Thematic People in Entertainment Trivia

31. In Eleanor Porter's 1913 book 'Pollyanna', we meet Pollyanna Whittier, an orphan who arrives in a small town in New England to live with her spinster aunt. What is the name of this strict relative?

From Quiz Little Miss Sunshine

Answer: Aunt Polly

Aunt Polly is one of the last of the town's residents to succumb to Pollyanna's unbounded optimism, but she does eventually do so. Pollyanna's father taught her early in life that it was always possible to find some good aspect to any thing or person, however difficult it may seem at first. Her cheerfulness is so infectious that the atmosphere of the entire town of Beldingsville changes, and the grateful residents help Pollyanna cope with an accident in which she loses the use of her legs. Don't worry, her optimism is justified: she learns to walk again, and Aunt Polly marries her lost love. Auntie Em is from 'The Wizard of Oz', Aunt Agatha from P. G Wodehouse's stories about Bertie Wooster, and Aunt Petunia belongs to Harry Potter.

From Quiz Born on Date X

Answer: Pebbles

Pebbles Flintstone is the daughter of Fred and Wilma Flintstone, all characters from the popular television show "The Flintstones". Though the show never mentions a time or place of Pebbles' birth, it is reported by the producer that she was born at the Rockapedic Hospital in 10,000 BC. This is interesting because most versions of the show are set at around 1,000,000 BC.

From Quiz Bang!

Answer: Sam

Yosemite Sam, who shares his name with Yosemite National Park in California, is the quick-tempered Western-dressed foe of Bugs Bunny in Merrie Melodies and Looney Tunes media. The character also sometime appears in different costumes with other names, though Sam is always part of the name. He first appeared in a 1945 Bugs Bunny cartoon called "Hare Trigger". Mel Blanc was the original voice of Yosemite Sam.

From Quiz Famous Partnerships

Answer: Hardy

The Laurel and Hardy Museum opened in Harlem, Georgia, birthplace of Oliver Hardy, on July 25, 2000. Laurel was born as Arthur Stanley Jefferson in Ulverston, England. Both had solo careers before teaming up as a duo for the first time in 1927 in a film called "The Second Hundred Years."

From Quiz Comic Cliques

Answer: Harvey Korman and Buddy Hackett

A lot of Abbott and Costello humor was situational, slap-stick, or based on tried and true vaudeville routines. The 'Who's on First' routine is a little long to quote but here are a few that might stand alone. Bud Abbott: "Why don't you go take a look at yourself in the mirror?" Lou Costello: "Why should I hurt my own feelings?" Bud Abbott: "Here's what you want. You want seven milligrams of sulfursilic monosetic acid diluted in seven micrograms of tincturized chlorophyll. Have you got that?" Lou Costello: "All but one part." Bud Abbott: "What part?" Lou Costello: "The part that comes after 'Dear druggist'". Lou Costello: "He's gonna make a wonderful husband." Bud Abbott: "You don't even know what a husband is." Lou Costello: "A husband is what's left of a sweetheart after the nerve has been killed."

From Quiz The Lady is a Vamp

Answer: Theda Bara

Clara Bow's nickname was the "It Girl" and was considered the quintessential flapper girl of the Roaring Twenties. Mary Pickford, despite being Canadian-born, was dubbed as "America's Sweetheart" and could hardly be described as "vampish". Along with her husband Douglas Fairbanks, Charlie Chaplin and D.W. Griffith, she founded United Artists. Pola Negri, who had affairs with Charlie Chaplin and Rudy Valentino, was definitely a "vamp" in the 1920s, but not the first. In fact, she was probably the last one to achieve stardom in silent movies before the advent of sound. According to legend, Theda Bara's role in the silent film "A Fool There Was" (1915) gave rise to the origin of the word "vamp". While this is not quite correct, it is certainly true that the new word applied to the type of character her name became synonymous with. Two quotes from the "vamp" herself: "The reason good women like me and flock to my pictures is that there is a little bit of vampire instinct in every woman." "I have the face of a vampire, but the heart of a feminist."

From Quiz Cameo People

Answer: Sarah Silverman

Sarah, better known for 'The Sarah Silverman Show' played one of Cameron Diaz's best friends in 'There's Something About Mary'. She played Jane in the 'Frasier' episode entitled 'Maris Returns' (2003). She portrayed the part of Rain Robinson in the 'Voyager' two-part episode entitled 'Future's End (parts 1 and 2)' (1996).

From Quiz More Sidekicks--Comical and Otherwise

Answer: Mary Livingstone

She was born Sadie Marks and her family was related to both Al Shean of Gallager and Shean and the Marx Brothers. She met Benny, who was 13 years her senior, several times but a romance did not develop for several years. One version of their relationship was that Benny came in the May Company so often that he helped her to set a sales record in the lingerie department. She took part in Benny's vaudeville act and later his radio show. Their relationship on the program was platonic. She became known for her wisecracks and her not too subtle put-downs of Benny's radio persona. When Benny went into television, she more or less retired. Benny arranged for a rose to be delivered to her each day after his death.

From Quiz Sidekicks--Comical and Otherwise

Answer: Smiley Burnette

Burnette was never west of Illinois or rode a horse until called to Hollywood along with his lifetime friend Gene Autry. Gene and Smiley made 64 movies together. Smiley appeared with several other western stars when Gene was away during WWII. Late in life he had minor parts in two popular TV sitcoms: "Petticoat Junction" (1963-1970) and "Green Acres" (1965-1971).

From Quiz Bad Boys

Answer: Spike

Spike is played by James Marsters and makes his first appearance in the episode "School Hard". His first lines are in response to a vampire who claims to have been present at the crucifixion - "You were there? Oh please! If every vampire who said he was at the crucifixion was actually there it would have been like Woodstock". I knew then that he was going to become one of my favourites. Despite their dreadful "English" accents, he and the delightfully demented Druscilla certainly livened up the show and provided a welcome contrast to the doom and gloom that characterised a good part of the second series.

From Quiz Maskman's Masked Marvels

Answer: Guy Williams

A new version of "Zorro" is a soap opera on the Spanish network Telemundo, starring Peruvian actor Christian Meier as Don Diego de la Vega.

From Quiz 50 Greatest Sidekicks - Part 2

Answer: Turtle

Actor Jerry Ferrara plays the "Entourage" member Turtle in the HBO series about the lifestyles of the young and famous. Born in Brooklyn, Jerry is a huge New York Knicks fan as evidenced by the jersey that he wears on the show.

From Quiz 50 Greatest Sidekicks - Part 1

Answer: Dwight

Actor Rainn Wilson portrayed the obsessively loyal Dwight Schrute who constantly tries to enlarge his minimal authority as Michael's assistant manager. When asked by Michael, whom he worships, to select a health care plan, Dwight asked, "Okay, first, let's go over some parameters. How many people can I fire?"

From Quiz Just Say Uncle

Answer: Uncle Arthur

Paul Lynde played the role of Uncle Arthur from 1965 to 1971. Paul was born in Ohio in 1926. He was on "The Red Buttons Show" in 1955, and picked up his uncle role 10 years later. Hey kids, you might remember his voice in the movie, "Charlotte's Web", with the pig. He was the voice of Templeton, the rat. Quite a few people might also remember him as the 'center square' in "The Hollywood Squares" television game show, when Peter Marshall was the host. Paul passed away in 1982, but I'll never forget the cackling laugh. Thanks Uncle Arthur!

From Quiz Who Was That Masked Man?

Answer: Michael Myers

Michael Myers had a plain white mask with brown hair, it did not have a facial expression, which made it that much scarier. I wonder if Michael Myers, the actor from "Austin Powers", got his name from these movies?

From Quiz Masked Figures in Entertainment

Answer: Clayton Moore

Moore played him for years; Silverheels played Tonto. Spillsbury played him in the movies in "The Legend of The Lone Ranger". Shayne was in the TV version of "Superman".

From Quiz The Many Faces of the Scarlet Pimpernel

Answer: Ten

There are 10 sequels to "The Scarlet Pimpernel", including "Eldorado" (1913) and "Lord Tony's Wife" (1917); they continued until 1940, when the last was written. In addition to these direct sequels, Orczy also wrote two short story collections featuring the Scarlet Pimpernel, and four books that dealt with either Sir Percy's ancestors, or his descendants, or, in the case of "The Scarlet Pimpernel Looks at the World", Sir Percy's view of the 1930s world.

From Quiz He Who Fights

Answer: Mortal Kombat

The first "Mortal Kombat" game released in 1992 and, with it, the world was introduced to a roster of seven initial fighters including Johnny Cage, Kano, Liu Kang, Raiden, Scorpion, Sonya Blade, and Sub-Zero. Johnny Cage persisted through the series and several of the movies in the quick-to-be-made film series based on the games and, in each case, he was created to be a Hollywood action star brought into the fray to legitimize his stunt career. As it turns out, he's one of the perfect candidates to help protect the Earthrealm.

From Quiz The Many Faces of Sherlock Holmes

Answer: The Adventure of the Empty House

When Conan Doyle took up writing Holmes stories once more, it was eight years after Holmes' "death", in 1901's "The Hound of the Baskervilles". This story was set before Holmes' "death" at Reichenbach Falls, however. The story that explains Holmes' survival was 1903's "The Adventure of the Empty House", when Holmes arrives at 221B Baker Street once more and thoroughly frightens Dr. Watson.

From Quiz "Addams Family" Characters: Uncle Fester

Answer: Brown

Uncle Fester almost always wears a large brown trench coat like outfit. This is the case in the comic strip, the 1970s animated series, the 1990s animated series, the 1990s films and the 2019 animated film. In the original television series from the 1960s, Fester wore a similar looking outfit but it was more of a monk's robe.

From Quiz "Addams Family" Characters: Wednesday

Answer: Marie Antoinette

Wednesday has a collection of headless dolls of which, the one named Marie Antoinette is her favorite. Either she or Pugsley behead the dolls with their guillotine toy. In some versions, Wednesday can be seen carrying around the head separately and in others, she simply disposes of the heads.

From Quiz "Addams Family" Characters: Morticia

Answer: Frump

Morticia's maiden name was revealed on the original television series when her mother, Hester Frump, comes to visit. In adaptations where Grandmama is Morticia's mother, she is sometimes called Granny Frump. Morticia has a sister, Ophelia Frump, who is constantly looking for love but no man will ever marry her because of her gloomy and outrageous personality.

From Quiz "Addams Family" Characters: Gomez

Answer: French

Gomez loves when Morticia speaks French and usually exclaims "Tish, that's French!" and begins kissing her up and down her arms. Morticia will often speak French to Gomez to get his attention. Sometimes, Gomez's love of French annoys Morticia as he will interrupt whatever she is doing to kiss her. Any French word, no matter the meaning or context, works for Gomez.

From Quiz Stately People (Part 5): Fictional Characters

Answer: Doctor Who

Hey! Canton Delaware is both a city-named character AND a stately-named one! Anyway, Doctor Who, Amy, Rory and River first make friends with the younger Canton in 1969 in the episode called "The Impossible Astronaut". Back then, Canton (played by actor Mark Sheppard) was witty, confident, and unintimidated by authority which we observed when he tells President Nixon he wants to marry a man. Canton becomes good friends with Doctor Who and will reappear in other episodes such as "The Wedding of River Song".

From Quiz City Folk (Part 11): Fictional Characters

Answer: Colonel

Played by Lee Majors, (imagine if he were Major Majors), Steve Austin was a Colonel when his test plane crashed and he lost both legs, his right arm, and left eye. The authorities had and used "technology to rebuild him." He was fitted with cybernetic parts that gave him super strength and speed, and began working for the Office of Scientific Investigation as an special agent, investigating nefarious characters like foreign spies, mad scientists, bombers, space aliens, and...yes, and even a Bionic Bigfoot! Austin, Texas has several companies specializing in robotics. Among them are Cognite, Gecko Robotics, ICON, LinkDyn, Meshify, and others. The University of Texas, at Austin has a program that offer a Graduate Portfolio Program in Robotics.

From Quiz Country Folk (Part 4): Folks in Fiction

Answer: High School Musical

Corbin Bleu portrayed Chad Danforth in the 2006 TV movie "High School Musical." Zac Efron and Vanessa Hudgens played the leads, Troy and Gabriella. Those two become friends and decide to audition for the Winter Musical together, which annoys rival Sharpay Evans and her brother Ryan. Chad Danforth, who is Troy's friend and teammate fears that all this drama might distract Troy from the basketball championship. Not much of a friend though as it turns out, since Chad tricks Troy into saying something negative about Gabriella, which he videotapes and then shows to Gabriella. Traditional folk music in the African country of Chad usually involves the drum or tam-tam as its called, the country's main instrument. Other popularly used instruments include maracas, and something called the balafon which is a type of large xylophone with wood bars instead of metal. Musicians also play the lute, harp and a flute much like an ocarina.

From Quiz Stately People (Part 4): Fictional Characters

Answer: Ricky Nelson

In this Western, the Duke plays a sheriff who gets help from an old crippled man (Walter Brennan), the town drunk who was a former deputy (Dean Martin) and a young gunslinger named Colorado Ryan (Ricky Nelson) all in an effort to keep villain Joe Burdette (Claude Akins) in jail. But Joe has a lot of henchmen-friends and it will be a tough job keeping them from busting Joe out. The film is directed by the legendary Howard Hawks, one of my favorite directors, and that's why the film has become such a classic western action/adventure flick. Howard Hawks actually didn't want to cast Nelson as Colorado; Hawks's first choice was Elvis Presley. Hawks felt Nelson was too young--Ricky did after all turn 18-years-old during filming. The eight longest rivers in Colorado are The Rio Grande (1900 miles), The Arkansas River (1470 miles), The Colorado River (1450 miles), The Canadian River (900 miles), Green River (730 miles), The North Platte River (720 miles), The Cimarron River (700 miles), and The Smoky Hill River (575 miles.)

From Quiz Fictional Mancs and Scousers

Answer: Hellblazer

'Hellblazer' was created by Alan Moore, Stephen R Bissette and John Ridgway. John Constantine is a rude, cynical warlock and conman, and although he is based on Sting, a Geordie, he is actually from Liverpool. He originally appeared in the 'American Gothic' arc of 'Swamp Thing', but became the star of his own comic in 1988. He comes from a long line of magicians and is able to use powers such as teleportation and telekinesis. He is a member of the Justice League Dark and the Trenchcoat Brigade. Keanu Reeves played him in the 2005 film 'Constantine', albeit without a Scouse accent.

From Quiz Black Magic Woman

Answer: Harry Potter

Played by Helena Bonham-Carter in the "Harry Potter" film series, Bellatrix Lestrange is known for her wicked ways as an evil witch in the later installments, serving under the main antagonist, Lord Voldemort. Her horrible deeds throughout the series culminates in a final battle against several of the main characters in "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" when she's finally killed by Molly Weasley.

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