Ten Lords-a-Leaping Trivia Quiz

Answer: Beelzebub

Indeed, the devil has many names, but he is known the world over as the essence of evil who endlessly tries to seduce mankind. As Captain Kirk showed us in 'The Enemy Within' episode of 'Star Trek', the 'dark side' is a natural balance to the 'light side' of man, but the two must work in harmony.
In the novel by William Golding, the story centers on a group of shipwrecked schoolboys who attempt to govern themselves in the absence of adults. The film made of the novel is very well done and is true to the essentials of the story.
'Lord of The Flies' is an appropriate name for the devil, as it stands for all things unclean.

Answer: Lord Tennyson

Alfred, Lord Tennyson (1809 - 1892), wrote poetry typical of the Victorian age and romanticism. His "Charge of The Light Brigade" makes use of repetition and rhythmic stanzas that characterize much of his works. His critics seemed to feel that he was overly sentimental and indulgent, but his poetry has remained popular for more than 150 years.

Answer: Lord Greystoke

Tarzan was raised by apes, but found out he had been born to humans. He found a cabin containing relics of his dead parents' past. He also taught himself to read. He was well received in Britain as Lord Greystoke, his hereditary title, but longed for the jungle after being in civilization for awhile.

Answer: Lord Dunsany

Edward John Mouton Drax Plunkett, born in 1878, was a prolific writer of fantasy, science fiction, horror and weird stories, novels and plays. He was influenced by the Brothers Grimm, H.C. Andersen and Edgar Allan Poe, among others. He, in turn, influenced writers such as H.P. Lovecraft, J.R.R. Tolkien, Jorge Luis Borges, Kornbluth, Clarke and many other sci-fi writers. His 1924 "The King of Elfland's Daughter" was considered his best work. At one time, Lord Dunsany had five of his plays being performed simultaneously on Broadway.

Lord Dunsany was a soldier in both world wars, and the second Boer War. He was also an excellent chess player, once playing Capablanca to a draw. He excelled in many fields and was an outstanding supporter of animal rights, scouting and cricket. The Dunsany peerage is one of the first and oldest in Ireland,and dates back to the 15th century.

Answer: Lord Fauntleroy

The child, Cedric, played by Freddie Bartholomew in the film, was living with his widowed mother in frugal circumstances. His paternal grandfather had refused ever to meet the child's mother because she was an American, and his own family was staunchly British. When Cedric traveled to England and met his grandfather, he won his heart and mother 'Dearest' was eventually invited as well. Of course, love triumphed over bigotry and Cedric inherited his title as Lord Fauntleroy.
The novel was written by Frances Hodgson Burnett.
Mickey Rooney appeared in the film as a local boy in Brooklyn.

Answer: Lord Alfred Douglas

Lord Douglas was the undevoted son of a powerful and brutal man. He enjoyed challenging his father's authority and found a champion in his friend, Oscar Wilde. After the two friends were stalked and humiliated in public by the Marquess, young Alfred pushed Oscar into a libel suit. Most of Oscar's friends advised him not to pursue the suit, but Oscar was overconfident and probably thought his wit, intelligence and charm would win the day.

It didn't, and he was ill prepared for serious legal proceedings.

He lost and faced charges by the crown for 'unnatural acts'. He served his sentence at hard labor for two years in Reading Gaol, and left a broken man.

Answer: Lord Jim

As a young officer on the ship 'Patna', Jim abandons ship and over 800 passengers when the ship appears to be sinking. The ship is saved, but Jim is haunted by his own conduct, and works to atone for it. After wandering as an outcast, he settles among the Patusan natives, who call him 'Tuan Jim' (Lord Jim).

After a severe injustice when he is betrayed by 'friends', Jim gives himself up to tribal justice and dies willingly. His sacrifice is meant to make up for his earlier failure.

Answer: Michael Flatley

Michael Ryan Flatley, born in Chicago, IL, in 1958, has been popularizing Irish step dancing for many years. He starred in 'River Dance' and went on to form his own troupe in 'Lord of The Dance' in 1997. He set a world record in the Guinness Book for 28 taps per second in 1989, and beat it himself in 1998 when he did 35 taps per second.

The National Geographic society named him a 'living treasure' in 1991 for mastery of a traditional art form by a living person. He was the youngest at the time to have won. Michael is an accomplished flautist and an amateur pugilist, and has won awards in other fields than dancing.

Answer: American Gangster

Denzel Washington portrayed Frank Lucas in the biopic film. Frank Lucas was born in rural North Carolina in 1930 to sharecroppers; he was one of nine children. In 1936 Frank witnessed his 13 year old cousin tortured and killed by the local KKK for 'looking at a white woman'. Frank tried to help his family, but usually found illegal ways to do so. At the age of twelve, he was sent to work on a chain gang for armed robbery of a grocery store.

Frank escaped and eventually made his way to New York's Harlem, which was ripe for plundering. He quickly learned the street and drug scene and made huge profits by eliminating middle men and ruthlessly controlling his drug empire. His specialty mix was 'Blue Magic', a cheaper and less dilute heroin. He was an astute businessman and was feared by many. In 1975, Frank was arrested, but he turned state's evidence on his partners, family, corrupt cops and some Mafia to reduce his sentence from seventy to five years. In later years, seeing how devastated Harlem had become, he worked to make changes for the better.

Answer: Lord Haw Haw

There was more than one person using the name Lord Haw Haw (a mockery of British accents), but perhaps the most notorious was an American-born Irishman named William Joyce whose mother was a Nazi sympathizer. The program was called 'Germany Calling' and ran for almost five years.

The object was to instill fear and unrest by quoting exaggerated casualty figures and undermining the allied forces. Many people listened nevertheless just to get some news of loved ones and soldiers that were reported missing. Joyce also paired with Mildred Gillars in the 'Axis Sally' programme. 'Tokyo Rose' was the Japanese equivalent. Joyce was tried for treason and hanged after the war.

His defense claimed that he could not be tried for treason as he was not a British citizen, but prosecutors could prove that he obtained a British passport under false pretenses and had therefore sworn allegiance to Britain.