Hello, Here is the Letter "B" Trivia Quiz

Answer: Boron

The letter "B" represents the chemical element boron; its atomic number is 5 and it is produced by cosmic ray spallation and supernovae. Boron is not an abundant element in the Earth's crust. The largest known boron deposits are located in Turkey, the largest producer of this element.

Boron is used primarily in chemical compounds. Fifty percent of the world's production of boron is used as an additive in fiberglass for insulation and structural materials. It is also widely used in polymers and ceramics for refractory materials etc.

Answer: Earl Scruggs

Earl Eugene Scruggs (1924-2012) was an American musician who popularized the three-finger banjo picking style, which was quite different from that traditionally used for the five-string banjo.

In "bluegrass" music, developed in the 1940s, traditionally played on acoustic stringed instruments, the "Scruggs style" is the common form of playing banjo. From then on, the banjo, which was an accompaniment instrument, also became a solo instrument and used in several musical genres.

Answer: Sandro Botticelli

Alessandro di Mariano di Vanni Filipepi (c.1445-1510), known as Sandro Botticelli, was an Italian painter of the Early Renaissance. The name Botticelli comes from his older brother, the pawnbroker who was called Botticello ("Little Barrel"). His father, realizing his son Alessandro's aptitude, put him to work under Filippo Lippi, one of the most admired Florentine masters.

His best known works are "The Birth of Venus" and "Primavera". "The Birth of Venus" shows the goddess Venus arriving on shore, as a formed adult emerging from the sea after her birth. Both works can be seen in the Uffizi Gallery, Florence, Italy.

Answer: Belgrade

Belgrade is the capital of Serbia and once was the capital of Yugoslavia, from its creation to its dissolution. Belgrade is one of the oldest cities in Europe and its history contains many turmoils and many wars.

For a very beautiful view of the confluence of the Sava and Danube rivers, it is recommended to go to the top of Belgrade Fortress or Kalemegdan.

Answer: Horse; Anna Sewell

The English writer Anna Sewell (1820-1878) is known for her novel "Black Beauty", the first English novel written from the point of view of an animal, in this case, a horse. The author suffered a fall, had difficulties to walk and used horse-drawn carriages for transportation, hence her love for horses.

Her mother wrote several children's books which were edited by Anna. In the period from 1871 to 1877, Anna wrote the book "Black Beauty", which she said was intended to convince people to treat animals better. The book was published in 1877, five months before her death.

Answer: The Bodyguard

"The Bodyguard" is an American thriller film directed by Mick Jackson, written by Lawrence Kasdan, starring Kevin Costner and Whitney Houston, who was making her film debut. In this film, Rachel Marron (Whitney Houston) is a superstar singer who is being threatened with death by a stalker. Frank Farmer (Kevin Costner), a former bodyguard for two American presidents, is hired to protect her.

The film was released in 1992. Its soundtrack was widely applauded by critics and became one of the best-selling soundtrack albums of all time. The film was not well received by critics but received seven nominations at the 13th Golden Raspberry Awards, an Oscar parody, including awards for Worst Picture, Worst Actor, for Costner, and Worst Actress, for Houston.

Answer: Baku

Baku is the capital and largest city of Azerbaijan and also the largest city on the banks of the Caspian Sea. Baku is located 28 meters below sea level, making it the only national capital in the world and the largest city located below sea level.

Baku has more than two million inhabitants and is the administrative, cultural and economic center of the country. It has a semi-arid-climate with hot and humid summers and with cool and humid winters. The city is subject to harsh winds all year long, which is why it received the nickname "City of Winds".

Answer: Bill Bryson

William McGuire Bryson, 1951, known as Bill Bryson, is an American-British author of travel books, English language, science, and other non-fiction themes. He spent much of his adult life in the UK where he worked as a journalist for a while before dedicating himself entirely to his writing career.

In 2003, in a survey conducted in the UK, Bill Bryson's book "Notes from a Small Island" was chosen as the book that best described British identity. In the book "In a Sunburned Country" (or "Down Under") Bill Bryson describes his travels throughout Australia.

Answer: Ethiopia

Shambel Abebe Bikila (1932-1973) was born in Ethiopia and as a young boy played "gena", a popular sport in the Ethiopian highlands; it was played in the spaces between the villages, a different type of hockey game with goalposts sometimes kilometers apart. When Bikila joined the 5th Infantry Regiment, the Swedish coach who trained the Imperial Guard noticed how easy it was for Bikila to run great distances and started training him to be a marathon runner. His participation in the Olympics was the result of preparation efforts that took several years.

Bikila won several marathons, including two marathons in the Summer Olympics in a row: in the 1960 Rome Marathon and in the 1964 Tokyo Marathon. In the Rome Marathon, 1960 and in the Athens Classic Marathon, 1961, Bikila won while running barefoot.

Answer: Johann Sebastian Bach

Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750) was a composer and musician of the Baroque period, born in Germany to a family of musicians. He is known for his instrumental compositions and for vocal music. J.S. Bach is considered one of the greatest composers of all time.

Bach's best-known orchestral works are the Brandenburg Concertos, which he composed in order to obtain a placement for Margrave Christian Ludwig of Brandenburg-Schwedt in 1721; he didn't get the job but this work was and still is one of Bach's greatest successes.