The Rub of the Green Trivia Quiz

Answer: Green Bay Packers

The Green Bay Packers are an NFL team based in the city of Green Bay in Wisconsin. The Packers are unique amongst major US sports teams as they are a non-profit club which is owned by the community. The team was founded in 1919 and joined the NFL in 1921. The Packers won the inaugural Super Bowl in 1966 when they beat the Kansas City Chiefs 35-10.

Answer: Green Day

Green Day are an American rock band formed in California in 1987. They were originally known by other names before settling on the name Green Day in 1989. The band consists of lead vocalist and guitarist Billie Joe Armstrong, bassist and backing vocalist Mike Dirnt and drummer Tre Cool.

Originally the drummer was John Kiffmeyer who was replaced with Cool in 1990. The band have released many albums over the years and their 2004 album 'American Idiot' was made into a Broadway musical in 2010.

Answer: The Green Mile

'The Green Mile' is a 1999 film starring Tom Hanks who plays a death row prison guard who starts to witness supernatural events. The film is set in the USA during the period of the Great Depression. 'The Green Mile' is based on the 1996 novel of the same title by Stephen King. The movie was nominated for the Oscar for Best Picture.

Answer: Green Party

A green party is a political party which puts up candidates for election who are primarily concerned with environmental issues. There are green parties in many countries around the world and there is an international network for green parties known as Global Greens. Green Party candidates have stood in US presidential elections since 1996 and the Green Party of England and Wales gained its first MP in the UK Parliament in 2010 when Caroline Lucas was elected the MP for Brighton Pavilion.

Answer: Green Tambourine

'Green Tambourine' was one of the first psychedelic pop songs to top the charts when it reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in the US in February 1968. The song was released in late 1967 by the band The Lemon Pipers from Ohio in the US. The song was written by Paul Leda and Shelley Pinz.

The Lemon Pipers released an album called 'Green Tambourine' in 1968 which included the song of the same name.

Answer: Green Berets

The Green Berets is the nickname of the US Army Special Forces which reflects the distinctive coloured berets they wear. The first US Army special forces units were established in 1952 during the Korean War and they started wearing green berets unofficially in 1954, following the model set by the British Commando forces who had worn the distinctive head gear since 1942.

In 1961 president John F Kennedy made the green beret the official head dress of the Special Forces.

Answer: Sir Gawain and the Green Knight

'Sir Gawain and the Green Knight' as a verse chivalric romance story written in the late 14th century by an unknown author. The poem is written in Middle English, a precursor to the modern English spoken today. The story is part of the myth of King Arthur and describes the encounter of Sir Gawain, a knight of the Round Table, with the mysterious Green Knight.

The story has been adapted for film, television, theatre and as an opera.

Answer: Green Lantern

The Green Lantern is a superhero from DC Comics who was first created in 1940. Over the years there have been multiple different Green Lanterns in the world of DC Comics but all of them gain their powers with the aid of a special ring. A Green Lantern film was made in 2011 starring Ryan Reynolds.

Answer: John Green

John Green is an American author of young adult novels as well as being a successful YouTuber. Green has written a number of young adult books with his first novel 'Looking for Alaska' published in 2005. 'The Fault in Our Stars' was published in 2012 and was made into a film in 2014. Alongside his writing Green has had success on YouTube as one half of the Vlogbrothers alongside his real life brother Hank.

Answer: AJ Green

Adriel Jeremiah Green, more commonly known as AJ, is a wide receiver who played in the NFL from 2011-2022. Green attended the University of Georgia before being selected 4th in the 2011 NFL Draft by the Cincinnati Bengals. Green played for the Bengals until 2021 when he joined the Arizona Cardinals. During his career Green had six seasons with over a 1000 receiving yards and was elected to the Pro Bowl seven times.