FunTrivia Entertainment Mix: Vol 3 Quiz

Answer: South America

English borrows the Spanish word 'poncho', but the origin of the word is debated. One of the more likely arguments is that the word 'poncho' was the Castillianization of 'punchu', the Quechua word for the garment. The poncho originated in the native Andean cultures of South America, though it is unclear which group created them first. Ponchos have been around a long time, and there have been ponchos found that date to around 100 CE.

Ponchos became popular in the US military during the 19th century. During the Civil War, they were used by soldiers for protection from the rain, but they could also double as a sheet for sleeping on the ground. Military ponchos have evolved greatly and can now be used as a form of temporary shelter in the field.

Question by player tiffanyram

Answer: Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show

Mrs. Annie (Mosey) Butler used the stage name Oakley when she joined Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show in 1885. Oakley, her husband and their dog George performed sharpshooting feats across the USA and Europe, including for Queen Victoria in 1887. Buffalo Bill paid Annie and all his female performers equally with men. Oakley died age 66 of anemia.

Question by player Godwit

Answer: Inspector

An inspector is a mid-ranking police official, generally a level below the superintendent. Inspector Jacques Clouseau is from "The Pink Panther" series and was originally played by Peter Sellers. Inspector Javert is the main antagonist from Victor Hugo's novel "Les Misérables", that was later adapted for the stage and the big screen.

Inspector Morse is the fictional detective created by Colin Dexter.

Question by player zorba_scank

Answer: flip-flops

The name derives from the noise they make when the foot goes through its walking motion. The shoe drops then slaps up against the sole of the foot making a flopping sound. Can you think of other articles of clothing named for the sound they make?

Question by player mehaul

Answer: with a 'K'

It seems sort of random, doesn't it? Well at an international conference in 1912, particular letters were assigned to particular countries to identify wireless telegraphy signals (what we now would call radio). Congress put the Bureau of Navigation in the Department of Commerce in charge of distributing the USA's letters, and later charged the Federal Communications Commission with the task.

They gave 'N' and 'A' (formerly for "Navy" and "Army") to military stations, while 'W' and 'K' were reserved for commercial stations.

Originally, the dividing line was the Texas-New Mexico border, but in 1921 it changed to the Mississippi River. Puerto Rico and other Atlantic territories are considered "east" and get the 'W' whereas Guam and other Pacific territories are "west" and get the 'K'. Amateur (ham) radio stations may begin their call signs with any of the four letters.

Question by player gracious1

Answer: Flush

A flush consists of 5 cards in the same suit. It is lower than a straight flush (5 consecutive cards of the same suit), 4 of a kind and a full house. It is above a straight (5 consecutive cards), 3 of a kind, 2 pairs, 1 pair, and hands that contain none of these combinations.

Question by player andymuenz

Answer: Maxwell Smart

Maxwell Smart/Agent 86 is a bumbling CONTROL agent who, mainly by luck and with the help of Agent 99 (Barbara Feldon, 1965, and Anne Hathaway, 2008), triumphs over the evil KAOS organization. I think the film was a splendid adaptation, being more "in the style of" rather than re-hashing all of the old gags. OK, so there was the shoe phone. And the Cone of Silence.

But without those, would it really have been "Get Smart"? Inspector Gadget is the name of a cartoon character that Don Adams provided the voice for in the '80s, Richard Dean Anderson is Angus MacGyver on "MacGyver" (1985) and Ethan Hunt is the spy played by Tom Cruise in the 1996 adaptation of television's "Mission: Impossible".

Question by player LadyCaitriona

Answer: Porter

Tarzan's American love interest, Jane Porter, became Jane Clayton, Lady Greystoke, on marrying her jungle hero. [In some adaptations of Edgar Rice-Burrough's tale, she is Englishwoman, Jane Parker.]

Tarzan's "real" name is John. He and Jane had a son whose ape name was Korak.

Question by player Dreamcoat

Answer: Holiday World

Holiday World's four sections are Fourth of July, Halloween, Thanksgiving, and Christmas. The park offers free drinks and sunscreen with multiple drink and sunscreen stations throughout the park. It is known for having a variety of rides and events that cater to the whole family. Additionally, it is known for its wooden roller coasters: The Raven, The Voyage, and The Legend. Splashin' Safari, Holiday World's accompanying water park, houses the water coasters Mammoth and Wildebeest. Mammoth became the world's longest water coaster when it was added in 2012, a title which it stole from Wildebeest.

Question by player tiffanyram

Answer: Pokemon

"Pokemon Red" and "Green" were created by Satoshi Tajiri for the Nintendo Game Boy for release in Japan. Enhanced versions of the game known as "Pokemon Red" and "Blue" were released internationally later. The "Pokemon" games became extremely popular with more than a dozen main storyline releases and numerous offshoots over the next two decades.

The games also inspired TV shows, movies, anime, manga and trading cards.

Question by player Triviaballer