"O"h, my gosh, they all start with an "O" Quiz

Answer: Ouagadougou

Ouagadougou is not only the capital city of Burkina Faso but also the largest, with a population in excess of two million. The name of the city is often shortened to Otago.

Ottawa is the capital city of Canada, Oslo is the capital of Norway and Oranjestad is the capital of Aruba.

Answer: Barbara O'Neil

Barbara O'Neil (1910-1980) was an American actress of film and stage. In "Gone with the Wind" she played Ellen O'Hara, the wife of Gerald O'Hara (Thomas Mitchell) and the mother of Scarlett and her sisters Suellen and Carreen. The following year (1940) Barbara O'Neil was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress in "All This, and Heaven Too".

Margaret O'Brien (b. 1937) is an American actress of radio, stage, film and television. She started appearing in movies at the age of four years. In 1944 she received a Juvenile Academy Award as an outstanding child actress. Maureen O'Sullivan (1911-1998) was an Irish-American actress who is best remembered as Jane in the Tarzan films opposite Johnny Weissmuller. Maureen O'Hara (1920-2015) was an Irish-American actress, famous for her red hair, who had roles in westerns and adventure films.

Answer: Operation Neptune

Operation Neptune was the first phase of Operation Overlord. This was the amphibious invasion on June 6, 1944 to secure or establish a foothold on Normandy beaches. This operation is often referred to as D-Day.

Operation Pointblank was the code name for the bombing campaign targeting German fuel and supply lines. Operation Dragoon was the code name for the Allied invasion of southern France in August 1944, two months after Operation Overlord. Operation Bodyguard was the code name for all the deceptions to confuse the Germans as to when the operation would commence. These deceptions started months before the actual invasion.

Answer: Ocassionally

Occasionally means at irregular or infrequent intervals, now and then. The other three words Occurrence, Optimism and Occasion are spelt correctly.

Answer: "On the Waterfront" (1954)

"On the Waterfront" (1954) was nominated for twelve Academy Awards and won eight including Best Actor (Marlon Brando) and Best Supporting Actress (Eva Marie Saint) in her debut movie.

"Out of Africa" (1985) was nominated for eleven Academy Awards winning seven. "Oliver!" (1968) was nominated for eleven Academy Awards winning six. "Ordinary People" (1980) was nominated for six Academy Awards winning four.

Answer: Osprey

The osprey is a fish eating bird of prey, sometimes called a sea hawk, river hawk or fish hawk.

The ocelot is a wild cat native to the south western USA, Central and South America. The orca is a killer whale and the okapi is closely related to the giraffe and is commonly known as a zebra or forest giraffe and native to Central Africa.

Answer: "One of these Nights" (Eagles)

"One of these Nights" (Eagles) spent one week at the top in August 1975.

"Oh, Pretty Woman" (Roy Orbison) spent three weeks at the top in August/September 1964. "Ode to Billie Joe" (Bobbie Gentry) spent four weeks at the top in August/September 1967. "Our Day will Come" (Ruby & the Romantics) spent one week at the top in March 1963.

Answer: Olympics Berlin 1936

Surprisingly, it was under the Nazi regime that the tradition was first introduced with the torch being carried from Olympia (Greece) to Berlin (Germany) to commence the 1936 Olympics. This tradition is still continued to this day. The Olympic flame was first introduced at the 1936 Winter Olympic Games In Garmisch-Partenkirchen (Germany). This was derived from ancient Greece when the flame was kept burning during the ancient Olympics.

Answer: On the Beach

"On the Beach" (1957) was a post-apocalyptic novel written by the English author Nevil Shute. The original title was "The Last Days on Earth" written in a four part series for a London periodical. He expanded on the story for the novel which was adapted into a movie in 1959 starring Gregory Peck, Ava Gardner, Fred Astaire and Anthony Perkins. The story depicts the aftermath of a nuclear war.

"On the Road" (1957) is a novel by Jack Kerouac about he and some friends travelling across the USA in post WWII. "Of Mice and Men" (1937) is a novel by John Steinbeck about two migrant workers moving from job to job during the depression years of the 1930s in the USA. "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest" (1962) is a novel by Ken Kesey about the human mind while in an institution. The novel was adapted into a movie in 1975 which won five Academy Awards.

Answer: Obstetrician

An obstetrician is a doctor who specializes in pregnancy, childbirth and a women's reproductive system. An oncologist is a doctor who specializes in the treatment of cancer. An osteologician is one who specializes in the scientific study of bones. An orthodontist is one who specializes in the correction of teeth and jaws.