Three of a Kind, Part 24 Trivia Quiz

Answer: penguin

Penguin Group is an international publisher owned by the German media conglomerate Bertelsmann (53%) and Pearson PLC (47%). Headquarters are in London but there are divisions in most English-speaking countries.

"Pokey the Penguin" was introduced in 1998 by Steve Havelka of Portland, Oregon, although the webcomic is normally attributed to "the Authors." Pokey lives in the Arctic (which is unusual for penguins) and has ongoing problems with "the Italians" who are out to steal the Arctic-Circle Candy which grows only thereabouts. Little of the humour makes sense. For example, the phrase "Chicago style" means "without pants" which is supposed to be funny.

Norway developed the Penguin missile in the 1980s with economic support from both the United States and Germany. The solid-fuel missile may be launched from a variety of platforms: surface vessels, fighter aircraft, and some helicopters. It can perform a bunt and weave manoeuvre as it approaches its target and can also find the waterline so as to deliver the blow most likely to result in sinking.

Answer: pine

Since 1953 there has been some form of the Pinewood Derby associated with the Cub Scouting programme of the Boy Scouts of America. The Scout is given a pine block, four plastic wheels and four nails with which to build his car. These are raced down an inclined track. Inspired by the Pinewood Derby, the Cub Scouts also offer a Rain Gutter Regatta for sailboats and a Space Derby for "rockets" powered by rubber-band-driven propellers.

Piney Winston was a Vietnam veteran and a founding member of the Sons of Anarchy Motorcycle Club. He suffered from emphysema and received oxygen through a nasal cannula. Spoiler: He was assassinated at the end of Season Four.

Dating from at least the 1870s, the author, title and lyrics of the song "Black Girl" or "Where Did You Sleep Last Night?" or "In the Pines" are all unknown with any certainty. A version of the lyrics printed in 1917 has it: "Black girl, black girl, don't lie to me. Where did you stay last night? I stayed in the pines where the sun never shines and shivered when the cold wind blows."

Answer: pinto

Pinto beans are the most popular of all beans in the United States. The English name refers to their mottled appearance, rather like a pinto pony. They are the common filling for burritos and, when beans are added to chili con carne, they are most often pinto beans. In Spain, they are frijol pinto, in South America poroto frutilla, in Brazil feijão carioca and in Portugal feijão catarino.

The Temco TT Pinto was built in response to a request by the US Air Force for a jet trainer. In the end, the aircraft were deployed as trainers by the US Navy and as light attack aircraft by the Philippine Air Force.

The Octonauts are a group of animated deep-sea adventurers. The books on which they are based are American-Canadian but the televisions programmes are Irish-English. Pinto Penguin at first wanted to grow up to be a pirate but decided instead to become a medic like his big brother Peso.

Answer: ruby

Randy Weaver, together with his family and his friend Kevin Harris, held off FBI agents and United States Marshals who had warrants for his arrest, at a place called Ruby Ridge. In a confrontation, Weaver's son, wife and dog were killed, as was a Deputy United States Marshall.

Mel Tillis wrote the song "Ruby, Don't Take Your Love to Town" and Johnny Darrell recorded it in 1967. Kenny Rogers and the First Edition covered it in 1969. In a surprising move, the video was shown on the Huntley-Brinkley report on NBC as part of the coverage of the losses suffered by US service members due to the War in Vietnam.

Ruby Keeler (1910-1993) enjoyed great success, first on the stage and then in film in the 20s and 30s. She retired from performance but returned in 1972 to a Broadway revival of "No, No, Nanette" -- a 20s musical. She starred for two years on Broadway and two years on the road.

Answer: spice

The Spice Girls' first album was the best-selling album by any girl band in history. Their first single, "Wannabe," was a world-wide hit. Their impact was comparable to that of the Beatles. They defined "Cool Britannia" in the latter 1990s.

In Frank Herbert's series of novels following "Dune" in 1965, a drug called "mélange" is referred to as "the spice." It is highly addictive, grants long life and prescience to the user, and changes the whites of the eyes to an intense blue. Addicted persons are unable to quit using the drug; withdrawal leads to death.

The bomb-guidance kit name SPICE stands for "Smart, Precise Impact, Cost-Effective." It is a system which can operate in a variety of modes depending upon mission, e.g. the unit may be autonomous and GPS-guided once released or it may be pilot-guided to produce pinpoint precision. The system was developed and deployed in 2003 to the Israeli Air Force.

Answer: Trigger

Roger Lloyd-Pack played Trigger, a silly roadsweeper, on the BBC sitcom. Lloyd-Pack was also well known for his supporting role as Owen Newitt on "The Vicar of Dibley" (1994-2007).

Willie Nelson's Martin N-20 nylon-string classical acoustic guitar (with pick-up) is named "Trigger" after Roy Rogers' horse. The instrument has been his since 1969, is covered with autographs of his friends, and has a large hole worn in the face where he uses a pick.

The film "Trigger" is about the reunion of a band named Trigger. Tracy Wright played the role of a former rock star while receiving treatment for pancreatic cancer. She died of this disease before she could accept the 2011 ACTRA Toronto Award for Best Actress which she shared with Parker.

Answer: Tuesday

Tuesday Weld began her acting career as a child model, appeared on television at age 12 and grew into a respectable serious actress. She famously had an affair with Elvis Presley when she was 18 and was at one time married to British actor Dudley Moore.

The fifth novel in Harry Kemelman's series about a Conservative rabbi who solves murders on the side was "Tuesday the Rabbi Saw Red." There were seven more entries in this canon before Kemelman's death in 1996.

Wiesner's book "Tuesday" (1991) contains very few words and allows the reader to construct parts of the story by reacting to the award-winning illustrations. Readers are invited to imagine what is going on in a single night. After "Tuesday's" success, the writer/artist continued his award-winning ways.

Answer: zero

In "The Nightmare before Christmas" (1993), protagonist Jack Skellington is a skeleton who reigns in Halloween Town. His faithful canine companion in Zero, the ghost dog, who floats in the air and follows Jack on his adventures.

Zero population growth is a theory which argues that humanity is best served by a model in which population neither increases nor decreases. An American organization called Zero Population Growth was founded by Paul R. Ehrlich in 1968. It changed its name to Population Connection in 2002.

In epidemiological science, the first case, the index case, the primary case of a medical condition, disease, or syndrome is sometimes referred to as "patient zero." The discovery of this case allows investigators to track the course of the disease through a population. Novels, radio plays, movies, a rock song, an episode of "Outer Limits" and an episode of "Doctor Who" have all been named "Patient Zero" because the idea is so fascinating.

Answer: Chase

The Bank of Manhattan merged with Chase National Bank in 1955, and with Bank One in 2004, and absorbed Washington Mutual Bank in 2008 and operates as Chase Bank, 'tho its formal name is JPMorgan Chase Bank. The others in the Big Four are Bank of America, Citigroup and Wells Fargo.

Reference to Chevy Chase can be found as early as 1725. It expanded rapidly from 1890 to provide bedrooms for people employed in the nation's capital. Amid the lovely residences, Chevy Chase is the home of the National 4-H Youth Conference Center.

In the UK, a game show called "The Chase" involved teams of individual contestants required to answer more questions correctly than a professional quiz-taker known as "the chaser." The contestants have a head start but, if caught by the chaser, they are eliminated. It has been exceptionally popular since its debut in 2009.

Answer: fall

Autumn is the season between summer and winter, beginning in September in the Northern Hemisphere and in March in the Southern Hemisphere. A more meteorological start in North America occurs on the autumnal equinox (21 to 24 September). The English word "autumn" descends from the Latin "autumnus" via "automne" in French, 'tho the term "fall" is used more often in North America.

The list of words provided mean "waterfall" in French, Brazilian Portuguese, Croatian, Finnish and Italian respectively. The English word "waterfall" descends from the Old English "wætergefeall" which might have evolved from the German "wasserfall" and/or the Old Norse "vatnfall."

According to the Doctrine of the Fall of Man, humans lived without sin until the disobedience of Adam and Eve (Genesis 3) destroyed their relationship with God. The restoration of Man (humanity) to right relationship with God the Father is the work of Jesus Christ in the redemption of the people of the world.