"M"y goodness, they all start with "M" Quiz

Answer: "Macarena" (Bayside Boys remix)

"Macarena" made it to the top for 14 weeks from August 3 to November 2 in 1996.

"Moody River" had one week at the top in 1961. "Me and Bobby McGee" spent just two weeks at the top in 1971. "Monday, Monday" had three weeks at the top of the chart in 1966.

Answer: Mali

Mali is in West Africa and is surrounded by Algeria, Niger, Burkin Faso, Ivory Coast, Guinea, Senegal and Mauritania.

Malawi is a southern African country and is bordered by Zambia, Tanzania and Mozambique. Moldova is in Eastern Europe and bordered by Romania and Ukraine. Mongolia in East Asia and is bordered by Russia and China.

Answer: "Marty" (1955) (Ernest Borgnine)

Ernest Borgnine (1917-2012) was an American actor of film and television. He possibly is best remembered as Lieutenant Commander Quinton McHale in the television comedy series "McHale's Navy"(1962-1966). However, he appeared in numerous films, but his portrayal of Marty Piletti in the 1955 romantic film drama "Marty" won the Academy Award for Best Actor. The film was nominated for eight Oscars, winning four, including also Best Picture.

In the 1969 movie "Midnight Cowboy" both the main actors, Dustin Hoffman and Jon Voight, were nominated for Best Actor but they lost out to John Wayne in "True Grit". Walter Pidgeon was nominated for Best Actor for his role as Clem Miniver in the movie "Mrs. Miniver" but lost out to James Cagney in "Yankee Doodle Dandy".

Answer: Manatee

A manatee is a large aquatic marine mammal whose diet consists of many marine algae. Because of their size, diet and peaceful nature they are commonly referred to as sea cows.

A muntjac is a small deer native to south and Southeast Asia. The margay is a small wild striped cat which is native to Central and South America. It is a skillful climber of trees and often chases birds and monkeys through the tree tops. The mandrill is a primate similar to a baboon and found in the tropical forests of west central Africa being Cameroon, Gabon, Congo and Equatorial Guinea.

Answer: Vera Miles

Vera Miles (b. 1929) is a retired American actress who appeared in such movies as "The Searchers"(1956), "The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance" (1962) and during her active film career from 1948-1995 she appeared in numerous other movies. However, it is for her role as Lila Crane, the sister of the murdered Marion Crane (Janet Leigh) in the 1960 Alfred Hitchcock thriller "Psycho" that she is best remembered.

Dorothy McGuire (1916-2001) was an American actress whose career spanned radio, stage, film and television. She won the Academy Award for Best Actress in the 1947 drama film "Gentlemen's Agreement" opposite Gregory Peck. Dorothy Malone (1924-2018) was an American actress who played roles opposite Frank Sinatra, Humphrey Bogart, Joel McCrea, Dean Martin, Jerry Lewis, Randolph Scott and a host of other other well known actors. It was her role as Marylee Hadley in the 1956 movie "Written on the Wind" opposite Rock Hudson, Lauren Bacall and Robert Stack that she won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress. Shirley MacLaine (b. 1934) is an American actress, singer, dancer of film and television. She is the sister of Warren Beatty. Shirley won the Academy Award for Best Actress for her role in the comedy drama film "Terms of Endearment".

Answer: Lionel Messi

Lionel Messi is an Argentinian footballer (soccer) who has played most of his career with Barcelona FC in Spain. He is considered one of the greatest footballer players of all-time.

Joe Montana is a retired professional quarterback footballer who played for 16 seasons in the NFL. He is a four time Super Bowl champion with the San Francisco 49ers and in three of those events he won the MVP award. Peyton Manning is a retired professional quarterback footballer who played 18 seasons in the NFL. He was twice a Super Bowl champion. John Madden is a sportscaster and former NFL coach. He coached the Oakland Raiders to Super Bowl success in 1977.

Answer: Lise Meitner

Lise Meitner (1878-1968) was an Austrian-Swedish physicist who fled from Germany to Sweden in 1938 due to the Nazi Germany anti-Jewish laws. She carried on her research in Sweden, Before leaving Berlin she was part of a small group of scientists who first discovered nuclear fission of uranium. She collaborated at a distance with her fellow scientists but never received the recognition that she deserved. She won numerous awards and honours and although being nominated over 40 times to be a Nobel Prize winner she was never given that honour. Many notable scientists have called her exclusion "unjust".

Barbara McClintock (1902-1992) was an American scientist who received the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1983. Theodor Mommsen (1817-1903) was a German classical scholar and in 1902 at the age of 85 he received the Nobel Prize in Literature. Nadia Murad (b. 1993) is an Iraqi human rights activist. She received the Nobel Peace Prize in 2018, together with Denis Mukwege (Democratic Republic of the Congo).

Answer: Mary Shelley

Mary Shelley (1797-1851) was an English novelist who wrote "Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus" in 1818. The novel is about a young scientist who creates a monster. She conceived the idea after visiting Frankenstein Castle in Germany where 200 years before a chemist had been engaged in unusual experiments.

Norman Mailer (1923-2007) was an American novelist, journalist and playwright. His novels included "The Naked and the Dead" (1948) and "The Executioner's Song" (1979) which won him the Pulitzer Prize for fiction. Marcel Proust (1871-1922) was a French novelist and critic. His best known work is "In Search of Lost Time" (in French 1913 and translated and published in English in 1922). W. Somerset Maugham (1874-1965) was an English novelist, playwright and short story writer. His most notable works are "Of Human Bondage" (1915) and "The Moon and Sixpence" (1919).

Answer: Millennium

A millennium is a period of one thousand years.

Minisclue should be spelt "minuscule" and means extremely small or tiny. Momento should be "memento" meaning an object kept as a reminder of a person or event. The word momento in Spanish means "moment". Mischievious should be "mischievous" meaning causing or showing fondness or trouble in a playful manner.

Answer: Vyacheslav Molotov

Vyacheslav Molotov (1890-1986) was a Soviet politician and diplomat from 1921-1957. Molotov was one of the architects of the "Molotov- Rippentrop Pact" of 1939 that divided up Europe between Russia and Nazi Germany. Russia invaded Finland in November 1939 which became known as the "Winter War". The Finns were outnumbered 10:1 but held up the Russian advance. It was during this period that the Finnish soldiers developed a simple petrol bomb in a bottle that was thrown to stop the advance of tanks, causing great damage to the tanks. It was known to be successful and they called it a "Molotov cocktail".

Benito Mussolini (1883-1945) was an Italian fascist dictator and friend of Adolph Hitler. In 1945 while trying to escape to Switzerland he and his mistress were executed by Italian partisans at Mezzegra in the Province of Como. Bernard Montgomery (1887-1976) was a British Army officer who participated in both WWI and WWII. He led the British Eighth Army in the Western Desert that stopped the advance of the Germany Army towards Cairo. He was affectionately known by his soldiers as "Monty". Chiaki Matsuda (1896-1995) was an admiral in the Imperial Japanese navy and became the last surviving Japanese admiral from WWII, in which he had captained the battleship "Yamato".