Sidekickery Part I Trivia Quiz

Answer: Jeeves

Versed in literature, the aristocracy, culinary arts, etiquette, Shakespeare, horse racing, bartending and romance, Jeeves is able to masterfully extract Bertie and his friends from seemingly-impossible entanglements, while remaining in the background.

The manner in which Jeeves has brilliantly saved the day is hidden from Bertie until the last act, in which all is revealed. The pair has been depicted in print, on radio, in television series and on film. C. Northcote Parkinson wrote a "biography" of Jeeves entitled "Jeeves: A Gentleman's Personal Gentleman" (1979).

Answer: Capt. Jim Gutterman played by James Whitmore, Jr.

This two-season action-adventure series followed the exploits of Greg "Pappy" Boyington and his Black Sheep Squadron fighting World War II in the Pacific in their fighter aircraft. The programme was (loosely) based on the real-life exploits of Major Boyington, who served as consultant to the show. Whitmore played Pappy's executive officer in the first season but was replaced by Marine Captain Larry Casey in the second.

Answer: Gort

"The Day the Earth Stood Still" was made twice: in 1951 with Michael Rennie and in 2008 with Keanu Reeves. In both versions, Gort is a robot with remarkable powers to destroy offensive weapons. The message of the film is pacifist: that the Earth has used weaponry irresponsibly and will not be allowed to export its violence into space.

The sentence "Klaatu barada nikto" also occurs in the films "Army of Darkness" (1992), "Tron" (1982), and "Toys" (1992).

Answer: Damon

According to the story told by at least four ancient Greek authors, Pythias left Damon in Dionysius' custody and did indeed return to face the death sentence instead of Damon. The king was so amazed that Pythias returned that he pardoned them both. The story was the basis for a 1564 play by Richard Edwards, a 1914 silent movie and a 1962 Hollywood movie.

Answer: Benny the Ball

"Top Cat" was a Hanna-Barbera series which ran on ABC 1961-1962, which led to three made-for-TV movies, books, comic books and even ViewMaster reels. The down-and-out cats were always looking for a way to make a fast buck and were foiled by Officer Dibble. The rotund Benny the Ball was voiced by Maurice Gosfield who played Private Duane Doberman on "The Phil Silvers Show" -- a similar character.

Answer: Ed Norton

"The Honeymooners" was created by Jackie Gleason in 1955 and, although the series ended in 1956, continued to appear as a sketch on other Gleason shows until 1978. Ralph Kramden's gangly arm-flapping somewhat doofus sidekick was Ed Norton (no relation to the modern film actor) played by Art Carney. Norton was married to Trixie and lived upstairs from the Kramdens, Ralph and Alice. Ralph repeatedly throws him out of their apartment.

Answer: Diddy Kong

Diddy Kong is definitely a spider monkey, although literature produced by Nintendo occasionally calls him a chimpanzee. He is younger than Kong and wears a distinctive outfit: a red ball-cap adorned with the Nintendo logo, and a red shirt bearing two stars. The name "Diddy" was chosen because, in British slang, the term means "small."

Answer: Al Giordino

Pitt and Giordino were boyhood friends who attended kindergarten together, played high school football together, served in the Air Force together, and joined NUMA (the National Underwater and Marine Agency) together to share adventures in underwater exploration and combating villains. Giordino is a burly Italian, unmarried, who smokes cigars and drives a Corvette.

Answer: Hans Zarkov

Dr. Hanz Zarkov (also known as Dr. Alexis Zarkov) escaped the Holocaust, then worked for the United State government. In some versions, he was quite mad. In others, he was evil but came around to the forces of good. In still others, he was always good. No matter, he was pitted against Ming the Merciless of Mongo which made him Flash Gordon's ally.

Answer: Boo Boo

Yogi and Boo Boo got their start on "The Huckleberry Hound Show" in 1958; they earned their own programme in 1961. Boo Boo would attempt to steer Yogi from behaviour which will get him into trouble ... usually with little success. Boo Boo was voiced by Don Messick from the beginning. Messick died in 1997. Justin Timberlake voiced Boo Boo in the 2010 American 3D action-adventure movie "Yogi Bear."