A Pair of Blue Eyes Trivia Quiz

Answer: Frank Sinatra

Francis Albert Sinatra was born in Hoboken, New Jersey on December 12, 1915. He began his music career as a member of the Hoboken Four in 1935. In 1943, Frank Sinatra would embark on his solo career, during which he won 26 Grammy Awards. Frank's success in the music industry would pave the way for him to enter the film industry in Hollywood. Frank Sinatra won an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for the movie "From Here to Eternity" in 1954. Due to having blue eyes, Frank Sinatra was given the nickname "Ol' Blue Eyes". Frank Sinatra passed away on May 14, 1998 at the age of 82.

Answer: Hugh Grant

"Mickey Blue Eyes" is a romantic comedy film that was first released in 1999. It stars Hugh Grant as a British man named Michael Felgate who becomes romantically involved with a woman who is connected with the Mafia. The couple agree to get married, but Michael reluctantly becomes involved in the "family business" and is given the mobster name Kansas City Little Big Mickey Blue Eyes.

The movie also stars James Caan, Jeanne Tripplehorn and several actors who would later appear in the HBO mobster series "The Sopranos".

Answer: Albania

The Blue Eye is a natural spring located in southern Albania and is one of the nation's more popular tourist attractions. Its name in Albanian is Syri i Kaltėr. The Blue Eye is a 50 m deep spring which that features bluish tinted water, which gives visitors a clear view into the bottom.

The Blue Eye serves as the source of the Bistricė River, which empties into the Ionian Sea. Albania is one of the few predominantly Muslim nations in Europe, with over 50 percent of the population practicing that religion.

Answer: Thing

Thing (aka Ben Grimm), is a member of the Marvel superhero team, "The Fantastic Four", who made their comic book debut in 1961. Thing and his colleagues traveled into space where they were accidentally exposed to intense cosmic radiation. This radiation would cause each member to develop special abilities.

In the case of Ben Grimm, it turned his skin into a thick stone which increased both his strength and endurance. Due to the character having blue eyes, he is sometimes referred to as the "Ever-Lovin' Blue-Eyed" Thing. Thing's signature catchphrase is, "It's clobberin' time!"

Answer: Richard M. Nixon

If you wish to run for President of the United States, having blue eyes may give you a better chance at winning. Of the 45 Presidents prior to and including Donald Trump, 30 of them were reported to have had blue eyes. Richard M. Nixon was one of only five Presidents, prior to Donald Trump, including Trump's predecessor Barack Obama, to have brown eyes.

Answer: Optimus Prime

Optimus Prime was the leader of the Autobots, the good guys in "The Transformers" franchise created by Hasbro. The character transformed into a red and blue tractor trailer. Optimus Prime made his debut in 1984 and became one of the franchise's most beloved characters, due to his paternalistic personality.

When "The Transformers: The Movie" was released in 1986, the toy was being discontinued and Hasbro made the decision to kill off the character in the movie. This led to many children leaving the movie theater crying after witnessing Optimus Prime's death scene in the film. Optimus Prime would later be resurrected due to backlash the company later received from fans.

Answer: The Who

The song "Behind Blue Eyes" was originally recorded by The Who and was featured in the band's fifth album "Who's Next", which was released in 1971. The band Limp Bizkit, led by Fred Durst, released their version of "Behind Blue Eyes" on their album "Results May Vary" in 2003.

The Limp Bizkit version features a solo performed using a "Speak & Spell", an electronic toy designed by Texas Instruments to help children spell out various vocabulary words.

Answer: Australia

The Pacific blue-eye (Pseudomugil signifer) is a small fish species primarily found along the eastern coast of Australia. The Pacific blue-eye often grows between 2-4 cm in length and as its name suggests has bright blue rings around its eyes. The Pacific blue-eye fish are bred and sold as pets for personal aquariums and will often live between 2-4 years in captivity.

Answer: Thomas Hardy

"A Pair of Blue Eyes" was the third novel written by English author Thomas Hardy (1840-1928). It is a romance novel that centers around a woman named Elfride Swancourt who is caught in a love triangle between herself and two men. The novel was originally released as a series in the English periodical "Tinsley's Magazine".

The series ran from September 1872 through July 1873. "A Pair of Blue Eyes" is said to be the origin of the term "cliffhanger" as one of the men was literally hanging from a cliff hoping to be saved by Elfride at the end of one of the parts published in the magazine.

Answer: True

A human's eye color is determined by a substance called melanin, the same substance that determines hair color. Different levels of melanin will result in different color eyes such as brown, green or hazel. People with blue eyes actually have little to no melanin in the eyes.

When light enters eyes with low levels of melanin, blue light is reflected back out and the eyes appear to be blue to the observer.