Thematic Objects Trivia

1. What is the name of the female firefighter in kid's TV show "Fireman Sam" and the love interest of Leonard in comedy, "The Big Bang Theory"?

From Quiz Money Makes The World Go Round

Answer: Penny

Penny is a shortened version of Penelope, who in Homer's "Odyssey" was the wife of Odysseus and remained faithful to him for 20 years, while he was away fighting in the Trojan War, despite having many suitors. Another Penelope from Greek mythology was the daughter of Dryops, who according to some versions of the myth, was the mother of Pan. The penny was a UK currency, until decimalisation in 1971. There were 240 pennies to the pound and the pennies were replaced by new pence.

From Quiz Why Knot

Answer: A wader, like a sandpiper

The calidrid group of birds have bills that have numerous nerve endings called Corpuscles of Herbst that enable them to locate buried prey under the sand or even snow. The calidrids are primarily native to the Arctic but during the migrating season they form huge flocks and have been known to travel as far as Australia. More widespread than the great knot is a similar bird called the red knot which has spread beyond Siberia to Canada and Europe.

From Quiz Book Related

Answer: 1950s

This wonderful movie starring Bill Nighy and Emily Mortimer is set in a Suffolk village in 1959. The main character, Florence Green, who lost her husband in the second world war, opens a bookshop, but a powerful local woman wants her premises for an Arts Centre.

From Quiz House Of Cards

Answer: Bungalow Bill

"The Continuing Story Of Bungalow Bill" was a John Lennon composition and according to him was about a self-important bland young man who was present at the ashram of Maharishi Mahesh Yogi at the same time as The Beatles, but took a break from the meditation and spiritual guidance to go and shoot tigers before returning to commune with God. Bungalows are houses with just one level, and were first built in South Asia, in fact bungalow comes from the Hindi word for Bengali as there were so many built in the Bengal region of Bangladesh and India.

From Quiz The Four or More Winds

Answer: China

Records of magnet compasses being used first appear during the Han Dynasty between the second century BC and the first century AD. Lodestone, the naturally-occurring magnet used, however was known to the Ancient Greeks as early as the sixth century BC. The word 'lodestone' comes from Middle English and means 'course or leading stone'.

From Quiz Wax a Question

Answer: Food colouring is water-based, but candle wax is oil-based.

Making candles at home is a hobby many people like to do. The wax used in candles is oil-based, so it won't mix with water-based food colouring. Wax crayons can be melted and added to the mixture to colour candles, but they are not as effective as oil-based dyes.

From Quiz "Tanks" for the Memories

Answer: armoured, heavy fire power, moves on a continuous track

The armored fighting vehicle known as the tank dramatically and permanently changed military strategy and warfare in the first half of the twentieth century. The first tanks were designed by William Foster & Co. in Lincoln, England in 1915, and France developed its version soon after. Both countries desperately sought a way to put an end to trench warfare, the horrendously draining stalemated situation which developed along the front lines in World War I. The continuous track instead of more vulnerable wheels was a key breakthrough, allowing the vehicles to traverse rough terrain and simply roll over enemy obstacles. The prototype of the first generation of British tanks was "Little Willie", and it can still be viewed at The Tank Museum in Bovington, England. "Willie" led to the development of the Mark I tanks, which were the first tanks to see combat, during the Battle of the Somme in September of 1916.

From Quiz Bar None!

Answer: Crow

Who would think putting a word that refers to a large perching bird in front of the word "bar" would make the name of tool you might keep in your shed or trunk? A crowbar goes by other names as well, including wrecking bar, jimmy, or, my personal favorite, pig foot. Usually made from carbon steel in a variety of lengths, the typical crowbar has a C-curve on one end, and V-s on both ends to remove nails. It also comes in quite handy when fighting zombies -- it's sharp and effective yet light enough to carry around.

From Quiz Too Young to Dye

Answer: Cochineal

Native to South America, Mexico and Arizona, cochineals can usually be located on those rather hideous looking prickly pear plants, and are reasonably easy to harvest. They are simply brushed off into a container and, after being drowned in hot water, are left to dry out. The female insect, that is. She's the one that produces the beautiful crimson and scarlet dyes for which the cochineal is so famous. After drying, the bodies are then ground down into a powder, which is mixed in various solutions to produce the dye. It takes almost one hundred thousand of these little creatures to make one kilogram of their still highly sought after dye which was once far more valuable before the advent of synthetic dyes than it is today. Peru and the Canary Islands are the largest manufacturers of cochineal dye in the 21st century, and have a thriving market in France, Italy and Japan.

From Quiz X-Ray Vision

Answer: Monsta Island Czars

The seven member hip-hop group, Monsta Island Czars, was formed in New York in 1997, and took all their peculiar performance names from monsters in the "Godzilla" movies. Those names include Gamma Ray, X-Ray, Grimlock, Lord Smog, Jet Jaguar, MF Doom and the like. Since their year of formation, they have made one studio album and five compilation albums as a group, and, in a kind of patchwork musical quilt, thirty-nine other individual albums with band members who came and went.

From Quiz The Steel Type

Answer: An adult male gorilla

A silverback gorilla is simply an adult male gorilla, characterized by the silvery white hair on his back. Silverbacks tend be much larger in size than their female counterparts. In a gorilla troop, there will typically be just one silverback with many females living with him. In the wild, gorillas live exclusively in Africa, primarily in and around the Congo and Gabon.

From Quiz Androids Among Us

Answer: The Terminator

Terminator cyborg model T-800 Model 101 was portrayed by Austrian actor/bodybuilder Arnold Schwarzenegger. "The Terminator" was the story of a cyborg who went back in time in an attempt to prevent the birth of a child who would one day grow up and save humans from a machine powered takeover. This 1984 film was a big hit and spawned four more sequels, all of which were known for their special effects. The Terminator/T-800 looks like a human male, until it is discovered that he is a metallic robot covered in what appears to be human skin.

From Quiz Diary Bound in Red Leather

Answer: Ewan McGregor

In the film, a Japanese model who lives in Hong Kong seeks a lover who would share her search for carnal satisfaction through art, namely poetry and calligraphy in the form of body painting. Vivian Wu, Ewan McGregor and Ken Ogata are the protagonists. The writer of 'The Pillow Book', Sei Shônagon, was a Japanese court lady who lived in the 11th century. In her book she recorded court incidents, poems, thoughts, opinions and observations. Because she was very educated and skilled in writing, 'The Pillow Book' became an important historical document of life in the Japanese court of the Heian period. The term pillow book is used for a collection of notes or notebooks which are personal notes of somebody's life over a period of time.

From Quiz Blazing Paddles

Answer: Kayak paddles are double-bladed; Canoe paddles are not

The reason for this is because kayaks are generally for one person who will need to paddle on both sides of the kayak. Canoes can have multiple people in them so each rider can paddle on one side.

From Quiz Do You Know Ruby Like I Know Ruby?

Answer: Ruby Tuesday

"Rolling Stone" magazine ranked the song #310 on their list of the 500 Greatest Songs of All Time. The song title was the source of the restaurant chain of the same name.

From Quiz It's da Bomb!

Answer: HMS Tonnant

He first wrote a poem, "The Defence of Fort McHenry" in 1814. He had seen the bombardment of the fort by the British Royal Navy during the War of 1812. The poem was later set to the music of "The Anacreontic Song" written by John Stanford Smith in 1780. In 1931 it was officially adopted as the national anthem of the U.S. In Sept., 1814, after the burning of Washington by the British, Key and John Stuart Skinner set sail on the HMS Minden, flying a truce flag, as their mission was to complete an exchange of prisoners. Both Key and Skinner were held captive on the British HMS Tonnant, (a former French ship) until after the battle because they had overheard British plans during the exchange negotiations. The HMS Erebus created the 'rocket's red glare' and the HMS Meteor sent off some of the 'bombs bursting in air'. By morning, Key was able to see the large American flag flying over the fort. It was a handmade flag with 15 stars and 15 stripes. It has been twice restored and is treasured by the Smithsonian Institute. K-Dog1

From Quiz Eider Down or Up!

Answer: Australia

The banksia, named for Botanist Joseph Banks, is found across Australia. This particular one is native to the state of a Western Australia. There has been, for some time, a program aimed at preserving the Feather-leaved Banksia, and it seems that there has been a degree of success. Seeds have been successfully collected and propagated, and several plants established. Not surprisingly, it has been found to survive well in the California, USA climate.

From Quiz Joy to the Pearled

Answer: Pearl S Buck

Pearl S Buck, also known as Sai Zhenzhu, was a Pulitzer Prize winning Nobel Laureate author. Born in 1892 to missionaries, she spent most of her life before 1934 in China. Her 1931 novel "The Good Earth" was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for the novel in 1932. She was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1938. She died on March 6, 1973 in Vermont, USA.

From Quiz Do the Twist

Answer: Windsor Knot

There are three versions of the Windsor knot: a half-Windsor, a Windsor and a double Windsor, all of which are used to tie a tie. It is often thought the Windsor knot was named after the Duke of Windsor, although in reality it is more likely to been been invented by his father, George V.

From Quiz Beautiful Like Diamonds In The Sky

Answer: Rihanna

Rihanna was born Robyn Rihanna Fenty in 1988 in Saint Michael, Barbados, and rose to fame with her debut single, "Pon de Replay" (2005). She released six more albums in quick succession, and "Unapologetic" (2012) was her seventh. "Diamonds" was written by singer Sia Furler and others, and was the first single released from the album. The song reached Number 1 in many countries, including the UK, the USA, Portugal, and Russia. The title of this quiz came from the song, whose lyrics include the line "We're beautiful like diamonds in the sky".

From Quiz Plop Plop Fizz Fizz!

Answer: Alka-Seltzer

Marketed for the relief of aches, pains, fever, indigestion and heartburn, Alka-Seltzer came on the market in 1931. In 1978 the Plop Plop Fizz Fizz jingle was first used. It was sung by Sammy Davis Jr. and was used in several commercials, with great success.

From Quiz Lock, Stock and Barrel

Answer: Barrel

Whiskey is stored in wooden barrels. Wine, sherry and brandy are also often stored in barrels. This is usually done for aging and flavoring.

From Quiz A Web of Intrigue

Answer: Pig

This wonderful children's story tells about the unlikely friendship of Charlotte the spider and Wilbur the pig. Charlotte attempts to keep Wilbur from being slaughtered by writing messages with her web. These messages include "terrific", "some pig", and "radiant". Her efforts are successful, and Wilbur becomes a prize-winning pig of much fame. In the end Charlotte dies after reaching the end of her natural life span and Wilbur repays her by taking care of her eggs until they are hatched.

From Quiz The Many Varieties of Calendars

Answer: Hunky Celebrity Men

Other available celebrities included Jake Gyllenhaal, Hugh Jackman, Paul Wesley, Zac Efron, and several more. I don't know why I didn't make the cut. I'm not associated with that site at all, but I took the challenge to make this quiz...

From Quiz Money, the Staff of Life

Answer: Wampum

Wampun was used as currency until 1704 in the American colonies. Its value varied from three to six shells to one English penny.

From Quiz Getting the Point

Answer: funtrivia.com

Funtrivia.com was founded by Terry Ford, and was the first trivia site added to the Yahoo directory. The site has hosted over 90,000 quizzes and 1.2 million registered users.

From Quiz The Acid Test

Answer: Tina Turner

As well as playing the part of the Acid Queen in 'Tommy', Tina Turner had a huge hit with this song, which featured on her second solo album, also entitled 'Acid Queen', released in 1975. The track was later released as a single in 1976.

From Quiz Not that Blue Screen Again!

Answer: Windows

Appearing since the Windows 3.1 operating system, the Blue Screen of Death is the notorious, blue error screen that makes itself visible when the PC performs an 'illegal operation'. Essentially, the computer literally cuts itself off from its activities to ensure that no irreversible harm comes to the unit. The error itself usually generates with improperly-used hardware or software. When the computer performs this operation, a core dump is performed to ensure that not all memory is destroyed with your activity. All of this depends on the operating system though.

From Quiz Square Me a Thought

Answer: a square peg

The idiom 'You can't fit a square peg into a round hole' has been around for many years. Surely this cannot be the case, simply drill the hole larger than the peg or hit the peg with a heavy enough mallet. The idiom roughly means 'you can't be forced into something that doesn't suit you'.

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