Mix Me Up No 8 Trivia Quiz

Answer: They were killed and thrown off cliffs.

This book is considered an important source of information from the early days of Greenland and the Icelandic peoples. It describes events such as the initial discovery of the island and its early settlements there. These settlements numbered more than 1,400.

The book also details the history of various families. As well as this, it describes what crops were grown, the various famines that occurred, and the unfortunate consequences of famine for the vulnerable. Instant social security Norse style.

Answer: Yosemite Sam

I can't see the resemblance myself and probably would have selected Porky Pig if I didn't already know the answer. Freleng was born in 1905 and passed away in 1995. Not only was he a skilled cartoonist, he was also a producer and director, with an astonishing 266 cartoons to his directing credit. Directing a cartoon is not an easy task by any means. During his career he won four Academy Awards for his work. With the given name of Isadore, Freleng earned the nickname Friz as a young man because of his frizzy hair.

Unfortunately, that disappeared as he grew older and photographs of his hair in his later years would have probably earned him the name of Bits instead.

Answer: Anime

Japanese animation style can usually be picked out anywhere for its distinct features. These features include hand drawn or computer generated characters, very large eyes, unusual speech bubbles, and a definite and somewhat clipped form of speaking. Their comics style is known as manga, with speech characters either running right to left, or up to down.

Answer: Fraudulent investment scam

This is a selling scheme where investors into the "business" are paid returns funded by further investors, rather than being paid out of profits of the business. The business in fact doesn't really exist. The scheme instead is to get new investors to get other new investors to join to perpetuate the scam.

It is named after one Charles Ponzi (1882-1949), a con artist who worked in America and Canada. Ponzi didn't invent the idea of the scheme, but he became notorious for the numbers of similar schemes he instigated during his lifetime. Well, that is, when he wasn't doing time in jail. Caveat Emptor.

Answer: Fawlty Towers

In this very funny show which ran for two series in 1975 and 1979 and which starred the hilarious John Cleese as Basil Fawlty, Sachs plays Manuel, the Spanish waiter who could barely speak a word of English. The comical thing is that Sachs was actually born in Germany in 1930 to a Jewish father and a German mother.

He moved to England with his parents in 1939 when he was eight years old to escape the Nazis. Ironically, in one of the show's episodes titled "The Germans", Sachs was left with second degree burns when a fire stunt went badly wrong. Sachs played the role of the perplexed and long-suffering Manuel to perfection and never for one section of the series did I suspect he wasn't actually Spanish at all. "Que, Mr Fawlty?"

Answer: Intelligence

Hundreds of young pretty women apply for this work every year but through a process of elimination, this number is whittled down to thirty-six. Some of these elimination processes include the original audition, which is known locally as the cattle call.

They also include personal interviews, fitness assessments, and training in social graces and choreography. In addition to this the girls have to practise being interviewed and posing for photographs. Finally, they have to know all about the game, the history of the Cowboys and local and general history. Oh blow that. I'd prefer to sit in the stands and eat hot dogs.

Answer: A place where three roads met

Another meaning of the word was related to the world of education, particularly that of basic education for undergraduates. The three most important subjects were grammar, rhetoric and logic. The word has since evolved to mean non-essential knowledge of popular subjects.

Answer: The two sides of the stage represent heaven and hell.

Stage right and stage left are directions for the cast. It's their right and left side, but the opposite is seen by the audience of course. Other traditions always incorporated into the production of a pantomime include a pretty young woman who sometimes acted as a boy, and an older woman who was usually played by a man.

Then of course there was audience inclusion, comical songs, a villain, a saviour, and assorted cast members. Until they became a form of entertainment in their own right, pantomimes were once known as low opera.

They were always presented in between acts of any opera that was currently being performed. Very low opera indeed. "Tosca" incorporating the "Three Little Pigs" doesn't seem to have the same appeal somehow.

Answer: Italy

Ballet first began in the royal Italian courts of the 15th century. From there it spread to the rest of the world. Initially, the first steps of ballet were those interpreting the art of fencing. This was because of the importance of the sword during that period of history. Today, classical ballet has set rules and positions which are always adhered to.

These include rules such as if the feet are not directly in contact with the floor, they must be delicately pointed. The same rule applies to the whole leg. If it isn't in one of the positions, it must be extended fully. Like opera, perfecting the art of ballet takes years of rigorous daily exercise and practice. Only then, if one is lucky, will that person become a fine enough performer to be recognised and applauded internationally.

Answer: Pennsylvania

This was the "first attempt by a government in the Western Hemisphere" to begin dealing with the humanitarian issue of slavery. The Act stated that any child born in the state would be considered a free person, no matter from which race they sprang. Sadly though, any person who was enslaved before the date this Act was passed was still considered a slave for life. Humanity took a further step forward in 1847 however, when the Pennsylvania government enacted further legislation freeing all slaves.