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1. What was the name of the first book by Edgar Rice Burroughs that was about a young man who was raised without parents in the jungles of Africa?

From Quiz Tarzan Leaps Out of Books

Answer: Tarzan of the Apes

"Tarzan of the Apes" was the first book in a series written by Edgar Rice Burroughs about a young boy who was stranded on the jungle coast of Africa. His parents died when he was a young boy, and he was adopted by a colony of apes that were living in the nearby jungle. The novel was published in a magazine in 1912, and was published in book form in 1914. Rice Burroughs went on to write and publish twenty-five sequels. The three remaining options in the question are all titles of sequels that were written by Rice Burroughs.

From Quiz "Maverick" - The TV Series and the Movie

Answer: Jack Kelly

Jack Kelly (1927-1992) shared the series with James Garner rotating from week to week in the leading role. He co-starred in a number of movies and from 1983-86 was mayor of Huntington Beach, California. Jack Webb (1920-1982) is best known for is role of Sgt. Joe Friday in the TV series "Dragnet". Jack Lord played Steve McGarrett in the TV series "Hawaii Five-O". Jack Lemmon (1925-2001) was predominately a movie actor who received eight Academy Award nominations, winning two of them in 1955 and 1973.

From Quiz "The Fugitive" - The TV Series and the Movie

Answer: David Janssen

David Janssen (1931-1980) also had title roles in the following TV series, "Harry O", "Richard Diamond, Private Detective" and "O'Hara, U.S. Treasury". He acted in many movies on the silver screen and a number of movies made for television. Robert Stack played the role of Eliot Ness in "The Untouchables", Richard Chamberlain played Dr. Kildare in the TV series of the same name. Vince Edwards played Dr. Ben Casey in the TV series "Ben Casey".

From Quiz From the Small to the Big Screen

Answer: The Brady Bunch

In the 61st episode, "The Not-So-Rose-Colored Glasses," Jan Brady (Eve Plumb) ran over a family portrait because she wasn't wearing her glasses and couldn't see. The picture was a gift for Carol Brady. To date, there have been two "Brady Bunch" movies which have included favorite bits from the television show, such as Jan's wig, the trip to Hawaii and Marcia's broken nose.

From Quiz Horror and Sci Fi Origins - Part 2

Answer: movie

This story was written for the movies and directed by Neil Marshall. It was released in 2006.

From Quiz Horror and Sci Fi Origins - Part 1

Answer: book

Bram Stoker wrote the book "Dracula" in 1897. It was written as a series of diary entries and letters (epistolary novel, very popular style at the time).

From Quiz The Railway Children

Answer: Edith Nesbit

Edith was born in London in 1858, she was known to her family as Daisy. Writing by herself, she published about 40 books for children, either novels or collections of stories. She was also a political activist and co-founded the "Fabian Society".

From Quiz All About Hornblower

Answer: C.S. Forester

He also wrote "The African Queen". There are 11 books in the series. The first written was "Beat to Quarters" in 1937. O'Brian is known for the Captain Jack Aubrey series, Cornwell for the Sharpe series and Montgomery for the "Anne of Green Gables" series.

From Quiz "Popeye" The Sailor Man

Answer: Spinach

In all versions of "Popeye", spinach was occasionally mentioned as the source of Popeye's great strength. In the animated versions, spinach would supercharge Popeye like a car on nitrous-oxide and endow him with superhuman strength, speed, agility and occasionally the ability to change his form. In the comic strip, Popeye's strength was a constant and sometimes explained by a steady diet of the leafy food.

From Quiz Kimba the White Lion

Answer: 1950

Osama Tezuka wrote the novel in 1950 and it consisted of 640 pages. The book was about Leo (Kimba) the lion, who wanted humans and animals to live together in peace. The television show and movies were all directly based on this book.

From Quiz Live-Action Superheros

Answer: Brandon Lee

Brandon Lee, son of the legendary Bruce Lee, was killed in an accidental shooting on the set of this film. FYI - The other three have all played The Crow in sequels or on television.

From Quiz Stephen King Movie Quotes

Answer: It

This was said by Eddie Kaspbrack when he faced Pennywise, deep in the sewers that IT called home. IT was really a gigantic spider that needed to feed every 30 years.

From Quiz More Books That Became Movies

Answer: Arthur Herzog

First published in 1974, "The Swarm" tells the story of a deadly swarm of African killer bees that wreak havoc on the United States. Much of the movie version, released in the US in 1978 by Warner Bros., is set in Houston.

From Quiz From the Small Screen to the Big Screen

Answer: Christopher Knight

Others from the show that appeared in the movie were Ann B. Davis, Florence Henderson and Barry Williams.

From Quiz TV Series That Became Movies

Answer: Shelley Long

I'm told that this movie - like most of the movies in this category - was a bomb.

From Quiz Agatha Christie's "Witness for the Prosecution"

Answer: The Hound of Death

'Witness for the Prosecution' first appeared in 'The Hound of Death'. In 1948 it was republished, along with five other stories from this 1933 collection, as 'Witness for the Prosecution and Other Stories'.

From Quiz 'The First Wives Club': The Film vs. the Novel

Answer: 1

Her name is Chris, and what a character she is!

From Quiz The Immortal World of "Highlander"

Answer: Be Only One

They say that as they're about to decapitate a fellow immortal. No one delivers that line quite like good ol' Christopher Lambert!

From Quiz Over The Hills and Far Away

Answer: Talavera

After the real life battle, the Duke of Wellington was given the title, Viscount Wellington of Talavera and of Wellington.

From Quiz Movies Based on TV Shows

Answer: Lily Tomlin

Lily did a fabulous job as the nutty banker's assistant.

From Quiz Book vs. Movie -- "2001: A Space Odyssey"

Answer: Saturn

In the movie, "Discovery One" is travelling to Jupiter and its satellites. In the novel, the destination is Saturn. In each case, the focus is the same: a large black monolith similar to one that has already been found on the moon.

From Quiz "Maverick" - The TV Series and the Movie

Answer: Professional card players

All were gamblers and played poker. They travelled the Old West and were many times on Mississippi riverboats simply looking for a card school. They were constantly getting themselves into life threatening situations involving money, women or both. Due to their ethical standards they quite often had to weigh up their financial situation against their moral obligations. The dilemma resulted in leaning toward their moral code of ethics.

From Quiz "The Fugitive" - The TV Series and the Movie

Answer: Paediatrician

Dr. Richard Kimble was a respected paediatrician in the small fictional town of Stafford, Indiana. His profession in the movie (1993) was that of a vascular surgeon.

From Quiz From the Small to the Big Screen

Answer: The Honeymooners

Cedric the Entertainer starred as Ralph Kramden and Gabrielle Union played his wife, Alice. "The Honeymooners" television series originally ran from 1955-1956 and consisted of 39 episodes. Jackie Gleason starred as Ralph Kramden and Alice was played by Audrey Meadows. "The Honeymooners" were originally seen as skits on "The Jackie Gleason Show."

From Quiz Horror and Sci Fi Origins - Part 2

Answer: comic

"Hellboy" is a comic character created by Mike Mignola and he first appeared in 1993. In 2004 Ron Perlman starred as "Hellboy" and again in a sequel in 2008.

From Quiz Horror and Sci Fi Origins - Part 1

Answer: game

"Mortal Kombat" started out as an arcade game in 1992. It was made into a movie in 1995.

From Quiz The Railway Children

Answer: 1905

The book was published in 1906. I think it is reasonable to say that most people will remember the story from the television series or the classic film rather than from the book.

From Quiz All About Hornblower

Answer: Gregory Peck

Christopher Lee (from "Lord of the Rings") played the Spanish captain while the others were not involved. The action has Hornblower and the crew of the "Lydia" sailing to Central America to stop Napoleon's influence in the Western Hemisphere.

From Quiz The Fictional Life of Borat Sagdiyev

Answer: Kazakhstan

Borat is from Kazakhstan and has a deep hatred for the neighboring Uzbeks.

From Quiz "Popeye" The Sailor Man

Answer: Bluto

In the comic strip and the movie "Popeye", Popeye's enemy is named Bluto. In the animated version he is named Brutus. I read that this change was made by the animators because it was feared that audiences would be put off by an odd name like Bluto.

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