Thematic Story Time Trivia

1. Tattoo enjoys paintings. While viewing art in London's National Gallery, he sees one of his favorite John Constable works, a rural scene showing a traditional country conveyance. He can't control his excitement, and bursts out with which phrase?

From Quiz It's Not "Ze plane! Ze plane!"

Answer: "Ze Wain! Ze Wain!"

"The Hay Wain" is probably Constable's most famous piece. It is one of a series of large paintings of his that are known as "the six-footers". "The Hay Wain" was voted "second-most popular painting in any British gallery" in 2005.

From Quiz It's Not Paranoia

Answer: the Peloton

Riblon won the 18th Stage of the 2013 Tour de France, which included the climb up the Alpe-d'Huez, one of the most famous climbing stages of the Tour. The Peloton is the term given in the Tour to the pack of riders who make up the bulk of competitors at any given time in each stage. Stade de Reims is a traditionally strong soccer team in the French Ligue 1. The Legion Etrangere is the French Foreign Legion, and the Garrison of Rome was another term for the Praetorian Guard, which served as Rome's police force during the Republic.

From Quiz Waiting for Bill

Answer: Camel

Camels are adapted to travel in deserts. Apart from the hump which is full of fat and allows them to go for days without food or water, they have nostrils that can be closed against blown sand, long eyelashes and feet that splay out to avoid sinking in the sand. It is believed that the carol "I saw three ships come sailing in" actually refers to the three wise men travelling by camel. Tell Bill I am not going to wash his clothes if one of those camels spits on him!

From Quiz I Do Sell Camels. One Hump or Two?

Answer: The two humped camel comes from Central Asia

There are two types of camel, Dromedary (one hump) and Bactrian (two humps). The Dromedary is found in the Middle East and parts of Africa, while the Bactrian is native to Central Asia. No matter where they come from camels provide transport, milk, and meat. When they moult their coat provides material used in textiles. Contrary to popular myth their humps do not contain water for times of drought, they are in fact fatty deposits. The place that both species can be found living wild is Australia. Many were imported into Australia in the 19th century to transport construction materials. When motorised transport came along in the 20th century and replaced them they were released into the wild, where they have thrived. Their numbers have risen to such an extent that they pose a threat to native wildlife and culls now have to be carried out.

From Quiz Do You Deliver?

Answer: Tea

Tea is separated into either Chinese or Indian. Camellia sinensis is Chinese and Camellia assamica is Indian. The leaves and leaf buds are used to make the tea, and the various varieties come from either the way these are then processed or from blending. Where the plants are grown also affects the flavour of the tea. The amount of light, rain and heat that the bush is subjected to all affect the final cup of tea that we drink in the morning.

From Quiz Space in your Suitcase

Answer: Paddle steamer

Interestingly, Mark Twain was a licensed steamboat operator and by all accounts, enjoyed the work very much. The amenities for passengers gradually improved over time, and included the opportunity to gamble. Vessels that were for charter, but which did not have regular schedules, were known as tramp steamers. The United Kingdom has an active paddle steamer preservation society. All aboard!

From Quiz All That Glitters

Answer: Rayon

Silk is a natural fabric produced by silkworms. Man-made silk is rayon. Made from cellulose fibre, it is not a true synthetic material, such as nylon, but neither is it a true natural material either. It usually has a much higher sheen to it than true silk. It was first produced in France in the 1880s as an alternative to silk, which was a very expensive fabric. It soon proved highly popular because it was very versatile and took dye well. It also drapes well, which makes it popular for curtains and furnishing fabrics, as well as for dresses and blouses.

From Quiz Adventures of a Chocolate Soldier

Answer: Fortnum and Mason

Founded as a grocery store in 1707, Fortnum's reputation was built on high quality merchandise. Although it has since expanded into a department store, it still specialises in unusual and exotic foods, as well as stocking the basics. In 1851 it created the very first scotch egg, and in 1886 became the first shop in Britain to stock Heinz baked beans. Its tea room is open for more than just tea; the breakfast menu is one of the best in London.

From Quiz The Risks May Include...

Answer: Install anti-slip mat or decals on the floor of the shower.

Many accidents occur in the bath or shower no matter how careful we try to be; wet feet and smooth surfaces make for hazardous conditions. Installing hand rails, to grab on to if you feel yourself slipping, is also a good way to help prevent injury.

From Quiz Estimated Download Time

Answer: ...find Cape Canaveral?

An American launch site for spacecrafts, Cape Canaveral is situated on the eastern coast of Florida, about halfway down its Atlantic coastline. Run by the American Space Program, the Kennedy Space Center found at this point has been home to numerous space launches due to the fact that its proximity to the Equator allows for maximum linear velocity as the Earth rotates. The original London Bridge, sold to American Robert McColloch in the 1960s, was reconstructed in Arizona. Mount Elbert is the highest American peak in the Rockies located in Colorado while Myrtle Beach is on the Atlantic coast in South Carolina.

From Quiz Growing Up Italian

Answer: Sicily

Santo Stefano is basically uninhabited, its most notable feature is the former NATO Naval Base.

From Quiz The Secret Life of a Ventriloquist's Dummy

Answer: maní

"Maní" is peanut: like my name! "Estrella" means star, as in I am the "estrella" of the show. "Gracioso" is funny when describing a male, and of course, I am "muy gracioso." Oh, "muy" means very. "Morado" is the masculine version of purple. And "once you go 'morado,' you never go back!."

From Quiz The Eggheads' Christmas Story Book

Answer: His crutch

"Amahl and the Night Visitors", by composer Gian Carlo Menotti, was written for American television and first broadcast live on Christmas Eve 1951. It became an annual holiday tradition through 1966. Due to a dispute between NBC and Mr. Menotti, it wasn't shown again until 1978 when a new version was filmed, some of it on location in Israel. Additionally, there were a couple of productions done in both the UK and Australia. Today a grainy copy of the 1955 kinescope can be seen on DVD. The 1978 version was released on video as well. There are often regional stage productions of "Amahl and the Night Visitors". The story is charming, the music is lively, the songs are both amusing and dramatic. If you've never seen it - treat yourself to watching a performance either live or recorded. You'll be glad you did. (Question and interesting information submitted by VanCoerte.)

From Quiz It's Not "Ze plane! Ze plane!"

Answer: "Bahrain! Bahrain!"

Seriously proposed as the actual site of the Garden of Eden as Dilmun, Bahrain is an archipelago in the Persian Gulf that was declared a kingdom in 2002, gaining its independence from the United Kingdom. Estimates of the number of A'Ali burial mounds reach as high as 350,000, and may have taken thousands of years to create. Bahrain has also been known for millennia as a pearling center.

From Quiz Oh Holey Night

Answer: In a text message

While this may not be as horrible a social gaffe as one would think, I figured I'd message my friends early on in the night just to let them know that I was drinking eggnog (#eggnog #xmas #justnogthingz). Imagine my disappointment when I discovered the next morning that I sent them a cat emoji instead of a smiley face emoji! What a disappointment. For those not in the know, emojis are small images sent on cell phones alongside texts; graphical smileys, for instance, are emojis, but there are hundreds of others that've been developed over the years to accommodate for all possibilities. Japanese in origin, emojis were added for use in cell phones in the 2010s. In 2015, the word 'emoji' become the Oxford Dictionary's 'word of the year'.

From Quiz Waiting for Bill

Answer: Iditarod trail sled race.

The number of huskies in a team are usually between 12 and 16 and everyone is examined by veterinary nurses and doctors before they are allowed to compete. The course goes from Anchorage to Nome. Conditions mean that the route and distance vary from year to year, but it is in the region of 1700 miles and takes more than eight days to complete. If you see Bill while you are there, tell him not to bring one of those dogs home with him! If I have a dog it will be a lap dog.

From Quiz Space in your Suitcase

Answer: Tribune

There were a number of different sorts of tribune, but they all functioned in magisterial roles, whether administering civil justice or acting to ensure the welfare of the legions where they served as senior officers. I hope this weekend activity gets the 'thumbs up'!

From Quiz All That Glitters

Answer: Spelter

True bronze articles were highly expensive. Spelter, which is a zinc alloy, was commonly used in the 19th century for many cheap items such as clock cases and candlesticks. These were cast in the same way as bronze items and were then given an artificial patina. As home ornamentation became popular, especially in the art deco period, it was used for copies of the famous art deco ladies, as well as for statues of animals, busts of heads and other popular ornaments of the day. These were often weighted with lead to give the feel of a true bronze ornament.

From Quiz Abducted by Aliens

Answer: Isaac Newton

Benjamin Franklin proved the existence of electricity with a famous kite and key. Marie Curie discovered radioactivity, and was the first woman to win a Nobel Prize. Edward Jenner discovered the use of vaccinations. Isaac Newton lived from 1649 to 1729, and led a career as a physicist, astronomer, mathematician and alchemist.

From Quiz Phoenix Rising's Naughty Corner

Answer: Tripe

Tripe represents the edible portion of the stomach of various animals. The most common sorts include the rumen, which is a flat, smooth variety; the omasum (leaf-shaped); and the honeycomb-shaped reticulum. To be fit to be eaten by humans, it definitely needs to be cleaned with great care and then, ideally, boiled in salted water for about two hours to soften it. Would you like to make a reservation for dinner? [Contributed by pollucci19]

From Quiz Here, There and Everywhere

Answer: There - to the town where a famous Dutch cheese is made

"LargE DAMs supplement dikes" contains the name of a cheese for which the Netherlands is world famous, Edam. It is a pale yellow cheese, originating in the northern town of the same name, that is traditionally sold in spheres coated with red or yellow wax, although aged cheeses get a black wax coating. Amsterdam's red light district is a tourist attraction, as are the country's windmills. The Manneken Pis, a bronze fountain of a small urinating boy, is a famous tourist attraction and symbol of Brussels, in neighboring Belgium. None of these three, however, can be found in the hidden message.

From Quiz Estimated Download Time

Answer: ...losing doesn't mean I'm lost."

The lyrics specified are from the band's third single, "Lost!" from their fourth CD, "Viva la Vida (or Death and All His Friends)". Taking a spot on four different Billboard charts, the song wasn't necessarily as popular as their previous single, the extremely well-received "Viva la Vida", but it still did quite well for itself. The song has quite the beat, many pounding sounds accompanied by an organ tune and strong lyrics to back. On the released single, fans may also note a difference between "Lost!", the original song, "Lost+", in which Jay-Z performs with the band, and "Lost-", an acoustic instrumental version of the song. The CD won 'Best Rock Album' at the Grammy Awards in 2009.

From Quiz It's All About My Husband!

Answer: Rugby

Rugby has two forms: Rugby League and Rugby Union. Darral has played both but here in the U.S. Rugby Union is dominant. Differences include League is 13 a side, you don't have to release the ball when tackled, and you have a scrum if the ball goes out of play. Union has 15 a side, you need to release the ball when tackled, and a line-out is done if a ball goes out of play. And of course, both forms use no protective pads!

From Quiz Survival of the Well Prepared

Answer: Start removing your clothing and throw it away from your body

Though I would probably feel like curling up into a ball, the best thing to do for yourself would be to start throwing your clothes away from you. The bull will usually veer towards whatever is thrown. I'm sure when you have a raging bull staring you down and your life's on the line modesty will not mean much to you at that moment.

From Quiz Please Make Fun Of Me v1.0

Answer: Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder

Obsessive-compulsive disorder, or OCD, is a disorder that is anxiety based which includes intrusive thoughts, images, and urges as well as rituals that patients often perform aimed at easing the discomfort that comes with having obsessive thoughts.

From Quiz Waiting on an Airplane

Answer: USA Today

It's amazing to read about how "USA Today" is circulated around the world. The text you read is written in the offices in McLean, Virginia and then zipped around the world via satellite to one of 40 printing centers (36 in the US, one in Hong Kong, one in London, one in Germany and one in Belgium) where the papers are printed and then distributed. "USA Today" has had a hand in increasing digital print technology and designing processes to transfer large amounts of data over the airwaves since their inception.

From Quiz Growing Up Italian

Answer: Roman Catholic

Roman Catholicism was a large denomination in religion. The majority of Italians were of the Catholic religion. Catholic school was the choice of many parents to send their children.

From Quiz A Woman's Story

Answer: A sandwich and a cocktail in Greenwich Village

Rick had a really important job. He was a medical administrator at JFK Medical Foundation in Edison. Hours were long, sometimes dates had to be postponed because he couldn't get away from work. My work was more regular. I ran a bookshop in the township. I loved it, books were my world, but it wasn't challenging. I enrolled in the local campus of Rutgers and was chasing a Masters in English Literature which really was challenging. When Rick couldn't get away from work, I immersed myself in my studies. One night he arrived unannounced at my apartment, still in his work suit though his tie was crooked and his shirt tail was flapping. He suggested we drive into the city to get a late night supper at a place we could dance. Staying out till 3am on a work night was unheard of, and I paid a price that next day at work but I did not care, I loved Rick and just wanted to be with him at any and every time. The first time we did this we found a Cuban place in Greenwich Village that had great sandwiches, divine cocktails and great music for Latin dancing. It became our "go-to" place when Rick couldn't get away from work until late, which happened a lot. Too much, I remembered later.

From Quiz The Eggheads' Christmas Story Book

Answer: Selling them

"Christmas Trees (A Christmas circular letter)" is a classic tale (at least to New Englanders) of a farmer matching wits with a man from "The City". The city fellow was interested in buying Christmas trees from the poem's narrator, a farmer who was not actively thinking of selling them. As negotiations began, the narrator confided to the reader that he wasn't really interested in selling the trees, and, if he did, would be embarrassed when the trees found out he was selling them to grace the homes of city people. While he knew he must eventually sell them before they were past their prime, upon finding out that the city man wanted to buy one thousand trees at three cents each, and would probably sell them for a dollar apiece (This poem was written in 1916 but the profit margin probably hasn't changed much since then!), the narrator sent the man away and wished that he could stuff the trees into envelopes and mail them to his friends as part of a Christmas letter. (Question and interesting information submitted by CmdrK.)

From Quiz It's Not Paranoia

Answer: Pinkerton agents

Allan Pinkerton established his detective agency in 1850. He rose to fame when he claimed to have prevented a plot to assassinate President Lincoln in 1860. After Pinkerton agents made the American West too uncomfortable for them in 1900, Cassidy (Robert Leroy Parker) and Sundance (Harry Alonzo Longabaugh) first fled to Argentina, and then to Bolivia, where they were probably killed in 1908. However, there have been claims that Cassidy had been seen in the United States as late as the 1920s.

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