And Then There Were Nine... Trivia Quiz

Answer: Chief Joseph

Hin-mah-too-yah-lat-kekt was more commonly known as Young Joseph or Chief Joseph (1840-1904). He was the leader of the Nez Perce, a Native American tribe who lived in the U.S. Pacific Northwest, specifically, the Wallowa Valley in Oregon. In the late 1800s, the Federal Government forcibly removed the tribe to a reservation in the Idaho Territory.

After resisting, Chief Joseph finally surrendered and died on a reservation in the state of Washington.

Answer: Rose McGowan

"Charmed" was originally a drama about three Halliwell sisters who discover that they are witches destined to fight the forces of evil. When Shannen Doherty left the show, Rose McGowen was introduced as Paige Matthews, the secret love child of the sisters' mother, Patty. Got it? Rose is an actress, model, author and singer, and an activist for LGBT rights and against sexual harassment.

Answer: Quincy, Massachusetts

If you connected the fact that John Adams had a son named John Quincy Adams (6th President), you may have guessed the correct answer. Founding Father John Adams (1735-1826) was born in the Province of Massachusetts Bay which became known as Quincy, Massachusetts.

He was the new nation's first Vice President and second President. Other choices were birthplaces of Washington, Jackson and Jefferson.

Answer: Jackie Joyner-Kersee

Jackie Joyner-Kersee was one of the greatest American female track and field athletes. She competed in both the heptathlon and the long jump, winning three Olympic gold medals, one silver medal and two bronze medals in four different Olympics (1984, 1988, 1992, 1996). What made these accomplishments even more notable was the fact that she had to overcome severe asthma.

Answer: In the Navy

If you were around in the disco era, you couldn't help hearing the songs of the Village People. That was the group where the six guys were dressed as: a police officer, an Indian (before P.C.) chief, a construction worker, a military man, a biker and a cowboy. The group's final American top ten hit was "In the Navy", from the album "Live and Sleazy", released in 1979.

Answer: Dallas Cowboys

Hank Hill is the protagonist on Mike ("Beavis and Butthead") Judge's animated sitcom "King of the Hill". Hank lives in Arlen, Texas and, aside from his family, his major loves are his lawn, propane and the Dallas Cowboys, though not necessarily in that order. The show aired from 1997 to 2010. The Dallas Cowboys are an American professional football team founded in 1960.

Answer: pigs

George Orwell (1903-1950) was a British novelist. "Animal Farm", published in 1945, is an allegorical satire using farm animals to mirror events from before the Russian Revolution through the Stalinist regime. The main characters on the Manor Farm are pigs, from Old Major who refers to humans as "enemies", to the conflict between Napoleon and Snowball.

It is here we find the pointed quote: "All animals are equal, but some animals are more equal than others."

Answer: Ruby Dee

The wonderful actress Ruby Dee (1922-2014) was a stage and screen star, a playwright and a civil rights activist. She often appeared in shows with Ossie Davis, her husband of 56 years, until his death in 2005. Among her other films are "The Jackie Robinson Story" (1950), "Do the Right Thing" (1989) and "American Gangster" (2007).

Answer: F. Scott Fitzgerald

F. Scott Fitzgerald (1896-1940) was a novelist whose stories depicted the 'Jazz Age' of the 1920s. The "Roaring Twenties" was a time in American history when World War I had recently ended and there was greater prosperity. The era gave rise to the birth of jazz, Flappers and the beginning of a new morality. "Tender Is the Night" was Fitzgerald's fourth and final novel.

Answer: John Fitzgerald Kennedy

The 35th President of the USA, John Fitzgerald (#9) Kennedy (1917-1963) was born in Brookline, Massachusetts (#3) to Joseph (#1) and Rose (#2) Kennedy. He served in the Navy (#5) during WWII and later married Jackie (#4) Bouvier. He was president during the failed Bay of Pigs (#7) Invasion. JFK was killed in Dallas, (#6) Texas by Lee Harvey Oswald who was, in turn, shot and killed by Jack Ruby (#8).