Buck Up Little Camper Trivia Quiz

Answer: A bucket list

A bucket list is a list of things to do before you die. Typically they include things you've always wanted to achieve, overcome or experience. The term became popular after the success of the movie "Bucket List" in 2007. The film stars Jack Nicholson and Morgan Freeman as two terminally-ill friends who create a list of things they want to do before they "kick the bucket".

Answer: Buckminster Fuller

Richard "Buckminster" Fuller was one of the most original thinkers in the second half of the 20th century. He was an inventor, architect, engineer, philosopher, author, mathematician, futurist, and teacher. Fuller was a man of many talents, but the underlying philosophy in all of his work was "more for less". He developed products that could be easily mass-produced using the simplest and most sustainable means possible. This was seen in the design of the geodesic dome, in the designs of his Dymaxion car and Dymaxion house as well as his tensegrity structures.

Fuller authored 30 books and was awarded 28 patents, but is most famously known for his reinvention of a spherical shell structure called a geodesic dome. Originally designed by Walther Bauersfeld 20 years prior, Fuller named it the geodesic dome. He developed the intrinsic mathematics of the dome and in 1954 received a patent for it, thus allowing its popularity. Two examples of geodesic spheres are Spaceship Earth at Epcot, Disneyworld and the Montreal Biosphère museum.

Fullerenes are hollow spheres, ellipsoids or tubes that are comprised solely of carbon. Buckminsterfullerene, or buckyball, is a spherical molecule with the formula C60 (shaped like a geodesic dome) and is not only man-made but can be found in nature and in outer space.

Answer: Pass the buck

The origin of the idiom "pass the buck" started in America when poker became popular in the 19th century. Players took turns being dealer, and the dealer was given a marker to denote his turn. The marker was often a knife, and the handle of the knife was often made from buck's horn. The shortened form of "buck" began to refer to the marker. When the dealer handed the marker over to the next dealer he was said to "pass the buck".

Answer: 25th

Buck Rogers is a character in the 25th century, created by American science fiction author Philip Francis Nowlan in 1928. He first appeared in pulp novella "Armageddon 2419 A.D." as Anthony Rogers, and was later rechristened Buck when the story was adapted into a comic strip in 1929. In 1932 the "Buck Rogers" radio program became the first science fiction show to hit the airwaves. He was also featured in a short film in 1933 entitled "Buck Rogers in the 25th Century: An Interplanetary Battle with the Tiger Men of Mars". In 1939 he appeared in a 12-part short film series and then a television series that ran from 1950-1951. After the success of the movie "Star Wars", "Buck Rogers in the 25th Century" was revived and updated for another television series in 1979 where it ran for two seasons.

The original character of Buck Rogers was a WWI veteran who, while working for the American Radioactive Gas Corporation, became entrapped in radioactive gas and remained in suspended animation for 500 years. Upon awakening he found himself in the 25th century.

Answer: Buckskin

A buckskin horse can be found in a variety of different breeds. Buckskin occurs when a bay coloured horse has a copy of the cream gene (a dilution gene) that lightens the coat to a gold, yellow or cream but keeps the lower legs, tail and mane black.

Answer: Father and son

Tim Buckley (February 14, 1947 - June 29, 1975) signed a record deal at age 19, and went on to record nine studio albums. Vocally talented with a four-octave range, he never hit mainstream success, due in part to his nonconformist attitude towards his record label. He married young and divorced his first wife before their son, Jeff, was born. Jeff Buckley grew up not knowing his father, having only met him briefly twice in childhood. Tim Buckley died from a heroin overdose at aged 28.

Jeff Buckley (November 17, 1966 - May 29, 1997), a struggling musician from California, was discovered after a move to New York City where he played small clubs in Lower Manhattan and the East Village. He eventually played to packed houses at a small café named Siné, where he was scouted and signed by Columbia Records. Jeff released "Grace" in 1994 to much critical acclaim. The album included minor hit "Last Goodbye" and his cover version of "Hallelujah". His trademark soaring vocals, guitar prowess and naked emotionalism were better received in Europe and Australia than the United States. Before recording his second album, however, he died tragically in a drowning accident at age 30. A posthumous album entitled "Sketches of My Sweetheart the Drunk" was released in 1998, followed by other live recordings and compilations.

For a fascinating look at both musicians try reading biography "Dream Brother" by David Browne.

Answer: Buckwheat

Buckwheat was one of the characters in the American comedy series of short films called "Our Gang" (also known as the "The Little Rascals") that featured the adventures of a group of poor neighborhood children. Despite being criticized years later for depicting Buckwheat as a racial stereotype, the films were actually cutting edge for their time; they showed girls, boys, blacks and whites playing together and being treated equally.

One of Buckwheat's signature remarks was "O-tay!" (he had a speech impediment), which comedian Eddie Murphy would often mimic in his sketches on "Saturday Night Live".

Answer: John Candy

John Candy starred in the family comedy "Uncle Buck" as the bumbler with a good heart who takes care of his nephew and nieces during a family crisis. John Hughes directed the movie that also starred child actors Macaulay Culkin and Gaby Hoffmann.

One of the classic lines from the movie takes place when Buck challenges a draconian school principal who happens to have prominent mole on her face: "Take this quarter, go downtown, and have a rat gnaw that thing off your face!"

Answer: He's going to shave a sheep

In Australia jumbuck is an informal word for sheep, particularly a large one or one that is difficult to shear.

Here's a stanza, mentioning a jumbuck, from Banjo Patterson's ballad "Waltzing Matilda":

"Down came a jumbuck to drink at that billabong.
Up jumped the swagman and grabbed him with glee.
And he sang as he shoved that jumbuck in his tucker bag:
You'll come a-waltzing Matilda, with me!"

Answer: Pearl S. Buck

Pearl S. Buck was born in West Virginia, but raised in a village in China with her missionary parents. She was educated in both Chinese and English. She wrote many novels about Chinese peasant life, and in 1938 became the first woman to win a Nobel Prize in Literature. Buck is also recognized for her many humanitarian efforts that included women's rights, racial tolerance and adoption.

In 1941 she founded The East West Association that promoted greater understanding amongst the world's people.

In 1949 she created The Welcome House, an adoption agency for Asian American children. In 1964 she also established The Pearl S. Buck Foundation which supports Asian American children and their mothers abroad.