Here's the Deal Trivia Quiz

Answer: Scott Joplin

'The Sting' was the second film to pair Paul Newman and Robert Redford, with the first being 'Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid' in 1969. Newman plays Gondorff and Redford plays Hooker, with Robert Shaw as their target, named Lonnegan, who was responsible for the death of a friend of theirs. Gondorff cheats Lonnegan in a poker game, before Hooker steps in to persuade Lonnegan that he can make him more money via a horse racing scam. This involves the creation of a completely bogus betting parlour, and several twists and turns.

The soundtrack involved several Scott Joplin compositions, notably 'The Entertainer', which were given new arrangements by Marvin Hamlisch. The music did not really fit the era in which the film was set, which was 1936, while the heyday of ragtime had passed by 1920. Joplin himself died in 1917.

Sorry about the wasp - but it did fit the question.

Answer: Netherlands

Endemol was founded in 1994 and has been responsible for many of the popular television shows which have appeared on our screens, including 'Big Brother', 'The Cube' and 'Who Wants to be a Millionaire?'. 'Deal or No Deal' is a game of chance where the player has to eliminate various sums of money by opening boxes, or cases, in the hope that they have a substantial sum in their own box/case. Along the way, the 'banker' offers a deal of a cash sum, which is calculated based on the amounts remaining in unopened containers. This is offered to the contestant, who has to decide 'deal or no deal'.

The show has appeared in many countries around the world, including Afghanistan, Brazil and Vietnam to mention just three. The USA version is hosted by Howie Mandel with Noel Edmonds in charge in the UK.

Windmills are particularly associated with the Netherlands, so the photo may have helped.

Answer: Kenny Rogers

The song came from Kenny's album of the same name, and tells the story of the singer meeting a gambler on a train. The gambler tells him the secret of winning at cards, which is also a metaphor for how to get by in life. The song was one of a string of hits for Rogers, who was especially successful on the US Hot Country songs charts. He also had several hits on the standard charts, reaching number one on the Billboard Hot 100 with 'Lady' in 1980 and hitting the top spot again in 1983 with 'Islands in the Stream', a duet with Dolly Parton. Kenny also reached the top of the UK Singles charts with 'Lucille' in 1977 and 'Coward of the County' in 1979.

The photo shows the Joker from a pack of playing cards.

Answer: The Merchant of Venice

The lines are spoken after Shylock, the speaker, has struck the deal with Antonio to guarantee Shylock's loan to Bassanio, with the forfeit being a pound of Antonio's flesh. This particular speech goes on to compare the value of a man's flesh with that of an animal, which is higher. Shylock's hatred for Antonio is partly because he is a Christian, and also because Antonio has granted interest free loans which have impacted on Shylock's own money lending business.

The play was written around 1597 and gave us Portia's speech about 'the quality of mercy' as well as Shylock's argument for being treated as a normal human being - 'if you prick us, do we not bleed?'.

The picture hint is the Grand Canal in Venice.

Answer: Kent

The landings made in England by Julius Caesar in both 55 BC and 54 BC were near the town of Deal, and it is also mentioned in the Domesday Book commissioned by William the Conqueror in the eleventh century. Deal Castle is one of three in the area ordered by Henry VIII to counter the threat of invasion from France. The other two were at Walmer and Sandown, although there is little left of the latter one.

Deal is now primarily known as a seaside resort. Of the counties listed, only Kent is situated in southern England.

The photo is of Deal Castle.

Answer: Labour

In 1992, John Smith became leader of the Labour Party, which had been in opposition since the Conservatives had won the 1979 election. Smith suffered a fatal heart attack in 1994, and both Blair and Brown were seen a potential leadership candidates. Blair met with Brown and struck a deal which would give him the opportunity to stand without Brown opposing him, on the understanding that he would later stand down to let Brown take over. Although both men denied at the time that this deal had been made, it was later confirmed as true. The deal led to nothing but trouble between the two men, who had each taken a different understanding of the arrangement away from the meeting.

'The Deal' was a fictionalised version of what might have happened, and starred Michael Sheen as Tony Blair and David Morrissey as Gordon Brown.

The red rose became the symbol of the Labour Party in 1986, replacing the red flag which was seen as having negative associations.

Answer: Pine

Deal is cut from coniferous trees, including firs and spruces, as well as pine. Although deal is used in everyday language to describe the wood, the term actually refers to a particular size of board, rather than the wood itself. The softwoods also include cedar and larch, and are the most common woods used around the world - as much as 80%, according to some sources. The other woods listed as options are all classed as hardwoods.

The photo is of a pine tree.

Answer: Ostriches

'A Deal in Ostriches' concerns a voyage by sea from India to London. Among the passengers is a wealthy Indian and a group of five ostriches. The Indian loses a diamond from his turban and is adamant that one of the birds has swallowed it. Various attempts to buy the birds are made, with the price increasing with each new bidder, even though there is no proof that any of the birds is actually the culprit.

H. G. Wells also wrote the novels 'The War of the Worlds' (1898), 'The Time Machine' (1895) and 'The History of Mr. Polly' (1910). He is one of the authors credited with writing early science fiction.

The photo is, of course, of ostriches.

Answer: Del Boy

'Only Fools and Horses' appeared on British television screens from 1981 until 1991, although UK viewers don't really have the chance to miss it as the shows are repeated regularly. David Jason played Derek Trotter, known as 'Del' or 'Del Boy' with Nicholas Lyndhurst as his rather gormless (unintelligent) brother Rodney. Del has numerous schemes designed at making his fortune, although most are doomed to failure. One of his favourite expressions is 'this time next year, Rodney, we'll be millionaires'.

Albert was the name of the brothers' uncle, and Trigger is one of their friends. Boycie, played by John Challis, is another friend, who has managed to make money via his car dealing. Boycie went on to have his own television series, called 'The Green Green Grass', which ran from 2005 until 2009.

The photo shows the van used by the brothers for their 'business'.

Answer: Blackjack

Keno is a form of lottery, involving numbered balls and craps is a dice game, with players gambling on which combination of numbers will turn up. Roulette has gamblers betting on a spinning wheel, with alternate red and black numbers, with a ball landing on a number - if it lands on the one chosen by the better, he or she wins.

Blackjack is also called twenty-one, with gamblers playing against the dealer to try to get as close as possible, without exceeding, a total of twenty-one points from the cards they are dealt. Other card games commonly played in casinos include poker, in its many variations, faro and baccarat.

The photo shows some of the chips needed to place bets in casinos.