All Tied Up Trivia Quiz

Answer: Mabel Normand

Mabel Normand was one of the great silent film actresses of her time, she died in 1930 at the age of only 37, a victim of tuberculosis. Who is, or better was, Barney Oldfield? He drove the loving lad to his trussed up sweetheart. Barney was a popular race driver at the time. He was there to snare in some more audience.

The motif of the helpless heroine was more a motif of the (cheaper) theater stage, than of the movies. In fact "Barney Oldfield's Race for a Life" is usually the only silent movie with such a scene mentioned. There may be more, but it seemed not to have made a big impact.

All the other ladies chosen as wrong answers were heroines of the silent screen, but the great Garbo hailed from Sweden, Elsa Lanchester from Britain and Signora Alabani was from Rome, Italy.

Answer: No

Wayne, usually a part of the luckless singing duo "Wayne and Wanda" turns out to be a failure.

Wayne recognizes a double-over-hand knot, something he learned in the Junior Swamp Scouts - troop 37! He and uncle Deadly discover that they both were Swamp Scouts- and Wayne ends up demonstrating how to make the knot really secure.

An enraged Piggy gets away just using her own pig power.

If you want to look at the scene: look out for the episode with Jean Stapleton.

Answer: Tommy Beresford

Excerpt of "The Secret Adversary", released in 1922:

""Evenin', gov'nor," said the man with a leer. "Got those ropes, mate?"

The silent Conrad produced a length of fine cord. The next minute Number 14's hands, horribly dexterous, were winding the cord round his limbs, while Conrad held him down."

That was his first one. Another one in the short story collection "Partners in Crime", the next- and I think the last one- happened in "N or M?", released in the USA in 1941. This time he was bound and gagged by German spies. His girl Tuppence had a lot to worry about him.

Both Hercule Poirot -who was once nearly pushed before a train- and Jane Marple (poisoned milk) had never to free themselves from ropes.

And Sven Hjerson? He is the fictional detective of the great Ariadne Oliver, the writer friend of Hercule Poirot.

Answer: Sleeping Beauty

Aurora -also known as Briar Rose- sings prettily and walks like a sheep into the trap Maleficent sets her. Ditto her prince. Who wouldn't have escaped, if the three foster fairies of Aurora wouldn't have helped him. This movie was released in 1959.

All the other named Disney movies had their own royals personage who got themselves in danger.

Answer: Live and Let Die (1973)

In "Live and Let Die" James (Roger Moore) is tied to Solitaire. It's an approach of the evil Kananga to get rid of both Bond and Solitaire, with the additional help of sharks.
He fails.

In "You Only Live Twice" he is knocked out and tied up. He faces a woman named Helga Brandt- but she is not a good girl like Solitaire.

Goldfinger - the wonderful Gert Fröbe- tries to kill Bond (Sean Connery) with a laser while he is fixed on a table. Bond talks himself out of this misery.

"The World is Not Enough" for the attractive, but dangerous Elektra. She treats Bond (Pierce Brosnan) not very well while he is bound up. The usual end: Bond is freed, and the bad girl finishes her live.

Answer: Aslan

"The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe" was first published in 1950. It was the first of the Chronicles of Narnia. It tells the story of four children, who enter a fairy tale country with fauns, talking beavers and the dangerous white witch. And, of course, the lion. Just in case you haven't read the story or seen the movie or TV productions, I won't tell you the end.

Answer: Charlie Brown

Good old Charlie Brown- whatever he does with the kite, he quite often is entangled in the lines of the kite. Sometimes even with other Peanuts, I am thinking of the scene where Charlie, Lucy, Linus and Snoopy are entangled on Snoopy's dog house. In at least one incident he ends up head down dangling from a tree. I don't think it was the Kite-eating tree- just a normal one.

Answer: Magic Johnson

Magic Johnson might have been in some entanglement in his active time as a professional baseball player- but they never put him in chains.

The great Harry Houdini (1874- 1926) was the master of the escape artists, influencing many who came after him, like Hans Klok and David Copperfield. Houdini even did free himself out of a sealed milk can.

Answer: Aerial silk

You walk on a high-wire or a slack-line. High-wires are way up in a circus, while slack-lines, who are broader and more flexible are usually closer to the ground.

A trapeze is something like a swing used for acrobatic performances in a circus.

All these acts can also be seen outside of a circus tent, high-wires have been walked between canyons, slack-lining is also done by amateurs in public parks.

Aerial silk is also called aerial ribbons or tissue. The artist drops, climbs and wraps into the fabric, usually without any extra safety attached.

Answer: Take That

Take That released their version of the Bee Gees song in 1996 on their greatest hits compilation. It was their last number one in that century in the UK.

I wonder how a single lady- played by Paula Hamilton- is able to transport four grown up men, plus chairs into a transporter, and manages to carry them to the edge of a reservoir? How did she capture them at all? Did former band member Robbie help her?

But enough questions for now.