Delightfully Depicting "D" Trivia Quiz

Answer: Steve Carell

In "Despicable Me" a bad guy, named Felonious Gru, is striving to become the top villain that the world ever produced. Towards this end he decides to steal the moon. His plan goes awry when he adopts three little orphan girls.
Steve Carell voiced Gru, Jason Segel voiced Vector, Russell Brand voiced Dr. Nefario and Julie Andrews voiced Gru's mum.
Carrel is defined as a small cubicle with a desk that is used by a student or a reader in a library.
The picture is titled "Individual Study Carrels".

Answer: Dahlia

Elizabeth Short was found dead in Los Angeles on January 15, 1947. The body was badly mutilated and it was sliced in half at the waist. There were no traces of blood at the scene and it is believed that she was killed somewhere else and the body was dumped there. The name "Black Dahlia" was given by the press after the death of Elizabeth. It is thought that the name was inspired by the 1946 film "Blue Dahlia" and the fact that the victim liked to dress in black. The case still remains unsolved and has been the subject of numerous books and films.
The picture's title is simply "Dahlia".

Answer: Delphinium

Delphinium stems from the Latin word for dolphin and the Greek word "delfinion" which again means dolphin. There are over 300 species of the plant which is toxic to both humans and animals. The plant grows quite high and produces flowery stalks. In ancient Greece the seeds of the plant, ground and mixed with oil and wine, where used against fleas and lice.

The picture is titled "Dolphin".

Answer: Diamond Dogs

"Diamond Dogs" was released in May 1974 on the RCA label and consists of 11 tracks three of which were released as singles. These were "Rebel, Rebel", "Diamond Dogs" and "1984" with the first of the three being the most successful in the charts. The album was produced by David Bowie, Guy Peellaert did the cover illustration and Leee Black Childers the photographic montage in the inner fold.
From the other studio albums, "Hunky Dory" was released in 1971 and "David Bowie" in 1967.
The picture is named "Diamond Head". Diamond Head is a volcanic tuff cone on the island of Oahu in Hawaii.

Answer: Delphi

Delphi was located in the region of Phocis in Central Greece and lied between two giant rocks, that were known as the shining rocks, of Mount Parnassus. Pythia was the high priestess of the sanctuary and it was through her that Apollo prophesied the future. The sanctuary is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Dodoni, also an oracle, was located in Epirus, Delos was an island and Dorians were an ancient Greek tribe.
The picture is titled "Delphi".

Answer: Debunk

Debunk is an informal way to show that something is less important, less good, or less true than it has been made to appear. Deduce is to draw as a conclusion, defame is to attack the good fame of someone and debilitate is to make weak.

The picture is called "Bunks".

Answer: C

The diamond is pure carbon that is crystallised and it is harder than any other known substance. Since it is pure carbon it follows that its chemical symbol is C.

Ca is the chemical symbol for calcium, Co is for cobalt and Cu is for copper.

The picture is titled "Sea".

Answer: Double beam

The name diplodocus is a composite word from the Greek "diplos", meaning double, and "dokos", meaning beam. Two rows of bones below the tail gave this dinosaur greater support and increased movement ability. The first fossils were discovered in 1877.

The picture is titled "Wooden beams".

Answer: Discord

Discord also means harsh noise or clashing sounds. Additionally it means lack of harmony between notes that are played together.

Discount is a deduction from the amount due, disconnect is to break the connection between things and discompose is to upset the composure of someone.

The picture's title is "Cords".

Answer: Black pool

Dublin is from the Irish word dubhlinn where dubh is black and linn is pool. Dublin is located in the province of Leinster and is built on the river Liffey. Dublin started out as a Celtic village and later became a Viking settlement. Dublin became the most important city in Ireland after the Norman invasion.

The picture is called "Blackpool August 2008".