They Just Go Together: Part III Quiz

Answer: Jerry

Tom and Jerry is an animated cat and mouse rivalry with Tom (the cat) and Jerry (the mouse). The series was created in 1940 by William Hanna and Joseph Barbera and between 1940 to 1958 they won seven Academy Awards for Animated Short Film. The films were based around slapstick comedy with various other characters re-appearing in the films.

Answer: Roebuck

Sears, Roebuck & Company is an American department store chain founded in 1886. The founders were Richard Warren Sears (1863-1914) and Alvah Curtis Roebuck (1864-1948). Nowadays, the company is simply known as Sears and was the largest retailer in the USA up to 1989 when passed by Walmart.

Answer: Chips

Fish and chips originated in England; it consists of fried battered fish and fried hot potato chips. It first appeared in 1860 as it became a stock meal for working class families in England. Spanish Jews who settled in England in the 17th century prepared fried fish coated in flour.

The first Fish and Chip shop was opened by Joseph Malin in 1860 in London. He sold fish fried in the Jewish fashion.

Answer: Marge

"The Simpsons" is an American animated sitcom which made its debut in 1989. Homer is the head of the family and works as a safety inspector and Marge, his wife, is the typical American housewife and mother. They have three children and live in a fictional middle American town named Springfield.

Answer: Livingstone

Henry Morton Stanley (1841-1904) was a Welsh-American journalist and explorer who was asked to go to central Africa to located Dr. David Livingstone (1813-1873) who was a Scottish medical missionary. It was in 1871 at Lake Tanganyika (present day Tanzania) that he is presumed to have greeted him with the now famous line "Doctor Livingstone , I presume?".

Answer: Wesson

Smith & Wesson is a manufacturer of firearms in the USA. The company was founded in 1852 by Horace Smith (1808-1893) and Daniel B. Wesson (1825-1906) in Norwich, Connecticut. The Smith & Wesson revolvers became very popular with both sides during the American Civil War.

Answer: Sullivan

Gilbert and Sullivan were a theatrical partnership made up of W. S. Gilbert (1836-1911) and Arthur Sullivan (1842-1900). They created numerous comedy operas between 1871-1896 including "H.M.S. Pinafore", "The Pirates of Penzance" and "The Mikado". Gilbert was the librettist (writer) and Sullivan was the composer of the music.

Answer: Decker

Black & Decker is an American manufacturer of power tools and accessories. The company was founded in 1906 by S. Duncan Black and Alonzo G. Decker as a small machine shop in Baltimore. It was in 1917 that they developed the electric power drill with the pistol grip and trigger switch. In 2010 the company merged with Stanley Works to become Stanley Black & Decker.

Answer: Bart

"Maverick" was an American Western television series with patches of comedy. Brett Maverick (James Garner) and his brother Bart (Jack Kelly) were both gamblers from Texas; they roamed the Old West and were constantly getting into trouble and life-threatening situations usually involving money, women or both.

They usually alternated each week on the series and occasionally they were in the weekly series together. The series ran from 1957-1962.

Answer: Watson

Sherlock Holmes and Dr. John Watson were fictional characters created by Arthur Conan Doyle. Sherlock Holmes is a private detective and Watson is a friend and assistant to Holmes. Watson is described as a Victorian-era gentleman, different from the eccentric Holmes. Their exploits have been adapted into movies, television, video games and comic strips.

Answer: Wise

Eric Morecambe (1926-1984) and Ernie Wise (1925-1999) were known by the duo comedy act of Morecambe and Wise. Their partnership lasted from 1941-1984 and their television show became part of British popular culture. Their show, whether it be on TV, stage or radio covered marriage, everyday life, current affairs, pop culture and music.

Answer: Tonto

The Lone Ranger and his native American friend, Tonto fought outlaws in the Old American West. The Lone Ranger was a masked former Texas Ranger and these two fictional characters were created in 1933 by either Fran Striker or George W. Trendle. The TV series "The Lone Ranger" ran from 1949-1957 starring Clayton Moore as the Lone Ranger and Jay Silverheels as Tonto.

Answer: Bess

"Porgy and Bess" is an opera composed in 1934 and performed for the first time in 1935. It is based on DuBose Heyward's novel "Porgy". The opera was composed by George and Ira Gershwin and in 1935 featured African-American singers which initially suffered being unpopular due to the racist tendencies of the time.

The story is about a disabled street-beggar named Porgy who tries to free Bess from her violent lover and drug dealer.

Answer: Clyde

Bonnie Parker (1910-1934) and Clyde Barrow (1909-1934) were American criminals who robbed and killed during the Great Depression era. The couple were eventually ambushed by law officers and killed on May 23, 1934 in Sailes, Louisiana. Their story was cemented in folklore by the 1967 movie "Bonnie and Clyde" starring Faye Dunaway and Warren Beatty.

The movie was nominated for eight Academy Awards, winning two.

Answer: Goliath

According to a biblical story in the Books of Samuel, Goliath is a giant Philistine warrior who was defeated by a young David, who was to be the king of the ancient Israelites. The phrase "David and Goliath" has taken on a
more popular meaning when a smaller person takes on a much stronger opponent.