"T"errific, they all start with a "T" Quiz

Answer: Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy

"Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy" was written by John le Carré and published in 1974.

"Tai-Pan" was written by the Australian author James Clavell and published in 1966. "To Kill a Mockingbird" was published in 1960 and written by Harper Lee. "The Great Gatsby" was by F. Scott Fitzgerald and was published in 1925.

Answer: Torch

Operation Torch was commanded by Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower and took place on 8-16 November 1942. It was the first main involvement of US troops in Europe, combined also with British troops. The operation was on French North Africa and was successful.

Operation Tungsten was an aircraft attack from British carriers on the German battleship Tirpitz in 1944. Operation Transom was an allied naval air raid on Surabaya, Java in 1944. Operation Tannenbaum was a German/Italian planned invasion of Switzerland in 1940 which was cancelled and never took place.

Answer: Tanzania

The national flag of Tanzania has the colours yellow, black, green and blue with no stars on the flag.

The flag of Togo has one white star on a red background and also green and yellow stripes. The national flag of Turkey is completely red with a white star and crescent. The national flag of Tunisia is a red background with a centred white sun disc containing a red star surrounded by a red crescent.

Answer: The Seekers

The movie "George Girl" (1966) was based on the 1965 novel of the same name by Margaret Forster. The book inspired the song by the Australian group, The Seekers. In 1966 the song was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Original Song. The song reached number two on the US Billboard Hot 100 Chart and was kept from the top spot by "I'm a Believer" by The Monkees.

Answer: Truman Capote

Truman Capote (1924-1984) was an American novelist, actor and screenwriter. He created the character Holly Golightly in his 1958 novella "Breakfast at Tiffany's". A novella is longer than a short story, but shorter than a novel. The character was played by Audrey Hepburn in the 1961 movie of the same name.

P. L. Travers (1899-1996) was an Australian author best known for her "Mary Poppins" series of children's stories. Mark Twain (1835-1910) introduced us to Huckleberry Finn and Tom Sawyer. Thomas Harris (b. 1940) is an American author who specialises in suspense novels and created the character Hannibal Lecter.

Answer: Elizabeth Taylor

Elizabeth Taylor (1932-2011) won her first Academy Award for Best Actress portraying the call girl, Gloria Wandrous, in the 1960 movie "BUtterfield 8". Her second Oscar for Best Actress was as Martha in the 1966 movie "Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?".

Jessica Tandy (1909-1994) won her Oscar for Best Actress portraying Daisy Werthan in the 1989 movie "Driving Miss Daisy" Emma Thompson(b. 1959) won an acting Oscar for Best Actress portraying Margaret Schlegel in the 1992 movie 'Howard's End". Charlize Theron (1975) won her Academy Award for Best Actress portraying the serial killer, Aileen Wuornos, in the 2003 movie "Monster".

Answer: Twelfth

Twelfth is the only word spelled correctly.

Tomatos should be Tomatoes, Tyrany should be Tyranny and Tommorow should be Tomorrow.

Answer: Timur

Timur (1336-1405) was a Turco-Mongol leader who founded the Timuria Empire which encompassed modern day Iran and Central Asia. He considered himself, not as a descendant of Genghis Khan, but an heir to the great Mongol leader.

Titus (39AD - 81AD) was a military commander and Roman Emperor from 79AD - 81AD. Tiberius (42BC - 37AD) was the second Roman Emperor from 14AD - 37AD. Trajan (53-117) reigned as Roman Emperor from 98-117.

Answer: Tigris

The Tigris River (1850 kms) flows from the southeastern mountains of Turkey, through Iran and empties into the Persian Gulf.

The River Thames is just 346 kms in length and flows through London, capital city of England. The Tiber River (496kms) flows through Rome, Italy. The Tagus River is 1097 kms in length and flows from Spain into Portugal and empties into the Atlantic Ocean near Lisbon, Portugal.

Answer: "The Sting" (1973)

"The Sting" was nominated for ten Academy Awards winning seven. Julia Phillips (co-producer) became the first female to be nominated and win Best Picture.

"The Sound of Music" also received ten Oscar nominations but walked home with five."The Silence of the Lambs" received seven nominations for an Academy Award and was successful in five categories. "The Deer Hunter" received nine nominations for an Oscar, but was only successful in five categories.