Double Take Trivia Quiz

Answer: Alexander

Alexander the Great or Alexander III of Macedon (356 BC-323 BC) was born in Pella, Greece. At the age of twenty he succeeded his father Philip II to the throne. Alexander's steed, one of history's most famous horses, was Bucephalus.

Jason Alexander played the role of the "put-upon" loser George Costanza on the sitcom "Seinfeld" from 1989 to 1998. Jason has gone on to appear on other shows since then, including the unsuccessful "Listen Up" and "Curb Your Enthusiasm".

Answer: Scott

In 1965, the secret agent adventure show "I Spy" debuted on television. It featured Kelly Robinson (Robert Culp) and Alexander Scott (Bill Cosby) as tennis bums who were actually Pentagon spies. The show aired from 1965 to 1968.

From the original science fiction "Star Trek" series, we have Chief Engineer Montgomery Scott, aka "Scotty", played by James Doohan. Contrary to popular belief, Captain Kirk never uttered the line "Beam me up, Scotty".

Answer: Bismarck

Named after German Chancellor Otto von Bismarck, the Nazi Germany battleship Bismarck was first launched on February 14, 1939. The battleship conducted just one offensive operation in May 1941, helping to destroy the HMS Hood, before ultimately being attacked and sunk herself.

The county seat of Burleigh County, Bismarck is the capital of North Dakota. It has been the capital since 1889. It ranks behind Fargo as North Dakota's second largest city.

Answer: Darwin

Charles Darwin (1809-1882) was a British naturalist and scientist. Darwin's trip to the Galapagos Island on the HMS Beagle led to his 1859 book, "On the Origin of the Species". His observations contributed to the modern theory of evolution.

Darwin is the capital of Australia's Northern Territory. It is located on the Timor sea and is the largest city in the Northern Territory. Darwin's biggest industries and mining and tourism, and it serves as a "gateway' to Asia.

Answer: Pandora

In 2009, James Cameron gave us a view of the alien world of Pandora in his science fiction film "Avatar". Here we meet the highly evolved blue Na'vi, and the human/Na'vi hybrids.

While the Bible gives us Eve as the first woman, in Greek mythology we are introduced to Pandora as the first female. Zeus commissioned Hephaestus to fashion a woman out of earth. Then she had to go and open that jar/box.

Answer: Drake

Canadian singer/rapper Drake was born in Toronto in 1986. His birth name is Aubrey Drake Graham. He started his career as an actor on the teen television drama series "Degrassi: The Next Generation", in the 2000s, as Jimmy Brooks.

A drake is a male duck, e.g., a mallard. The water fowl is indigenous to temperate and subtropical areas, e.g., the Americas, Eurasia and Africa. Etymologically, the word is of West Germanic origin.

Answer: Perry

If you're old enough, you might remember one of television's first lawyers, i.e., Erle Stanley Gardner's creation of Perry Mason. The show "Perry Mason" aired from 1957 to 1966, and featured Raymond Burr successfully defending almost everyone.

Tyler Perry is an actor, writer, producer and director who was born in New Orleans, LA in 1969. In 2011, Perry was listed in Forbes magazine as the "highest paid man in entertainment". Madea is one of his more famous characters.

Answer: Pierre

Pierre Cardin is a famous Italian fashion designer born in 1922. His modern looks and avant-garde designs include geometric shapes and unisex, often without considering the shape of actual women, e.g., his 1954 'bubble dress'.

French physicist Pierre Curie (1859-1906) was a pioneer in the fields of crystallography and magnetism. He worked with his wife, Marie, with radioactive elements, and received a Nobel Prize in physics in 1903.

Answer: Duncan

The Duncan Toys Company was founded by Donald Duncan in 1929. He bought the Flores Yo-Yo Company which had brought the yo-yo from the Philippines to the USA. In 1950 Duncan introduced the first plastic yo-yo, and the toy has endured ever since.

King Duncan is a fictional character who appears in Shakespeare's 'Scottish play', i.e., "Macbeth". He is to become the victim of Macbeth's planned regicide and power grab.

Answer: Nelson

Ozzie and Harriet begat singer Ricky; Ricky and Kristin begat twins Matthew and Gunnar. Matthew and Gunnar turned their famous last name into the band Nelson who had the hit album "After the Rain" in 1990.

Vice-Admiral Horatio Nelson (1758-1805) was an officer in the British Royal Navy. He fought in the American Revolutionary War, lost sight in one eye in Corsica and was fatally shot at the Battle of Trafalgar. He remains one of Britain's greatest heroes.