Three of a Kind, Part 4 Trivia Quiz

Answer: penguin

In the "Batman" franchise, Oswald Chesterfield Cobblepot (The Penguin) is one of the long-time enemies (and occasionally allies) of Batman. He was introduced in 1941 by artist Bob Kane and writer Bill Finger. His weapons are almost always secreted in his umbrella. He is the proprietor of a nightclub called the Iceberg Lounge. He has been played by Burgess Meredith, Danny DeVito, Robin Lord Taylor and Paul Williams.

The Pittsburgh Penguins were in the first group of teams by which the National Hockey League extended from six to twelve contestants. They won the Stanley Cup in 1991, 1992 and 2009.

"Mister Popper's Penguins" is a delightful book for youngsters written in 1938 by Richard and Florence Atwater. It is about a man who comes to "own" one penguin, and then two and then a dozen. The book won a Newbery Honor Book award in 1939 and a Lewis Carroll Shelf Award in 1958. It was made (ever so loosely) into a Jim Carrey movie in 2011.

Answer: face

Hepburn and Astaire star in 1957's "Funny Face" which has the same name, but neither the same plot nor (much of) the same music as the 1927 Gershwin brothers Broadway musical.

Face is the name of an a cappella male singing group from Boulder, Colorado, which calls itself an "all-vocal rock band." When NBC introduced "The Sing Off" to American television in 2009, Face was one of the eight singing groups in competition. They have released over six albums.

Type designers produce alphabets of letters harmonized by certain features such that matter printed using them feels unified. The result is a typeface and the study (and appreciation) of it is typography.

Answer: law

Ernie K. Doe recorded the song "Mother in Law" in 1961 and it rose to become the most popular song in America according to Billboard's Hot 100 and R&B charts. It was written by Allen Toussaint. Doe's wife Antionette rebuilt their restaurant -- the Mother in Law Lounge -- in New Orleans' 7th Ward -- after Hurricane Katrina.

Members of the king's court, plotting against the prophet Daniel, hoped to catch him up in "The Law of the Medes and the Persians" which held that "no ordinance nor injunction, once made, could be reversed." This is not likely a reference to an historic law and more likely a literary device.

Will Eisner created John Law in 1948. The fictional character researched a book on costumed super heroes and decided to become one himself. He named himself after his pet tarantula and wore a costume designed by his housekeeper, Olga, who protected his secret identity.

Answer: buffalo

Buffalo, New York, is situated on Lake Erie at the head of the Niagara River. There was an early attempt to name the city New Amsterdam but it failed. The University of Buffalo is the largest state college in New York State.

The athletic teams of the University of Colorado at Boulder have been named the Buffaloes since 1934 when Andrew Dickson of Boulder won a $5 prize by winning a name-the-team contest in the student newspaper. Occasional attempts to modify the name to the Golden Buffaloes have failed as have efforts to nickname women's teams "the Lady Buffs."

John Buffalo Mailer was born to Norman Mailer and Norris Church Mailer on 16 April 1978, before their marriage. John distinguished himself as an actor, playwright, screenwriter, producer and journalist.

Answer: Dutch

A Dutch oven (which the French call a French oven) is a cooking pot made of cast iron (or sometimes cast aluminum). It may have a ceramic coating, as well. It is especially useful for slow cooking, braising, stewing, and campfire cooking. The kind without the enamel surface may also be used to deep fry.

Dutch Schultz (1901-1935) was a German-Jewish American mobster in 1920s and 30s New York. He made his mark first as a bootlegger and then in the numbers racket. His plan to assassinate prosecutor Thomas Dewey led to his own assassination by criminals opposed to that vendetta. He was buried under his true name: Arthur Simon Flegenheimer.

Dutch baby pancakes are also known in the US as a German pancake, a Bismarck, a Dutch puff, or a Pfannkuchen. The basic recipe is eggs, flour, sugar and milk. The glory is to serve them puffed up high in a frying pan, falling only as they arrive at the table for service.

Answer: eagle

The F-15 Eagle was planned to provide air superiority to American forces and succeeded in its mission. A ground-attack version was later designed (the F-15E Strike Eagle).

Tennyson had many opportunities to observe eagles in the Pyrenees. His depiction in "The Eagle" is one of his best known works.

American Eagle Outfitters is a Pennsylvania retailer which competes worldwide with Abercrombie and Fitch for the young retro-vintage look in clothing. They also produce the "aerie" sub-brand of feminine undergarments and sleepwear.

Answer: kick

A kick is an attack using a foot, knee or leg. It is illegal in boxing but a significant offensive part of taekwondo, karate, kickboxing, Muay Thai, capoeira and other martial arts. Some kicks are effective weapons and others merely enhance martial arts movies.

Newton's Third Law states that all forces between two objects exist in equal magnitude and opposite direction. A common illustration of the third law is the recoil of a firearm: when the weapon is discharged, the backward momentum of the gun is equal and opposite to the forward momentum of the bullet or cannonball and the (wasted) exhaust gas.

Although originally opposed by the distributor, INXS' album "Kick" was both their best-selling album and the album from which the most successful singles arose: "New Sensation", "Never Tear Us Apart", "Devil Inside" and "Need You Tonight."

Answer: milk

All mammals produce a pale nutrient liquid called milk. Milk (especially from cows) is an agricultural product worldwide. In addition to cow's milk, there are commercial markets for the milk of buffaloes, goats, sheep, camels, donkeys, horses, yaks and moose.

Harvey Milk (b. 1930) was a transplanted New Yorker who ran successfully in 1978 for the San Francisco Board of Supervisors (a combination of the county and city governments). He was assassinated along with Mayor George Moscone after only eleven months in office.

The Red Hot Chili Peppers named their fourth album "Mother's Milk" and released it on 16 August 1989. The recording was the band's greatest economic success to date; it was their first gold record.

Answer: Columbia

Founded in 1887, Columbia Records descended from early graphophone recording companies. Although it is an American label (named after the District of Columbia), it is wholly owned by Sony Music Entertainment.

The Columbia Hat Company was founded as a family business in Oregon, near Portland, in 1937. The founders fled Nazi Germany. The company became the Columbia Sportswear Company in 1960. Columbia Sportswear sponsors international bicycle road racing teams.

The Lightship Columbia was commissioned in 1950 and stood watch at the entrance to the Columbia River from the Pacific Ocean at the Graveyard of Ships until 1979.

Answer: wizard

Edison built an industrial laboratory at Menlo Park in New Jersey and organized his research efforts there. Because of the many results (he held 1093 U.S. patents), he was called "The Wizard of Menlo Park."

Ralph Bakshi is an animator and filmmaker who broke through with his 1977 film "Wizards." It is the story of a post-apocalyptic world occupied by humans, faeries, dwarves and elves, mutants and robots.

Miracle Max (played brilliantly by Billy Crystal) is a discredited wizard fired from his post and banished by the evil Humperdinck. He retains sufficient magic power to restore Westley to life.