Which Way Is North? Trivia Quiz

Answer: North West

North West is Kim Kardashian's daughter with husband Kanye West. North, or Nori as she is known, was born on June 15, 2013. Proud papa Kanye showed the first public pictures of North West on grandmother Kris Jenner's self-titled talk show.

Answer: North to Alaska

Johnny Horton (1925-1960) performed "North to Alaska", which rose to Number One on the Billboard Hot C&W sides chart in 1960. The song was written by Mike Phillips and featured in the movie "North to Alaska" that starred John Wayne and was released the same year. Johnny Horton is known for several other songs, including "Sink the Bismarck" and "The Battle of New Orleans".

Answer: Jay North

Jay North (born 1951) is an actor who was best known for appearing as Dennis Mitchell in the television sitcom "Dennis the Menace", which ran on CBS from 1959 to 1963. The television show was based on Hank Ketcham's comic strip of the same name which debuted in 1951. Jay North's greatest success was as a child actor, although he did have some roles in his adult years.

Answer: North Dakota

The Corps of Discovery may be better known as the Lewis and Clark Expedition (1804-1806). President Thomas Jefferson sent a US Army expedition under the command of Meriwether Lewis and William Clark to explore the newly purchased Louisiana Territory and possible routes to the Pacific Ocean.

Although the expedition passed through several future US states, it spent more time in what is now North Dakota than any other state, including the winter of 1804-1805 spent at Fort Mandan.

Answer: Northern Exposure

"Northern Exposure" aired on CBS from 1990 to 1995. The show starred Rob Morrow as Dr. Joel Fleischman, a newly graduated doctor from New York who was stationed in the small town of Cicely, Alaska after the state of Alaska paid for his medical education. The show also starred Janine Turner.

Answer: North by Northwest

"North by Northwest" is a 1959 film directed by Alfred Hitchcock that stars Cary Grant, Eva Marie Saint, and James Mason. In a case of mistaken identity, Cary Grant's character is pursued across the United States, including being nearly chased down by a crop duster and being forced to climb across part of Mount Rushmore. Hitchock's cameo (for which he is famous in his movies) is not getting on a bus in time.

Answer: The North Face

The North Face, Inc., is a American company that specializes in outdoor clothing and outdoor products such as coats, fleeces, and tents. It was founded in 1966 as a climbing equipment store in San Francisco, CA, by Douglas and Susie Tompkins. North Face products are known for their distinctive quarter circle logo.

Answer: Northern Ireland

Northern Ireland was created by the United Kingdom in 1921, separating six counties in the northeast of Ireland from the rest of the island. It was thought that the residents of Northern Ireland were mostly Protestants who were interested in remaining in a union with Great Britain and not interested in joining the largely-Catholic Irish Free State.

The capital of Northern Ireland is Belfast.

Answer: The North Pole

Frederick Cook (1865-1940) was an American explorer who claimed to have led the first expedition to reach the North Pole in 1908. More support is given to Robert Perry and Matthew Henson's expedition in 1909 being the first to reach the North Pole, but even this claim is not without controversy. I will not weigh in on who actually was the first person to reach the North Pole, but I will say being able to travel all the way there in such extreme conditions was and is an impressive accomplishment.

Answer: Lord North

Frederick North, Second Earl of Guilford, (1732-1792) was Prime Minister of Great Britain from 1770-1782 which covers many of the years of the American Revolution. Although the loss of Britain's colonies in North America was seen as due in part to North's actions, he did have some successes as Prime Minister including his handling of the 1770 Falklands crisis. During most of his career, he was known as Lord North, not becoming the Earl of Guilford until his father's death in 1790.