Ten To A Dozen Trivia Quiz

Answer: Canadian Football

Canadian Football has 12 players on each side. American Football has 11, Australian Rules Football has 18, and Rugby Football Union has 15!

Answer: The Bridge On The River Kwai

"12 Angry Men", with such actors as Lee J. Cobb, E.G. Marshall, and Henry Fonda, details the contentious discussions of a jury at odds in a murder trial. "The Bridge On The River Kwai" not only won those three awards (Director Sidney Lumet), it also won four others, including Best Actor (Alec Guinness). "Peyton Place" received nine nominations, and won none. "Witness For The Prosecution" was nominated for six awards and won none.

Answer: Cat

The 12 signs are, in order: Rat, Ox, Tiger, Rabbit, Dragon, Snake, Horse, Goat, Monkey, Rooster, Dog, and Pig. Each, in turn, goes with a specific year: 2008 Rat, 2009 Ox, 2010 Tiger, 2011 Rabbit, 2012 Dragon, 2013 Snake, 2014 Horse, 2015 Goat, 2016 Monkey, 2017 Rooster, 2018 Dog, and 2019 Pig. In 2020, the sequence begins again with Rat.

Answer: Kill the Chimera

The hero Bellerophon, astride the flying horse Pegasus, was the one who dispatched the Chimera (a fire-breathing beast with the head of a lion, the body of a goat, and the tail of a serpent). Hercules was also to: slay the Lernaean Hydra and the Stymphalian Birds; capture the Ceryneian Hind, the Erymanthian Boar, and the Cretan Bull; steal the Mares of Diomedes and the apples of the Hesperides; and obtain the girdle of Hippolyta and the cattle of Geryon.

Answer: Matthias

The original twelves disciples of Christ included, in addition to Judas, Peter, Andrew, James the Elder and his brother John, Philip, Bartholomew, Thomas, Matthew, James the Younger, Thaddeus, and Simon. Matthias replaced Judas (Acts 1:20-26).

Answer: Six geese a-laying

In order: a partridge in a pear tree, two turtle doves, three French hens, four calling birds, five gold rings, six geese a-laying, seven swans a-swimming, eight maids a-milking, nine ladies dancing, ten lords a-leaping, eleven pipers piping, and twelve drummers drumming.

Answer: Best Director

"12 Years A Slave" is a 2013 film that traces the life of a free African-American who is kidnapped and sold into slavery. It takes him twelve years to be released. Besides Best Picture, it won Oscars for Best Supporting Actress (Lupita Nyongo) and Best Adapted Screen Play (John Ridley). Steve McQueen lost Best Director to Alfonso Cuaron ("Gravity"). "12 Years A Slave" was also nominated for, but lost, Oscars for Best Actor, Supporting Actor, Costume Design, Film Editing, and Production Design.

Answer: 2011

In 1990, Penn State joined the Big Ten conference as the eleventh football team. In 2011 Nebraska became the twelfth member. And in 2014, Maryland and Rutgers joined, but the conference was still called the "Big Ten"!

Answer: Colorado State

Known earlier as the Big Five, Big Six, Pacific-8, and Pacific-10, the Pac-12 has consistently renamed itself to match its number of teams. Colorado State is not one of them. Colorado, Arizona, and Utah are members, as are Arizona State, University of California, UCLA, Oregon, Oregon State, USC, Stanford, University of Washington, and Washington State.

Answer: Aquila

Aquila, the Eagle, is NOT a sign of the Zodiac. Aries (the Ram), Aquarius (the water-bearer), and Pisces (the Fish) are. Other signs included Taurus (the Bull), Gemini (the Twins), Cancer (the Crab), Leo (the Lion), Virgo (the Maiden), Libra (the scales), Scorpio (the Scorpion), Sagittarius (the Archer), and Capricorn (the Goat).