"G"ood golly they all start with a "G" Quiz

Answer: Gambia

Banjul is the capital city of the west African country, Gambia. The city sits on a island where the Gambia River meets the Atlantic Ocean.

The capital city of Guinea-Bassau is the largest city in the country, Bassau. The capital city of Gabon is Libreville and the capital city of Guinea is Conakry.

Answer: Gigi

"Gigi" (1958) was a musical romance film starring Leslie Caron, Maurice Chevalier and Eva Gabor and won nine Academy Awards. This record was broken the following year by "Ben-Hur" with eleven Oscars.

"Gandhi" (1982) won eight Academy Awards. "Going My Way" (1944) starring Bing Crosby won seven Academy Awards and "Gladiator" (2000) won five Academy Awards.

Answer: Grazing in the Grass

"Grazing in the Grass" was an instrumental number by the South African musician Hugh Masekela that peaked at number one in July 1968. There was a vocal version by The Friends of Distinction in 1969 which reached number three on the charts.

"Groovin'" was a song by The Young Rascals that reached number one in May 1967 and stayed at the top for four weeks. "Good Lovin'" was also by The Young Rascals and peaked at number one in 1966. "Good Luck Charm" was a number one hit by Elvis Presley that reached number one in May 1962.

Answer: Glenda Jackson

Glenda Jackson (b. 1936) is an English actress and former politician. She has won two Oscars for Best Actress in 1970 for "Women in Love" and in 1973 for "A Touch of Class".

Greer Garson (1904-1996) was a British-American actress who received seven Academy Award nominations, but was successful in 1942 for "Mrs. Miniver". Grace Kelly (1929-1982) was an American actress who won her sole Oscar in 1954 for "The Country Girl". Janet Gaynor (1906-1984) was the very first winner of the Academy Award for Best Actress in 1929 for her performances in three films.

Answer: Gila monster

The Gila monster is a slow moving venomous lizard that is found in southwestern USA and northwestern Mexico. It is the only venomous lizard native to the USA. The Gnu is an antelope (wildebeest) found in east and southern Africa.

The Guanaco is related to the llama and is found in South America. Gorillas are mainly found in the subtropical forests of the Sub-Saharan Africa.

Answer: Graham Greene

Graham Greene (1904-1991) was an English novelist who was nominated twice for the Nobel Prize for Literature. He wrote many successful novels but also wrote the screenplay for the 1949 movie "The Third Man" starring Joseph Cotten, Orson Wells and Trevor Howard. "The Third Man Theme" played on a zither, had success on a number of international music charts.

Sue Grafton(1940-2017) was a successful American author who is best known for her series of "alphabetic" novels. John Grisham (b. 1955) is an American novelist best known for his legal thrillers. Robert Goddard (b. 1954) is an English novelist whose thrillers are normally set in English towns and cities.

Answer: Galant

The Galant was produced by the Japanese manufacturer Mitsubishi from 1969-2012.

The Gremlin was produced by AMC(American Motor Corporation) from 1970-1978. The Grand Voyager was produced by Chrysler from 1988-2016. The Grand Prix was produced by the Pontiac Division of General Motors from 1962-2008.

Answer: Thomas Gainsborough

Thomas Gainsborough (1727-1788) was an English landscape and portrait painter. He was a founding member of the Royal Academy in 1768. His most notable works are "Mr. and Mrs. Andrews" and " The Blue Boy".

Francisco Goya (1746-1828) was a Spanish romantic painter. Two of his most famous works are "Charles IV of Spain and his Family" and "The Third of May". Antoni Gaudi(1842-1926) was a Spanish architect whose most famous masterpiece is the church of the Sagrada Familia in Barcelona which was started in 1882 and is expected to be completed during the 2020s. Paul Gauguin (1848-1903) was a French Post-Impressionist artist. Towards the end of his life he spent many years in French Polynesia.

Answer: Wayne Gretzky

Wayne Gretzky is a retired Canadian professional ice hockey player who is considered to be the greatest player to grace the ice. He led the Edmonton Oilers to four Stanley Cup victories.

George Weah is a former professional footballer (soccer) who went on to become the 25th President of Liberia. He spent 14 years playing football in Europe and in 1995 was voted FIFA Player of the Year. George Best (1946-2005) was a Northern Ireland professional footballer (soccer) and played most of his football for Manchester United. In 1968 he was named European Footballer of the Year. Giacinto Facchetti (1942-2006) was a professional Italian footballer (soccer). He played his entire career with one club, Internazionale from 1960-1978. He also represented Italy on 94 occasions.

Answer: Mister Geppetto

Mister Geppetto is the elderly wood carver who creates Pinocchio in the novel "The Adventures of Pinocchio" by Carlo Collodi (1826-1890). The novel was published in 1883.

Garfield the cat is an American comic strip character created by Jim Davis in 1976. Gargamel is a fictional character from "The Smurfs" created in 1959 by the Belgian cartoonist Pierre Culliford (1928-1992) who worked under the name of Peyo. Goofy is a funny cartoon character created by Walt Disney Productions in 1932.