"W"ell they all start with a "W" Quiz

Answer: Windhoek (Namibia)

Windhoek (Namibia) is the closest to the Equator at 22* 34' 12" S.

Washington, D.C. (USA) is at the co-ordinates of 38* 54' 17" N. Warsaw (Poland) lies at 52* 14' N. Wellington (New Zealand) lies at 41* 17' 20" S.

Answer: Korean War

The American war comedy-drama series "M.A.S.H" (1972-1983) used the Korean War as the backdrop for the doctors and nurses of the Mobile Army Surgical Hospital. The main characters are Capt. "Hawkeye" Pierce (Alan Alda) and Capt. B. J. Hunnicut (Mike Farrell). The series was based on the 1970 movie of the same name with the main characters being portrayed by Donald Sutherland and Elliott Gould.

All of the other three conflicts have had numerous movies and some TV series made with them as a backdrop.

Answer: Lew Wallace

Lew Wallace (1827-1905) was a lawyer, politician, diplomat, author and a Union general in the American Civil War. His best known work is undoubtedly the novel "Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ" which has been adapted into five movies in 1907, 1925, 1959, 2003 (animated version) and 2016. The 1959 movie was nominated for 12 Academy Awards winning 11.

Edgar Wallace (1875-1932) was a English writer, journalist, novelist and screenwriter. He was a war correspondent during the Second Boer War in South Africa. He wrote the novel "The Four Just Men" which was adapted into movies in 1921, 1939 and into a British TV Series in 1959. He also has the distinction of creating "King Kong" as a movie in 1933 with Merian C. Cooper. Pamela Wallace (b. 1949) is an American author and screenwriter. She has written numerous novels but also won an Academy Award as the co-writer of the screenplay for the 1985 thriller, "Witness" starring Harrison Ford.
Irving Wallace (1916-1990) was an American author and screenwriter. He is a best-selling author with "The Chapman Report" (1960), "The Prize"(1962), " \The Man" (1964), "The Word" (1972) and "The Fan Club" (1974). Many of his novels have been adapted into films.

Answer: Whiskey

The NATO phonetic alphabet consists of 26 code words using the 26 letters of the English alphabet in order from A-Z. The code "Whiskey" stands for "W".

Answer: George Washington

The Purple Heart is the oldest military award still given to US military members. The award is presented to those wounded or killed while serving on or after April 5, 1915 with the US military. The profile on the heart shaped medal is that of General George Washington and August 7 each year is recognized as "National Purple Heart Day".

Answer: Whoopi Goldberg

Whoopi Goldberg was born on November 13, 1955 as Caryn Elaine Johnson. The Whoopi was originally a nickname of "whoopee" and the Goldberg came about as she told people she was part Jewish. As an actress she has won Academy, Emmy, Grammy and Tony Awards.

Betty White was born Betty Marion White on January 17, 1922. Reece Witherspoon was born Laura Jeanne Reece Witherspoon on March 22, 1976 and Naomi Watts was born Naomi Ellen Watts on September 28, 1968.

Answer: Wings

"Wings" is a silent war film based on WWI and was the first and only silent film to win the Academy Award for Best Picture in 1927/28.

"Wuthering Heights" was nominated in 1939 but lost out to "Gone with the Wind". "Wake Island" was nominated in 1942 but lost the Oscar to "Mrs. Miniver". In 1966 "Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf" lost the Oscar to "A Man for All Seasons".

Answer: Wild Thing

"Wild Thing" was a hit by The Troggs in 1966 for two weeks at the top in July/August 1966. The Troggs has an influence on garage rock and punk rock.

"Walk Like A Man" was a number one hit for three weeks for the Four Seasons in March 1963. "Why" was a number one hit way back in 1959 for one week in December by Frankie Avalon. "War" was a hit for the American singer and songwriter Edwin Starr. The song peaked at the top for three weeks in August/September 1970.

Answer: "Sergeant York" (1941)

Walter Brennan (1894-1974) was an American actor and singer. He spent three years in France with the U.S. Army during WWI. After the war he was involved in a number of ventures but lost his money in the 1920s and became an extra at Universal Studios on $7.50 per day.

He started as an extra in 1925 and appeared in numerous films as an extra or small bit parts. His first break came in 1935 with a small part in a Gary Cooper movie. The following year he won his first Oscar in "Come and Get It". He was successful again in 1938 and 1940.

He was nominated again in 1941 in "Sergeant York" but lost out to Donald Crisp in "How Green Was My Valley". In later years he is fondly remembered as Grandpa Amos McCoy in the television comedy " The Real McCoys" (1957-1962).

Answer: Wombat

Wombats are muscular, short legged marsupials that grow to about one meter in length and are covered in fur. They live in forest areas and dig extensive burrows systems with their sharp teeth and claws. Unusually, their pouch for the young is on their back so when digging, dirt does not get into the pouch.

Wildebeest are a large antelope and are native to central and Southern Africa. The wrasse are a marine fish that inhibit the sub and tropical waters of the Pacific and Indian Oceans. The willet is a large shorebird and is found in the Americas and West Indies.