Cool Zooms, Part XLIX Trivia Quiz

Answer: Elizabeth I

A Queen Regnant is a female monarch who rules in her own right without having a King by her side. Following Henry VIII's change to the rules of succession, Edward VI stated in his will that his cousin Lady Jane Grey was to be his heir. Unfortunately for Lady Jane this did not go well; as his will was not ratified by parliament before his untimely death, her claim was disputed and she isn't generally considered to be a Queen Regnant, was not crowned, and therefore does not meet the criteria and cannot be considered. Edward was followed by Mary I who then was succeeded by Elizabeth I. The other Queens Regnant in this time period are Mary II, Anne, Victoria and Elizabeth II
The husbands of Queens Regnant are not kings. They are consorts and will have a title depicting this such as Prince, Duke or Earl.

Question submitted by Phoenix rising Team Member smpdit who understands that heavy is the head that wears the crown, but would dearly love to try one on for size.

Answer: George Lazenby

These events are played out in the novel "On Her Majesty's Secret Service" (1963) and the film adaptation in 1969. George Lazenby took over from Sean Connery as Bond in this film.

Tracy Draco was born Teresa but did not like that name much. Consequently, when she was introduced to James Bond she advised "Teresa is a saint, I'm known as Tracy". Her father is Marc-Ange Draco, the head of a powerful Corsican crime syndicate called the Unione Corse. Tracy and her father do not get on and out of spite she runs off and marries an Italian count, becoming the Countess Teresa di Vicenzo. The Count manages to swindle a great deal of money from Tracy and her father and meets an unfortunate end, but not before he has impregnated her. Tracy loses the child to spinal meningitis and, in her grief, tries to drown herself in the sea. This is where James Bond comes in.

Bond has a positive effect on Tracy which has her father encouraging Bond to continue seeing his daughter in exchange for his help to track down Ernst Stavro Blofeld. Bond and Tracy fall in love and get married. Tracy doesn't make it to the honeymoon.

In an interesting homage to this part of Bond's life, in the opening scenes of "For Your Eyes Only" (1981), Bond is seen placing flowers on Tracy's grave with the headstone reading 1943-1969, the date of death matching the year of release of "On Her Majesty's Secret Service".

This question was created by Phoenix Rising's pollucci19 who once fell asleep during an earthquake... he was shaken, not stirred.

Answer: Estonia

The Egyptian is a horizontal tricolour consisting of the three bands of red, white, and black. The flag is based on the Arab Liberation Flag of the 1952 Egyptian Revolution of 1952. In the centre of the middle band, The Eagle of Saladin, national symbol of Egypt, sits in the centre of the middle band. The three colours, with green are the pan Arab colours. Previously the centre symbol was a green Hawk of Quraysh. The green did not transfer when the Eagle replaced the hawk in 1984. The three bands have explicit meaning: The red band symbolizes the spilt Egyptians' blood in the war against colonisation. The white band symbolizes the purity, and the black band below the white symbolizes the manner in which darkness is overcome.

The Estonian Flag can be traced back to the 1820s and has survived two Soviet and one German occupation. These regimes may have changed the national flag but the Estonian flag has always been seen to be the flag of the Estonian people. It was proclaimed the national flag after independence in 1991. The symbolism of the bands was made popular by the poetry of Martin Lipp who stated "the blue is for the vaulted blue sky above the native land, the black for attachment to the soil of the homeland as well as the fate of Estonians - for centuries black with worries, and white for purity, hard work, and commitment".

This question was hoisted into the quiz by Phoenix Rising team member's amateur vexillologist 1nn1.

Answer: Grenada

Grenada is a Caribbean nation lying at the southern end of the Grenadines island chain, northwest of Trinidad and Tobago and northeast of Venezuela. In 2020, Grenada's population was estimated at about 112,000. Gaining independence from the United Kingdom in 1974, Grenada is also called the "Island of Spice" because of its production of nutmeg and mace, with the country's flag containing a nutmeg towards the hoist side. The capital of Grenada is St. Georges, its largest city.

Mozambique is a country in Southeastern Africa with the Indian Ocean as its eastern border. Neighbouring countries are Tanzania, Malawi, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Eswatini and South Africa. Mozambique gained independence from Portugal in 1975 and has a largely agricultural-based economy. Its 2020 population was estimated at about 30 million. Mozambique's capital and largest city is Maputo (Lourenço Marques from 1876 to 1976) named after chief Maputsu I of the Tembe clan.

Papua New Guinea lies on the eastern half of the island of New Guinea, with the Indonesian province of West Papua occupying the remainder. Papua New Guinea gained independence from Australia in 1975 and is the world's third-largest island country. The 2020 population was estimated at nearly nine million persons. The capital city of Port Moresby is found on its southeastern coast and was "discovered" by Royal Navy Captain John Moresby in 1873 who named it in honour of his father, Admiral of the Fleet Sir Fairfax Moresby.

Sweden is a Nordic country in Northern Europe, bordering Norway and Finland and connected to Denmark by the Öresund bridge-tunnel. With an estimated population of more than 10 million, Sweden is Europe's fifth-largest country. The capital city is Stockholm, founded as a city in the year 1252.

Phoenix Rising's psnz thought this question was a capital idea.

Answer: Ernest Vincent Wright

A lipogram (Greek: leipogrammatos, "leaving out a letter") is a piece of writing where a letter (or group of letters) is omitted. Leaving out uncommon letters (e.g., "Q" or "Z") is trivial, but it is far more challenging if the letter is a common one like "E" or "T". This is especially true if the text is to flow smoothly and remain meaningful.

American author Ernest Vincent Wright (1872-1939) penned a 50,000-word lipogram: his novel "Gadsby" (1939) which claimed to omit the letter "E". Beginning in 1906 and continuing through to the Prohibition Era, the book focuses on the efforts of John Gadsby and the area's young people to transform his fictional hometown of Branton Hills from a stagnant town to a thriving city. Apparently, the book's first edition was not quite perfect, with a few "E" words bleeding into the text.

From an association of Mythical Birds Rising, psnz had this thought: "Poor Wright, why did you do it?"

Answer: Cleveland

The SS Edmund Fitzgerald was the largest Great Lakes freighter ever built at the time of its launch in 1958 and spent 17 years transporting iron ore from mines in Minnesota to various ports around the Great Lakes system. It was a well-known vessel and had several nicknames including the "Mighty Fitz", "Toledo Express" and the particularly unfortunate "Titanic of the Great Lakes". On 10 November 1975 it got caught in a severe storm on Lake Superior and sank with the loss of all 29 crew members.

The disaster was immortalised in the 1976 song 'The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald' by the Canadian singer-songwriter Gordon Lightfoot, which was a number one hit in Canada and reached number two on the US Billboard Hot 100. Lightfoot took a fair amount of creative license with the actual facts behind the story, including changing the doomed ship's destination to Cleveland, Ohio on Lake Erie (presumably because that city's name fitted better with the surrounding lyrics). However, Cleveland would have been the ship's next destination if it had safely reached Detroit's Zug Island port.

Phoenix Rising's Fifiona81 sailed this question into the quiz in the hope that it won't sink like a chunk of iron ore.

Answer: Walter

Walter Scott was a Scottish novelist, poet and playwright most famous for his works of "Rob Roy", "Ivanhoe" and "The Lady of the Lake". Walter Brennan is a three time Oscar winning actor, taking the gong for "Best Supporting Actor" for his performances in "Come and Get It" (1936), "Kentucky" (1938), and "The Westerner" (1940). Walter Becker is a well-known musician, songwriter and producer and co-founder of "Steely Dan". Jessica Walter was an actress and voice artist, most known for her role as Lucille Bluth in "Arrested Development". Finally, Walter Olkewicz was an American character actor who had appearances in "Barney Miller", "Night Court", ER" and "Seinfeld".

Phoenix Rising's leith90 missed adding a few other Walters into this question-Walter Mitty, an unremarkable or ineffectual individual with delusions of grandeur who leith90 resembles, and Walter White from "Breaking Bad" who she doesn't. At least she thinks she doesn't.

Answer: Grochowka

Grochowka is a Polish form of pea soup. Variations of pea soup have been in evidence since Ancient Greek and Roman times. Aristophanes makes mention of the soup in his comedy "The Birds" (414 BC). The Polish version's full name is grochowka wojskowa and is also called "military soup". It is said to be so thick that you can stand your spoon in it.

Garmugia is a chunky soup from central Italy, Gazpacho is a chilled, tomato based soup from Spain and Gogi guksu is a pork and noodle dish from South Korea.

This question was ladled out by Phoenix Rising's pollucci19 who once mixed alphabet soup with laxatives and called it "Letter Rip".

Answer: Charlotte

First created in the 17th century, Apple Charlotte was created for the then patron of apple growers in the UK. It is a delicious dessert and a great way of using up stale bread. A pudding bowl is lined with bread that has been brushed with melted butter, to form a crust. Cooked apples are then placed in the centre and more bread is used to cover them. It's cooked in a hot oven long enough to make the crust go golden brown, and is then served with yummy custard or clotted cream - your choice!

Charlotte Rampling, an English actress married to electronic rock musician Jean-Michel Jarre, achieved stardom in the 1970s and 80s through movies such as 'The Night Porter', and 'Stardust Memories'.

About 25 minutes south of Charlotte Motor Speedway, the NASCAR Hall of Fame is located in North Carolina and is known for its interactive exhibits and artefacts.

Charlotte Bronte was the eldest of the three Bronte sisters, and apart from her novel 'Jane Eyre' which was written in 1847, she also authored numerous narrative poems.

This sweet question was cobbled together by Phoenix Rising's VegemiteKid, an ardent admirer of old-fashioned apples.

Answer: Louie Steven Witt

In the amateur footage and photographs taken at the time of President Kennedy's assignation, it was seen there was a man very close to President Kennedy's car opening and waving a black umbrella. The FBI at the time wanted to identify the man as they thought he could have been acting as a signaller to the assassin, or he could have fired a poison dart at the President to immobilise him before he was shot. Another theory was that the umbrella may have a protest symbol about the US government's inability to provide an "umbrella" of air support during the Bay of Pigs invasion. None were proven and the Umbrella Man was not identified by any of the investigations into the President's death.
In 1978, when the United States House Select Committee on Assassinations (HSCA) appealed to the public, Louie Steven Witt came forward in 1978 and identified himself as the "umbrella man". He said that he brought the umbrella simply to heckle the President, whose father, Joseph, had been a supporter of British Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain who supported appeasement of Hitler. Chamberlain's trademark was a black umbrella. Mr Witt explained he was protesting the Kennedy family appeasing Adolf Hitler before World War II. President Kennedy wrote a thesis on appeasement while at Harvard called "Why England Slept". Mr Witt reasoned Mr Kennedy might have recognized the symbolism of the umbrella. A 15 year old mystery had been solved.

This question was waved into the quiz without fanfare or protest by Phoenix Rising team member 1nn1.

Answer: Newton's Cradle

Newton's Cradle, also known as Newton's Pendulum or Newton's Rocker, is a device consisting of five metal balls hanging from a frame, which demonstrates conservation of momentum and energy. When one of the end balls is pulled back and released, it slams into the resting balls. Energy travels like a shock wave through to the final ball where this kinetic energy is released, setting it in motion. In theory, this motion would continue perpetually, however drag, friction and lost thermal energy cause a continual loss of kinetic energy and the device eventually stops.

French physicist Abbe Mariotte first used the perpetual motion device in the 17th century, which Newton recognised in his 1687 book "Mathematical Principles of Natural Philosophy". While there is much debate over who first made the device as a desk-toy, it is thought that Marius J. Morin was the first. The name Newton's Cradle was first coined by English actor Simon Prebble in 1967.

This question was devised by Phoenix Rising's leith90 who is neither a mathematician or a philosopher, but who sometimes feels like she is going backwards and forwards constantly, never achieving anything.

Answer: Gerald Ford

Ford was born Leslie Lynch King Jr. in 1913. His parents divorced less than six months later as his father allegedly became increasingly abusive. By the time he was three, his mother remarried, and the boy was renamed Gerald Rudolff Ford Jr. His name change did not become official until the future president legally changed it to Gerald Rudolph Ford in 1935.

Ford was the first person to ascend to the vice presidency of the United States by invoking the 25th Amendment, when Spiro Agnew resigned the office in 1973. He assumed the presidency when Richard Nixon resigned the following year.

Phoenix Rising's JCSon was not elected to write this question...it sort of just fell into his lap.

Answer: Cardinals

The St. Louis Cardinals are a professional baseball team based in St. Louis, Missouri. Beginning in 1882 as the St. Louis Brown Stockings and later the St. Louis Cardinals (1900), the team is one of the oldest in the country. Playing in Major League Baseball's (MLB) National League Central Division, home games (since 2006) have been held at Busch Stadium in St. Louis. In 2011, the Cards won their 11th World Series title, a record second only to the New York Yankees.

The Columbus Blue Jackets are a professional ice hockey team in the National Hockey League (NHL) Central Division. The team began in 2000, playing their home games at the Nationwide Arena. The Jackets' name and logos are based on Ohio's Civil War history. By 2021, the Columbus Blue Jackets were yet to win the Stanley Cup.

The Cincinnati Bengals are a professional American football team, competing in the National Football League (NFL) in the American Football Conference (AFC) North division. Home games (since 2000) are played at Paul Brown Stadium in Cincinnati. Founded in 1966, the Bengals began competing in 1968, appearing in two Super Bowls but losing both (1981 and 1988) to the San Francisco 49ers. As of 2021, only 12 NFL teams have not won a Super Bowl.

The Cleveland Cavaliers are a professional basketball team, part of the National Basketball Association's (NBA) Eastern Conference. The team began playing in the league in 1970 and since 1994 play their home games at Rocket Mortgage Fieldhouse in Cleveland. The Cavs won their first NBA championship in 2016.

Phoenix Rising's psnz dribbled over this question before rushing to slap a four-bagger from his wheelhouse.

Answer: Rastafarianism

The origins of Rastafianism lie in the writings of Jamaican political activist Marcus Garvey (1887-1940). Garvey was a strong advocate for black empowerment and associated with this, the return of those from the African diaspora back to Africa. As part of this, he predicted the crowning of an African king. This was realized in the 1930s with the ascent of Haile Selassie I to become Emperor of Ethiopia. Garvey's supporters formed the religion at this time with a focal point on Selassie and Ethiopia. The religion's name comes from Selassie's birth name of Ras Tafari Makonen.

This question was introduced into the quiz by MikeMaster99 who enjoys Bob Marley's music but does not partake of other aspects of this religion including long dreadlocks (as a source of strength) and smoking marijuana (to assist with spiritual enlightenment).

Answer: B

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Frederick Banting and his colleague Charles Best were awarded the Nobel Prize in Medicine in 1923 for contributions to diabetes research and treatment, specifically the isolation of insulin. John George Diefenbaker was Prime Minister of Canada from 1957-63. With 72 victories credited to his name, Billy Bishop was the top flying ace for Canada and the British Empire during World War I. Big Bear (or Mistahi-maskwa) was a hugely popular and influential leader of the Cree and the First Nations of Canada.

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Answer: Clabber

A portmanteau is a piece of luggage, traditionally made from leather and opening in two equal parts. A "portmanteau word" is a new word formed from the blend of existing words. For example, "smog" is the result of combining "smoke" and "fog". Historically, the term was used by author Lewis Carroll who was not averse to creating words for use in his writing. "O frabjous day!" is one phrase found in his poem "Jabberwocky" where "frabjous" is a portmanteau of "fabulous" and "joyous".

Electrocute, flare and pixel are all portmanteau words. Electrocute refers to someone being killed by an electric shock and is formed from "electro/electric" and "execute". Flare (from "flame" and "glare") means a sudden burst of bright light. Pixel, a portmanteau of "picture" and "element" is the smallest part of an image on a screen.

Clabber can be a noun or a verb. It is either milk which has thickened and curdled or means "to curdle". The word comes from the Irish and Gaelic "clabar" meaning "mud" and dates to the early 19th century. The related word "bonnyclabber" is a couple of centuries older and means "sour milk that is clotted or coagulated".

After brunch, Phoenix Rising's psnz felt the bromance and completed some ginormous listicles. Time to chillax with no snarks.

Answer: Bontebok

Springbok (Afrikaans "jumping antelope") and the rare bontebok ("pied" or "patchwork antelope") are horned antelope in the Bovidae family native to southern Africa. Unlike springbok, bontebok are not very good jumpers. They are pretty good at crawling, though.

While the addax is also a horned antelope in the same family, it is found in North Africa. Aye-ayes and white rhinos are unrelated to antelope. The aye-aye is a species of lemur native to Madagascar. There are two subspecies of white rhinoceros (northern and southern).

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Answer: Oresund Bridge

The Oresund Bridge crosses the Oresund Strait and at the time of its opening in 2000 it was the longest combined road and rail bridge in Europe. The structure is a cable-stayed bridge that includes multiple towers supporting the bridge deck. Construction on the Oresund Bridge began in 1995 and it was designed by Jorgen Nissen, Klaus Falbe Hansen, Niels Gimsing and Georg Rotne. The 2003 Eurovision Song Contest in Malmo, Sweden used the Oresund Bridge in its marketing to show the connection of Sweden with the rest of Europe.

This question was bridged into the quiz by Phoenix Rising team member Triviaballer who finds it extremely difficult to drive on bridges while appreciating the engineering marvels and beautiful surroundings.

Answer: 3

The Twenty-Second Amendment states a person can only be elected to be president "two times" for a total of eight years. A president can serve up to ten years as president if a person (most likely the Vice-President or other official in the presidential succession hierarchy), takes over for a president who can no longer serve their term. If this person serves two years or less of the preceding President's term, they are permitted to serve for two more four-year terms. Presidents Eisenhower, Nixon, Reagan, Clinton, George W. Bush and Obama all were elected twice and served two full terms, except for Nixon who resigned before his second term concluded. Truman was exempt from this amendment. He served the remainder of FDR's term, was elected in his own right to serve a term, sought re-election but withdrew before the Democrat candidate was announced. President Ford served out the remainder of Nixon's term but failed to be elected in his own right. He was replaced by Jimmy Carter who only served one term before being defeated by Ronald Reagan when seeking a second term. George HW Bush was elected after Ronald Reagan but was defeated by Bill Clinton whilst seeking a second term. President Trump became the third such president when he sought re-election but lost to Joe Biden.

This question was carefully screened and vetted before being permitted to enter the quiz by Phoenix Rising team member 1nn1.

Answer: Boston

"St. Elsewhere" was set in Boston's South End neighborhood, at a dilapidated urban teaching hospital, the fictional St. Eligius. The show ran from 1982 to 1988. Notable actors in the cast included Denzel Washington, Howie Mandel, Mark Harmon, Alfre Woodard, Helen Hunt, and Ed Begley, Jr.

"Crossing Jordan" featured Jill Hennessey as a forensic pathologist in the Boston medical examiner's office. The show ran from 2001 to 2007. Hennessey played Dr. Jordan Cavanaugh, a disgraced medical examiner who is rehired by the department that let her go years earlier, because she gets results.

"City on a Hill" is set in 1990s Boston and is a fictional account of the true life "Boston Miracle". At this time Boston was overrun with violent crime and corrupt cops. The series premiered in 2019 and follows the efforts to clean up the city during the 1990s. It starred Kevin Bacon, Aldis Hodge, and Jill Hennessey.

"Ally McBeal" is set in the fictional Boston law firm Cage and Fish. It starred Calista Flockhart in the lead role along with Courtney-Thorne Smith, Portia de Rossi, Lucy Liu, Greg Germann, and Peter MacNicol. It aired from 1997 to 2002.

This information was provided by Phoenix Rising member tazman6619 who enjoyed "Ally McBeal".