Thematic Furniture Trivia

1. Who sang about "The Man In The Mirror" on his 1987 "Bad" album?

From Quiz Trivia Reflections

Answer: Michael Jackson

"Man In The Mirror" was Jackson's fourth single from "Bad" and like the three previous releases ("I Just Can't Stop Loving You", "Bad", "The Way You Make Me Feel") it reached number one on the American charts. One of the songwriters for "Man In The Mirror" was Siedah Garrett, with whom Jackson performed the duet "I Just Can't Stop Loving You".

From Quiz How Many More Stairs?

Answer: Tread and Riser

The tread is part of the step that you place your foot on and the riser is the vertical piece below it. In open stairs, the riser is omitted, leaving just the tread attached to a frame called a stringer.

From Quiz Mirror, Mirror, On The Wall

Answer: Versailles

The Hall of Mirrors in the Palace of Versailles is 73 meters long. 357 mirrors are framed in the 17 arches opposite the windows, reflecting the marble pillars and statuary, gold columns and crystal chandeliers. Work on the huge room started in 1678 and went on for six years. At that time mirrors were very high-end luxury items and to have so many large ones in one hall added to the extreme opulence of the palace. After World War One, the peace treaty, known as the Treaty of Versailles, was signed here on 28 June 1919. Today the hall is used by the French government for official state occasions, such as banquets in honour of foreign heads of state.

From Quiz Clocks that Never Really Were, 4th Hour

Answer: Nancy Drew

The first Nancy Drew mystery was published in 1930 and ran to 175 volumes before being remade into another series ("The Nancy Drew Files") which ran 124 titles. The books were ostensibly written by Carolyn Keene but this is a nom de plume for a succession of ghostwriters. The first was Mildred Wirt Benson who wrote to plot outlines provided by publisher Edward Stratemeyer.

From Quiz Clocks that Never Really Were, 3rd Hour

Answer: Hickory Dickory Dock

Children's verse unattributable to any other source is often credited to Mother Goose, an unknown and fictitious author. Her name is a sort of shorthand for the oral tradition. The earliest recorded printed version of "Hickory Dickory Dock" is in "Tommy Thumb's Pretty Song Book" (London: 1744).

From Quiz Clocks that Never Really Were, 2nd Hour

Answer: The White Rabbit

In the book, the White Rabbit says "Oh dear! Oh dear! I shall be too late!" In the Walt Disney's 1951 movie, he says "I'm late! I'm late! For a very important date! No time to say hello, goodbye! I'm late! I'm late! I'm late!"

From Quiz Clocks that Never Really Were, 1st Hour

Answer: 1984

Since most clocks which sound the hours follow twelve with one, the effect created by a clock striking thirteen in Orwell's "1984" is unnerving. The underlying sense is that, if one cannot rely upon the clock to tell the truth, probably no other authoritative source is reliable, either. Or there is the riddle recalled from childhood: "What time is it when the clock strikes thirteen?" The answer is "Time to get a new clock!"

From Quiz Lamps That Never Really Were

Answer: a woman's leg

The "major award" arrives in a box marked "FRAGILE" and "THIS SIDE UP." The old man, assuming it must be from Italy, insists that the first word be pronounced "frah-JEE-lay" which he claims to be the Italian pronunciation. The lamp is in the shape of a woman's leg, wearing black fish-net stockings.

From Quiz The Password Code is Door

Answer: Jim Morrison

Jim Morrison died of heart failure in a bathtub in Paris in 1971. He is buried in Pere Lachaise Cemetery. Jim was an intelligent, well-read and bizarre individual and gained notoriety for his drinking, drug use and objectionable behavior; he spent some time in jail. Morrison's love of reading and his perusals of existentialist literature made him a charismatic figure on stage and a great writer of poetry and lyrics. After Morrison's death the remaining members of The Doors, an American rock band that played everything from psychedelic rock to blues, jazz and hard rock. continued playing as a trio until disbanding in 1973. They were: Ray Manzarek on keyboard, John Densmore on drums, and Robby Krieger on guitar. The Doors released eight albums between 1967 - 1971, Only one of these failed to make the top ten Billboard list. They garnered 21 gold, 14 platinum and 5 multi-platinum album awards in the U.S. In 1993, The Doors were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.

From Quiz Lie Down on the Couch

Answer: Elephant

A howdah was used by erstwhile royals in India while riding elephants during hunting or while engaged in war. The seat is fitted with a canopy to provide shade and protection from the elements. It also has a railing so that the rider can maintain balance. The symbol of the elephant and castle is believed to have its origins in this practice.

From Quiz Just Like Clockwork!

Answer: Stanley Kubrick

Written in 1962 by Anthony Burgess, "A Clockwork Orange" was produced as a film in 1971, starring Malcolm McDowell as Alex DeLarge. Alex and his "droogs" live in a violent world and have become desensitized to the effects of their actions on others. They spend their time drinking drugged milk, stealing, beating up people, and speaking 'nadsat' a modern language comprised mostly of Cockney English and Russian. In their hedonistic world there appear to be no consequences. When Alex is sentenced to fourteen years in prison for murder, he volunteers for aversion therapy to reduce his sentence. He is conditioned to react to his favorite piece of music, "The Ninth Symphony" by Ludwig Von, by getting nauseated and frightened, rather than violent and aroused.

From Quiz ...And So to Bed

Answer: Bedrock

Fred Flintstone, his wife Wilma and baby daughter Pebbles resided in the fictional town on Bedrock, in "The Flintstones"(1960). Bedrock was a Stone Age-era midsized city, with both residential and 'downtown' areas. On the show, the Flintstone family lived next door to their best friends, Barney, Betty and Bam Bam Rubble.

From Quiz It's Curtains for You!

Answer: Psycho

Alfred Hitchcock's 1960 film, "Psycho", featured a murder in a shower at the Bates Motel. Anthony Perkins starred and Janet Leigh was his victim. The film was re-made in 1998 by Gus Van Sant.

From Quiz Trivia Reflections

Answer: Robert Maxwell

Maxwell was born in Czechoslovakia as Ján Ludvík Hyman Binyamin Hoch and lost most of his family in Auschwitz concentration camp. He transferred from the Czech army to the North Staffordshire Regiment of the British Army in 1943 and served with distinction, winning a Military Cross in the process. He became a British subject in 1946 and changed his name in 1948.

From Quiz How Many More Stairs?

Answer: Harry Potter

Harry Potter, son of the late Lily and James Potter, lived here with his aunt and uncle, Petunia and Vernon Dursley, in the books by JK Rowling. His living conditions improved once the Dursleys found out that Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry were aware of his home life.

From Quiz Mirror, Mirror, On The Wall

Answer: Perseus

Perseus managed to behead Medusa by looking at her reflection in a highly polished shield given to him by the goddess Athena. He kept her head to use as a weapon against his enemies: even after death the sight of it petrified anyone who looked at it. Eventually he gave the head to Athena, who placed it on her shield.

From Quiz Clocks that Never Really Were, 4th Hour

Answer: The Stranger

Nazi war criminal Franz Kindler adopts the identity of Charles Rankin to avoid arrest and prosecution. He teaches prep school in New England and his hobby of working with old clocks leads him to participate in the repair of a 300-year-old church clock in the town square. The film's denouement takes place in that clock's tower.

From Quiz Clocks that Never Really Were, 3rd Hour

Answer: Labyrinth

Clocks are central to Henson's "Labyrinth" from the clock which strikes seven in the opening scene through the clock which counts down the time she has to prevent her little brother from being turned into a goblin. The faces of clocks appear in both the real world and the world of the Goblin King (David Bowie). The soundtrack includes a song entitled "Thirteen O'clock." In the end, Sarah wakes up in her own living room as the clock strikes midnight.

From Quiz Clocks that Never Really Were, 2nd Hour

Answer: Groundhog Day

Murray plays Phil Connors, a TV weatherman sent to Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania to cover the Groundhog Day observance where Punxsutawney Phil (a groundhog) predicts the weather. He gets caught in a time loop where the day repeats endlessly. His attempts to destroy the clock radio in order to escape the loop were fruitless.

From Quiz Clocks that Never Really Were, 1st Hour

Answer: A lightning bolt strikes the clock tower

The clock tower in Hill Valley, California, is crucial to Doc's plan to harness the energy from a lightning strike to provide the 1.21 gigawatts of power necessary to activate the flux capacitor in the DeLorean. This is not the last time that this clock tower figures importantly in the "Back to the Future" trilogy.

From Quiz Lamps That Never Really Were

Answer: Pixar

Luxo Senior and Luxo Junior are the two lamps portrayed in this computer-animated film. John Lasseter directed. The short, called "Luxo Jr.," was Pixar's first animation after Lasseter left Industrial Light and Magic. The two-minute film took four and a half months to complete.

From Quiz Pass Through the Door

Answer: Elizabeth Arden

Elizabeth Arden was founded in 1910 by Florence Nightingale Graham, a.k.a Elizabeth Arden. In July 2012, the company started its "Look Good Feel Better" campaign to empower women suffering from cancer. The red door is the symbol of the company because its spas were once called red door salons.

From Quiz The Password Code is Door

Answer: Behind the Black Door

"Behind The Black Door" was written by the wife of former British prime minister, Gordon Brown, and was published by Mrs. Sarah Brown in 2012. It is a memoir of their time living at 10 Downing Street. "Behind The Red Door" is an episode in the second season of the English drama "The Americans" that ran in 2003. "Behind The Blue Door" was a novel written by David Fulmer (1924-2012), published in 2008. The book was nominated for the Shamus Award for best novel. Fulmer wrote several other books. "Behind the Green Door" was a film of questionable taste made in 1972.

From Quiz Just Like Clockwork!

Answer: "Clockwork"

Pullman also wrote the trilogy "His Dark Materials", and his "Northern Lights" was made into a film "The Golden Compass". Pullman is a self-proclaimed agnostic atheist, whose works center around supernatural forces. He has won several literary prizes.

From Quiz Excuse Me, You're in My Seat

Answer: potato

The phrase couch potato was first coined in the 1970s. It was a pun on the phrase boob tubers. Couch potatoes are considered lazy individuals who prefer sitting on a couch and watching excessive amounts of television.

From Quiz ...And So to Bed

Answer: Murphy Bed

Murphy beds are metal or wooden frames with a mattress on top. The design is very simple but extremely useful in small homes or apartments. Pull it down for sleeping and the rest of the time, it hides in the wall and conveniently opens up the living space.

From Quiz It's Curtains for You!

Answer: Ludwig Mies van der Rohe

German-born Ludwig Mies van der Rohe is known for using the curtain wall -- creating buildings with an internal steel frame and external skin of non-load bearing glass walls. After establishing himself as an architect in Germany, Mies moved to the US at the age of 57, escaping the pressure of the Nazis. He became the head of the Chicago Institution now known as the Illinois Institute of Technology. The United Nations Secretariat building (designed by Le Corbusier and others) and New York's he Seagram Building (designed by Mies and Philip Johnson) are examples of a glass curtain buildings.

From Quiz My Adventures Through the Ventilation Duct

Answer: The Shaggy Dog

In "The Shaggy Dog", Tim Allen plays the father, Dave Douglas, in the movie. Dave gets bitten by a hundreds of years old magical dog. The dog bite causes Dave to turn into a dog quite often. His family does not know it, however. During the movie, Dave, as the dog, has to rescue a bunch of different animals from the animal testing lab. They all crawl out through the ventilation ducts.

From Quiz Trivia Reflections

Answer: Frodo Baggins

The Mirror Of Galadriel is a silver basin of water that could show the viewer "things that were, and things that are, and things that yet may be." In the book by J.R.R. Tolkien, both Frodo and Samwise Gamgee are invited by Galadriel to look into the mirror and while Sam sees a vision of Frodo asleep under a cliff, and of himself climbing an eternal stairway, Frodo sees a vision of a wizard who resembled Gandalf, but the figure was dressed in white and carried a white staff, so Frodo thought that it was Saruman instead.

From Quiz How Many More Stairs?

Answer: Dolly Parton

Dolly is no stranger to cover versions having covered artists such as Collective Soul, Bob Dylan, Bon Jovi and Hannah Montana. Incidentally, "Stairway to Heaven" has twice been top ten in UK charts and both were covers. Rolf Harris took it to number seven in 1993 and Far Corporation went to number eight in 1985. When the original by Led Zeppelin was finally released as a single in 2007, it peaked at number 37.

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