FunTrivia General Knowledge Mix: Vol 27 Quiz

Answer: Morse

Samuel Morse was an American inventor famous for his contribution to the invention of the telegraph system. He also co-developed and lent his name to the Morse code - a system of communication using dots and dashes.

Inspector Morse is a fictional detective created by British author Colin Dexter. He featured in 13 full length novels which were also made into a television series named "Inspector Morse".

Question by player zorba_scank

Answer: Tiger

Members of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE), a separatist group in Sri Lanka, are commonly known as 'Tamil Tigers'. The Tasmanian Tiger was a carnivorous marsupial that became extinct in the 20th century. American golfer Eldrick Woods is better known by his nickname, Tiger.

Question by player zorba_scank

Answer: Lion

The tiny atom, which is neutral, becomes an "ion" when it acquires a charge, by either losing an electron (positive) or gaining an electron (negative). The name "ion" was coined by the Rev. William Whewell, an English polymath, who noticed that ions were attracted to electrodes, while regular atoms remained indifferent.

The lion (Panthera leo), with the distinctive mane of the males, is the principal beast used in heraldry, and it appears, for example, in the royal coat of arms of the UK. In ancient times, lions ranged all over Asia, Africa, and Europe, but by the 21st century they were restricted to patches of Africa and northwest India.

Question by player gracious1

Answer: The number 40

Good things may come in threes and there are seven deadly sins, but the number 40 tops them as a number of significance. For example, amongst the many 40s in the Bible, it rained for 40 days to make the Noah's flood, and Jesus spent 40 days in the desert. '40 winks' is a short nap and there were 40 thieves in the story of Ali Baba.

The word 'quarantine' comes from the Italian word for forty (quaranta); in 1377 the Venetian port of Ragusa (Dubrovnik) was the first place to establish a 40 day quarantine (a 'quarantino') for those wishing to enter the city.

The choice of 40 may have come from the traditional 40-day period given over to postpartum recovery.

Question by player Sidd2

Answer: Sawyer

Diane Sawyer was educated at Wellesley College, worked for President Richard Nixon in relationships with the press, and anchored both morning and evening news at ABC World News. She was married to producer, director, actor Mike Nichols until his death. Roy Crane created the comic strip "Buz Sawyer" which was published from 1943 to 1989. Buz was a naval aviator named John Singer Sawyer. Crane won the Barney Award from the National Cartoonists Society in 1950.

The Village of Saugerties was named for "Saugerje's Kill" (Dutch, meaning "little sawyer's creek') which became, in English, Sawyer's Kill.

Question by player FatherSteve

Answer: bear

The entry rank in Cub Scouts in the US is the Bobcat, followed by the Tiger Cub, Wolf Cub and Bear Cub. After achieving Bear rank, the Cub Scout begins to work on Webelos requirements for entry into Boy Scouts. Fozzie Bear was created as part of "The Muppets Show" case as a comedian who told only bad jokes.

He is a bear, orange-brown in hue, and often wars a pork-pie hat. He was voiced by Frank Oz until Eric Jacobson took over in 2000. Jack Nicklaus (b. 1940) was affectionately known as "The Golden Bear" by his fans.

He finished his career with 73 tournament victories, making him third behind Sam Snead's 82 and Tiger Woods' 79.

Question by player FatherSteve

Answer: buttermilk

Roy Rogers' wife, Dale Evans, owned and rode a buckskin quarter horse name Buttermilk (1941-1972). Dale rode this horse alongside her husband's horse Trigger on the 1950s "The Roy Rogers Show" on American television. Hoagy Carmichael and Jack Brooks collaborated on "Old Buttermilk Sky" which was nominated for an Academy Award in 1946, having been featured in the film "Canyon Passage." Doogh is Persian buttermilk, dhalle is Albanian buttermilk, filmjolk is Swedish buttermilk, ghol and mattha are Indian buttermilk drinks, ayran is Anatolian buttermilk, clabber is Southern United States buttermilk and bongo is Ugandan buttermilk.

Question by player FatherSteve

Answer: A town in South Africa

Mafeking (or today Maheking) is a town in South Africa. It became a somewhat famous arena in the Boer Wars, drawing the attention of the Boers away from more mobile British troops and landings on the coast. As the designer of this strategy, Robert Baden-Powell became a British national hero.

Question by player malama

Answer: sad

Tristesse is the feeling of melancholy. The etymology derives from the French word for sadness.

Question by player debodun

Answer: Lady

In the US, "lunch ladies" serve school lunches whereas in Great Britain "dinner ladies" perform the same function. Doris is the lunchlady on Fox Broadcasting's "The Simpsons," Gladys was the lunchlady on "The Muppet Show" until she was replaced by Winny; Rose was the lunchlady on Nickelodeon's "Ned's Declassified School Survival Guide"; Sara Macgrady is the lunchlady on PBS' "Arthur". "Lady" was written by Lionel Richie, attempting to move away from his work with the Commodores. It was first sung by Kenny Rogers, attempting to move away from his work with the First Edition. In Terry Pratchett's "Discworld" series of novels, The Goddess Who Must Not Be Named is an odd part of the pantheon. She rejects all worship and punishes those who rely upon her. She is often referred to as "the Lady."



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