3's The Charm Trivia Quiz

Answer: Travers

Mary Travers (1936-2009) was one third of the famous threesome, along with Peter Yarrow and Noel (Paul) Stookey. Those of you who are too young to remember may still be singing their many well-known songs like "If I Had a Hammer" from 1962, "Puff the Magic Dragon" and "Blowin' in the Wind" from 1963, and "Leaving on a Jet Plane" from 1967.

The group was formed in 1961, and enjoyed immediate success; they shared both a manager (Albert Grossman) with the renowned Bob Dylan and one of his songs "Don't Think Twice, It's All Right".

The group broke up in 1970, but was inducted into the Vocal Group Hall of Fame in 1999.

Answer: Cuba

Unlike the Bahamas which are located within the Triangle, the island of Cuba lies just south. The Bermuda Triangle is in the Atlantic Ocean and bordered by Miami (Florida), Bermuda and San Juan (Puerto Rico). Also known as "The Devil's Triangle", the term "Bermuda Triangle" was first used in a magazine article by Vincent Gaddis in 1964, which asserted that several ships and planes had disappeared in this area without explanation.

Many theories have been posited, but according to Lloyd's of London's accident records from 1975, statistics indicated that the area was no more dangerous than any other part of the ocean...however, the myth seems to live on.

Answer: Keaton

Yes, Alex, Mallory and Jennifer were the three original children of Steven and Elyse Keaton. I know there was a fourth sibling named Andy, but he was added to the show later (probably to boost ratings?), so I don't count him. The show ran from 1982 to 1989 and first introduced us to Michael J. Fox as the staunch Republican conservative Alex P. Keaton, whose parents just happened to be 1960s "leftwing political activists" (i.e., the father ran a PBS station and the mother was an architect). You may recognize the incorrect surnames from other sitcoms: Drummond from "Diff'rent Strokes", Seaver from "Growing Pains" and Tanner was the family who took in "ALF".

Answer: David

"Alvin and the Chipmunks" spawned a cartoon series in which the three chipmunk brothers were adopted by and lived with a human named Dave, also known as David Seville, aka Ross Bagdasarian. The series ran from 1983 to 1991 and preceded a number of movies, including "Alvin and the Chipmunks Meet the Wolfman" in 2000, "Alvin and the Chipmunks: the Squeakquel" in 2009 and "Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked" in 2011. And how can we forget "The Chipmunk Song" that started it all, "Christmas, Christmas Don't Be Late"? No, seriously, how can we forget it?

Answer: Sergio Leone

Sergio Leone (1929-1989) was an Italian writer, producer, and director who gave us the "Spaghetti Western": "A Fistful of Dollars" in 1964 and "For a Few Dollars More" in 1965, which formed the trilogy (there it is again!), along with "The Good, The Bad and The Ugly" (also known as "Il buono, Il brutto, Il cattivo").

These characters were played by Clint Eastwood, Eli Wallach and Lee Van Cleef respectively. The plot of the movie centered around two men joining up against a third in the race to find "a fortune in gold buried in a remote cemetery", not to mention the unforgettable theme song.

The incorrect choices were also directors in the 1960s.

Answer: Military Branch

In order to divide power within the federal government so no one person or agency could become too powerful, the delegates to the Constitutional Congress of 1787 divided the government into three separate parts or branches. The Executive Branch, headed by the President, Vice President and Cabinet members, is responsible for carrying out federal laws and directing national defense and foreign policy.

The Legislative Branch includes the Senate and the House of Representatives, and is responsible for making the laws. Lastly, the Judicial Branch, headed by the Supreme Court and the federal courts, is responsible for interpreting the laws. ("How a bill becomes a law" will not be covered here.)

Answer: Cheryl Ladd

Cheryl Ladd, Shelly Hack and Tanya Roberts all played later "Angels", while Jaclyn Smith played Kelly Garrett, Farrah Fawcett was Jill Monroe and Kate Jackson was Sabrina Duncan ("the smart one"). The plot was simple (very) and included three sexy private eyes who worked for the unseen Charlie Townsend, ably played by John Forsythe.

This plot was subsequently worked into movies like "Charlie's Angels" in 2000 and "Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle" in 2003, starring Drew Barrymore, Cameron Diaz and Lucy Liu.

In 2011, a TV remake was aired which, mercifully, did not last very long.

Answer: D'Artagnan

While D'Artagnan, a poor nobleman, is not of the three titular musketeers, he is the one who first voiced their well-known motto "All for one, one for all". The basic plot of the story is about D'Artagnan leaving Gascony and going to Paris to become one of the musketeers. Porthos is portrayed as a gentleman fond of fancy attire; Aramis is very devout; and Athos becomes a father figure to D'Artagnan.

There have been many movies made telling the tale of the musketeers, including the 1939 movie "The Three Musketeers" starring Don Ameche as D'Artagnan, the 1973 version with Michael York as D'Artagnan, the 1993 film with Chris O'Donnell and the 2011 version with Logan Lerman.

Answer: Maine

Although there are a number of areas around the country which call themselves "The Tri-Sate Area", the New York Tri-State area consists of New York, New Jersey and Connecticut, but the definition can change depending upon exactly where you are located.

Other major tri-state areas include Washington, D.C., Maryland and the Virginias, despite the fact that D.C. is not considered a state. And the Chicago tri-state area comprises Illinois, Indiana and Wisconsin...basically, the states are all over the map.

Answer: Zeppo

Groucho, Chico and Harpo are usually considered to be the "three Marx brothers"; however, there were two others, Gummo and Zeppo. Gummo quit show business early on and was replaced by the youngest brother, Zeppo. Zeppo, or Herbert Marx, was born in 1901 and became the understudy and, later, the straight man in five Marx brothers movies: "The Cocoanuts" (1929), "Animal Crackers" (1930), "Monkey Business" (1931), "Horsefeathers" (1932) and the above mentioned "Duck Soup". I found it interesting that, in 1969, Zeppo Marx obtained a patent for a wristwatch for heart patients "which sounded an alarm if the wearer went into cardiac arrest". (Who knew?)