Pick n' Mix: Part EIGHT Trivia Quiz

Answer: Bladder

The walls of the bladder in the human body are mainly composed of detrusor muscle, and work to remove urine when it contracts, providing the bladder with the ability to stretch in reaction to urine appearing within it, similarly relaxing to store it. The detrusor muscle is a smooth muscle, and works in unison with the internal urethral sphincter, with the combination of urethral sphincter relaxation and detrusor muscle contraction resulting in urination. Damage to the detrusor muscle can lead to incontinence, urinary retention or a painful mixture of both. If left untreated, irregularities of the detrusor muscle can lead to a damaged upper urinary tract.

Answer: Mayfair

Florence Nightingale (1820-1910) was a social reformer, medical nurse and author. She was a nurse during the Crimean War and this experience influenced her ideas about sanitation. She founded the Saint Thomas's Hospital and the Nightingale Training School for Nurses in 1860, and is considered by many as the establisher of modern nursing.

Unlike many of her patients, Florence Nightingale was fortunate enough to die peacefully whilst asleep, at 10 South Street, Mayfair, London. She is buried in the village of Wellow, Hampshire. She was 90 years old.

Answer: Pancho Villa

Pancho Villa (1901-1925) was a Filipino boxer, regarded an inspirational figure who was ahead of time, as he was not only partaking in a sport that severely discriminated against Asians at the time, but he was hardly the standard fighter: he stood at just over 5 feet tall, and weighed around 114 pounds (51 kg) throughout his boxing career, during which he never suffered a knock out. Aged 11, he befriended a local boxer in the city of Iloilo City, the Philippines, and established himself in the sport. His first professional fight was in 1919, and he would progress to become Philippine Flyweight Champion, within a two year period.

He defended his title until his death in 1925. He had spent his last fight mainly guarding his face from being attacked, as he was suffering from a painful tooth infection. By the time he approached a doctor, the infection had spread to his throat, causing Ludwig's angina. He died in hospital after falling into a coma during surgery, aged 23, 17 days before his birthday.

Answer: Io

Of the four Galilean moons, Io is the innermost and closest to Jupiter. It is only a little bigger than Earth's moon in size. It is named after the Io in Greek mythology, a priestess of Hera who betrayed her by becoming one of Zeus' many lovers.

Boösaule Montes is situated close to one of Io's 400 active volcanoes, Pele, lying just north-west of it. Io is abundant in volcanism, due to the tidal heating as a result of friction as it it regularly pulled between Jupiter, and the other Galilean moons. Boösaule Montes is actually composed of three separate mountains, joined together by a raised plain. Of these three, Boösaule Montes "south" is the tallest mountain on Io, at around 10 miles (17.5 km) high.

Answer: Minnesota and Wisconsin

Lake Pepin is the largest lake located on the Mississippi River. Lake Pepin encompasses an area of 40 square miles (100 square km) and has an approximate average depth of around 20 feet (6.5 m), with around 60 feet (18 m) as the maximum depth. The lake is around 20 miles (35 km) long.

In 1890, Lake Pepin saw one of the worst disasters to ever occur on the Mississippi, the Sea Wing disaster, when a thunderstorm overturned a ship called the Sea Wing. Over 200 people were on board, and almost 100 drowned as a result of the ship flipping.

Answer: Another Music in a Different Kitchen

The Buzzcocks were established in 1976 in Bolton, Manchester. Their debut album features the song "I Don't Mind," which reached number 55 in the U.K music charts. The album's name was inspired by feminist artist and photographer, Linder Sterling, who had made commentary about housewives in kitchens. Their most well known song, "Ever Fallen in Love (With Someone You Shouldn't've)" is included in their second album, "Love Bites."

The Buzzcocks continued to release albums for decades, with "The Way" being released as late as 2014.

Answer: Ormer Locklear

Directed by James P. Hogan (who is perhaps better known for his directing of "Bulldog Drummond's Secret Police" in 1939, and "The Mad Ghoul" of 1943).

Born in 1821 in Greenville, Texas, Ormer Locklear was a daredevil aviator who had fought during World War I as a Second Lieutenant, and was contacted by Hollywood for his flying skills. He took part in the film "The Great Air Robbery" (1919) and his success there led to his employment for "The Skywayman". During the last scene of filming during "The Skywayman", Locklear was being filmed at night with the assistance of floodlights to help him navigate the skies. Locklear and his copilot, Milton "Skeets" Elliott, instructed the crew to extinguish the lights once they were close to the ground, during the scene's climactic dive. The crew failed to extinguish the lights on time, and as the pilots were both blinded by the glare, they crashed to the ground as opposed to simulating a crash to the ground.

Locklear and Elliot were killed in the crash, likely instantly as there was a huge explosion and subsequent fire, the footage of which was left in the final cut of the film. This film however, is considered lost to history with no known copies of "The Skywayman" in circulation. Some stills and advertisements of the crash however, have survived into modern times.

Answer: Tuna

Cakalang fufu originates from the province of North Sulawesi, Indonesia. It features cured and smoked skipjack tuna, which are tied to a bamboo frame, then smoked slowly over burning coconut husks. The curing alone takes four hours, but if done correctly can mean the tuna will not spoil for a month, making it a popular dish in Indonesia for its longevity.

Answer: Chicago

Held in what is now Jackson Park, Chicago, Illinois, the World's Columbian Exposition was managed mainly by American architect, Daniel Burnham (1846-1912) who is notable for his contributions to the development of the skyscraper. Burnham was in charge of a 10,000 strong workforce, and oversaw the sewage management, the transportation and the water supply of the fair. The exposition ran for 6 months, and over 27 million people attended it in that time. It featured fairground rides, to-scale replicas of Christopher Columbus' three ships; and, although he was refused a spot at the fair, Buffalo Bill Cody showed up with a fair of his own, determined to upstage Burnham and his project.

The World's Columbian Exposition also served as a statement to the world, that Chicago had risen and recovered from the 1871 Great Fire of Chicago, which killed around 300 people and decimated most of the city.

Answer: Werner Herzog

Timothy Treadwell (1957-2003) was a bear enthusiast who died in Katmai National Park and Preserve, in the south-west of Alaska. The park is known for its abundance of bears. Treadwell always felt more comfortable around nature (particularly in the company of bears) and disliked being in cities. Treadwell and his girlfriend, Amie Huguenard, who was not entirely comfortable around the bears, were killed by one in the park. Their remains were found scattered across the park, and during the mission to retrieve their bodies, a bear guarding the campsite (likely the bear that killed them) was shot by park rangers before they became its next meal.

Werner Herzog is a German film maker who released "Grizzly Man" in 2005. The documentary includes much of Treadwell's original footage of wild bears. Treadwell's camera actually recorded he and his girlfriend's deaths, or at least the audio of it. This footage has never been made available to the public, although some fake video has made the rounds. Like the park rangers who were baffled at how Treadwell was so confident at making close contact with the bears without being mauled, Herzog concluded that Treadwell was overly-sentimental in regards to nature, forgetting how dangerous the animals could truly be. American TV presenter, David Letterman, had once joked with Treadwell in an interview that he would likely be eaten by a bear one day.

Answer: Norwich City

Situated within the city of Norwich, Norfolk, England, Carrow Road has stood since 1935, taking only 82 days to be constructed, and was opened to the public the same year. It was not the first home stadium of Norwich City FC, their first ground being at Newmarket Road, the next being a ground called "the Nest" which they used from 1908-1935 (the site of which is now housing). The first game that Norwich held in Carrow Road was against West Ham. The stadium's name comes from the now Grade I listed building, Carrow Abbey, a priory for the use of Benedictine Monks, which has stood since 1146, not far from Norwich's home ground.

Norwich FC have been established as a football club since 1902. They have been coined "the Canaries" due to their yellow and green football kits, and have often been cited to possess the world's oldest football chant, "On the Ball, City" which is even older than when the club was officially established, being recorded as early as the 1890s.

Answer: Dry socket

Usually occuring as a side effect of a tooth extraction, alveolar osteitis, or "dry socket" happens when the alveolar bone, the section of the human body encompassing the bone that has the tooth sockets on the jaw bone, becomes inflamed. It happens when a blood clot does not form after a tooth extraction, or the blood clot is displaced.

This is why dentists strongly advice people who are recovering from a tooth extraction not to smoke or suck on straws, as this can displace a forming bloodclot.

Answer: Smalahove

In Norwegian, "hove" is a variation of "hovud" meaning "head," and "smale" means sheep, meaning that "smalahove" translates to "sheep's head." The brain is not eaten, being taken out before the head is boiled for around 3 hours, salt-cured and smoked.

It is served with potatoes and/or swede. The jaw is reportedly the most tender part, however the ears and eyes are recommended to be eaten first, as they contain the most fat of the dish and are best enjoyed hot. The Norwegian municipality of Voss is particularly known for its smalahove.

Answer: Tang

An Lushan (703-757) was a military general active during the Tang Dynasty, and it was he who orchestrated the An Lushan Rebellion. It was a meticulous and patient plan regarding his rebellion, which took around 8 or 9 years to materialise. An Lushan's disgruntled feelings towards the Tang Dynasty would lead to civil unrest for almost a decade, and by the end the fighters for An Lushan controlled both capitals of the Tang Dynasty. However, in-fighting eventually brought about the collapse of the Tang Dynasty's replacement, the Yan Dynasty.

Answer: Tantalum

Tantalum holds the atomic number 73, and the symbol Ta. It is hardy against corrosion, and is not a common metal to find naturally. It is used often in electronics and the production of electrical components, due to its resistance to corrosion. It is usually used in the production of capacitors (which are containers that store electric energy in an electrical field, within the device). It is also used in the electrodes for neon lights, and tantalum alloys are so robust that they can even be used as rocket nozzles, turbine blades and even as parts of supersonic air vehicles.

In Greek mythology, Tantalus is usually the son of Zeus and Plouto. Once in Zeus' favor, he took advantage of Zeus' trust of him and stole the ambrosia of the gods, that is, the food they ate which was purported to give mortals immortality, should they eat it. For this and other misdeeds, Tantalus was banished to the abyss of Tartarus, where he would be cursed to forever be standing in a pool of water, underneath fruit trees with branches that would rise every time he reached for the fruit, denying him their sustenance.

Answer: Roger Clark

An Irish-American actor, Roger Clark was born in 1978 and is mostly known for his portrayal of Arthur Morgan, a performance which won him several notable mentions, nominations and awards. When Rockstar were in talks about removing the servers for the online version of "Red Dead Redemption II", Clark issued a statement on Twitter saying "Although today it has my sympathies I know this community will never die," ingratiating himself with fans with his support.

Set in 1899, "ed Dead Redemption" is a western themed action game where a player may freely roam the Wild West, with players having the option to be as honorable or dishonorable as they choose.

Answer: Ángeles González-Sinde

Also involved in the Spanish media industry as a director and screenwriter, Ángeles González-Sinde is considered the driving force behind this copyright law, and is both beloved and reviled by Spanish citizens for her involvement. In terms of copyright theft, Spain is often cited as one of the largest partakers of this in Europe. For comparison, Spain sold just over 70 million CDs in 2001, and with no digital revenue replacing the declining CD sales, sold around 10 million CDs in 2010. "Ley Sinde" as the law came to be known was not popular with a good deal of Spain, and protests took place. One protest featured Anonymous organising hundreds of people arriving at the Goya Awards (Spain's main film award show, sometimes coined the "Academy Awards of Spain") who all called for Sinde's resignation.

Answer: Richard Farnsworth

Richard Farnsworth (1920-2000) portrayed the dry Sheriff Buster in "Misery," providing light comic relief with his continuous bickering with his wife. Farnsworth was born in Los Angeles, California, and is also known for his acting in "Comes a Horseman" of 1978 (for which he received a Best Supporting Actor nomination for the Academy Award) and "The Straight Story" of 1999, where he was given a nomination by the Academy Award for Best Actor.

"Misery" is inspired by the 1987 novel with the same name, by acclaimed author Stephen King. It is about an author (played in the film by James Caan) who gets kidnapped by an obsessive fan, Annie Wilkes (played by Kathy Bates).

Answer: Himbasha

Traditionally baked in a decorative wheel shape and seasoned with black sesame seeds, cardamom and raisin, himbasha has a slightly sweet taste. Although usually used on special occasions, it makes a wonderful breakfast and is purported to go well with tea.

It is usually served around Christmas in Ethiopia and Eritrea. In Ethiopia, there is a tradition in which the bread is placed across a child's back, then broken to enrich the child with prosperity.

Answer: Belarus, Poland and Ukraine

The Bug flows for just over 480 miles (775 km) and is a tributary of the Narew, which mainly flows throughout the north-east of Poland. The Bug forms part of the border of Belarus and Poland, as well as part of the border of Poland and Ukraine. It is the fourth longest river of Poland.