FunTrivia General Knowledge Mix: Vol 23 Quiz

Answer: 2008 NBA MVP, Kobe

Kobe Bryant is the only non-grant of these four answer choices. Bryant played for the Los Angeles Lakers from 1996 until 2016, winning five NBA championships with the team during his career. Ulysses S. Grant was the Commanding General who led the Union Army to victory in the American Civil War before his tenure as U.S. president. Cary Grant is an English-American actor who appeared in dozens of films from 1932 to 1966. Grant as a noun is government-issued funds to be used for a particular purpose.

Question by player Rizeeve

Answer: bear

What became the Chicago Bears football team was founded in 1919 and moved to Chicago in 1921. They played home games at Wrigley Field for fifty years before moving to Soldier Field. Based (loosely) on the 1965 children's novel "Gentle Ben" by Walt Morey, the CBS children's television programme "Gentle Ben" aired from 1967 to 1969.

The role of Gentle Ben was played by a live black bear (or several of them, actually). The series was not shown in Sweden because the government there was afraid that it would encourage children to approach wild bears as if they were friendly and not dangerous.

In William Faulkner's 1941 story "The Bear," men (and dogs) struggle to kill a legendary giant old bear and succeed, but at very high cost. The stories in the collection compose a history of the descendants of Carothers McCaslin and revolve around the plantation he founded.

Question by player FatherSteve

Answer: post

In Great Britain and much of the Commonwealth, the system for delivering letters and packages is called the post. Post is often used as a synonym for mail. Oddly, the US Postal Service delivers the mail while the British Royal Mail delivers the post. Wiley Post (1898-1935) was a famous American pilot, best known for being the first to fly around the world solo.

He and his passenger, Will Rogers, were killed on 15 August 1935 while taking off from Point Barrow, Alaska. The Saturday Evening Post was founded as a variety magazine in 1831 and grew, at one point, to be the largest circulation weekly magazine in the United States. Paintings by Norman Rockwell were common on its covers.

The magazine fell into economic difficulties and now is published by a non-profit historical society six times a year.

Question by player FatherSteve

Answer: The Northern Lights

Tromsų is located in Norway and is, thus, in a good spot to see the aurora borealis, a phenomenon that can only be encountered in the higher latitudes (while the aurora australis, or the Southern Lights, are in the lower ones). As for the rest, the Running of the Bulls is in Pamplona, Spain, the emperor penguins would be down in Antarctica, and space shuttle launches are typically done closer to the Equator.

Question by player kyleisalive

Answer: Anno Domini

Anno Domini translates as "In the Year of the Lord". The literal meaning of, say, 2000 A.D. would be "In the 2000th year of the lord". There has been research questioning the birth date of Christ, however, conventionally, A.D. is just used to signify a different time period than B.C. since many do not know the meaning of it. Said to have been popularised by the scholar Bede, who was the first English historian, although it was not implemented until later on.

Question by player malik24

Answer: Buy a Magazine

It's frighteningly easy to become homeless in this modern world: debt, bereavement, divorce and family disagreements can force people out of their homes and into sleeping on the streets. Inspired by the sale of "Street News" in New York, Gordon Roddick, co-founder of the Body Shop, conspired with A. John Bird to devise a form of self-help for the homeless with the publication of a magazine called "The Big Issue". Once a homeless or vulnerably housed person has proved their credentials they are given 5 copies of the magazine to sell and a fixed "pitch" for their sale. Once sold, the funds can be used to buy further copies for less than half their selling price. Vendors are self-employed and a sale or return system is not operated so they must judge likely sales carefully. For many it has proved to be a first step away from homelessness and despair.

In 1995 The Big Issue Foundation became a registered charity.

Question by player baldricksmum

Answer: Last minute reduction in offer price

Gazunder is a term used in deflated property markets when the prospective buyer reduces his price at the last minute before the deal is signed. A Gazump is when a seller increases the price, in a hot property market, in the same circumstances.
A chamberpot was euphemistically known as a "gazunder" (goes under, the bed presumably) in the days before decent residential plumbing made them obsolete.

Question by player adawaz

Answer: Aqualung

The patent for the aqualung was registered in 1943 by Cousteau and Gagnan. "Calypso" and "Alcyone" were expedition craft used by Cousteau.

Question by player gme24

Answer: Bridle

A a bridle is a harness used to control and direct a horse while riding. It consists of various components that fit around the horse's head and are connected to the rider's hands via reins. If someone is "bridling with anger", they are displaying restrained or controlled behavior in response to a perceived offense or challenge.

The term originated from the reaction of a horse pulling its head back slightly and tensing its neck muscles when pressure from the bridle is applied. A scold's bridle was a punishment device used primarily in Europe which consisted of a metal mask or headpiece that enclosed the head of the wearer, often with a protruding iron bit or spike inserted into the mouth to prevent speech.The scold's bridle was primarily used as a form of public humiliation and punishment for women who were deemed to be gossips, nags, or troublemakers.

Question by player KayceeKool

Answer: Architectural term

Fan Vaulting is a method of architecture found on the ceilings of Gothic style buildings, especially churches. The decorative effect resembles a fan whereby ribs spread out from one point at the side towards the centre of the ceiling to give an arched effect.

The earliest example is to be found in Gloucester Cathedral and dates from the 14th century. King's College Chapel contains the world's largest fan vaulted structure.

Question by player jules44