FunTrivia Blockbusters: I'll Have a 'D'. Quiz

Answer: Dalmatian

Dalmatians are medium-sized gun dogs that are characteristically white with black spots. They are ideal family pets, although they are an active breed that needs a lot of exercise.

Answer: Denver

A Denver boot is a mechanical clamp that is attached to the wheels of cars that have been parked illegally. A penalty is paid for releasing the clamp, rather than the vehicle being towed away.
A Denver sandwich is an omelette of ham, onion, green peppers, and scrambled eggs placed between between two pieces of bread.
The city of Denver is the capital of Colorado. It became known as the 'mile high city' because of its altitude. The US National Weather Service gives this as 5,278 feet, or 1,609m, above sea level. If you know there are 5,280 feet in a mile, don't send me a correction note; tell the weather service.

Answer: Robert Downey Jr

With an estimated income of $80 million, he was number eight on the list. Loose change, you might think, for the number one in 2015, Floyd Mayweather, who earned $300m.
Downey played Charlie Chaplin in the 1992 movie "Chaplin", which earned him an Oscar nomination for Best Actor.

Answer: Dandiya Raas

It is also known simply as Raas and was traditionally performed in honour of the Goddess Durga.

Answer: Dumbo

"Dumbo" was the name of a 1941 animated movie about an elephant with huge ears.

Answer: Ducati

The Ducati name dates to 1926. It was a family business set up to make parts for radios. The first Ducati motorcycle was produced in 1950. It was a version of a machine first made by another manufacturer, SIATA (Societa Italiana per Applicazioni Tecniche Auto-Aviatorie). The three wrong answers were motorcycles made in Austria, France, and Germany.

Answer: Darwin

Although long known to the indigenous people of Australia, the first modern settlement at the location dates to 1869. In 1911, the name Darwin was officially adopted.

Answer: Dayton

The Bosnian conflict was between the government of Bosnia and Herzegovina and Bosnian Serb and Bosnian Croat enclaves. It began in 1992 and was concluded by the Dayton Treaty of 1995. Many controversies remain, but in bald facts, there were 38,000 civilian casualties and 58,000 soldiers died.

Answer: Derringer

Because of their small size, Derringers were considered ideal as concealed weapons. A 'Philadelphia Derringer' was notoriously used by John Wilkes Booth in the assassination of President Lincoln. The wrong answers were also makes of firearms.

Answer: Dionysus

You may know him as the Roman god Bacchus.
Decima and Diana were Roman goddesses. Danae was the child form of the younger god Aphrael in the "Sparhawk" adventures of David and Leigh Eddings. (OK, pedants, Danaë - note the umlaut - was also a figure from Greek mythology.)

Answer: Charles Dickens

Dickens was one of the most influential writers of his generation - 1812 to 1870 - and many of his major works have been constantly available ever since. Many have had television and movie adaptations. Bah humbug if you did not pick up the allusion to the opening words of "A Tale of Two Cities".
The wrong answers were all leading Canadian literary figures.

Answer: Dances With Wolves

Kevin Costner starred as a wounded Civil War soldier and the movie depicted his relationships with native American people. It won seven of the 12 categories for which it was nominated, including Best Picture; Best Director; and Best Leading Actor (both of those going to Costner.)
Of course you know that all the wrong answers were also Oscar winners, "Driving Miss Daisy" in 1989; "The Deer Hunter" in 1978; and "The Departed" in 2006.

Answer: Antonín Dvorak

Dvorak was born near Prague in 1841. He was musically gifted as a child and by the age of 31 his works were being publicly performed. His class of work included operas, symphonies and folk music. He became internationally known and in the 1890s worked in New York and wrote Symphony No.9, "From the New World" in 1893. He died in Prague in 1904.

Answer: Clarence Darrow

Born in 1857, Clarence Darrow was a defence attorney and leading member of the American Civil Liberties Union. Among his notable cases was defending John T. Scopes in what became as "Scopes Monkey Trial". Scopes had been indicted by the State of Tennessee for teaching the theory of evolution.
The wrong answers were all fictional lawyers.

Answer: David

"Well, I heard there was a secret chord
That David played and it pleased the Lord
But you don't really care for music, do you?" were the opening words of Leonard Cohen's "Hallelujah". David was the second king of Israel and an ancestor of Jesus. Many of the Psalms were written by David.

Answer: Jeremiah Dixon

Born into a Quaker family in the North East of England in 1733, Dixon undertook several missions to track the movements of the planets. In the 1760s he joined with Charles Mason to draw up a boundary between the disputed Pennsylvania and Maryland territories. The demarcation became famous as the Mason-Dixon Line.

Answer: Steve Davis

Steve Davis was born in London in 1957 and was one of the best snooker players of his generation. He was active from 1976 until his retirement in April 2016. As a professional he won more than 90 titles. This includes "ranking tournaments" (those that contribute to world ranking positions) and non-ranking. He was world champion six times. The satirical show "Spitting Image" created a puppet of Davis and gave him the catchphrase "interesting."

Answer: Dallas

The story of the oil-rich Ewing family ran from 1978 to 1991 and was an international hit. Despite their wealth, the protagonist members of the family all lived in the magnificent Southfork ranch. If you believe that thinking this arrangement bizarre is a slur, my response to you is ...shower-dream-scene!

Answer: Dark Angel Of Camelot

"DaoC" (as its followers called it) mixed together a number of fantasy threads, including the legend of King Arthur. It was released in 2001. The wrong answers were all games on the Nintendo platform.

Answer: Dirigible

They are now more popularly known under the generic term "airship". In the beginning they were called "dirigible balloons". The first powered airship to work was flown in 1784, when it crossed the English Channel. The name dirigible comes from the Lain 'dirigere', to direct or steer.