Fictional Characters from Kentucky Quiz

Answer: Justified

"Justified" is a drama series starring Timothy Olyphant as Raylan Givens. Raylan is a Deputy Marshal who rules Harlan with an iron fist and is quick to break the law whenever it suits his needs. He is involved with a number of criminal elements in Kentucky, including the mob.

Although the show is set in the present day (which at the time was 2010), Raylan acts as if his a sheriff from the Wild West.

Answer: Li'l Abner

"Li'l Abner" is a comic strip created by Al Capp. Li'l Abner was a young man who was portrayed as a stereotypical hillbilly from Kentucky. He was very naïve and many of the comics deal with Abner experiencing something new in the city or elsewhere. Abner was the love interest of Daisy Mae Scragg, an attractive woman from the feuding Scragg Family.

Although Abner seemed to dislike Daisy Mae, the two eventually married.

Answer: Cannonball

Cannonball is a Marvel superhero commonly fighting alongside the X-Men. He is considered a New Mutant. He was born as Sam Guthrie in a small, coal town of Cumberland, Kentucky. He worked in a coal mine until one day the mine collapsed and his superpowers appeared and allowed himself to escape death. Cannonball has the ability to fly in a round force field, hence his name.

His body also gives off extreme heat.

Answer: Poor

"Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch" tells the story of the very poor Mrs. Wiggs and her daughters whom she named after continents. The Wiggses are very poor especially after the death of Mr. Wiggs and the only son in the family. Mrs. Wiggs and her daughters live in the slums of Louisville. The novel was very popular when it first debuted and was made into a movie version many times.

Answer: University of Kentucky

The University of Kentucky has three official mascots. One of these is Blue, a live bobcat who lives in a wildlife center in Frankfort. The other two are traditional mascots, Scratch and the Wildcat. Both Scratch and Wildcat attend sporting events. Scratch is meant to appeal toward small children while the Wildcat is the one of who acts wild at the games.

Answer: Ambrose Bierce

"The Spook House" is an early work of American Gothic fiction by Civil War soldier Ambrose Bierce. In this short story, a family mysteriously disappears from their Kentucky country home. A few months later, J.C. McArdle is traveling with his judge friend during a storm. The two men stay in the abandoned house until the storm passes but are intrigued by a mysterious green glow.

Answer: False

Mr. Selby sells Uncle Tom to a riverboat captain on the Mississippi River. The boat is heading toward New Orleans were he is sold to Augustine St. Clair and later to Simon Legree in rural Louisiana.

Uncle Tom starts the novel on a Kentucky plantation owned by the Selbys. Mr. Selby had long promised Uncle Tom his freedom but reneges on that promise when the family suffers financially. Later, Mr. Selby's son George tries to purchase Uncle Tom's freedom from Simon Legree but is not able to.

Answer: The Clovehitch Killer

"The Clovehitch Killer" is a 2018 film starring Charlie Plummer and Dylan McDermott as Tyler and Don Burnside. Don is Tyler's father and is considered a religiously devout member of both the local and church community. However, a series of incidents leads Tyler to believe his father is the Clovehitch Killer, a notorious serial killer who bound, raped and killer women a decade ago. Tyler to begins to investigate but his father is always one step ahead of him.

Answer: John Henry

John Henry is a fictional African-American folk hero was said to be able to drill faster than a jackhammer, a victory that caused his death. The legend of John Henry is claimed by a few different states, mostly in the Appalachian area. Although some claim John Henry was a real person, there is no evidence to suggest he was.

Daniel Boone, Davy Crockett and Jim Bowie were all real people and folk heroes with some kind of connection to Kentucky. Daniel Boone, in particular, is famous for exploring Kentucky and is sometimes said to be America's first folk hero.

Answer: The Great Gatsby

Daisy Buchanan is a snobbish socialite who falls in love with Jay Gatsby, at the time a poor soldier. However, Daisy marries Tom Buchanan instead and Gatsby throws lavish parties in the hopes of seeing Daisy again. The two have an affair and a love triangle develops between Jay, Daisy and Tom.

This sets off a series of events that end in tragedy in the otherwise joyous and celebratory era of the 1920s' Jazz Age.