor.

Answer: Radio show

"The Green Hornet" was originally a radio show for WXYZ out of Detroit, Michigan, which aired January 31, 1936. The Green Hornet was Britt Reid, a newspaper publisher. He had an assistant named Kato who would drive his car, the Black Beauty, and give him a hand fighting crime.

Answer: Fannie Flagg

Fannie Flagg was born in 1944 as Patricia Neal. Her first novel was "Daisy Fay and the Miracle Man" which made the "New York Times" bestseller list for ten weeks, while her second novel, "Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe", made it for thirty-six weeks. Fannie also wrote the screenplay for the movie "Fried Green Tomatoes, and for it she won the Scripters Award.

Some of her other works include: "Welcome to the World, Baby Girl!", "Standing in the Rainbow", and "A Redbird Christmas".

Answer: Orange

During the first season of "Sesame Street" there were actually two different Oscar puppets used, both of which were orange. Oscar didn't appear as a green fellow until he had an appearance on "The Flip Wilson Show" between seasons one and two. The reason given for Oscar's color change was that he had vacationed at Camp Mushy Muddy where his fur changed color overnight.

Answer: Pokey

Pokey tended to be a lot more pessimistic than Gumby and could often be sarcastic on their adventures. Pokey and Gumby became friends when Gumby saved him after Pokey had gotten his foot caught in a switch mechanism on a train track. Pokey often gave advice to Gumby even though Gumby didn't always listen.

Answer: Sam and Friends

Jim Henson's first television show, "Sam and Friends", began in 1955 and ran until 1961. The show featured several puppet characters lip-syncing to songs, as well as performing some short skits and commercials. Kermit was a regular on the show, but he wasn't a frog at the time. Other characters from the show included: Sam, Harry the Hipster, Chicken Liver, and Yorick.