What's in These Names? Trivia Quiz

Answer: Katrina and the Waves

Katrina and the Waves, originally from Cambridge, England, were active from 1981-1999. The group was composed of Alex Cooper, Vince de la Cruz, Kimberly Rew, and Katrina Leskanich. They broke out with their self-titled album in 1985, which broke through the top 30 in both the UK and US charts. Featured on it was "Walking on Sunshine", which reached #8 on the UK charts and #9 on the US charts.

Their final hit song, "Love Shine a Light", won them the 1997 Eurovision Song Contest.

Answer: Sandy Koufax

Sandy Koufax, one of the greatest left-handed pitchers in baseball history, made his debut for the Brooklyn Dodgers on June 24, 1955. He played 12 seasons, retiring in the middle of his prime in 1966. He finished his career with a record of 165-87, winning Cy Young Awards in 1963, 1965 and 1966, as well as the MVP in 1963.

He also won the World Series title with the Dodgers four times. He was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1972.

Answer: Wilma Flintstone

"The Flintstones" aired on ABC from 1960-1966, and lasted 6 seasons. It was an animated show where both the modern world and the ancient world collided -- humans living with dinosaurs and other extinct animals. The series revolved around the lives of the Flintstones, Fred, Wilma, Pebbles, and their pet, Dino the dinosaur, as well as the Rubbles, Barney, Betty and Bamm-Bamm.

Answer: Andrew Lloyd Webber

Andrew Lloyd Webber was born March 22, 1948 in Kensington, England. His first composition turned into a musical was "Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat" in 1968. Since then, he has created scores for over 15 musicals, four of them garnering Tony Awards for best musical: "Evita" (1980), "Cats" (1983), "Phantom of the Opera" (1988) and "Sunset Boulevard (1995).

Answer: Rita Hayworth

Hayworth, born Margarita Carmen Cansino in 1918, appeared in 61 films over a span of 37 years. In addition to "Cover Girl", where she partnered with Gene Kelly, she was famous for her roles in "Tonight and Every Night" (1945) and "Down to Earth" (1947). Both were in Technicolor. She died in 1987.

Answer: Ivan the Terrible

Born Ivan IV Vasilyevich in 1530, Ivan the Terrible became the Grand Prince in 1533. His father, nearing death, requested that his son be proclaimed Grand Prince at the age of three. In 1547, at the age of 16, he was crowned Tsar of All the Russians, the first in history. Under his rule, the country expanded to over one billion acres. Ivan's Russian nickname, "grozny", while translated to English as "terrible", means "inspiring fear or terror".

He died in 1584.

Answer: Gilbert Islands

Consisting of 16 atolls and coral islands, the Gilbert Islands contain almost half of Kiribati's population. The island of Tarawa contains the capital, also called Tarawa. All 16 islands are within 4 degrees latitude of the Equator. They were named after British explorer Captain Thomas Gilbert, who discovered them in 1788.

Answer: I Like Ike

Republican Dwight D. Eisenhower, nicknamed "Ike", won the 1952 election, succeeding Harry Truman. He defeated Democrat Adlai Stephenson in a landslide. "I like Ike" was a slogan that came from the Draft Eisenhower Movement, an American Grassroots movement, which promoted him as a private citizen running for president.

Answer: Irene Adler

Despite appearing in only one "Sherlock Holmes" story, Irene Adler is one of the most notable female characters in the series. After her lone appearance, she is mentioned in many other books as being one of the title character's main romantic interests.

Answer: Hurricane

The first names from the first nine correct answers are some of the most destructive and costly hurricanes in recorded history. Here they are, along with their impact on the US:

1. Hurricane Katrina (2005): $108 billion in damage in New Orleans, Louisiana and surrounding areas
2. Hurricane Sandy (2012): Over $65B in damage after making landfall in New Jersey, with widespread effects along the east coast
3. Hurricane Wilma (2005): $29B in damage, including Florida
4. Hurricane Andrew (1992): $26.5B in damage in Florida and Louisiana
5. Hurricane Rita (2005): $12B in damage in states along the coast of the Gulf of Mexico
6. Hurricane Ivan (2004): $23B in damage, mainly in Alabama
7. Hurricane Gilbert (1988): $10B in damage, mostly outside the US but also hitting some parts of Texas
8. Hurricane Ike (2008): $37.5B in damage, making US landfall near Galveston, Texas
9. Hurricane Irene (2011): $16.5B in damage, making four landfalls in the US