"Y"ahoo they all involve the letter "Y". Quiz

Answer: Ypres

Ypres (Belgium) was the site of three major battles during WWI. The first being from October 19-November 22, 1914, the second April 22-May 25, 1915 and the third from July 31-November 10, 1917. The third battle is also known as the Battle of Passchendaele.

The city of York, Northern Yorkshire, England is the birth place of the infamous Guy Fawkes (1570-1606). The city was also bombed during WWII as part of the Baedeker Blitz. Yaounde is the capital city of the African nation, Cameroon and Yerevan is the capital city of Armenia.

Answer: Yellow Tang

Yellow Tang is a saltwater fish species which was first described by the English naturalist, Edward Turner Bennett in 1828 in the Hawaiian Islands. It is most commonly seen in aquariums. A Yellow Warbler is a small bird found throughout North American down to northern South America. Yellow-rumped Siskin is a small bird who is suited to tropical and sub-tropical climates.

It is found in South America from Bolivia, Peru, Chile to Argentina. The Yellowhammer is also a small bird native to Eurasia and introduced into Australia and New Zealand.

Answer: Alan Young

Alan Young (1919-2016) although born in England was a Scottish-Canadian- American actor, comedian and voice actor. He served in the Royal Canadian Navy during WWII. He had his own radio and television shows and won two Emmy Awards in 1951. He is best known portraying Wilbur Post in the television series with the talking horse "Mr. Ed" (1961-1966).

He was the voice of Scrooge McDuck for Walt Disney studios from 1974-2016. Steve Young (b. 1961) is a former NFL professional football quarterback. He spent 15 years as a player but mainly with the San Francisco 49ers (1987-1999) were he won three Super Bowl Championships (1989, 90 and 95). John Young (1930-2018) was an American astronaut who became the ninth man to walk on the Moon in 1972. Gig Young (1913-1988) was an American actor who won an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor in the 1969 movie "They Shoot Horses, Don't They!".

Answer: You Light Up My Life (Debbie Boone)

"You Light Up My Life" (Debbie Boone) was at the top for 10 weeks from October 15-December 17, 1977. "Yesterday" (The Beatles) spent three weeks at the top in October 1965. "You're So Vain" (Carly Simon) topped the chart for three weeks in January 1973. "You Keep Me Hangin' On" (The Supremes) spent just two weeks at the top in November 1966.

Answer: Yankee

The NATO phonetic alphabet consists of 26 code words using the 26 letters of the English alphabet in order from A-Z. The code for "Y" is represented by Yankee.

Answer: You Can't Take It with You

"You Can't Take It with You" is a romantic comedy starring Jean Arthur, Lionel Barrymore and James Stewart. It won the Oscar for Best Picture and Best Director (Frank Capra) in 1938. "Yankee Doddle Dandy" starring James Cagney was nominated for Best Picture in 1942 but lost out to "Mrs. Miniver". "Sergeant York" starring Gary Cooper was nominated for Best Picture in 1941 but lost out to "How Green Was My Valley". Cooper won the Oscar that year for Best Actor. "Young Frankenstein" (1974) was a comedy horror film directed by Mel Brooks with Gene Wilder in the title role.

Answer: Yul Brynner

Yul Brynner (1920-1985) was born Yuliy Borisovich Briner in Vladivostok, Russia. He was an actor and won the Academy Award for Best Actor for his role in the 1956 movie "The King and I". Yoko Ono (b. 1933) was born in Tokyo, Japan. She is an artist, singer, songwriter and was the wife of Beatle, John Lennon from 1969 until his death in 1980. Yuri Gagarin (1934-1968) was born in Klushino, Russia and was the first human to journey into outer space. Yasser Arafat (1929-2004) was born in Cairo, Egypt and was the President of the PLO from 1969-2004.

Answer: Yeoman

Yeomen (plural of yeoman) Warders, guard the Tower of London and are commonly known as Beefeaters. Yamen means the office or residence of an official in the Chinese Empire. Yardman is a male employee in a yard, especially in a railroad yard. Yelper is usually an animal that gives a short, sharp cry or bark.

Answer: 4

The only months that have a "Y" are January, February, May and July.

Answer: You Only Live Twice

"You Only Live Twice" was written by Ian Fleming in 1964. It was adapted into a film (1967) of the same name starring Sean Connery as James Bond. "Youngblood Hawke" was written by the American novelist Herman Wouk in 1962. His other well known work was "The Caine Mutiny" (1951). "Young Adolf" is a story about the young Adolf Hitler and was written by the English author Berglundin Bainbridge in 1975. "Yertle the Turtle and Other Stories" was written by the American author of numerous children's books, Dr. Seuss and was written in 1958.