Kings and Queens Trivia Quiz

Answer: delivery man

Doug Heffernan (Kevin James) worked for the International Parcel Service (IPS). Much of the comedy relied on Doug's interaction at home with his wife Carrie (Leah Remini) who has a job as a law secretary. King of Queens aired on the CBS network from 1998 to 2007.

Answer: Robert Plant

Queen was a British band that started in 1971. The original members were Freddie Mercury, John Deacon, Brian May and Roger Taylor. Some of their popular hits were "Bohemian Rhapsody", "Save Me" and "Flash". Robert Plant was a member of Led Zeppelin.

Answer: Benny Goodman

Goodman was born into a large Chicago family in 1909. His brother Harry also became a professional musician. Benny was best known for his lively clarinet playing and a movie was made about his life and career in 1955 starring Steve Allen in the title role. He was also the brother-in-law of music entrepreneur John Hammond.

Answer: My Country 'Tis of Thee

Thomas Augustine Arne composed the tune which was first sung in 1745 and has become the official anthem for the British monarch. It is also used in other British Commonwealth countries, with appropriate modifications. Also known as "America", Samuel Francis Smith wrote other lyrics to the tune in 1831 which was used for a time as an unofficial national anthem for the United States until "The Star Spangled Banner" was adopted in 1931.

Answer: Jeffrey Hunter

Jeffrey Hunter, known mostly for his roles in action/adventure movies, was also Gene Roddenberry's first choice to play the captain of the Starship Enterprise on the 60s TV show "Star Trek". Robert Powell played Jesus in the 1977 TV mini-series "Jesus of Nazareth", Max von Sydow was Jesus in the movie "The Greatest Story Ever Told" (1965). Jesus was portrayed as the savior in a modern day setting in "Jesus Christ, Super Star" (1973) by Ted Neeley.

Answer: Anne

Queen Anne ruled from 1702 to 1714. She was the second daughter of James II and ascended the throne on the death of her brother-in-law, William III. Anne died childless making her the last monarch of the Stuart line.

Answer: Sergeant Preston

Sergeant Preston was a Canadian mountie who owned a husky whose full name was Yukon King and was indispensable in helping his master bring outlaws to justice. On radio, the adventures of Sgt. Preston started on a show entitled "Challenge of the Yukon" in 1939, but the show's title was changed in 1951 to "Sergeant Preston of the Yukon" and remained that through the program's transition into TV in 1955.

Answer: Romeo and Juliet

In "Romeo and Juliet", Queen Mab is alluded to by the character Mercutio. Here her behavior is described as a miniature creature who drives her chariot into the noses and brains of sleeping people making them experience dreams of wish-fulfillment.

Answer: Watchers

"Watchers" was written by Dean Koontz and published in 1987. It deals with genetically altered life forms - a super-intelligent golden retriever and a violent and repulsive human-like mutant.

Answer: France

In Canada, the Queen was manufactured by Toronto from 1901-03 and had a single cylinder, 824 cc engine. The U.S. version was made by the Bloomstrom Motor Company between 1904-07. It had a chain driven engine and came with a 1, 2 or 4-cylinder engine. Horner & Sons produced the Queen in England in 1904-05. It had the slogan, "The car for the million or the millionaire".