Thematic Emotions Trivia

1. "In The Mood" was a signature song of what bandleader of the 1930s and 40s?

From Quiz Prepare to Meet Your Mood!

Answer: Glenn Miller

The melody of "In The Mood" was based on an older tune called "Tar Paper Stomp", composed by Wingy Monone who recorded it in 1930. Miller was not the first to record "In The Mood". It had previously been recorded by Edgar Hayes and His Orchestra as well as Artie Shaw. Glenn Miller bought the song in 1939. Although Miller is believed to have perished in a plane crash in 1944 an orchestra bearing his name has continued to perform.

From Quiz Love Is All Around

Answer: Africa

Lovebirds are actually a type of small parrot, usually green in colour, although several subspecies have pink/red or grey patches or markings on their heads and faces. They get their name because of the strong monogamous bond between male and female pairs, who often sit together for long periods. They are native to Africa, with some species being native to specific countries (such as Madagascar's grey-headed lovebird, or Ethiopia and Eritrea's black-winged lovebird). Colonies of feral peach-faced lovebirds also live in Phoenix, Arizona. Lovebirds can be kept as pets, but need plenty of socialisation and toys to keep them occupied, or it affects their mental health. Black-collared lovebirds have a very specific diet of native figs which can only be found in their home territory of Equatorial Africa.

From Quiz Labor of Love

Answer: Captain Stubing

Fresh off his stint as Murray Slaughter on "The Mary Tyler Moore Show" Gavin MacLeod got a starring role as Captain Merrill Stubing on "The Love Boat". He became a born-again Christian in the mid-1980s and has appeared on several Christian television shows to discuss his life and conversion. He appeared in every episode of "The Love Boat" as well as three made-for TV movies based on the show. The show ran for nine seasons, from September 1977 to February 1987.

From Quiz Going Postal

Answer: Florida

St. Petersburg is a city in the Tampa Bay area of Florida. The St. Petersburg Times were renamed to Tampa Bay Times on January 1, 2012. In his article Karl Vick described a symposium regarding violence at work which was sponsored by the US Postal Service. In his article he mentioned that "....in some circles excessive stress is known as 'going postal'...".

From Quiz The QMG Gives Thanks

Answer: Dolphins

This, according to Adams, only went to prove that dolphins were far more intelligent than humans thought. He subsequently used the phrase as the title of the fourth novel in the "Hitchhiker" series of books. Question by stedman, who is very thankful for the hours of pleasure Douglas Adams' works have given him over the years.

From Quiz Fun, Fun, Fun

Answer: In ancient Greece, China and Africa (before 1000 AD)

Grecian vases from the 5th century BC depict people rolling hoops, and there are Roman texts from 2 BC that describe hoop-rolling (their term was "trochus") as a mentally and physically therapeutic activity. In China, there is evidence that the game may date as far back as 1000 BC!

From Quiz Hope Springs Eternal

Answer: Wild in the Country

Elvis played a troubled young man who was referred to a psychologist, played by Hope Lange, who encouraged him to follow his dream of a becoming a writer. The film also starred Tuesday Weld, and was one of the last 'proper acting' roles for Elvis, with most of his subsequent ones being lightweight musicals.

From Quiz The ''Hunger'' Quiz

Answer: Unchained Melody

"Oh, my love, my darling I've hungered for your touch A long lonely time" Also recorded by Perry Como and Jimmy Young among many others, the song was written in 1955 by Alex North and Hy Zaret. The Righteous Brothers were Bobby Hatfield and Bill Medley, and their version was produced in 1965 by Phil Spector. It's probably the best known of all of the versions and, although nominally attributed to the Righteous Brothers, the recording is actually a solo by Bobby Hatfield.

From Quiz Laughing at Life

Answer: Jolly

When you think of someone who is jolly, you think of them laughing and happy and gay, maybe cheerful and festive too. James Caan played the role of Jolly in the movie, "Kiss Me Goodbye" with Sally Field too. It's a great comedy about Jolly coming back to haunt his wife in a good way.

From Quiz Vanity of Vanities

Answer: Ecclesiastes

"Vanity of vanities, saith the Preacher, vanity of vanities; all is vanity" is found in Ecclesiastes 1:2. Some modern translations replace vanity with the word "meaningless". The older meaning of vanity referred to the transience of life, especially material possessions. In Milton's "Paradise Lost" there was a fair in a town called Vanity, which distracted people with all sorts of material possessions.

From Quiz The Seven Dwarfs: Bashful

Answer: The Passions

The new wave one-hit wonders The Passions were formed in 1978 in Shepherd's Bush, London and existed for just five years, splitting in 1983. Releasing a total of eight singles, they are best remembered for the 1981 hit single 'I'm in Love with a German Film Star' which reached its highest position at number 25 in the UK Singles Chart, was their only single release to make an impression in the charts and featured the song '(Don't Talk to Me) I'm Shy' on its 'B' side. For those much younger players who may be unfamiliar with vinyl records, this old medium had, in its 7" format, and in most cases, a single song recorded on each side! Question courtesy of Sister Seagull, not to be confused with those other Eighties new wave songsmiths, A Flock Of Seagulls.

From Quiz No Fun Here

Answer: The Smiths

The Smiths' vocalist was Steven Morrissy, although he used only his surname, with Johnny Marr on guitar. 'Heaven Knows I'm Miserable Now' reached number ten on the UK Singles charts, although the band had only minor success in the USA. Other uplifting offerings from The Smiths include 'Girlfriend in a Coma' from 1987 and 'How Soon is Now?' from 1985. The other bands listed were all around in the 1980s.

From Quiz "Revenge" Is In Style

Answer: A woman scorned

In "Fatal Attraction" Michael Douglas has a one night stand with Glenn Close. When he rejects her further advances she starts to stalk him and his family and becomes more and more obsessed with him. Probably the most famous scene from this 1987 film is where she kills the pet rabbit and leave it boiling on the stove. This gave us the phrase "bunny boiler".

From Quiz The Seven Dwarfs: Happy

Answer: No, No, Nanette

Neither "I Want to be Happy" nor "Tea for Two" were in the pre-Broadway run of "No, No, Nanette", but were added for its Chicago run and became its most popular numbers. The musical had a very successful Broadway revival in 1971, with a substantially re-written book by Burt Shevelove. Question posed by stedman.

From Quiz The Seven Dwarfs: Grumpy

Answer: Molière

Alceste, the misanthrope of the title, tries in vain to fight against the prevailing hypocrisy of life in society and at court. Of course, he has to fall in love with Célimène, a flighty young woman who embodies all the vices that he hates. Eventually, having been convinced of the infidelity of his beloved, and having lost the considerable sum of 20,000 francs in a lawsuit in which he had justice entirely on his side, he resolves to flee from Parisian society and live in retirement in the distant provinces. However, as the curtain falls, his true friends Philinte and Éliante are determined to dissuade him, and somehow we feel that they will succeed: we grumpy old men can't really be happy with nothing to grumble about! Question created by TabbyTom, who agrees that if you can see light at the end of the tunnel it is undoubtedly a train coming the other way.

From Quiz A Dish Best Served Cold

Answer: Khan Noonien Singh

"The Wrath of Khan" is widely attributed with the rebirth of the "Star Trek" franchise, and is considered by many critics among the best of the "Star Trek" films. Khan - played by Ricardo Montalban - had become insanely driven in his pursuit of revenge on Captain Kirk.

From Quiz Descent Into Madness

Answer: Tears for Fears

Tears for Fears was formed in 1981 by Curt Smith and Roland Orzabal who had met as teenagers and played in several bands together. "Mad World" was their third single, but first chart success reaching the top 40 in seven countries by 1983. In 2001, the song was covered by Michael Andrews and Gary Jules for the film "Donnie Darko". The song was so popular on the movie's soundtrack that it was released as a single in 2003 where it reached numbed one on the UK charts. Curt Smith is quoted as saying "It's very much a voyeur's song. It's looking out at a mad world from the eyes of a teenager". "Hide my head I want to drown my sorrow No tomorrow, no tomorrow And I find it kind of funny I find it kind of sad The dreams in which I'm dying Are the best I've ever had"

From Quiz Bundle of Joy

Answer: Dr. Joy

Dr. Joy hosts a long running radio phone in show, on which she helps people with dating and relationship problems. Her show is based in New York City. She has also written several books including "Dating for Dummies", first published in 1997.

From Quiz Ten Famous Lovers

Answer: Isolde of Ireland

This woeful tale took place in medieval times. After Tristan was banished, he married Iseult of Brittany because she had a similar name to Isolde (a likely story) but, unfortunately, he couldn't perform his conjugal duties. Then he fell ill and sent for Isolde to come and cure him. To herald her arrival and her undying love, he asked that the ship's sails be white. If not, black. Alackaday, his wicked wife told him the sails were black, and Tristan died of grief. When Isolde arrived and discovered her lover was no more, she promptly died of a broken heart as well. Nobody knows who wrote this tragic tale, but its roots go far back into the mists of antiquity to the time of King Arthur. It has been retold many times since in various legends and manuscripts in many countries.

From Quiz Boring Stuff on the Internet

Answer: Dav Pilkey

Dav Pilkey wrote the 'Captain Underpants' series of books along with 'Ricky Ricotta's Mighty Robot' series, 'Dumb Bunnies' and a bunch of other children's books. There is also a list of boring things to do to pass the time such as counting the number of words on a web page and staring at the screen long enough so you can clearly see the monitor refreshing. All pretty boring stuff... All incorrect answers options are names of authors of children's book series.

From Quiz Why Do Fools Fall in Love?

Answer: Frankie Lymon & The Teenagers

Frankie Lymon & The Teenagers took the song to Number One in the R&B Charts and Number 6 in the Billboard Charts. It was a reworking of a song called "Why Do Birds Sing So Gay?" "Why do fools fall in love? Why do birds sing so gay? And lovers await the break of day Why do they fall in love?" Lymon was just 13 at the time.

From Quiz All You Need Is Love

Answer: Better to have loved and lost than to never have loved at all.

The poem was written by Lord Tennyson over a period of about 17 years after the sudden death of a friend. It was one of Queen Victoria's favourite literary works. She found it a comfort after the death of her husband, Prince Albert. The poem deals with a number of philosophical questions of the Victorian era and was influenced by thoughts such as the emerging theory of evolution.

From Quiz Guild-y as Sin: Lust

Answer: He has already committed adultery with her in his heart.

Patricck adds, "Different versions of this are: "But I tell you that anyone who even looks at a woman lustfully has already committed adultery with her in his heart." "But I say unto you, That whoever looketh on a woman to lust after her hath committed adultery with her already in his heart." The following quotation from 'The Bible in Basic English' seemed the most euphemistic: "But I say to you that everyone whose eyes are turned on a woman with desire has had connection with her in his heart." Gee, I sure hope I haven't committed trivia adultery, Patricck!

From Quiz 'Revenge' and the Llamas

Answer: David Carradine

Starring Uma Thurman as 'The Bride', the first film follows the main character as she begins crossing names off her list of people to exact her revenge upon. See, Bill and his Deadly Viper Assassination Squad (three women and one man, a group of trained assassins) walked in on her wedding day and killed the entire chapel before leaving her for dead. Waking up from a coma, The Bride vowed to take the lives of those involved in killing her husband and unborn child. Bill, played by David Carradine, has some cards up his sleeve though. Quentin Tarantino split this film into two parts, both released six months apart. With revenge as its main theme, Tarantino explores many different styles of film from martial arts fare to the spaghetti western and more. Both films have consistently appeared on the IMDB Top 250. Tarantino has also filmed and directed "Pulp Fiction", "Inglourious Basterds", and "Reservoir Dogs" to critical acclaim. "Kill Bill Vol. 1" and "Vol. 2" are no exception to this trend. Crafted by a film-going Kyleisalive

From Quiz Love, Impossibly

Answer: A lighthouse

The final title of the story was "The Fog Horn", and that's what the creature fell in love with; the sound of the horn in the lighthouse sounds exactly like the monster's own voice. The sea beast (probably a dinosaur of some sort) shows up at night and moans along with the sound, but when the horn is turned off the creature becomes infuriated and destroys the structure. The story was filmed as "The Beast From 20,000 Fathoms" in 1953.

From Quiz Love, Sportingly

Answer: She is now queen of Sweden

The German-born Sommerlath was involved with VIP hospitality at the Munich Olympics when she met Crown Prince Carl Gustaf. They were married in June 1976. A concert on the eve of their wedding saw the first ever public performance of the ABBA song, "Dancing Queen". To be absolutely accurate, Queen Silvia is queen consort of Sweden.

From Quiz Guild-y as Sin: Wrath

Answer: Ricardo Montalbán

The story of Khan began with an episode called "Space Seed." The Enterprise finds a derelict ship with cryogenically frozen humans on board. They rescue them only to find out that they were bio-engineered soldiers from the Eugenics war on earth 300 years ago. Khan tries to take over the Enterprise, but ends up exiled on Ceti Alpha V. The movie continues this story 15 years later. Question submitted by SilverMoonsong. She thinks "The Wrath of Moon" would make a great Star Trek movie, but unfortunately, Majel Barret-Roddenberry passed on before she could approve the script.

From Quiz It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad Worldwide Web

Answer: Ne-Yo

This film clip, along with many, many others, has been found on various websites, including YouTube. YouTube first appeared in early 2005. It is a video-sharing site, meaning anyone and everyone can upload videos of practically anything, including music, sports, comedy, dumb animals, mini-documentaries and much, much more.

From Quiz Guild-y as Charged

Answer: He would contact them via newspaper advertisements for lonely hearts.

Landru had a traveling second-hand business as a cover for his plots. He would convince lonely women, widows and others to join him and live with him after checking their finances via correspondence in advertisements. Then he'd dispose of them and burn them up in a furnace or oven! He was convicted and guillotined in 1922 for these acts. Many years later a supposed confession was revealed. This question was written by Bruyere.

From Quiz Just Bored to Pieces

Answer: Your index finger, right next to your nose twisting back and forth.

Actually, you put your index finger right up against your nose. If someone didn't know that you knew sign language, it looks a little bit like you are picking your nose. Sign language is fun and interesting to learn. There are so many words that really make sense.

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