The Wonderful Wizard of Zo Trivia Quiz

Answer: Gozo

Malta is comprised of three inhabited islands: Malta, Gozo and Comino. Gozo itself was considered to be the home of Calypso, the sea-nymph of legend that held up Odysseus on his long journey home.

Answer: Zooey Deschanel

Born in 1980 into a theatrical family, Zooey is a talented singer and has released several singles and albums. Zooey also has voiced characters in episodes of "American Dad" and "The Simpsons" as well as in the movie "Trolls".

Answer: Zoology

Pretty much every word in the dictionary that begins with 'zoo' relates in some way or another to animals. Zoology at its most basic means 'the science of animal life'.

Answer: Greece

By 2006, Greece had won the right to label its ouzo as an exclusively Greek product. The European Union has recognized ouzo as a Protected Designation of Origin, which prohibits European markets other than Greece and Cyprus from using its name.

Answer: Zooropa

"Zooropa" was the brainchild of U2's Zoo TV Tour and became the band's eighth studio produced album. Released to mixed reviews, it managed to win one Grammy Award.

Answer: Zorbing

Properly developed in New Zealand, the home of many adventure sports, this is an activity that has developed a worldwide following. Though I can't see the attraction of getting into a plastic ball and rolling down a hill, by all accounts it's a fun pastime with the occasional bump and bruise.

Answer: Destroying their brains

According to 'zombie experts', the brain is a residual part of the previous human within the zombie. Thus if you destroy the brain, you destroy the zombie. Apparently machetes or crowbars make very effective weapons...

Answer: Zoroaster

Also known as Zarathustra, this religious reformer founded Zoroastrianism with a belief in the divine creator Ahura Mazdah (good) who is in constant battle with Ahriman (bad). Zoroastrianism pays particular attention to the holy purifying aspects of both fire and water.

Answer: Bazooka

Bob Burns played on a musical instrument called the 'bazooka'; it's a bit like a trombone. Bazooka Joe is an eye-patch wearing character associated with chewing gum. All of these derive from the eponymous 'bazooka' anti-tank weapon which was primarily an effective method for a single soldier to get a grenade or similar explosive device to its target.

Answer: Zardoz

Sean Connery played a character named Zed set in a somewhat dystopian future, and as Dorothy Gale found out, the all-powerful being is not quite what it appears to be.

(A word of caution, if you are doing an internet search for 'Zardoz', please insure that small children, elderly aunts and household pets are not in the same room!)