I've Just Had An Apostrophe Trivia Quiz

Answer: A picture is worth a thousand words

The phrase indicates that a complex notion can be more readily conveyed by the provision of a single image or, alternatively, that at times a single image is much more powerful than all the words you may choose to attach to it. The idiom is generally attributed to Frederick R. Barnard in an edition of "Printer's Ink" published in December of 1921 where he was quoted "one look is worth a thousand words" when trying to promote the effectiveness of graphics in advertising. To claim he was the creator might be presumptuous as there have been a number of similar phrases recorded prior to Barnard's that have echoed the same sentiment. Most notable amongst these are;
"One timely deed is worth ten thousand words" - The Works of Mr. James Thomson, 1802.
"That tear, good girl, is worth, ten thousand words" - The Trust: A Comedy, in Five Acts, 1808.
"One fact well understood by observation, and well guided development, is worth a thousand times more than a thousand words" - The American Journal of Education, 1858.
"The drawing shows me at one glance what might be spread over ten pages in a book." Ivan S. Turgenev's novel "Fathers and Sons", 1862.

Answer: Mayonnaise

Thousand Island dressing works really well with seafood, in particular shellfish. It makes an excellent dipping sauce for crumbed fish and can even be used as a binding agent for fishcakes. In some sectors it is known as "special" sauce and it is a great replacement for Russian sauce in Reuben sandwiches.

It is created upon a mayonnaise base and the range of other ingredients to provide its distinctive taste include the above named items along with citrus juices, paprika, mustard, tomato puree and chilli sauce.

Answer: K

X, L and C are Roman numerals for ten, fifty and one hundred respectively. The Roman numeral for 1,000 is M. K is a pseudo-metric abbreviation for the word kilo, which means 1,000. Good examples of its usage are "kilometre" and "kilogram". You may have heard a person say they have run 10k, an indication that they have run ten kilometres, or the "Y2K" bug which was on a lot of people's minds at the turn of the millennium. Where some confusion may arise is that K is also the abbreviation for the temperature scale Kelvin.

It is important to note that for Kelvin the K is in capitals but in dealing with kilo the k is lower case. To add to this, it was already stated that the Roman numeral for 1,000 is M, however, M is also an informal abbreviation for a million.

Answer: Vanessa Carlton

This track would be become Carlton's breakthrough single and signature song. Even ten years after its release it was still Vanessa's only entry in the Top Ten of the US Billboard Hot 100 charts. Nominated for three Grammy Awards (it lost Song of the Year to Norah Jones' "Don't Know Why") it tells of the longing to be with a loved one and it is, perhaps, for this sentiment that the song generated strong appeal with US soldiers stationed in the Middle East at the time.

Answer: Folds a thousand origami cranes

A chain of a thousand origami cranes held together by a piece of string has great cultural significance in Japan. Along with the dragon and the tortoise the crane is highly revered in the country and is believed to be able to live to a thousand years in age.

The folding of a thousand origami cranes replicates each year in a crane's life and, as such, the creator is seen to do great honour to the crane and upon him a gift will be bestowed. The wishes are not supposed to be physical in nature, rather it is seen as good fortune, whether it be in health or prosperity.

As a consequence the chain of cranes is often provided as a traditional wedding gift by the parents of the bride.

Answer: False

Tennyson's poem, published in "The Examiner" in December of 1854, only makes mention of the six hundred. The number is first recited in the poem's third line and then repeated as part of the last line in each stanza. Supposedly written in mere minutes and threading a thin line between nobility and brutality the poem deals with the futility of the Light Brigade's charge at the Battle of Balaclava during the Crimean War. The poem is regularly referenced through a range of entertainment media from film to literature to video games.

Answer: Grand

Grand is sometimes shortened to G or Gs as in "it cost me ten grand" or "it cost me ten Gs". Alternatives to grand include the terms "large" or "stack". Another term that has become popular amongst gamblers is to use the word "dimes" to describe $1,000. Tamales, along with bread, dough and moolah, are amongst a range of words used to describe cash in general.

A rack is $10,000 made up of 100 x $100 bills. A yard, along with a C-Note or a Benjamin, are terms used to infer a $100 note.

Answer: Clowns

Robards plays Murray Burns an out of work comedy writer with no great interest in finding employment. He is also the guardian of his twelve year old nephew Nick. When Nick submits an essay at school that extols the virtues of living a life on unemployment benefits a message gets across to Child Welfare who take a keen interest in Murray. Suddenly Murray is in danger of being classed an unsuitable guardian with the very real prospect of losing custody of his nephew.

The film is an adaptation of Herb Gardner's 1962 play of the same name in which Robards also starred. Martin Balsam, who plays Murray's confrontational brother and agent in the film, won an Oscar as Best Supporting Actor for his performance.

Answer: Bathurst 1000

The Bathurst 1000, raced over a thousand kilometres (625 miles), is regarded as "the" event on the Australian motorsport calendar and is held at the highly regarded Mount Panorama circuit in Bathurst, New South Wales. The "Mountain", as it is affectionately called, has hosted this event since 1963.

It had been first run at Phillip Island in Victoria in 1960. The Peter Brock Trophy was introduced in 2006 in honour of Brock, who'd been tragically killed that year, a nine time winner of the race and was respectfully called the "King of the Mountain".

The other three events named above are not 1,000 kilometre events but carry the moniker "500" after their names.

Answer: Hungary

Stephen's reign saw Hungary enjoy a period of relative peace. His term as the head of his country was solid, if unspectacular. What stood out during this time was Stephen's creation of a Christian state which proved to be a vital ingredient in Hungary's unification at this time. Stephen's first strategic move was to declare himself King.

This essentially made him the ruler of all the tribal chieftains, quelled a host of petty in-fights and presented Hungary as a united front internationally. Stephen died in 1038 and his passing ushered in a number of years of invasions, pagan uprisings and civil wars.