Things You Shouldn't Say to a Cop Quiz

Answer: Muzzled

The Dangerous Dogs Act (1991) of the UK was enacted in something of a hurry as a reaction to a flurry of attacks, some on children, by pit bull type dogs. It banned the breeding of such dogs and stated that in public dogs designated as dangerous have to be muzzled securely enough to stop them biting anyone.

They must also be on a lead held by a person who is at least sixteen years old. Unfortunately, irresponsible dog owners continue to flout the law and these dogs are still bred, many for the express purpose of dog fighting.

Answer: Hugh Hefner

Hugh Hefner founded Playboy Enterprises, launching the first issue of "Playboy" magazine in December 1953. The very first issue featured Marilyn Monroe pictures taken from her nude calendar shoot of 1949. His home, Playboy Mansion, has often been seen on television and in films.

At one time it, and Mr Hefner, were notorious for all-night parties attended by celebrities from all walks of life, as well as a host of beautiful women.

Answer: Reita Faria

Before beauty contests became a feminist issue, Miss World was a very large global television event, usually won by someone with classic European style looks. Reita Faria won Miss World in 1966, becoming the first Indian woman to do so. After her one year stint was over she refused modeling contracts and instead concentrated on her medical studies.

She is a qualified doctor, and in a lot of ways defied the stereotype of a beauty queen by proving beauty does not equal stupidity.

Answer: Fagin

"Oliver Twist", written by Charles Dickens, was a very unromantic look at the life of the poor in Victorian society, and especially the treatment of poor children and the way they were recruited into criminal gangs. In the book, Fagin, the controller of the pickpockets, is a thoroughly dark and unpleasant character who ends up on the gallows.

This is all a far cry from the musical "Oliver" which, though sticking to the basic story, has only Bill Sykes coming to a sticky end while Fagin walks off into the sunset.

Answer: William Schwenk

Gilbert and Sullivan are famous for their comic operas. Words by Gilbert, music by Sullivan. They wrote fourteen in total, and a century after they were written they are still performed and enjoyed all over the world. "A Policeman's Lot Is Not a Happy One" comes from "Pirates of Penzance", written in 1879, which also includes the "Major-Generals Song".

It is one of the three operas most performed these days, the other two being "The Mikado" and "HMS Pinafore".

Answer: Prometheus

In Greek mythology, Prometheus is a Titan and the brother of Atlas. He steals fire from Zeus and gives it to humans. Zeus punished him for this by chaining him to a rock and having an eagle peck out his liver. Each night his liver grew back, and each day the eagle pecked it out again.

In some versions the eagle was replaced by a raven. Zeus then punished mankind by sending Pandora with her box, which, when opened, released all the ills of mankind into the world, leaving hope in the box.

Answer: Mario Puzo

"The Godfather" was published in 1969, and in 1972 was made into a highly successful film, starring Marlon Brando and Al Pacino and directed by Francis Ford Coppola. It won three Oscars, five Golden Globes and one Grammy. The 1974 sequel was just as successful, winning six Oscars, and becoming the first sequel to win the Best Picture Oscar.

Answer: Leonardo DiCaprio

"Catch Me if You Can" was based on the story of real-life con man Frank Abagnale who, at various times, posed as an airline pilot, a lawyer, a doctor and a prison inspector. His criminal career started when he was just seventeen, and it is estimated he passed some $2.5M worth of forged cheques over a five year period. Finally captured by the FBI and sentenced to twelve years in jail, he was released after five years on condition he helped the FBI's fraud department.

He later ran his own highly successful security consultancy.

Answer: George Harrison

In 1962, The Chiffons recorded "He's So Fine", which was a big hit for them in America, topping the Billboard chart for five weeks. It also enjoyed moderate success in the United Kingdom. In 1970, George Harrison recorded "My Sweet Lord" as a track on his album "All Things Must Pass", and it was also released as a single. Within weeks, Bright Tunes, owners of "He's So Fine", filed a plagiarism suit.

The case lingered on for some twenty years with appeal and counter appeal being made, but eventually it went against George Harrison and it was decided that "My Sweet Lord" was a plagiarised version of "He's So Fine".

Answer: Salim Malik

In May 2000, Salim Malik was found guilty of match fixing and was banned from playing cricket for life. The one year judicial inquiry that led up to the ban investigated charges of corruption going back as far as 1994, including accusations made by Shane Warne and Mark Waugh of Australia, who said Malik had offered them bribes to perform poorly. Several other Pakistani players, including Wasim Akram, were handed fines for refusal to co-operate with the inquiry, although there were no allegations of corruption against them.