Peter Without Paul and Mary Trivia Quiz

Answer: Peter Greenaway

Greenaway was born in Wales in 1942. After studying to be a painter, he switched to movies, stating, as his influences, Ingmar Bergman and Alain Resnais. Between 1962 and 1979 he directed several short movies and short documentaries. Greenaway's first full feature-length movie was "The Falls" (1980), followed by "The Draughtman's Contract" (1982).
His best known movie is "The Cook, the Thief, His Wife and Her Lover" (1989), starring (in the same order) Richard Bohringer, Michael Gambon, Helen Mirren and Alan Howard. The plot may be a bit confusing, but basically the Thief (a gangster who runs a restaurant) has his wife's lover killed, but she takes revenge.
In "The Pillow Book" (1996) Greenaway has his characters painting books on each other's nude bodies in Japanese calligraphy. The main roles are for Vivian Wu and Ewan McGregor.
Peter Jackson (born 1961) is a New Zealand director, writer and producer. After some horror comedies such as "Bad Taste" (1987) and "Braindead" (1992), he gained international acclaim with the "Lord of the Rings" trilogy (2001-2003) and "King Kong" (2005).
Peter Andrews is one of the aliases Steven Soderbergh (born 1963) frequently used for his movies. On several occasions (for instance "Traffic" from 2000 and "Ocean's Eleven" from 2001) he used the alias Peter Andrews as cinematographer, and in some occasions he used the alias Mary Ann Bernard for the editing.
Peter Segal (born 1962) is a comedy director, with movies such as "Get Smart" (2008), "50 First Dates" (2004) and "The Naked Gun 33 1/3: the Final Insult" (1994).

Answer: Peter Falk

Peter Falk (1927-2011) was best known for his character Lieutenant Columbo, a homicide detective in a shaggy raincoat, driving an old-timer, and most of the time accompanied by a listless basset hound. Columbo seems a distracted police officer who has not the slightest hope of cracking a case, but he always solves the ingenuous murder mystery in a very shrewd way. Falk first impersonated Lieutenant Columbo in the TV movie "Prescription: Murder" (1968).
"Just One More Thing" is also the title of Falk's autobiography.
Other roles by Peter Falk include Sam Diamond in the mystery spoof "Murder by Death" (1976) and the grandfather in "The Princess Bride" (1987).
Peter Scolari (born 1955) is best known for playing a TV producer in the sitcom "Newhart" (1982-1990).
Peter Cambor (born 1978) played the role of Nate Getz in "NCIS: Los Angeles" between 2009 and 2017.
Peter Hald (born 1986) played Thomas in a few episodes of the Swedish police series "Bron".

Answer: Pete Seeger

Pete Seeger (1919-2014) was the singer-songwriter we were looking for. Seeger played the five string banjo and the twelve string guitar to accompany his songs, most in the country style.
Seeger recorded more than fifty studio albums, a number of live albums and compilation albums. He was also known for writing songs for other people and for taking part in heated public discussions (for the civil rights, against the Vietnam war and other conflicts...).
Pete Seeger's major songs were "Where Have All the Flowers Gone" (1955), performed by (among others) Marlene Dietrich; "If I Had a Hammer" (1949) made into a hit by the band Peter, Paul and Mary and by Trini Lopez; and "Turn, Turn, Turn" (first released in 1962) which was taken by The Byrds to the top of the Billboard 100. The song "Turn, Turn, Turn" took the lyrics mostly from the Bible book Ecclesiastes.
As for the wrong answers: Pete Townshend (born 1945) was one of the members of the rock band The Who, for whom he sang, composed, and played several instruments. Peter Yarrow (born 1938) was the tenor in the aforesaid trio Peter, Paul and Mary - with Paul being the nickname for Noel Stookey, the baritone, and Mary Travers singing the alto voice. Pierre Van Ostade (1917-2005) was the voice to announce the prizes won in various television shows on Dutch television during the seventies and eighties.

Answer: Peter O'Toole

David Lean directed nineteen movies, of which most movie buffs will certainly will remember "The Bridge on the River Kwai" (1957), "Lawrence of Arabia" (1962) and "Doctor Zhivago" (1965). The movie I hinted at is the second of this list: "Lawrence of Arabia" is indeed the only movie directed by David Lean that hit the theatres in 1962.
The title role of "Lawrence of Arabia" was filled by Peter O'Toole, with important roles for Omar Sharif, Alec Guinness and Anthony Quinn. "Lawrence of Arabia" was the first of eight movies for which O'Toole (1932-2013) received an Oscar nomination, but alas, O'Toole never won.
O'Toole started his career in British stage productions, mainly of Shakespeare plays. In 1956 he debuted on the small screen with a minor role in the TV series "The Scarlet Pimpernel". In 1960 he appeared in three movies, including "The Day They Robbed the Bank of England".
"Lawrence of Arabia" focuses on the military intelligence work of the title character during the First World War. Thomas Edward Lawrence went to some Arabian tribes to incite them into revolt against the Ottoman Empire, and (according to the movie) only succeeded in this task because he adopted the Arabian way of life quite well.
The full cast of "Lawrence of Arabia" listed on IMDb mentions almost sixty actors and only one actress, who didn't appear on screen but for a few moments. Fortunately there are other movies with strong female roles.
Peter Fonda (born 1940) is an actor and director known for "Easy Rider" (1969) and "Ulee's Gold" (1997). Peter Alexander (Neumayer, 1926-2011) was an Austrian actor and singer in many televised operettas. Peter Best played Walden Macnair, the executioner, in two of the "Harry Potter" movies.

Answer: Tyrion Lannister ("Game of Thrones")

Peter Dinklage was born in 1969, with a genetically determined form of dwarfism. That's why he is usually cast for characters with a short stature, although he dislikes the cliché roles for dwarves. Dinklage was first mentioned as member of the cast of "Living in Oblivion" (1995), in which he played a dwarfish actor not inclined to do the typical leprechaun roles.
His first awards and nominations were for the role of Finbar McBride in the movie "The Station Agent" (2003), where he plays a short attendant of a gas station who falls in love with a taller woman.
Dr. Bolivar Trask was Dinklage's role in "X-Men: Days of Future Past" (2014): a military scientist who designs robots for the war on mutants. For this role, Peter Dinklage was nominated for the MTV Award as "Best Villain".
Dinklage also starred as Eddie Plant, one of four former arcade game addicts who try to save the world from an invasion of Arcade Game characters (such as Pacman and Donkey Kong) in the 2015 movie "Pixels".
But the role for which Dinklage is best known, is the role of Tyrion Lannister in the TV series "Game of Thrones" (2011-2017). Tyrion Lannister is one of the few characters near the throne who survives many seasons, and he intervenes in most of the storylines. Dinklage won a Golden Globe for the first season and an Emmy for the first and fifth season, while being nominated for an Emmy for seasons 2, 3, 4 and 6.

Answer: Du

The refrain of the song we're looking for, is "Du bist alles was ich habe auf der Welt. Du bist alles was ich will. Du...". In English this would be "You are everything I own in the world. You are everything I need. You...". Isn't that romantic?
The song "Du" was in 1970 the first single released by Peter Maffay in his solo career, and one of his most successful for over 40 years. Peter Maffay was born in 1949 in Brasov (Romania) to parents of German origin, and lived in Germany from 1963 onwards. He was one of the best-selling German singers, both for his recordings as for his live tours.
"Überall auf die Welt" was a 1972 hit for Freddy Breck. It combined the tune of Verdi's aria "Va Pensiero" (chorus from "Nabucco") with lyrics that were inspired by the wonders of nature (blooming flowers, childbirth...)
"Anton aus Tirol" was a hit in 1999 for the Austrian Anton featuring DJ Ötzi. This schlager is frequently performed on New Year's Eve celebrations or after ski parties.
"Rosamunde" was a carnival hit for Dennie Christian in 1974. The song was based upon the Beer Barrel Polka composed by the Czech Jaromir Vejvoda in 1927.

Answer: Todo sobre mi madre

Pedro is the Spanish and Portuguese version of the given name Peter.
Pedro Almodovar was born in 1949. He started his career with several short movies. "Pepi, Luci, Bom y otras chicas de monton" (1980, translated title "Pepi, Luci and Bom") was his first success.
"Todo sobre mi madre" (1999, international title "All About My Mother") tells the story of a nurse named Manuela (played by Cecilia Roth), who loses her son Esteban in a car accident. Manuela then returns to Barcelona to meet Esteban's father (a transgender now named Lola, role by Toni Canto) and several other characters - including the pregnant nun Rosa (played by Penelope Cruz). This movie won an Oscar and a Golden Globe in the category Best Foreign Language Film, as well as a BAFTA in the similar category Best Movie Not In English.
"Volver a empezar" ("To Begin Again", 1982) was the first Spanish movie that won the Oscar for Best Foreign Movie. It was directed by José Luis Garci (born 1944).
The second Spanish movie to win this award was "Belle Epoque" (1992), directed by Fernando Trueba (born 1955).
And after "Todo sobre mi madre" a fourth Spanish movie won the Oscar for Best Foreign Movie: "Mar Adentro" (2004, "The Sea Inside"), directed by Alejandro Amenabar (born 1972).

Answer: Doctor Who

"Doctor Who" is a science fiction series that started in November 1963. The title character is a traveling scientist from some remote civilisation, with the rare ability to regenerate and take on a completely different appearance (even a different gender). This unique ability comes in quite handy for the producers of such a very long-time TV series: if the title actor is no longer available (because of death or retirement), a regeneration can occur and so a new actor/ actress can take over the main role.
The TV series ran for 26 seasons (from 1963 until 1989) with seven different incarnations of the Doctor: from the First Doctor (William Hartnell) until the Seventh Doctor (Sylvester McCoy). Then the series took a break, and after one season with the Eighth Doctor (Paul McGann) in 1996, the series resumed in 2005 with the Ninth Doctor (Christopher Eccleston). Peter Capaldi played the Twelfth Doctor between 2014 and 2017, and for the Thirteenth Doctor an actress (Jodie Whittaker) was chosen.
Peter Capaldi (born 1958) started his acting career in 1982 in the movie "Living Apart Together" and in 1983 in "Local Hero". But he is best known for his work in TV series such as "The Thick of It" (2005-2012), "Torchwood" (2009) and "Doctor Who".
"Coronation Street" (starting 1960) is a long-running soap opera. Wiiliam Roach started in 1960 as Ken Barlow and has played the same character for over fifty years.
"Blue Peter" started in 1958 as a magazine for young children (age six to fourteen).
"The Avengers" (1961-1969) was an espionage series starring Patrick Macnee. He would resume his role in "The New Avengers" (1978-1979).

Answer: Tenor

Piotr is the Slavic version of the given name Peter. So this question does fit into this quiz.
Piotr Beczala was born in the southern part of Poland in 1966 and studied near Katowice. After working in Linz (Austria) and Zurich (Switzerland), he made international fame from 2004 onwards. In Covent Garden (London) he debuted in 2004 as the Italian tenor from Richard Strauss' "Der Rosenkavalier", followed by "Faust" and the Duke of Mantua in "Rigoletto". In 2006 he starred in "Rigoletto" at La Scala in Milan and at the Metropolitan Opera in New York.
Counter tenor (the highest singing voice for men) is a quite rare voice. A few roles for counter tenor are Hamor in "Jephtah" by Händel and the Voice of Apollo in "Death in Venice" by Benjamin Britten.
Bass is the lowest singing voice. Famous bass roles are Mephistopheles (the devil) from "Faust" and Sparafucile (the hitman) from "Rigoletto".
Baritone is a voice between bass and tenor. Notable roles for baritones are Marcello (the painter) in Puccini's"La Bohème", Amonasro (the father) in Verdi's "Aida" and Count Almaviva in Mozart's "Le Nozze di Figaro".

Answer: Peter Ustinov

Peter Ustinov was born in London in 1921 as Peter von Ustinov. In his school period he dropped the "von" as this sounded too German, in a time when the tension with Nazi Germany was building.
Ustinov wrote several theatre plays, including "Romanoff and Juliet" - an update of the Shakespearean play for the Cold War. He started acting in the theatres and appeared in over 100 movies and television programmes. Some of the most memorable roles of his were Emperor Nero in "Quo Vadis" (1951), gladiator school owner Lentulus Batiatus in "Spartacus" (1960), Hercule Poirot in "Death on the Nile " (1978) and Arthur Simpson in "Topkapi" (1965).
In "Topkapi", Ustinov played a petty con artist who gets mixed up in the plans of a gang to rob the eponymous museum in Istanbul. In "Quo Vadis", Ustinov acted as Emperor Nero starting the persecutions of the Christians - only to be baffled when the convicts start singing rejoicing hymns in the arena. Ustinov's character Batiatus bought a Thracian slave for his gladiator school - and this slave started a revolt that shook the Roman Republic.
Ustinov died in 2004.
Peter Sellers (1925-1980) is best known as Inspector Clouseau in the "Pink Panther" movie series.
Peter Mayhew (born 1944) played the Wookie Chewbacca in several "Star Wars" movies.
Peter Alexander, the English actor born in 1952, focused on British TV series. He appeared in "Emmerdale Farm", "Coronation Street", "EastEnders", "Hollyoaks" and "Brookside".