Thematic Places Trivia

91. What is a Jungle Gym?

From Quiz All About the Jungle

Answer: Playground equipment, also called monkey bars

Sebastian Hinton of Chicago, Illinois, invented and patented the first Jungle Gym in 1920. He described it as a climbing frame made of metal pipe, wood and/or rope on which youngsters could exercise. His patent says his invention appeals to the "monkey instinct" in children and encourages them to climb, swing, perch and otherwise use their young muscles on the apparatus. The second prototype, built by Hinton, is located at the Crow Island School in Winnetka, Illinois, a progressive elementary school.

From Quiz All About Avalon

Answer: Al Jolson

The song was primarily written by Vincent Rose but with contributions by Al Jolson and Buddy DaSylva. Jolson recorded it and sang it in the musicals "Sinbad" and "Bombo." Cab Calloway covered it in 1934 as did the Benny Goodman Quartet when they played Carnegie Hall in 1938. The song tells a sad story: "I found my love in Avalon beside the bay. I left my love in Avalon and sail'd away. I dream of her and Avalon from dusk 'til dawn. And so I think I'll travel on to Avalon." Just before Dooley Wilson plays "As Time Goes By" in the 1942 film "Casablanca," he improvises the tune to "Avalon" on his piano in Rick's Café Américain.

From Quiz Russian Around

Answer: Yuri Gagarin

Gagarin's Vostok 1 orbit of Earth took 108 minutes, of which 89 minutes was in space. Tereshkova was the first woman in space, piloting Vostok 6 in 1963. Sharapova is more at home on the tennis court than outer space and I made the Russian Mickey Mouse up.

From Quiz Schools That Never Really Were, District 1

Answer: Ridgemont High

There are a great many stars (and soon-to-be stars) in "Fast Times at Ridgemont High" including Nicolas Cage, Forest Whitaker, Eric Stoltz, and Anthony Edwards. In order to write the script, Cameron Crowe went undercover to Clairemont High School in San Diego. One of the more memorable parts of the movie is the conflict between stoner-surfer Jeff Spicoli (Sean Penn) and hard-nosed history teacher Mr. Hand (Ray Walston).

From Quiz Armchair Traveller 4

Answer: They travelled on slides.

The current salt mine opened in 1517, but accounts of salt mining in the area go back as far as the 12th century. Slides were installed to allow miners to travel further down into the mine. There are two slides, and both are between 30 and 40 metres long. Inside the mine, there is also a salt cathedral and a stone salt grotto, built in honour of King Ludwig II.

From Quiz Armchair Traveller 3

Answer: Sirmium

In the 1st century BC, Sirmium was conquered by the Romans and became the provincial capital of Pannonia Inferior. Some of the emperors that were born there include Quintillus, Aurelian, and Constantius II. Sirmium was on the Sava river in what is now northern Serbia. Visitors can see some of the Roman remains, like mosaics and parts of the city walls.

From Quiz Castles that Never Really Were, Second Parapet

Answer: The White Witch

Queen Jadis of Charn is also known as the White Witch. Queen Jadis was the last ruler of Charn -- a world between the Earth and Narnia. She enslaved Narnia in a century-long winter. The desolation of Charn offers a prediction to those who live in and by corruption.

From Quiz Castles that Never Really Were, First Parapet

Answer: C.S. Lewis

Lewis imagined the fictional castle Cair Paravel as the place where the kings and queens of Narnia rule in the seven-volume series "The Chronicles of Narnia." The castle derives its name from the Old English meaning "a lesser court."

From Quiz Houses that Never Really Were, Door #4

Answer: Wuthering Heights

The farmhouse Wuthering Heights begins in the hands of the Earnshaw family but ends up in the possession of Heathcliff. The farmhouse sits on the north of a hilltop where it is exposed to stormy weather. The estate includes several outbuildings: e.g. a barn and stables. Over the entrance to the main room, there are carved griffins and cherubs which are grotesque more than lovely.

From Quiz Houses that Never Really Were, Door #3

Answer: Northanger Abbey

Pemberley is the home of Fitzwilliam Darcy in "Pride and Prejudice." Longbourn is the home of the Bennetts in the same novel. Netherfield Park is the residence of the Bingleys in the same novel, as well. Northanger Abbey is the fictional residence of the Tilneys in the novel of the same name.

From Quiz Houses that Never Really Were, Door #2

Answer: The House of Usher

The psychological horror novel had not yet been invented in 1839 but, if it had, "The Fall of the House of Usher" would have been recognized in the genre. Roderick Usher falls ill, as does his sibling, as his ancestral home decomposes around him, beginning with a crack in the roof. Spooky decline follows.

From Quiz Houses that Never Really Were, Door #1

Answer: The House of the Seven Gables

Hawthorne based his novel in part on his own family. There is an eerie connection to the Salem Witch Trials of 1692 in the novel. The writer of creepy stories, H.P. Lovecraft, said he was very much influenced by the book. The story was filmed in 1940 and again in 1963.

From Quiz Armchair Traveller 2

Answer: Hong Kong

Pink dolphins (also known as Chinese white dolphins) were used as a symbol of the handover from Britain to China during the Sovereignty Changing Ceremonies in Hong Kong in 1997. The numbers of pink dolphins were rapidly declining at the start of the 21st century. Pollution and infrastructure were two of the reasons given for their decline.

From Quiz Lakes That Never Really Were

Answer: The Slough of Despond

Although fictional, the Slough of Despond may have been inspired by Squitch Fen (located close to his home in Harrowden, Bedfordshire) or by The Souls' Slough (located on the Great Northern Road). In Bunyan's theology, it is the weight of guilt for one's sins which alerts the sinner to the need for conversion and redemption.

From Quiz Armchair Traveller

Answer: Thailand

The elephant hospital is located in Northern Thailand in Lampang and was opened in 1993. Over 4,000 elephants have been treated at the hospital for a wide range of illnesses and injuries. Visitors can enter the hospital and look around, or help with caring for the animals. Elephants live in Asia and Africa, not in New Zealand (which is in Oceania).

From Quiz Guide to U.S. Prisons Real and Fictional

Answer: Johnny Cash

Johhny Cash relished his outlaw image. Although beset by serious drug addiction issues throughout most of his life, his jail time consisted of a limited night of overnight stays for minor offenses. Nevertheless he seemed to have a great affinity and sympathy for the imprisoned. The Folsom Prison Blues was one of his favorite songs and generally was the opening song of his concerts. His first well-received prison concert was performed at San Quentin Prison. Later he also had one at Folsom Prison.

From Quiz Islands that Never Really Were, 4th Archipelago

Answer: Fibber Island

According to John Flansburgh, who sings this song on the album "No! TMBG Clock Radio," it is the proposed national anthem of Fibber Island. The island is/was located just to the east of Nantucket, Massachusetts. It was the retirement home and preferred vacation spot for CIA spies and black ops agents until its attempt to gain independence from the United States in the 1960s. The secession attempt prompted President Lyndon B. Johnson and the FBI to make the island disappear.

From Quiz Islands that Never Really Were, 3rd Archipelago

Answer: The Isle of Naboombu

Charlie, Carrie, and Paul are sent far away from London to protect them from the Blitz. They are on the cusp of learning how to fly magically when they learn that the last part of the spell is concealed in a medallion. They travel to the Isle of Naboombu where the king, a lion named Leonidas, is found wearing the medallion. Based on children's stories by Mary Norton, the film starred Angela Lansbury. It was the last film released before Walt Disney's brother Roy died.

From Quiz Islands that Never Really Were, 2nd Archipelago

Answer: Piggy Island

"Angry Birds" began as a video game which then grew to become a major animated motion picture in 2016. The birds share Piggy Island with the Bad Piggies, intent on stealing all their eggs. The precise location of Piggy Island is unknown. There is a pig-shaped mountain in the center of the island. Close comparative study reveals that the fictional Piggy Island shares many points of commonality with the real island of Greater Inaqua in the Caribbean Sea.

From Quiz Islands that Never Really Were, 1st Archipelago

Answer: Isla Cruces

Davy Jones put his heart in the Dead Man's Chest and buried it on Isla Cruces (Crosses Island). The island is apparently deserted after a plague caused people to abandon the colony there. There are the ruins of a church; a priest was the last to die. After burying all the dead, he hung himself. The scenes in the film which purported to be Isla Cruces were shot in Dominica and Great Exuma in the Bahamas.

From Quiz Frankly My Dear, I Do Give A Dam

Answer: Hoover

At 726 feet high (221m) the Hoover Dam (aka Boulder Dam) was completed in 1936. It is located on the Colorado River. Situated on the border between Nevada and Arizona, it was dedicated by Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1935. It was named after President Herbert Hoover (incumbent from March 1929 to March 1933) who had supported its construction as part of a programme of public works designed to lift America out of the great depression.

From Quiz No Particular Place to Go

Answer: Madagascar

An aye-aye is a type of lemur found in Madagascar. It was thought to be extinct before being rediscovered in the 1950s. There is a local superstition that says the aye-aye is a symbol of death. As such, it is killed on sight by natives, further putting strain on the species' survival.

From Quiz Babel

Answer: "gate of god" - Babylonian (Akkadian)

Although it is implied in Genesis that the names Babel or Babylon come from the Hebrew word meaning "confused" (or that it at least sounds like the Hebrew, depending on the specific translation you use), it may best be thought of the other way 'round, that the term for "confused" came from the name of the city, which was a rendering of the Akkadian "bâb ili" meaning "gate of god". (Akkad was a city in ancient Babylonia). The name is in turn a translation of Sumerian "Ka-dingir". The English word "babel" meaning any sort of noisy confusion, hubbub, clamor, etc. appeared around the 16th century, though such usage was certainly based on the Biblical account. Just bear in mind that etymology is a messy business! (Sources: the Online Etymology Dictionary and the Oxford Dictionary.)

From Quiz Throw Away the Key!

Answer: Robben Island

Mandela actually spent 27 years imprisoned. He was moved several times in an attempt to lessen his influence on other prisoners.

From Quiz Problem, We Have A Houston

Answer: Astros

The Houston Astros joined Major League Baseball as an expansion team in 1962. They were originally a part of the National League, Central Division.

From Quiz Cross These Bridges

Answer: Verrazano Narrows Bridge

For 27 years, the Golden Gate Bridge between San Francisco and Marin California was the longest suspension Bridge (4200 feet, 1290 M) until the Verrazano Narrows Bridge in New York was completed in 1964. It just beats it out by 60 feet (18 M). The Brooklyn Bridge, while also a famous suspension bridge, is nowhere near the longest at a mere 1596 feet (486 M). The Mackinac Bridge which connects the Upper and Lower Peninsulas of Michigan is 3800 feet (1158 M) long. (The Audubon Bridge in Louisiana is an impressive 12,883 feet (3927 M), however it is a cable-stayed style bridge.

From Quiz A Thousand Acres

Answer: Southfork

The Southfork ranch is an actual ranch located near Parker,Texas. While the ranch is only 200 acres(.81 km), the mansion is over 5,000 sq. feet. It is used as an event and conference center and daily tours are available.

From Quiz Springfield

Answer: The Simpsons

The Simpsons were first seen as interlude on the "Tracy Ullman Show" in 1987 and became a regular half-hour series in 1989. It has won numerous awards for its satire on modern issues. A portion of the Hollywood Walk of Fame is dedicated to "The Simpsons". This Springfield is fictional.

From Quiz Splash's Pub Crawl

Answer: Cheers

"Cheers" was a cellar bar in Boston in the long-running USA comedy of the same name. The quote is from the opening lyrics: "Making your way in the world today takes everything you've got. Taking a break from all your worries, sure would help a lot. Wouldn't you like to get away? Sometimes you want to go Where everybody knows your name, and they're always glad you came. You wanna be where you can see, our troubles are all the same You wanna be where everybody knows Your name." "Cheers" ran from 1982 to 1993.

From Quiz That's A-MAZE-ing

Answer: Sunflower

This amazing plant maze is approximately ten acres in size. Sunflowers are sowed and used in the creation of this work of art. Sometimes sunflowers aren't used; corn is used instead. Whether it is corn or sunflowers, it is always strategically sewn and marked out to create a new maze each year. When this maze was first created in 1996 it was regarded as the world's largest maze.

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