I Never Remember Faces Trivia Quiz

Answer: Thalia and Melpomene

The only Muse not mentioned in the options above is Polyhymnia.

Thalia was the Muse of Comedy and idyllic poetry, while Melpomene was the Muse of Tragedy, although she was originally the Muse of Singing. Their emblems are, respectively, the comedy mask and the tragedy mask.

Early Greek theatre used the theatre mask to help convey emotion to open air audiences, and to help in playing multiple roles. As nearly all Greek theatre could be categorized as either comedies or tragedies, those two masks dominated and came to represent theatre and drama in general.

Answer: The Lone Ranger

The stirring theme song (Rossini's William Tell Overture) and the Lone Ranger crying out "Hi-yo, Silver! Away!" as he galloped off would often prompt bystanders to question, "Who was that masked man, anyway?"

The original Lone Ranger on the 1933 radio show was voiced by different voice actors, but one of the more recognizable Lone Rangers was the first one to hit the television screens in a series that lasted from 1949 to 1957 with Clayton Moore filling the role of John Reid (the Lone Ranger) and Jay Silverheels as Tonto.

The Lone Ranger (originally a Texas Ranger) followed a strict moral code:

I believe...

that to have a friend, a man must be one.

that all men are created equal and that everyone has within himself the power to make this a better world.

that God put the firewood there, but that every man must gather and light it himself.

in being prepared physically, mentally, and morally to fight when necessary for that which is right.

that a man should make the most of what equipment he has.

that 'this government of the people, by the people, and for the people' shall live always.

that men should live by the rule of what is best for the greatest number.

that sooner or later...somewhere...somehow...we must settle with the world and make payment for what we have taken.

that all things change but truth, and that truth alone, lives on forever.

in my Creator, my country, my fellow man.

(source - Wikipedia)

Answer: Superman

The primary reason for the mask, of course, is to protect their alter-ego identity, thus by extension protecting their family, friends and loved ones. In the case of Superman, his alter-ego Clark Kent is so opposite in manner and action that people just cannot logically put the two together in their mind (at least that's the premise).

Answer: Masquerade Balls

The Masquerade Ball was the pinnacle of social events, with nobility and royalty sure to be in attendance. Anonymity sometimes led to atrocious acts, though, as could be attested by Gustave III of Sweden, who was assassinated at a masquerade ball.

Answer: Guy Fawkes in "V for Vendetta"

Guy Fawkes lived from 1570 to 1606 and his name has become forever linked with the famous Gunpowder Plot to blow up the British Parliament and to assassinate King James I. It is commemorated every November 5th (since 1605).

Fawkes was an activist fighting for Catholicism in an increasingly Protestant world, first in the Eighty Years' War with the Spanish against Dutch Protestant Reformers, then in England trying to foment a Catholic revolt.

Answer: Watchmen

The character with the inkblot mask actually went by the name 'Rorschach.' The name refers to Hermann Rorschach, who developed the inkblot test in 1921 to gauge what people's perceptions of the various inkblot designs were. Results were analyzed with psychological interpretation and complex algorithms, often used to examine a subject's personality and emotional functioning. (description of the Rorschach test paraphrased from Wikipedia)

Answer: Mime

A mime artist acts out scenes and interactions with audiences purely through physical motions and facial gestures. No speaking! One of the most famous mimes was Marcel Marceau (1923-2007) and his character Bip the Clown.

Answer: Noh

Noh masks are practically objects of art. To prepare for a performance, the actor will sit and meditate on the mask and the character it represents. Typically, performances are austere, following the Zen Buddhist principles of restraint, understatement and economy of movement and expression.

Answer: The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask

The premise behind the game is that Skull Kid has stolen Majora's Mask, a powerful artifact that enables him to cause the moon to slowly fall from the sky into the planet (called Termina) - it takes three days for it to happen. Hero Link must save the planet by repeatedly traveling back in time and through the use of various masks (24 in total) that allow him to transform into different beings to fulfill different tasks.

Answer: Wrestling

Unlike the idea of superheroes wearing masks to hide their identity, for wrestlers it is part of creating a persona for entertaining the masses while fighting in the ring.

Some other famous masked wrestlers who used masks throughout their careers were:

The Destroyer (Dick Beyer) - active from 1962 to 1984;
Mr. Wrestling (George Woodin) - active from 1965 to 1983; and
Masked Superstar (Bill Eadie) - active from 1976 to 1986.