Where I Go, Farrago Trivia Quiz

Answer: Shot himself

Eastman was the founder and driving force behind the Eastman Kodak Company. Under his guidance the use of roll film became a major factor in photography. Not afraid to share his wealth, Eastman donated over $100 million to a variety of projects. These included the Tuskegee University and Hampton University, the establishment of the Eastman School of Music, Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra, and schools of dentistry and medicine at the University of Rochester and in London.

He developed a degenerative spinal disorder that left him depressed and, for the last two years of his life, in great pain. It finally got too much; he took a gun, placed it against his heart and pulled the trigger. His farewell note to the world read "To my friends: my work is done. Why wait?"

Answer: Murder of a prophet

The word is derived from the Latin words "vates", meaning prophet and "cide", the killing of. The Gospels do not use the word but both Luke and Matthew in their works do accuse the Jews of the killing of prophets, however, they do not render any proof. Luke in 11:47 (NIV) declares "Woe to you, because you build tombs for the prophets, and it was your ancestors who killed them.", while Matthew (in 23:31 - NIV) indicates "So you testify against yourselves that you are the descendants of those who murdered the prophets".

An agent that kills worms is called a vermicide, the killing of a "ruler" of a country, as opposed to the killing of a king or queen, is parricide and feticide is the intentional destruction of a human fetus.

Answer: California Perfume Company

Avon - correctly, Avon Products Inc. - was founded by a door-to-door book salesman named David McConnell, who figured there were more dollars in scents than hardbacks. How right he was. The operation started in 1886 in a small Manhattan office and adopted the California Perfume Company moniker in 1892 because of that state's richness in flowers. Registration of the Avon name did not happen until 1932.

The operation would progress to become one of the world's largest vendors of beauty products and, by the end of the twentieth century, was the second largest direct-selling business in the world, behind Amway.

Answer: Atlas

There are up to thirty three individual vertebrae that make up the spinal column, extending from the skull down to the pelvis. Stacked one on top of the other, these vertebrae are divided into five regions. In descending order, these are
- Cervical (Neck) region, which has seven vertebrae
- Thoracic (Chest) with twelve
- Lumbar (Lower back) with either five or six vertebrae
- Sacrum (Pelvis) with five fused vertebrae and the
- Coccyx (Tailbone) with three

The Atlas, which is at C1, is the first of the cervical vertebrae and is shaped a little differently to its compatriots. It is, basically, a ring of bone that is created by two laterals joined by two arches - an anterior (front) and posterior (back). The Atlas works closely with vertebrae C2 (called the Axis) to allow the head to rotate and nod up and down.

Footnote: The Atlas vertebra was named after the Atlas from Greek mythology. Just like the mythological Atlas supported the world upon his shoulders, so too does the Atlas vertebra support your head on your shoulders.

Answer: Caraway

Akvavit, whose name is derived from the Latin words for "water of life", is the national spirit of Scandinavia. Introduced to the region by the Germans and, much like vodka, it is distilled from either potatoes or grain. The choice between those two items of produce would be dependent upon the region it was in. This region will also be an influence on the colour of the spirit and how it is consumed.

Caraway, which is common in these regions, had long been the flavouring used in the spirit. In its early days it was believed that this gave the spirit a medicinal quality and was also considered to be a cure for indigestion. The latter I'm inclined to agree with (the former seems to be an excuse to drink more Akvavit) as it pairs well with difficult foods such as the Scandinavian favourites of pickled herring and smoked fish.

Whilst the EU requires caraway to be the dominant flavor of Akvavit, it will also accept dill. That doesn't prevent makers from using other flavours such as anise, coriander or citrus.

Answer: 14

Fourteen years old, standing at four feet eleven inches and wearing pigtails and braces, she looked like a little girl. Heck, she was just a little girl. Little she may have been in size but she was huge on talent. She would win her first four rounds in that event before going down in straight sets to the highly experienced Betty Stove from the Netherlands.

Two years later (1979) she would win that title as a mere sixteen year old and become the youngest winner of the event in more than seventy years. Several months later she became the world's number one ranked female tennis player. In all, she would win three Grand Slam tennis titles and, in 1992 at the age of twenty nine, became the youngest inductee into the International Tennis Hall of Fame. By 1982 her career was essentially over due to chronic sciatic nerve issues.

Answer: Fortress

One of the world's most visited museums, the Louvre started life late in the 12th century as a palace for Phillip II and a defence for France's capital city. As Paris became more urbanized the Louvre's ability to defend the city became compromised and it was turned into a residence for the country's royalty. Toward the end of the 17th century, it was became the headquarters of the Academie des Inscriptions et Belles-Lettres and the Academie Royale de Peinture et de Sculpture. The latter would remain there for another hundred years.

It was proposed that the palace become a museum, to show off France's most treasured works, after the French Revolution. Napoleon would greatly enhance the Louvre's holdings with the plunders from his conquests and, at one point, the Louvre was renamed Musee Napoleon. That all changed with the Little Emperor's abdication and a large portion of those items were returned to their original owners.

Answer: Celeste

"Babar the Elephant" was created by French author Jean de Brunhoff and he first appeared in the children's book "Histoire de Babar" in 1931. De Brunhoff would complete seven books about the elephant between 1931 until his passing in 1937. His son Laurent picked up the mantle and continued the series in 1948.

Babar's wife, Celeste, is the Queen of Celesteville, the capital city of Babar's kingdom. She is the sister of Babar's cousin Arthur. In the original series of books Celeste is recorded as Babar's cousin but in the continuation of the series by Laurent de Brunhoff, she is shown as being good friends before their marriage. She and Babar have four children together, Pom, Flora, Alexander and Isabelle.

Answer: Dominoes

Dominoes are first mentioned in Zhou Mi's 13th century publication "Former Events in Wulin", however, the Chinese version of the game differs markedly from the game that eventuated in Europe centuries later, nor does there appear to be a link between the two.

The variant known as Matador (also known as Russian Dominoes) is a blocking version of the game. Instead of simply matching ends, as in the standard game, players are required to make the ends add up to seven. The blank, as it cannot force a seven when joined with another tile, becomes the matador or the blocking tile.

Sebastapol is another variant of the "block" game but utilizes four players instead of two. The game will start with a double placed in the middle and all four players must start from that middle tile. In other words, the lines will snake off in four different directions.

Answer: Dr Henry Jones Jr. ("Indiana Jones" series)

Indiana Jones first mentions his mentor in the 1981 film "Raiders of the Lost Ark" declaring "Ravenwood is the real expert. Abner did the first serious work on Tanis. Collected some of its relics. It was his obsession, really. But he never found the city."

Abner was based at the University of Chicago where he taught both Indiana and Harold Oxley. The latter would appear in the 2008 film "Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull". Abner held Indiana in high regard and considered him to be the most gifted of the students that he'd trained. So much so that in 1925 he sent Indiana his journal and sought his assistance in trying to recover the Ark of the Covenant. A year later they'd find the headpiece to the Staff of Ra but by 1927 the two fell out after Abner accused Jones of taking advantage of his daughter Marion. Abner is believed to have died in an avalanche in Nepal in 1936.