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Ye Be Yellow! Trivia Quiz

A quiz about some of the greatest cowards of all time, both real and fictional.

A multiple-choice quiz by DaMoopies. Estimated time: 5 mins.

Author
DaMoopies

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
375,570

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
6 / 10

Plays
458

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Question 1 of 10

1. While showing off, this captain of the Costa Concordia sank his vessel resulting in 32 deaths. He got into a lifeboat while members of his passengers and crew were in mortal danger. Who was he? Hint

Francionio Sopero

Franco Scollio

Francesco Schettino

Francis Scottorio

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Question 2 of 10

2. You might be a coward if what you did led "Coward" to be added to your name in most references. Which trusted associate of Jesse James shot him in the back? Hint

Edward O'Kelley

Thomas Howard

Robert Ford

Dick Liddil

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Question 3 of 10

3. What chairman of the White Star Line was branded a coward after leaving women and children to die on the Titanic while he escaped in one of the few lifeboats? Hint

J Bruce Ismay

L Mitchel Harris

T Porter Williams

B Roberts Albemarle

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Question 4 of 10

4. One of King Arthur's knights in "Monty Python and the Holy Grail" was a coward. Which one? Hint

Sir Launcelot

Sir Bedevere

Sir Robin

Sir Galahad

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Question 5 of 10

5. One of the greatest characters of the old west was Wild Bill Hickok who was shot in the back of the head while playing poker. Who committed this cowardly act? Hint

James Henry Lane

David McCanles

John B. Sanborn

Jack McCall

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Question 6 of 10

6. "The human race is a race of cowards; and I am not only marching in that procession but carrying a banner." Who said this? Hint

Ernest Hemingway

James Joyce

Oscar Wilde

Mark Twain

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Question 7 of 10

7. "Hello. My name is Inigo Montoya. You killed my father. Prepare to die." One of the great quotes in movie history, from "The Princess Bride. To which coward was it directed? Hint

Dread Pirate Roberts

Count Rugen

Vizzini

Fezzik

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Question 8 of 10

8. An NBC series that aired from 1965 to 1966 was called "Branded". It tells the story of a man who was wrongly suspected of cowardice. Who played the unjustly accused protagonist? Hint

Chuck Connors

Chad Everett

Michael Landon

Martin Landau

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Question 9 of 10

9. One of the greatest screen cowards of all time was a certain Warner Brothers character whose cravenness was spotlighted in cartoons such as which of the following? Hint

Hippety Hopper

Long Haired Hare

Ducking the Devil

A Tale of Two Kitties

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Question 10 of 10

10. There's Courage the Cowardly Dog. What color is he? Hint

Red

Yellow

Pink

Purple

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

Answer: Francesco Schettino

Schettino was sentenced to 16 years in prison. Among the charges were abandoning the passengers, causing the shipwreck, and multiple manslaughter.

2. You might be a coward if what you did led "Coward" to be added to your name in most references. Which trusted associate of Jesse James shot him in the back?

Answer: Robert Ford

Thomas Howard was an alias Jesse James used. Edward O'Kelley shot Robert Ford. Dick Liddil was another member of the James' gang.

3. What chairman of the White Star Line was branded a coward after leaving women and children to die on the Titanic while he escaped in one of the few lifeboats?

Answer: J Bruce Ismay

He was the highest ranking White Star official to survive the tragedy. Ismay had ordered the number of lifeboats reduced from 48 to 16, the legal minimum at that time based on the size of the ship. Some newspapers called him "the coward of the Titanic".

4. One of King Arthur's knights in "Monty Python and the Holy Grail" was a coward. Which one?

Answer: Sir Robin

Sir Robin soils his armor more than once. He is also very glad to volunteer Sir Lancelot as the first to answer the bridge keepers questions. When it's his turn, he is cast into The Gorge of Eternal Peril.

5. One of the greatest characters of the old west was Wild Bill Hickok who was shot in the back of the head while playing poker. Who committed this cowardly act?

Answer: Jack McCall

Hickok was allegedly holding black aces and eights, leading to the term "dead man's hand".

6. "The human race is a race of cowards; and I am not only marching in that procession but carrying a banner." Who said this?

Answer: Mark Twain

The quote is from a 1940 compilation of his works called "Eruption". Bernard DeVoto had the privilege of reviewing many unpublished works to create the book.

7. "Hello. My name is Inigo Montoya. You killed my father. Prepare to die." One of the great quotes in movie history, from "The Princess Bride. To which coward was it directed?

Answer: Count Rugen

Count Rugen is the six-fingered man. He runs away as soon as he is confronted by Inigo.

8. An NBC series that aired from 1965 to 1966 was called "Branded". It tells the story of a man who was wrongly suspected of cowardice. Who played the unjustly accused protagonist?

Answer: Chuck Connors

The opening credits show Connor's character, Jason McCord, being drummed out of the U.S. Army. It shows his hat being knocked off, his epaulets being torn off, his buttons removed, and his sabre being broken. This was later satirized by shows such as "Married with Children" and SCTV.

9. One of the greatest screen cowards of all time was a certain Warner Brothers character whose cravenness was spotlighted in cartoons such as which of the following?

Answer: Ducking the Devil

Soon after his debut, Daffy Duck became an all-around player for every Warner Brothers director.

10. There's Courage the Cowardly Dog. What color is he?

Answer: Pink

Courage lives in the non-existent Nowhere Kansas with Muriel Bagge.

Source: Author DaMoopies

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