Air Fire Trivia

1. Which British movie starring Edward Judd and Janet Munro, had as premise that the simultaneous detonation of American and Russian nuclear bombs displaced the earth's axis and thus caused an unprecedented heatwave?

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Answer: The Day the Earth Caught Fire

"The Day the Earth Caught Fire" (1961) was the title we were looking for. Val Guest directed this apocalyptic movie. Edward Judd played a divorced, alcohol addicted journalist (named Peter Stenning), sent out on odd jobs. When the USA and the USSR tested their atomic bombs simultaneously, the weather worldwide started showing irregular patterns. Peter was sent to the meteorological office to collect some data and comments, and started on bad footing with Jeannie Craig (role by Janet Munro). Later in the movie the quarrelling Peter and Jeannie fell in love. Soon afterwards the scientists discovered the earth was tilted by the nuclear experiments, and they decided to launch a series of nuclear explosions in Siberia to try to remedy the situation. The end of the movie is unclear whether the earth was saved or destroyed in the process. "Between Earth and Sky" (2018) was an American mystery drama starring Peter Sarsgaard and Mireille Enos. "Here on Earth" (2000) was an American romantic drama with Chris Klein and Leelee Sobieski. In "The Man from Earth: Holocene" (2017) we met a 14 000 year old immortal professor (played by David Lee Smith) and some of his students (including Vanessa Williams).

From Quiz Empedocles Enjoys Fiery Entertainment

Answer: We Didn't Start the Fire

Billy Joel was born in 1949. He started recording in 1971, and his first big success was "Piano Man" (1973). In 1989 he recorded the album "Storm Front", featuring the song "We Didn't Start the Fire". The couplets of the song refer to over a hundred events from (mainly US) history between 1949 and 1989. Here is an excerpt from the first couplet: "Harry Truman, Doris Day, Red China, Johnnie Ray, // South Pacific, Walter Winchell, Joe DiMaggio // Joe McCarthy, Richard Nixon, Studebaker, television // North Korea, South Korea, Marilyn Monroe". The aforesaid song went to the number one spot in the US Billboard 100. "Light My Fire" was sung by The Doors, while Johnny Cash sang "Ring of Fire". "Great Balls of Fire" was a song by Jerry Lee Lewis. None of these refer to historical events.

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Answer: "Waterworld" (1995)

"Waterworld" was the movie we're looking for. After the meltdown of the polar icecaps, the sea level has risen for over 7,600 m. Almost all the earth is covered by sea, and mankind has forgotten land life. A former mariner has turned to professional selling of dirt, which he digs up at the ocean's bottom. When the Smokers (a gang of thugs) track down a young girl named Enola and her warden Helen, the Mariner comes to their rescue. "Red River" is a western starring John Wayne and Joanne Dru, about a cattle farmer who sets out to drive his herd to the market. "Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea" is the title of several movies. The one I've mentioned, stars Stephen Rea as Nikos and Ling Chu as Li. Nikos, a crew member of a merchant ship, is past mid-life and falls in love with the young girl Li who lives on a sampan. "On Golden Pond" has some splendid acting by Katherine Hepburn and Henry Fonda, playing a retired couple that meets the stepson of their daughter's fiancé.

From Quiz Come On Baby, Light My Fire

Answer: Steve McQueen and Paul Newman

Fire as Entertainment? They do not get much bigger than a disaster movie (common in the 70s) about a skyscraper on fire. Paul Newman (the building architect) and Steve McQueen (Fire Chief) shared top billing. Steve McQueen's name appeared first on the left hand side of the movie poster first, but Paul Newman's name was higher. All other movie stars listed as answer options appeared in the movie (Though Maureen McGovern's main contribution was that she sang the Academy Award-winning song "We May Never Love Like This Again" (1974) from the soundtrack. The movie was an amalgamation of two books and was the first movie produced by two movie studios: Warner Brothers obtained the rights to "The Tower" for $400,000, Fox, $300,000 for the rights to "The Glass Inferno". Irwin Allen, producer believed that two films about a skyscraper on fire would cancel each other out. He persuaded executives at both studios to make a single movie on a common subject. The studios issued a joint press release in October, 1973 and the result was the top grossing movie of 1974.

From Quiz The Mole

Answer: Spring cleaning

The lovely spring weather lures Mole out of his den, to wander through the woods. He comes across the river, which he has never seen before. There he is introduced to the pleasures of boating by Ratty (actually a water vole). Their trips lead them to a visit to Toad Hall, where Toad has recently abandoned boating for a new hobby, a horse-drawn caravan; this craze, however, is soon replaced by a passion for automobiles. Toad's obsessive behavior leads to exciting escapades for the friends, who also engage in bucolic forest activities in the interludes between their adventures.

From Quiz My Head's on Fire

Answer: Ghost Rider

Ghost Rider is a Marvel Comics character who came into being when Johnny Blaze sold his soul to the demon Mephisto. Though his intents were good (he was attempting to save a loved one from cancer), it didn't work out well for him. At night and around evil, Johnny Blaze becomes Ghost Rider, with his head turning into a skull on fire. Ghost Rider is a 'vengeful justice' type, and eagerly inflicts punishment on the guilty and sinful. Nicholas Cage played Johnny Blaze in "Ghost Rider" (2007), and its sequel "Spirit of Vengeance" (2012). Both movies did well at the box office but were widely panned by critics.

From Quiz In the Heat of the Night

Answer: Carroll O'Connor

The TV series "In the Heat of the Night" was a police series set in one of the southern states of the USA. A grumpy police chief and his detective sergeant of Afro-American descent (character named Virgil Tibbs), solve at least one crime per episode. The series share the title and the characters with a movie from 1968, starring Sydney Poitier as Tibbs and Rod Steiger as William Gillespie. In the TV series Howard Rollins played detective Tibbs, and Carroll O'Connor starred as Chief Gillespie. Carroll O'Connor (1924-2001) has acted in several TV series and some movies. His best known part is arguably the role of Archie Bunker in the series "All in the Family", that aired from 1968 until 1979. Henry Winkler played the Fonz in "Happy Days". Bill Cosby was Dr. Huxtable in "The Cosby Show". Matthew Perry was Chandler Bing, one of the "Friends". None of these actors appeared in the TV series "In the Heat of the Night".

From Quiz Breezing Down the Aisle

Answer: Julia Roberts & Roberts

In the movie "Runaway Bride" (1999), Julia Roberts stars as a girl who frequently leaves the groom to be standing alone in front of the altar. Richard Gere plays a news reporter charged with gathering some local society news. He stumbles upon this story, and the rest of the story evolves in a quite straightforward manner. The international movie poster shows us Richard Gere in a grey suit and Julia Roberts in a white wedding dress while she fastens her sneakers.

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Answer: Gene Roddenberry

Gene Roddenberry (1921-1991) came up with the idea for "Star Trek" and wrote several episodes of the first TV series. The first season did not have the expected success, but a large fan base protested at the broadcast company, and so two more seasons were made. As the fan base kept growing, subsequent TV series, movies, books, comics and games were launched. And then there were of course the parodies. I remember the song "Star Trekking" (1987) by The Firm, which popularized the phrase "It's life, Jim, but not as we know it". If you're in for a good laugh, you can find the full song on YouTube. George Lucas was the creator of the "Star Wars" franchise, starting with movies. Malcolm Wheeler - Nicholson was the founder of DC Comics. Stan Lee was the main author of Marvel Comics.

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Answer: The World at War

"The World at War" was a 26 episode documentary from 1973-1974 with archive footage and interviews with various people, including for instance Albert Speer (German Minister of Armament), Anthony Eden (British Foreign Secretary) and Toshikazu Kase (member of the Japanese cabinet secretariat). It examined some episodes of the war from both the Axis and the Allied point of view, and also zoomed in on some hitherto neglected areas (such as the life at home in the battling or occupied countries). "World of Dance" (2017-2020) was a dance competition. "Boy Meets World" (1993-2000) was a sitcom about a teenage boy. "As The World Turns" (1956-2010) was a long soap opera about two families in a town in the US Midwest.

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Answer: Raphael

Did the last sentence help you? Then you're probably a fan of the "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles", where the character named Raphael wears a red mask. (incidentally: Leonardo wears a blue mask, Donatello a purple one and Michelangelo dons an orange mask). Raphael was indeed the painter who decorated four rooms in the Papal Palaces. "The School of Athens" is probably the best known of the paintings in the Stanza della Segnatura (Room of Signing). The second room is the Stanza dell'Eliodoro, named after the protagonist in the fresco "The Expulsion of Heliodorus from the Temple". The Stanza del Borgo contains the aforesaid "Fire in the Borgo". And finally the Sala di Constantino contains paintings about the Roman Emperor Constantine. "The Fire in the Borgo" refers to an historical event from 847: Pope Leo IV accidentally set fire to the Borgo, a district of Rome outside the city walls. Raphael is the common name for the painter born Raphaello Sanzio da Urbino (1483-1520), one of the most prominent painters in the Italian renaissance.

From Quiz Cold, Cold Heart

Answer: Karin Slaughter

Yes, Slaughter is actually her name, and not a nom-de-plume. Karin published her first novel "Blindsighted" in 2001, making it to the short list for the "Best Thriller Debut" award (from the Crime Writers' Association's Dagger Awards) for that year. "Blindsighted" was the first novel within the "Grant County" series. "Cold Cold Heart" was published in 2006 and is a story of revenge for a scorned wife. After being betrayed and left by her husband, then watching his fortunes increase while hers decline, eventually the tables turn and fate brings them back together and Pam has her chance at vengeance...

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Answer: Baywatch

"Baywatch" aired from 1989 until 2001, for 242 episodes. David Hasselhoff was cast as the elder lifeguard (Mitch Buchannon) leading a number of young enthusiastic lifeguards. One of these younger rescuers was C.J. Parker, a blonde bombshell played by Pamela Anderson. "Windkracht 10" (1997-1998) was a drama series about a naval team performing rescues at sea. Setting was the North Sea shore in Belgium, with the headquarters of the rescue team being in the coast town Koksijde. The main roles were for Warre Borgmans and Gene Bervoets. "Bondi Rescue" is an Australian reality show starting in 2006, about the real lifeguards at Bondi Beach, New South Wales. It is narrated by Andrew Günsberg. "Lifeguard" (2012-2013) was a documentary series narrated by Christopher Emerson.

From Quiz Firepower!

Answer: Donny Osmond

"Department of Youth" was the lead single from Alice Cooper's first solo album "Welcome to My Nightmare" (1975). (Note) All of his previous releases were as a band that went by the name Alice Cooper. The album loses some of the gritty edge that Cooper showcased with his band and there is a definite theatrical lean to the record. Despite that, "Department of Youth" is Cooper at his fist pumping best and midway through the number he releases several children to assist him close out the track. This mainly consists of Cooper singing out "Who's got the power" and the children responding with "We have". Just as the sound is about to fade out, Cooper yells "And who gave it to ya?" When the children yell "Donny Osmond" an aghast Cooper screams "WHAT!" Donny Osmond was a teen idol in the 1970s, was raised as a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Utah and represented everything that Alice Cooper didn't. Osmond had hits in this decade with songs such "Go Away Little Girl" and "Puppy Love". This question was shocked into existence by Phoenix Rising team member pollucci19.

From Quiz My Head's on Fire

Answer: balrog

Balrogs were among the most terrifying creatures ever imagined by J. R. R. Tolkien in his writings of Middle-earth. The fellowship of nine encountered one while passing through the mines of Moria; it separated Gandalf from the rest of the group, and they eventually killed each other in battle. Balrogs were never described in great detail by Tolkien, so they were conceived anew in 2001 for the "Fellowship of the Ring" movie. There, a balrog was designed as a demonic, horned entity with skeletal wings and glowing eyes. It is wreathed in flames, and its mouth appears to open like a fiery chasm.

From Quiz Fire!

Answer: Firestarter

Charlie McGee is a pyrokinetic character who ends up on the run from government forces who would try to violently investigate her powers. Her parents end up caught in the crossfire trying to protect her.

From Quiz In the Heat of the Night

Answer: Nighthawks

Edward Hopper (1882-1967) started his painting career in 1895. His early works were influenced by the Impressionists, but later he took to realism. In 1942, he painted "Nighthawks" - a painting showing a diner at night. There are four people in the diner: one single man sitting with his back towards the audience, a couple (man clothed in typical thirties style, woman in a red dress) ready to order something to go with their coffee, and a white-dressed attendant. If you look very closely, you'll see the couple has already been served coffee, but they are about to order something to go with it. "American Gothic" is a painting by Grant Wood. It shows us a farmer and his wife (or sister?), the farmer holds an agricultural fork and seems to be quite angry. "The Artist's Mother" (officially known as "Arrangement in Grey and Black N° 1") is a portrait of his mother painted by James Whistler. "Riding Bikes" is an installation by Robert Rauschenberg: two bikes in fluorescent colours standing on the rear wheel.

From Quiz Breezing Down the Aisle

Answer: Four Weddings and a Funeral

In the movie "Four Weddings and a Funeral", Hugh Grant plays Charles, a timid bachelor who hopes to find true love by frequenting wedding feasts. Charles meets Carrie (Andie Macdowell) on the first wedding mentioned in the title, but she leaves for America just before Charles could propose. After several plot twists, Charles finally lives happily but unmarried with Carrie. The other movies mentioned here also feature Hugh Grant, but his co-star is Julia Roberts ("Notting Hill"), Renée Zellweger ("Bridget Jones' Diary") or Emma Thompson ("Sense and Sensibility").

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Answer: Phileas Fogg

Jules Verne has written about several fantastic voyages. Indeed, the collection of the fifty-four novels Jules published during his lifetime is named "Fantastic Voyages". Phileas Fogg was the protagonist in "Around the World in Eighty Days". He started his trip with his manservant Passe-Partout, and was tracked down on the entire journey by Inspector Fix, who suspected Fogg had robbed the Bank of England. In India Fogg rescued the young widow Aouda from the ritual sati (self-immolation), and she went with the others to continue the journey. When Phileas Fogg and company returned to London, they thought they'd lost the wager, until Passe-Partout picked up the newspaper and saw the date. The trio arrived just in time to collect the prize. Otto Lidenbrock was the protagonist in Verne's "Journey to the Centre of the Earth" (1864). He was a German professor who travelled underground from an Icelandic volcano to the Italina volcano Stromboli. Impey Barbicane was one of the three men who, according to Verne's novel, went "From the Earth to the Moon" (1865). And according to Jules Verne once again, it was Captain Nemo who travelled "Twenty Thousand Leagues under the Sea" (1869-1870).

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Answer: Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

Need I introduce the "Harry Potter" saga? I suppose every quiz taker on this site has heard about this young adult fantasy series. In "Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire", the fourth of the seven books, Harry and his friends met Cedric Diggory on their way to the Quidditch World Championship during the summer holiday. When school started again, Harry found out that Hogwarts would host the Tri-Wizard Tournament, an international competition for young wizards and witches. Three champions (one for each school: Hogwarts, Durmstrang and Beauxbatons) would have to complete three dangerous tasks in order to win the tournament. At the bewilderment of all involved, the Goblet of Fire selected not only Viktor Krum for Durmstrang, Fleur Delacour for Beauxbatons and Cedric Diggory for Hogwarts, but also Harry Potter... "Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone" was the English title to the first book in the series. In the USA, the title was altered to "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone". It was the start of Harry Potter's training as a wizard, hoping eventually to confront the evil Lord Voldemort who once tried to kill Potter. In "Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets" Harry and his friends took on a most dangerous beast, hidden somewhere at the school of Hogwarts. "Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban" was the third instalment of the popular series. In this volume he met his godfather Sirius Black, his only living relative in the wizard world.

From Quiz Cold, Cold Heart

Answer: Mr. Freeze

The storyline behind "Cold, Cold Heart" is drawn from the "Batman: The Animated Series" episode entitled "Heart of Ice", which was Mr. Freeze's first appearance on the show and outlined his origin story. The game was originally released for Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 3, Wii U and Xbox 360.

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Answer: Richard Adams

Richard Adams (1920-2016) was the English author of "Watership Down" (1972). Although the title fits into this quiz, the story does not. It tells about a small number of rabbits leaving their warren, as men are about to intrude on it. The following trek to a more suitable place, is full of dangerous adventures. Beatrix Potter is known for her children's stories such as "The Tale of Peter Rabbit" (1901) and "The Tale of Jemima Puddle-Duck" (1908). The duck fits in this quiz' theme. Bukowski published "Hot Water Music" in 1983 - a collection of anecdotes in an impoverished suburb. "Three Men in a Boat" (1889) was Jerome K Jerome's account of a boat trip on the Thames. It may have been intended as a travel guide, but turned into absurd comedy.

From Quiz Come On Baby, Light My Fire

Answer: The sense of loss in a New York City firehouse post-9/11

"Rescue Me" attempted valiantly to demonstrate the overwhelming sense of loss and grief in a NYC firehouse intermediately after 9/11. The story focused on Firefighter Tommy Gavin (played by Denis Leary who also produced the series) who lost his firefighter cousin in the tragedy as well as 59 colleagues, and his personal struggle at home and at work, while his actions at work were seen as somewhat heroic. The show attracted 4.1 million viewers on it debut in the US which was the eighth highest cable debut at the time and was critically acclaimed.

From Quiz My Head's on Fire

Answer: Hades

The animated "Hercules" (1997) features an angry, jealous Hades attempting to overthrow Zeus in order to rule Mt Olympus. Hercules is prophesied to stand in his way, which is why Hades (unsuccessfully) attempts to kill him. Hades is animated with blue fire for hair, which occasionally gets blown out. When angry, his hair turns red and his head erupts in flames. This incarnation of Hades bears little semblance to his original Greek version, which had no particular animosity towards Hercules, and whose portrayal varied greatly but was generally not regarded as evil.

From Quiz In the Heat of the Night

Answer: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Mozart (1756-1791) was the composer we're looking for in this question. The Queen of the Night is a role in Mozart's opera "The Magic Flute" (original title "Die Zauberflöte"). Mozart had already in mind who would sing each and every part in "The Magic Flute". So the musical score was adapted to the musical experience of the singers. As the very talented Josepha Hofer would sing the role of the Queen of the Night, her part is a very demanding role, in which she could demonstrate all her vocal abilities. The story for "The Magic Flute" goes as follows. A young prince, Tamino, and a bird merchant named Papageno, are sent by the Queen of the Night to free her daughter Pamina from the evil Sarastro. Tamino and Papageno encounter several difficulties, but the magic flute given by the Queen of the Night helps them on their mission. The other composition with a nocturnal theme is of course "Eine kleine Nachtmusik" ("A Little Night Music"), officially known as "Serenade for strings in G major". The other composers I've mentioned have also left us a composition with a nocturnal theme. The Austrian composer Gruber (1787-1863) wrote the music for "Silent Night", while Joseph Mohr wrote the lyrics. Mendelssohn (1809-1847), a German composer, created the overture "Mid Summer Night's Dream". You'll probably have heard its "Wedding March". Mussorgsky (1839-1881) was a Russian composer. His orchestral poem "Night on a Bald Mountain" depicts a witches' Sabbath on Saint John's Eve (June 22).

From Quiz Breezing Down the Aisle

Answer: Scott and Charlene

1987 in Australia and 1988 in the UK saw Charlene Mitchell walk down the aisle to marry her true love, Scott Robinson. The relationship between this couple on the Australian soap opera, "Neighbours", brought their two feuding families together. Angry Anderson's "Suddenly" was the song chosen for Charlene to walk down the aisle to.

From Quiz Empedocles Takes Entertainment to a Higher Level

Answer: Space Invaders

While all these games were early video games, there is only one of these that can be considered as a shooter. "Space Invaders" (1978) consisted in the basic version of a player-controlled cannon at the bottom of the screen, some bunkers to hide behind, and a few rows of alien monsters at the top. The monsters moved slowly downwards, the player could shoot upwards and get points for each monster destroyed, and the monsters shot back - destroying the bunkers and aiming to hit the player's cannon. One had three "lives" at the start, meaning that the game was only over after the third time one was defeated (either by a direct hit or because the monsters reached the end line). After reaching certain targets, one could gain an extra "life". "Pac Man" (1980) was one of the first maze games. "Pong" (1972) was a rough simulation of ping pong and could be regarded as the first sports video game. "Donkey Kong" (1981) was an early platform game.

From Quiz Empedocles Enjoys Fiery Entertainment

Answer: Tennessee Williams

Tennessee Williams (1911-1983, born as Thomas Lanier Williams) created some very famous theatre plays, such as "The Glass Menagerie", "A Streetcar Named Desire" and "Cat on a Hot Tin Roof". His theatre play "I Rise in Flame, Cried the Phoenix" was a fictionalized version of the death of the English author D.H. Lawrence. The other authors were British, not American. Noel Coward's short play "Fumed Oak" (about a salesman leaving his wife and daughter) did earn him a spot in this quiz. The play title does indeed refer indirectly to fire. Du Maurier is best known for the play "Rebecca" in which the main setting (the mansion named Manderley) went down in a fire. Lord Byron's "Sardanapalus" also ends with a huge fire. The title character, a king of Assyria, was considered a coward and a poor military commander. But when he lost a battle for his capital, he and his sister jumped on a huge pyre.

From Quiz Wet Entertainment for Empedocles

Answer: Claude Monet

Claude Monet (1840-1926) was one of the leading French Impressionists. In fact the artistic movement was named after one of Monet's paintings: "Impression: soleil levant", showing sunrise over a harbour at foggy weather. Monet started painting in 1858, but it was only in 1872 that he first reached fame. Most of his paintings were refused by the Académie des Beaux-Arts (the French Academy of Fine Art), because they were too modern. In 1863 Monet and others opened an exposition of their own: the "Salon des Refusés" ("Exposition for the Refused"). Later Monet made series of the same landscape in various seasons and various weather circumstances. In 1892 Monet moved to a house with large garden in Giverny (Normandy), which was turned into a museum after his death. The garden contains many different flowering plants, and Monet painted these over and over again - with a special attention for the water lilies in a pond across which was erected a pedestrian bridge in Japanese style. Impressionism was a revolutionary art movement: no more painting in dark studios, but outdoors; colour schemes based upon scientific research; every day's themes instead of mythical and biblical stories... Renoir's painting "Le déjeuner des canotiers" ("Luncheon of the Boating Party"); Caillebotte's "Les périssoires" ("The Canoteers") and Seurat's "La Seine à la Grande-Jatte" ("The River Seine at La Grande-Jatte") are typical paintings fitting in a wet theme.

From Quiz Firepower!

Answer: Based on the components of the trap

MouseHunt started out as an application on the social media platform Facebook. In MouseHunt, the hunter (player) is tasked with catching mice throughout the Kingdom of Gnawnia. The equipment for catching mice are a trap and the bait (cheese, what else?). The trap consists of three parts: a weapon, a base, and an optional charm. Its power, or strength, is the sum of the powers of these components plus any power bonuses they may have. A more powerful trap would enable the hunter to catch mice more effectively. Hunters may acquire more powerful trap components as they progress through the game. This question was set by Phoenix Rising team member purelyqing.

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