Jetlagged to a "T" Trivia Quiz

Answer: Tulsa

Tulsa is the second largest city in Oklahoma, situated in the north east of the state, approximately 110 miles north east of the more centrally located capital, Oklahoma City. Tulsa is situated on the Arkansas River. The area was considered Indian territory and was occupied by Kickapoo, Osage, Creek, and Caddo tribes. When the first white settlers came after the civil war, the town stayed small until oil was discovered in 1901 and Tulsa became the "Oil Capital of the World" for a sizable portion of the 20th Century. The Tulsa Race Massacre, in 1921, was "the single worst incident of racial violence in American history". Route 66 bisected the town adding to its prosperity before the interstate system replaced many national highways in the 1950s.

Tallahassee, Trenton and Topeka are the capitals of Florida, New Jersey and Kansas respectively.

Answer: Tamworth

Tamworth is New South Wales' second largest inland city with a population around 45000 in 2018. Situated on the Peel River, closer to Brisbane than its state capital Sydney, the area was the home of the Kamilaroi nation. White settlement arrived soon after 1818 when explorer Jon Oxley praised the area for its rich grazing ground.

In 1888, the city became known as the "First Town of Lights" as it was the first place in Australia to use electric street lights. Tamworth is most famous as the "Country Music Capital of Australia" and there is a huge golden guitar on the southern outskirts to remind you.

The annual Tamworth Country Music Festival held every January is the world's second-biggest country music festival behind Nashville. The city is also the National Equine Capital of Australia further adding to its "country" demeanour.

Answer: Toast with Vegemite

Vegemite is an Australian iconic brand. It is a savoury paste made from the by-product of yeast used in beer brewing. To the yeast extract salt, celery and onion extracts are added. It has a strong umami taste due to the high glutamate content and tastes similar to beef bouillon despite being certified as vegan, kosher, and halal.

It needs to be used sparingly, best on hot-buttered toast. First released in 1923, Vegemite was an Australian response to the interruption of supply of the British Marmite, a yeast extract of inferior quality. Vegemite was slow to take off but adverting concentrating on the 'Australian-ness' of Vegemite soon made it an Australian icon and a badge of distinction between Australian and other nationalities. Overseas visitors complain of its strong taste but Australians love the stuff with ex-Pats often asking for it to be sent from Australia as it is unavailable elsewhere.

Answer: Taking of Pelham 1-2-3

This movie was one 1974's most acclaimed films, and it was a huge box office success. the plot involved four thugs lead by Ryder/Mr Blue (Robert Shaw) who hijacked a New York City subway train and demanded $1 million in ransom within an hour or the gang would shoot a hostage for every minute the ransom was late. Zachary Garber (Matthau), a New York City Transit Police lieutenant, was the chief negotiator.

A tense edge of your seat thriller - this was one good movie. There was also a forgettable TV movie of the same name in 1998 and a remake of the same title was covered in 2009 with John Travolta as Ryder and Denzel Washington as Gerber (now a NYC Subway dispatcher).

Despite increased production values and a technology update for the 21st century, director Tony Scott failed to improve on the original and this version fell somewhat flat.

It essentially became a showdown between Ryder and Gerber whereas the original novel, written Morton Freedgood (writing under the pseudonym John Godey) was told from more than 30 perspectives increasing the tension as you didn't know if that perspective would continue (ie not die).

The 1974 movie was certainly the most enjoyable version (including the book).

Answer: Thin Lizzy

The core of Thin Lizzy were Irish drummer drummer Brian Downey and bass guitarist, songwriter and lead vocalist Phil Lynott who were at school together when they formed the band in 1969. The name is a play on the way the nickname of the the Model-T Ford is pronounced when one has an Irish accent.

The band had many guitarists but the most successful line up was when they had twin lead guitarists Glaswegian Brian Robertson, and Californian Scott Gorham exchanging riffs. Lynott himself was unusual, being a bass playing lead singer.

In 1975, the release of their "Jailbreak" album proved to be their international breakthrough after touring the US twice and the UK supporting better known acts like Bachman-Turner Overdrive and Status Quo. "The Boys Are Back In Town" reached number eight on the UK Singles Chart and number twelve on the US Billboard Hot 100.

A string of hits followed but none as big as their breakthrough. Phil Lynott died in 1996 aged only 36.

Answer: Tashkent

Tashkent is the capital and largest city of Uzbekistan. It is also the largest city in ex-Soviet Central Asia, including the Kazakhstan cities of Nur-Sultan, the capital, (formerly Astana) and Almaty, former capital. In 2018 there were almost 2.5million people in Uzbekistan's capital located in north-eastern Uzbekistan, near the border with Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan.

Genghis Khan destroyed the city in 1219, but because it was on the Silk Road it was rebuilt and prospered. In 1865, Tashkent was conquered by the Russian Empire. A great deal of Tashkent was destroyed in the 1966 Tashkent earthquake, but it was rebuilt in the (brutal) Soviet way. At this time it was the fourth-largest city in the Soviet Union, after Moscow, Leningrad and Kyiv. Uzbekistan gained its independence in 1990, and Tashkent retained a multi-cultural population, with ethnic Uzbeks making up the majority.

Answer: Tuatara

Tuatara are reptiles endemic to New Zealand, tracing their origins back 250 million years. Their name is in Mâori language, and means "peaks on the back" which resemble those of a crocodile. They are brown to grey, and measure up to 80 cm (31 in) from head to tail (about half is tail) and weigh up to 1.2 kg (2.7 lb).
The tuatara is considered the most unspecialised living four legged vertebrate: The lungs have a single chamber and the bronchi are absent. There is no eardrum and no earhole. Hearing occurs when the stapes comes into contact with the quadrate (one of the immovable skull bones). Tuatara reproduce very slowly, taking at least ten, sometimes more than 20 years to reach sexual maturity though they have been known to be sexually active at 110 years of age.
They are an endangered species, thought to be extinct on the two major New Zealand islands until they were bred in captivity on the North Island in 2005.

Answer: Ted Danson

Edward (Ted) Bridge Danson III (born December 29, 1947) is an American actor and producer with an impressive resume. He played Sam Malone on "Cheers", Jack Holden in the films "Three Men and a Baby" and "Three Men and a Little Lady", Dr John Becker on "Becker", and was on"CSI: Crime Scene Investigation" and "CSI: Cyber" as DB Russell. He also played Hank Larsson in the second season of "Fargo", and starred with Kristen Bell in "The Good Place" from 2016-2020.
His best known silver screen roles were as Peter Lowenstein alongside William hurt and Kathleen Turner in "Body Heat" and Jack Holden in "Three Men and a Baby" and "Three Men and a Little Lady".

When he won the Critics' Choice Television Awards Best Actor in a Comedy Series for "The Good Place" in 2017, he already had won two Primetime Emmy Awards, three Golden Globe Awards and one Screen Actors Guild Award.
Of the other options Ted Danson was the only possible option to give the presentation in 2020 as the other three had all passed away at this time.

Answer: Tug of War

The Tug of War was included in the Olympics from 1900-1920. Clubs rather than nations could enter making it possible for one nation to occupy more than one position on the winners' podium. Indeed this is what happened in 1904 and in 1908, when the US and the British won all three medals respectively. Whilst no longer played in the Olympics, it is a recognised event in the World Games.

Tennis was included in the inaugural modern games in 1896 but was discontinued in 1924 over disputes between the International Lawn Tennis Federation and the International Olympic Committee over the status amateur players. It returned as an Olympic sport in 1988 when professionals were allowed to compete.

Triathlon was introduced at the Olympics in Sydney in 2000. Distances used were the standard: with a 1.5 km (0.9 mi) swim, 40 km (25 mi) cycle, and a 10 km (6.2 mi) run. In 2020 the quota was increased to 55 men and 55 women.

Table tennis was introduced at the Seoul Olympics in 1988, with singles and doubles events for men and women. Between 1988 and 2016 When it won all five gold medals, China has been dominant, winning a total of 53 medals including 28 out of a possible 32 gold medals.

Answer: Tess of the D'Urbervilles

All four novels have young women as the principal protagonist.

"Tess of the d'Urbervilles: A Pure Woman Faithfully Presented" is a Thomas Hardy novel and arguably a masterpiece. It initially appeared in a censored and serialised form and published by the "The Graphic", an English illustrated newspaper, in 1891. As a book it was published in three volumes in 1891, and as a single tome in 1892. However the novel received mixed reviews when it first appeared, mainly because it questioned the morals of conservative Victorian England. Ostensibly about a young woman whose parents thought she was of 'noble blood' and sought a better life for her than an impoverished young English woman, the novel spans her lifelong quest for a better life. The book was controversial at the time of publication as challenged the Church, the Schooling movement, and the class structure of English society.
Perhaps the measure of of success is the number of film and stage and even opera versions of the story which have been told.