"To a C-lark" Trivia Quiz

Answer: Herbert Hoover

Born in Iowa in 1874, Herbert Clark Hoover was the 31st president. Unfortunately, because the Great Depression began during his administration, in most people's minds, that is about all we think about when we hear his name.

All three incorrect answers are presidents who are known by their middle names: Thomas Woodrow Wilson, Stephen Grover Cleveland, and John Calvin Coolidge.

Answer: William Clark

William Clark was born in rural Virginia in 1770. He had five older brothers, including George Rogers Clark, and four sisters. He had no formal education and was very self-conscious of his writing shortcomings, including spelling. (He spelled "Sioux" 27 different ways in his journals during the expedition to the Pacific and back.) A captain during the expedition for Jefferson, Clark had two brothers who were generals, two who were captains and one who was a lieutenant.

Answer: Chocolate and peanut butter

Clark began making his bar in Pittsburgh, PA, in 1917. Beatrice Foods acquired the bar in 1955 and produced it until selling out to Leaf in 1983. In 1991 Leaf moved its operations for the bar from a suburb near Chicago's O'Hare airport to Pittsburgh. Hershey acquired Leaf's confection business in 1996. Since 1999 the Clark Bar has been produced by NECCO.

Answer: Mary Higgins Clark

Mary Higgins Clark's stock in trade are suspense or mystery novels. Wikipedia lists her full name as Mary Theresa Eleanor Higgins Clark Conheeny and lists her net worth at 140 million dollars. Carol Higgins Clark, her daughter, is also a writer as is her former daughter-in-law, Mary Jane Clark.

Arthur C. Clarke is a well-known science and science fiction writer, best known for "2001: A Space Odyssey." Clarke, Robert Heinlein and Isaac Asimov were known as the "Big Three" of science fiction for much of the 20th Century.

There are two Margaret Clark writers, one a well-known Australian author for children and young adults, and the other an American writer, historian, and educator.

Wahida Clark is a motivational speaker and highly acclaimed author of urban fiction.

Answer: General Mark W. Clark

Mark Clark saw action in World War I, World War II, and the Korean War. In 1944 he led the Fifth Army in its capture of Rome. The Distinguished Service Cross is the highest medal awarded by the United States Army.

Jonathan Clark and George Rogers Clark were older brothers of William Clark, of the Lewis and Clark expedition.

Wesley Clark was the valedictorian of the West Point class of 1966 and a Rhodes Scholar at Oxford. He served in Vietnam and Kosovo, and as NATO Supreme Allied Commander of Europe.

Answer: Chicago Cubs

All but three major league baseball teams have "official" mascots today. The Cubs' Clark was introduced in 2014 as a "young, friendly Cub." The Cubs' Wrigley Field is located on the corner of Clark and Addison.

T.C. Bear is the mascot of the Minnesota Twins. Loosely modeled after the Hamms Beer Bear, he was introduced in 2003. The "T.C" stands for the Twin Cities.

Screech, a bald eagle, along with "The Presidents" are mascots of the Washington Nationals. "The Presidents" include the four Mount Rushmore figures (Washington, Jefferson, Lincoln, and T. Roosevelt) as well as William Howard Taft and Herbert Hoover. They are featured in a Presidents' Race in the fourth inning of each home game.

Lou Seal is the mascot of the San Francisco Giants.

Answer: Clark Kent

Of course, Clark Kent was born on the planet Krypton. He is the title character of all the movies, TV shows, and print entertainment featuring Superman.

Clark Griswold was expertly portrayed by Chevy Chase in the "National Lampoon Vacation" film series. Tracy Clark was portrayed by Christina Moore in the first season of TV's "90210." Clark Gable, of course, is a famous actor, rather than a fictional character like the other choices.

Answer: Dick Clark

Probably best known for the ground-breaking "American Bandstand" television program from 1957 to 1987, for many years he also hosted "Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve" from Times Square. He won Emmy Awards in 1979, 1983, 1985, and 1986. He has also been inducted into seven Halls of Fame, including the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, the National Radio Hall of Fame, and the Television Hall of Fame.

Answer: Kimberly-Clark

Kimberly-Clark was founded in 1872 in Neenah, Wisconsin. Since 1985 it has been based in Irving, Texas. Its UK branch holds Royal Warrants from Queen Elizabeth II and the Prince of Wales.

The company produces such products as Kleenex, Huggies, Depend, and Cottonelle. It employs over 40,000 employees.

Answer: Ice hockey

The United States Hockey League was founded in 1947. In 1979 it became a purely amateur junior league for players aged 20 and under. The Clark Cup is awarded to the winner of a five-game playoff between champions of the Western Conference and Eastern Conference.

In addition, the league also awards the Anderson Cup to the overall regular season champion as determined by points. The 2017 winner of the Anderson Cup was the Sioux City Musketeers.