It's the Fun Trivia Ferris Wheel! Quiz

Answer: Hamsters

Surely the Ferris wheel looked like a giant hamster wheel to those two hamsters so they very eagerly got aboard.
Hamster wheels are actually exercise toys to help keep your small pets, which are generally confined to a cage, exercised. They will run on the wheel several times a day. Pet gerbils, mice, hamsters and other rodents use the exercise wheel when the thought suits them. Hamsters are a type of rodent which is a popular pet. Hamsters belong to the Muridae family. There are different species of hamster, some of which include the Chinese dwarf, Syrian, golden and teddy bear.

Answer: six

There are six red gondolas,

20 gondolas include: #1, #4, #7, #10, #13, #16, #19 (= 7 blue gondolas)(add 3 to each number to arrive at the next blue one, starting with #1)
20 gondolas include: #2, #5, #8, #11, #14, #17, #20 (= 7 green gondolas)(add three to each number to arrive at the next green one, starting with #2)
20 gondolas minus 7 blue ones = 13 gondolas. The remaining 13 gondolas minus 7 green ones = 6 remaining gondolas, which are red.
20 gondolas include #3, #6, #9, #12, #15 and #18 which were not used as blue or green gondolas. Therefore there are 6 red gondolas.

Mathematical cross checking: 7+7+6=20 gondolas

Answer: Sheryl Crow

Sheryl Crow, famous singer, songwriter and musician is acrophobic. Acrophobia is the fear of heights. Cheryl Crow is known for such songs as "All I Wanna Do" (1994), "If It Makes You Happy" (1996) and "Strong Enough" (1994). She won the Grammy Award for Best New Artist in 1995. Andre Agassi, tennis star with four grand slam titles, is arachnophobic, which means he is afraid of spiders. Johnny Depp, "Jack Sparrow" in the "Pirates of the Caribbean" series, is clourophobic which means he is afraid of clowns. Howie Mandel, host of "Deal or No Deal" is mysophobic, which means he is afraid of germs.

Answer: Rattail

The rattail was a long strand of hair at the nape of the neck, creating the image of a tail. The rest of the hair was kept short. The rattail could be worn strait, braided or often curled on its own. Some wearers of this hairstyle even had the rattail permed so it would curl. Former junior welterweight boxing champion Kostya Tszyu wore his hair in a rattail during his entire boxing career. His nickname was the "Thunder from Down Under".
The buzz cut style has the hair cut very short all over.
The spiral perm used perming rods in up and down position to create long spiraled curls. The Jheri curl was a common African American hairstyle. It was a more glossy and loose curl through the use of chemical treatments and relaxers.

Answer: Robert Lawson

"The Great Wheel" (1956), by Robert Lawson, is a fictional biography about George Washington Gale Ferris, Jr., who invented and built the Ferris wheel which was erected for the 1893 Chicago World's Columbian Exposition. The story follows a young Irish man named Conn Kilroy, who went to America to seek his fortune and ended up working on the construction of the great wheel.
Robert Lawson, a camouflage artist during WWI, was an American author, as well as illustrator, of children's books. His life began in 1892 and ended in 1957. Lawson is known for such books as "Rabbit Hill" (1944), "Dick Wittington and His Cat" (1949) and
"The Tough Winter" (1954). Robert Lawson illustrated for such greats as Charles Dickens for "A Tale of Two Cities" (1938) and Mark Twain's "The Prince and the Pauper" (1937).
Richard Adams wrote "Watership Down" (1972).
David Almond wrote "Kit's Wilderness" (2000).
William H. Armstrong wrote "Sounder" (1969).

Answer: A sapphire and some diamonds

When Prince William proposed to Catherine Middleton, he gave her the sapphire ring, surrounded by diamonds, that had once belonged to Princess Diana, William's mother. When asked about the ring in a BBC interview on November 16, 2010, William replied, "As you may recognize now, it is my mother's engagement ring, so of course it is very special to me, and Kate is very special to me now as well.

It is only right the two are put together." (bbc.co.uk)

Answer: Nauru

Nauru is possibly the smallest island nation in the world. Its capital is Yaren and the official languages are Nauruan and English. They gained independence from Australia, New Zealand and Britain in 1968. This little nation is only twenty-one square kilometers (8.1 sq. mi.). The population of Nauru is under ten thousand. Nauru's official name is the Republic of Nauru and was once known as Pleasant Island. It is situated in the South Pacific Ocean in Micronesia. Banaba Island in Kiribati is the closest neighbor of Nauru.

Alexander Von Humboldt was a famous 19th Century geographer, and Thor Heyerdahl was famous for sailing on the Kon-Tiki raft.

Answer: Cole and Jim Younger

The Younger brothers, Cole and Jim, along with their other brothers John and Bob were part of the James-Younger Gang. They were a 19th-century gang of outlaws who were train and bank robbers. Cole Younger was born Thomas Coleman Younger in 1844. He was the oldest male in the Younger family. James Hardin Younger was born in 1848 and had joined the Confederate Army with his brother Cole. During the American Civil War, Cole was a Confederate guerrilla.

After the war, Cole joined a gang led by Archie Clement and became involved in robberies. Jim Younger had been in prison until the end of the war.

The James brothers were suspected as being a part of these robberies as well. Cole, along with his brothers Jim, John and Bob continued on their robbery rampages and along with the James brothers they robbed the Iron Mountain Railroad at Gad's Hill, Missouri in 1874. John Younger was killed at this time.

In 1876, during an attempt to rob a bank in Northfield, Minnesota things went badly and a posse went after them.

The James brothers escaped to Missouri. Cole, Bob and Jim were wounded and captured and sent to prison. Jesse James was killed in 1882 and his brother Frank surrendered in 1882 but was acquitted. Bob Younger died in prison in 1889. Cole and Jim were paroled in 1901 though Jim Younger committed suicide in 1902. Frank James and Cole Younger lectured and toured the south in a wild west show called "The Cole Younger and Frank James Wild West Company" in 1903. Frank James died in 1915. Cole Younger died in 1916, at home, in Lee's Summit, Missouri.

Answer: Thirteen

History suggests that the thirteen stars represented the thirteen original colonies of America. Using stars had varied theories from the metaphor "reaching for the stars" to an easier visibility of five pointed stars, from a distance. The stripes may have been influenced by pre-existing flags such as the Sons of Liberty flag of 1765.
Betsy Ross was born Elizabeth Griscom in 1752. Her father was Samuel Griscom and her mother was Rebecca James. In May 1776 Betsy Ross sewed the first American flag with thirteen stars as well as thirteen stripes (seven red and six white).
Betsy was the eighth child out of seventeen. In 1773, when working as an apprentice upholsterer, Betsy fell in love with John Ross. They eloped in 1773. Together they started their own upholstery business, joined Christ's Church and met George Washington and his family there. John was later killed in a gunpowder explosion leaving Betsy a widow at the young age of twenty-four. In 1777, Betsy married Joseph Ashburn and had a young daughter that died and another born when Joseph was being held prisoner and died. In 1783 Betsy married John Claypoole and had more daughters. He died in 1817 leaving Betsy to continue working in the upholstery business.

Answer: Phoenix

The mythical bird known as the phoenix is described as having a colorful plumage. This bird is said to never die. Myth states that the phoenix lives from five hundred to a thousand years. At the end of its life-cycle it makes a nest of twigs, sits in the nest and sets it on fire, reducing the nest and the phoenix to ashes.

A brand new phoenix rises from the ashes to live again. Some myths state that each new phoenix is a new bird, while other myths state that each rising phoenix is a born again phoenix of its former self, therefore making the phoenix immortal.

Answer: A Christmas Carol (1843)

Fezziwig is a happy, cheerful merchant from Ebenezer Scrooge's past. Fezziwig was famous for holding some of the most wonderful Christmas parties. He owned a warehouse business where Scrooge had been an apprentice. When Scrooge revisits Fezziwig along with the Ghost of Christmas Past he is reminded how he once appreciated the man for his kindness, generosity and happiness. Scrooge discovers how he himself stayed away from such qualities he admired and became quite the opposite.

Answer: Big

"Big" was directed by Penny Marshall. It starred Tom Hanks, Elizabeth Perkins and Robert Loggia. The story was written by Gary Ross and Anne Spielberg. Tom Hanks played the adult role of Josh Baskin in "Big" (1988). Elizabeth Perkins played the role of Susan, who becomes Josh's love interest. Young Josh, played by David Moscow, made a wish to be big using a Zoltar Speaks mystical arcade game at a fairground. That night, while sleeping, the wish came true and Josh had to hide, afraid to let his family know what happened.

He became a thirty year old man with a twelve year old boy's behavior. He only let his best friend Billy Francis Kopecki, played by Jared Rushton, know what happened. Josh was able to get a job at a toy company. Josh fell for a co-worker, Susan, and she began to like him too. Nevertheless, Josh wanted to return to his childhood. Desperate, he finally found the machine again and made a wish to undo his first wish. Susan drove him home and in the blink of an eye, Josh was back to his old, younger self.

Answer: "Need You Now" by Lady Antebellum

The country music group known as Lady Antebellum formed in 2006. It is a trio made up of Hillary Scott, Charles Kelley and Dave Haywood. Their song "Need You Now" (2009) won them the Song of the Year and the Record of the Year awards at the 53rd Grammy Awards.

This song won them Song of the Year and Single of the Year at the 45th ACM Awards (Academy of Country Music). "Need You Now" reached number two on the Billboard Hot 100 as well as number one on the Hot Adult Contemporary chart, which made it a crossover hit song.

Answer: Grant Wood

"American Gothic" was painted by Grant Wood in 1930. The painting depicts an old man and his spinster daughter standing in front of a house. There is a red barn with a brown roof in the background. The man, sporting spectacles, is holding a pitchfork with the tines facing upward. The woman has a cameo around her neck under her collar.
Grant Wood was inspired to create this painting because of a cottage that he'd seen. It was designed in the Gothic Revival style and had a distinctive little window in the upper portion of the house. His idea for the painting was to create a couple that he felt would probably live in that cottage.
Grant Wood was born in 1891 in Anamosa, Iowa and died in 1942. He took his art training at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago and was influenced by artist Jan Van Eyck. Wood not only painted, he also worked with metal, wood, ink, lithography and other media. In 1928 he was in Munich, Germany to oversee the work being done on stained-glass windows that he designed. These beautiful windows were for a Veteran's Memorial Building in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Wood's most famous work is the 1930 painting "American Gothic". Other paintings by Grant Wood include "Adoration of the Home" (1922), "Death on Ridge Road" (1935), and "Spring in the Country" (1941).

Answer: Archangels

Gabriel and Michael are classed as archangels. An archangel is the highest class of angels and the word comes from the Greek meaning chief angel. In the New Testament: 1 Thessolonians 4:16 and in Jude 1:9 the word archangel is used. Only Michael and Gabriel are mentioned as archangels in the scriptures of the New Testament. Archangel Raphael is mentioned in the Book of Tobit. Archangel Uriel is mentioned in the apocryphon.

The Book of Enoch mentions the seven archangels to be Michael, Gabriel, Raphael, Uriel, Raguel, Remiel and Saraqael.

This book was quoted in the New Testament Letter of Jude 1:14-15. The Book of Enoch is canonical in some Christian Churches and non-canonical in others.

Answer: First and second men to walk on the moon

Apollo 11 landed on the moon on July 20, 1969. Aboard the command module were astronauts Neil Alden Armstrong, Commander, Michael Collins, Command Module Pilot and Edwin Eugene "Buzz" Aldrin, Jr., Lunar Module Pilot. When they landed on the moon's surface Armstrong is quoted to have said, "Houston, Tranquility Base here.

The Eagle has landed." Armstrong and Aldrin landed in the Sea of Tranquility and Neil Armstrong became the first human to walk on the moon. Buzz Aldrin was the second to do so. Collins remained in the command ship and orbited above.

Answer: Jamie Sale and David Pelletier

At the 2002 Winter Olympics, there was much controversy regarding how a judge had been pressured into voting for the Russian pair of Berezhnaya and Sikharulidze. As a result, the silver medal which was awarded to Sale and Pelletier was upgraded to a gold medal by the International Olympic Committee. Both sets of pairs were very close in perfection and the judging had come down to the wire with the long program.

The Canadians, Sale and Pelletier, skated a flawless performance, while the Russian pair had an obvious error that should have resulted in the loss of marks. Nevertheless, the decision was made and the four skaters shared in the winnings of gold medals, which they all deserved. The other three sets of skating couples were all ice dancers.

Answer: CHiPs

"CHiPs" was a television series about two California Highway Patrol motorcycle police officers. Officer Francis Llewellyn 'Ponch' Poncherello was played by Erik Estrada and Officer Jon Baker was played by Larry Wilcox. The storyline revolved around these two officers who patrolled the freeways around the city of Los Angeles.

Many storylines played out such as multi-vehicle crashes and criminal investigations. Some stories were very serious and others were humorous.

Answer: Luigi

Luigi is considered to be Mario's brother in the video games. Shigeru Miyamoto created the Luigi character for Nintendo. Luigi first appeared in 1983 in the "Mario Bros" arcade game. He went on to appear in "Super Mario Bros" (1985), "Super Mario Bros 2" (1986), "Super Mario Bros 3" (1990) and "Super Mario World" (1990).

As the years went by Luigi also appeared in "Mario Party" (1998) and "Mario Kart" (1997). Luigi has been featured as the video game called "Mario is Missing" (1992) and again in a Gamecube game called "Luigi's Mansion" (2001). Luigi's character has developed his own personality over the years and is more timid than Mario is.

He is more slender and a little bit taller than his brother Mario. Most of the time, Luigi is dressed in a green shirt and hat and has blue overalls on. Mario, is dressed similarly but in red with blue overalls.

Answer: Chad and Romania

The flags of both Chad and Romania consist of three vertical stripes. The leftmost stripe is blue, the center stripe is yellow and the rightmost stripe is red on both flags. The only difference between these two flags is the tint of blue in the blue stripes.
Monaco and Indonesia have flags with two horizontal stripes, red at the top and white at the bottom. Their difference is a slight difference in size.
The Netherlands and Luxembourg both have tri-color flags, with horizontal strips of red, white and blue from top to bottom. Their only difference is size. Sometimes the blue in the flag of Luxembourg is often a lighter shade than the blue in the flag of the Netherlands.
The flag of Mali is tri-colored with vertical stripes of green, yellow and red from left to right. The flag of Senegal is the same in tri-colors but there is a green five-pointed star in the center of the flag in the yellow vertical stripe.