FunTrivia Blockbusters: I'll Have an 'L' Quiz

Answer: Leopard

Leopards are medium-sized wildcats natively found in sub-Saharan Africa and southern Asia.

Leopards were at one time thought to be a hybrid of the lion and the jaguar.

Leopards primarily hunt medium-sized mammals, such as deer and warthogs. These are often ambushed from branches above or dense vegetation.

In appearance, leopards vary greatly in their colouration and markings, depending on their surroundings. The dark, ring-like patterns on the leopard's coat are called rosettes. These turn to solid spots on the face and limbs and rings on the tail. All aid the leopard in camouflage.

Answer: Lynx

The lynx is a medium-sized wildcat found in Europe. Northern Asia and North America. The bobcat is one type of lynx.

Built by Westland in the United Kingdom, the Lynx was a fast and manoeuverable chopper. It established a long-standing speed record of 400.7km/h (248.9mph).

The Anglo/Dutch company Unilever sold a wide range of Lynx deodorant and antiperspirant products for men.

Answer: Lady Gaga

The songwriter, singer, actress, philanthropist, dancer and fashion designer was born on March 28, 1986 in Manhattan, New York City.

Gaga's career began as a songwriter and casual singer before her first album, "The Fame", produced two chart-topping singles in 2008.

Her second album "Born This Way" (2011) topped the charts in more than 20 countries.

She went on to become one of the best-selling music artists of all time, and also turned to television roles and starred in "American Horror Story: Hotel" in 2015, for which she won a Golden Globe.

Gaga was also noted for her social activism and for her philanthropy.

Answer: Luxor

Luxor Las Vegas was built at the southern end of the Las Vegas Strip and opened in 1993.

The 30-story building had more than 4,400 bedrooms. The casino had more than 2,000 slot machines and 87 table games. It was also the venue for a number of nightly shows.

Answer: Ladybird

Ladybird is the British familiar name, though North Americans prefer ladybug. Scientists refer to them as lady beetles, or coccinellid.

They are a member of the beetle family, as opposed to "Lesser ringo damselfly", which is a member of the Beatle family. ;)

Answer: Librettist

The definition comes from the Collins English Dictionary.

According to Classic FM in the United Kingdom, some famous librettists include Metastasio (1698-1782; Lorenzo da Ponte (1749 -1838); W.S. Gilbert (1836-1911); Oscar Hammerstein II (1895-1960); and Stephen Sondheim (b.1930)

Lyricalist, Lylleter, and Lexographer are not proper words, just red herrings.

Answer: Lima

Lima is the capital and largest city, with a population in 2017 of almost 10m people.

It was founded by Spanish conquistador Francisco Pizarro in 1835.

Answer: Louis XIV

Louis XV was known as "the beloved"; Louis XIII as "the just" and Louis II as "the stammerer".

Louis XIV ruled from 14th May 1643 to 1st September 1715. He was also known as "Louis the Great".

This reign, 72 years and 110 days, became the longest of any monarch of a sovereign country in Europe. He was four when he succeeded to the throne. His mother was regent for hm.

France was almost constantly at war during his reign and he became so unpopular that crowds jeered as his funeral cortege passed.

He was known as 'the sun king' after adopting the sun as his symbol.

Answer: Leica

Ernest Leitz founded the camera company in 1914 and named it LEI from his name and CA from camera.

The Leitz family had been involved in optical devices from 1849.

Leica were early adopters of the 35mmn format and their models were noted for their compact size.

Answer: Laestrygonians

The Laestrygonians lived in southern Sicily.

Odysseus lost many of his men to the eight-foot-tall Laestrygonians, who destroyed all but one of his 12 ships by throwing rocks from the cliffs.

Answer: George Alfred Lawrence

George Alfred Lawrence published the first of this genre, "Guy Livingstone", in 1857. The novel became extremely popular and remains Lawrence's best-known work.

Lawrence was a bit of a go-getter himself. He travelled to America during the Civil War to fight for the Confederate cause. He was taken prisoner and only released on the promise he would go back to England.

Answer: Lawrence of Arabia

The three wrong answers were also 'Best Picture' winners, though not in 1962.

"Lawrence of Arabia" was based on the life of the British soldier and adventurer T. E. Lawrence. It won seven of the ten categories for which it was nominated.

Peter O'Toole starred as Lawrence and others in the cast included Alec Guinness, Anthony Quinn, Jack Hawkins, José Ferrer and Anthony Quayle

The film focussed on Lawrence's experiences in the Arabian Peninsula during World War I. It explored the divided allegiance Lawrence felt for his home country and for the people he met in the Middle East.

Answer: Lusheng

The lusheng is a free-reed mouth organ

Traditional lusheng have six bamboo pipes set into a bamboo wind chamber. They range in size from 12 inches (30cm) to 48 inches (120cm.)

Leiqin is a Chinese bowed instrument; Leier is a German hurdy gurdy and Langeleikis a Norwegian stringed instrument.

(Did you really expect ALL these questions to be easy?)

Answer: Meriwether Lewis

In 1804 Meriwether Lewis and his fellow explorer William Clarke began a three-year journey to document and map the Louisiana Purchase from France.

They covered 8,000 miles (13,000km) on the Ohio River, and Missouri River, across the Continental Divide, and to the Pacific Ocean.

Lewis died on October 12, 1809, at an inn near Nashville, Tennessee. Some people believed he took his own life, others believe he was murdered.

Answer: Levi

The Levites were the only Israelite tribe that received cities but were not allowed to be landowners when Joshua led the Israelites into the land of Canaan

Miriam, Samuel, Ezekiel, Ezra, Malachi, and John the Baptist were all of Levite lineage.

Answer: Lassa Fever

Lassa Fever was discovered in 1969 when two missionary nurses died in the town of Lassa, Nigeria.

Up to 300,000 cases are detected each year, with around 5,000 fatalities. Lassa Fever can be spread by contact with infected rodents.

Answer: Larisa Lazutina

Larisa Lazutina born on on 1st June 1965 in Kondopoga, Karelia.

Her period of greatest success was between 1987 and 2002.

She was banned from competition for two years after a positive drugs test in the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City. The ban effectively finished her career.

Answer: Luther

Idris Elba, fresh from his successful run in "The Wire", played Detective Chief Inspector John Luther who was called in to investigate some of the most serious and violent crimes that London experienced.

Luther was obsessed, some say possessed, in his enquiries.

Idris Elba won a host of awards, including a Golden Globe, for his performances.

Four seasons had been shown by the end of 2017, and a fifth was scheduled for shooting in early 2018.

Answer: Lara Croft

The first 'Tomb Raider" game appeared in 1996 and spawned a franchise.

Lara Croft was an archaeologist who got into a variety of adventures as she tracked down rare objects and mystical artefacts.

Her adventures were given the big screen treatment in "Lara Croft: Tomb Raider". Made in 2001, Angelina Jolie played the lead role.

Answer: Lada

Lada was the brand name given for export cars from the Soviet Union. The first cars were built in the 1960s and were a collaboration with the Italian company, Fiat.

In truth, Ladas rarely matched the sophistication of Japanese or Western European cars. The most popular models were soviet versions of Fiats, notably the 124.

Still, Lada produced cheap cars that met a need and were exported worldwide - to virtually every country except the USA.

They were cheap and a reputation for poor quality created a whole range of jokes. For example: What's the difference between a Lada and a golf ball? You can drive a golf ball 200 metres. How do you double the value of a Lada? - Fill the petrol tank, What occupies the last 16 pages of the Lada User's Manual? - The bus and train timetables.