Muddled Mixture: Part 2 Trivia Quiz

Answer: Tom & Terry

The incorrect characters are Tom & Terry, which should be Tom & Jerry. The cartoon was created in 1940 by William Hanna and Joseph Barbera. Tom is a cat and Jerry is a mouse.

"Calvin & Hobbes" was created in 1985 by Bill Watterson. "The Flintstones" with Fred Flintstone and his best friend Barney Rubble were created by William Hanna and Joseph Barbera in 1959 and their creative idea come from the comedy television series "The Honeymooners" of the early 1950s. Chip & Dale are two chipmunks created by Bill Justice in the early 1940s for Disney.

Answer: England and Scotland

In 1872 in Calcutta, India there was a rugby match played between Englishmen and Scotsmen stationed in India. This led to the formation of the Calcutta Football Club in 1873. The cup itself is of Indian workmanship and has been contested annually since 1879 between England and Scotland. The first match between the two nations took place in Edinburgh, Scotland and ended in a draw. As of 2019 there have been 127 matches with England 71, Scotland 40 and 16 draws.

Answer: Captain James Cook and Endurance

Captain James Cook (1728-1779) skippered the HMS Endeavour (not HMS Endurance) on his first voyage of discovery of Australia and New Zealand in 1768-1771. HMS Endurance was the vessel that was crushed in the ice on Sir Ernest Shackleton's expedition to the Antarctic in 1914-1915. C

aptain Edward Smith (1850-1912) was the captain of the ill fated RMS Titanic that sank in 1912. He went down with his ship. Sir Francis Drake (1540-1596) captained the English galleon the Golden Hind when he circumnavigated the world in 1577-1580. Jacques Cousteau(1910-1997) was a French naval officer, scientist and explorer who explored the oceans in his ship the Calypso. The Calypso was a former Royal Navy minesweeper which was decommissioned in 1943. Cousteau refitted the vessel in 1950 as a research vessel.

Answer: Virginia Katherine McMath (Ginger Rogers)

Virginia Katherine McMath (1911-1995) was the birth name of Ginger Rogers. She was born on July 16 in Independence, Missouri, USA. She won her Academy Award for Best Actress for her role in the 1940 film "Kitty Foyle". She is best remembered as the dance partner of Fred Astaire in eight movies between 1933-1939.

Neta-Lee Hershlag is the birth name of Natalie Portman who was born on June 9, 1981 in Jerusalem, Israel. She won the Oscar for Best Actress in "Black Swan" (2010). Cynthia Ann Smith is the birth name of Frances McDormand born on June 23, 1957 in Gibson City, Illinois, USA. She won her first Academy Award for Best Actress in the movie "Fargo" (1996) and her second Best Actress Oscar in "Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri" (2017). Gladys Louise Smith (1892-1979) was the birth name of the Canadian born Actress Mary Pickford. She was a co-founder of United Artists and one of the original founders of the Academy of Motion Arts and Sciences. She won the second Academy Award for Best Actress for her role in "Coquette" (1929).

Answer: Sonny and Cher

Sonny and Cher is the only duo of those mentioned that is spelled correctly.

Simon and Garfunckel should be Simon and Garfunkel and the brothers are Don and Phil Everly (not Everley). It is Tina (not Tini) and Ike Turner.

Answer: Spanish Steps (Madrid)

The Spanish Steps are in Rome, Italy between the Piazza di Spagna and Piazza Trinita del Monti. There are 136 steps and the site was opened in 1725 after two years of construction.

The Sanctuary of Christ the King(Lisbon) is not to be confused with the Christ the Redeemer Statue that overlooks Rio de Janiero (Brazil). Panthéon (Rome) built in 113-125 AD is not to be confused with the Parthenon (447-438 BC) in Athens, Greece. The Taj Mahal in Agua, India was built during 1632-1653.

Answer: La Repubblica (Spain)

La Repubblica is an Italian daily newspaper which was first published in 1976.

Het Laatste Nieuws (Belgium) is a Dutch language newspaper which was founded in 1888 in Antwerp. The Guardian (UK) was founded in 1821 as The Manchester Guardian but was renamed The Guardian in 1959. Le Figaro (France) is a daily morning newspaper which was founded in 1826. It is the oldest national daily newspaper in France.

Answer: Jansher Khan (Cricket)

Jansher Khan (b. 1969) of Pakistan is considered one of the greatest squash players of all-time. In 1986 he won the World Junior Squash Championship and as a professional between the years 1987-1997 he won eight World Open titles and six British Open titles.

Babe Ruth (1895-1948) was an American professional baseball player in MLB with a career spanning from 1914-1935. He played for the New York Yankees from 1920-1934 and in his total career was seven times a World Series champion and finished his career with 714 home runs. Imran Khan (b. 1952) of Pakistan is a former professional international cricketer and captained Pakistan to victory in the 1992 Cricket World Cup. In 2018 he became the 22nd Prime Minister of Pakistan. Adolfo Cambiaso (b.1975) of Argentina is a professional polo player with the highest handicap ranking in polo of 10-goals. He is considered one of the greatest polo players of all-time.

Answer: Dhaka and Chittagong

Dhaka and Chittagong are in Bangladesh, with Dhaka the capital city of the country.

Karachi is the most populous city in Pakistan and Bangalore is in India, with a population of over 8 million inhabitants. Mumbai (formerly Bombay) is in India with a population in excess of 18 million and Lahore is in Pakistan with a population in excess of 11 million. Sydney is Australia's largest city with a population of just over 5 million and Wellington is the capital city of New Zealand with a population exceeding 200,000.

Answer: Sidney Poitier ("Lilies of the Field")

Sidney Poitier (b. 1927) is a Bahamian-American actor who became the first black actor to win an Academy Award for his role as Homer Smith in "Lilies of the Field" (1963).

Spencer Tracy did appear in "The Old Man and the Sea" and was nominated for Best Actor but beaten that year by David Niven. However, although he had nine nominations for Best Actor he did win two for being in "Captains Courageous" (1938) and "Boys Town" 1939). Clark Gable did receive a nomination for Best Actor in "Gone With the Wind"; Robert Donat won the award that year instead. Gable did however, win the Oscar for Best Actor in the 1934 film "It Happened One Night". James Stewart did receive a nomination for his role in "Mr. Smith Goes to Washington" (1939), however he won the Academy Award for Best Actor in "The Philadelphia Story" (1941). He did also receive an Honorary Academy Award in 1985.