B is for Broccoli Trivia Quiz

Answer: Bambi

"Bambi" (1942) was produced by Walt Disney based on the book "Bambi, A Life in the Woods" by Felix Salten. The film was released by RKO. Adults and children were enchanted by the innocent and naïve Bambi and his friends Thumper, a pink-nosed rabbit and Flower, a skunk.

The film received three Academy Award nominations for Best Sound, Best Song ("Love Is a Song") and Original Music Score.

Answer: Jim Bakker

PTL stood for 'Praise the lord'. Televangelist Jim Bakker with his wife Tammy Faye started a Christian television show "The PTL Club". Eventually they turned to real estate development and purchased Heritage USA in Fort Mill, South Carolina near Charlotte. They promised three days stay at the theme park a year for each contribution of 1000 dollars. The money flew in to the tune of a million dollars a week. However construction to accommodate the donors fell far short of the pledge - but Jim and Tammy were eating high on the hog and had a lavish life style. Jim's affair with Jessica Hahn brought the house of cards to collapse. Bakker was charged eight counts of mail fraud, 15 counts of wire fraud and one count of conspiracy. He served five years of a forty-five year sentence. Upon his release he has tried to resurrect his reputation and career.

Tammy Faye Bakker did not face charges and divorced Jim Bakker in 1992. She remarried and died of cancer in 2007.

Answer: Joe Biden

Joe Biden served as Vice-President of the United States under Barack Obama. He is a career politician and was mainly known as the Senator from Delaware. He kept his home in Delaware and commuted by train to Washington. Tragedy has struck him several times with the loss of his first wife and two children and a misjudgment that resulted in a charge of plagiarism.

Answer: Bonaparte

Napoleon Bonaparte was a great military leader and self-proclaimed Emperor of France. After losing the Battle of Waterloo, he was exiled to the island of Saint Helena in the South Atlantic where he died in 1821.

Answer: James Brown

The Godfather of Soul was James Brown, who we lost in 2006. The multi-talented Brown was a singer, songwriter, dancer, musician, record producer, and bandleader. He was a major figure in the promotion of soul/funk music. His career lasted for over fifty years beginning with gospel, and becoming a must-see performer.

Answer: Pearl Buck

Pearl Buck, who spent her early years as the daughter of missionaries in China, received the Pulitzer Prize in 1932 for her novel "The Good Earth". Many of her novels dealt with the lives of ordinary Chinese people. The stereotypes of many at the time were that the Chinese were sinister criminals, labored building railroads, did laundry, or frequented opium dens. Buck through her novels painted a realistic and sometimes harsh picture of the lives of the Chinese.

Answer: Babe

Paul Bunyan was a lumberjack of legend and myth. Paul Bunyan was sixty-three axe handles high and very strong. Paul needed a companion to match his stamina; he found a blue ox in the Northwoods and named him Babe. They became fast friends and were lifetime companions. They experienced many larger-than-life adventures.

Answer: Batman

Batman has been around since 1939 when he first appeared in Detective Comics. Since then Batman has morphed into a hero of many venues of entertainment. In the 1960s he was a satiric weekly television show. Later, there was the big screen version that has become a franchise featuring some of the popular actors of our time. George Clooney said he felt he might have destroyed the series.

"Gotham" came along in 2014 and picks up the story with the death of Bruce Wayne's parents. Bruce is about eleven years old, Alfred Pennyworth is his guardian and martial arts expert, Commissioner Gordon is a plain clothes detective, the Penguin is a low life criminal, the Riddler works for CSI, and Catwoman is a streetwise homeless adolescent.

Answer: Bugs Bunny

Mel Blanc had one of the most distinguished voices ever to do voice-overs for cartoons. His most famous voice perhaps was Bugs Bunny but you could add to the list Daffy Duck, Porky Pig, Tweety Bird, Sylvester the Cat, Yosemite Sam, Foghorn Leghorn, Marvin the Martian, Pepé Le Pew, Speedy Gonzales, Wile E. Coyote, Road Runner, and the Tasmanian Devil. Mel Blanc died in 1989, after 60 years in entertainment.

Check out the David Letterman interview with Mel Blanc on YouTube.

Answer: Kenneth Branagh

Emma Thompson and Branagh first worked together on the British TV series "Fortunes of War" in 1987. They appeared in several films together including "Much Ado About Nothing" (1993), "Henry VI (1989), "Dead Again" (1991), and "Peter's Friends" (1992) and came to be regarded as a power couple.

In 1995 they announced their intent to divorce for vague reasons but it was rumored that Branagh was having an affair with Helena Bonham Carter.