The "L" Words Trivia Quiz

Answer: Lewis Carroll

Lewis Carroll was the pen name of Charles Lutwidge Dodgson. He wrote not only the above two novels but also a few poems which include: "Jabberwocky" and "The Hunting of the Snark." He wrote "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland" for a little girl named Alice Liddell after spending a day with her and her two sisters on boat trip on the Thames River.

Answer: lion

Panthera is a genus which includes four of the large cats: lion, leopard, tiger, and jaguar. The lynx actually its own genus called Lynx. The lemur is a primate.

Answer: Roy Lichtenstein

Loisel worked with Walt Disney to create the film "Mulan." Levigoureux was a French abstract painter and Limousin was a French arabesque painter.

Answer: Led Zeppelin

Led Zeppelin came from England and included band members: Robert Plant, Jimmy Page, John Bonham, and John Paul Jones. Some other hits include: "Stairway to Heaven" and "Whole Lotta Love".

Answer: Without a Paddle

These are all Matthew Lillard movies in which he played Billy Brubaker in "Summer Catch", Stuart Macher in "Scream", and Dennis Rafkin in "Thirteen Ghosts". "Without a Paddle" is about three lifelong friends who go in search of a mysterious treasure in the mountains. Along the way they get chased by two marijuana-growing hunters, meet a crazed mountain man, and lose everything they came with.

Answer: Carolus Linnaeus

This system is actually referred to as the Linnaean System. Leonardo da Vinci was an inventor and painter. He drew designs for the first flying machine and painted such works as "Mona Lisa" and "The Last Supper". Anton van Leeunwenhoek was a Dutch scientist who made his own microscopes and through that was the first to see bacteria, protozoa, and red blood cells. Lamarck was a biologist who believed that acquired traits are passed on to offspring.

He was wrong.

Answer: penguin

In 1970, ostrich feather farming became popular so thus leather became a side product. It is known to have goose bumps because of the feather follicle. Today, large fashion designers like Prada, Gucci, and Hermes use it. Emu leather is very popular and is used for many products because it is so breathable. Chicken leather is almost as strong as it.

Answer: "L" for love!

She didn't really love Gordon. At the team's first match she showed up and when he noticed her she did the tradional loser sign that is the "L" to the forehead. He was excited though and said "L for love!" Then Dwight said, "That doesn't mean love, Gordon . . ." Peter then chimed in trying to protect Gordon's feelings.

Answer: Death of a Salesman

The play chronicles Willy Loman; his wife, Linda; and their sons, Biff and Happy. It deals with how Willy is "tired to death" with his job as a traveling salesman and results of that. "The Crucible" deals with the Salem Witch Trials while "After the Fall" refers to Miller's marriage to Marilyn Monroe. "The Glass Menagerie" is a play written by Tennessee Williams.

Answer: diamond

When General Mills introduces new marshmallows, old ones tend to leave or change. In 1994, they introduced the "pot of gold" and thus changed the yellow moon to a blue moon and rid the world of the blue diamond.