You Dared, They Won! Trivia Quiz

Answer: Tortoise

The hare was the animal who assumed he'd win - after all, he was built for speed! He lay down for a nap but woke up only in time to realise the tortoise, who had been plodding along, was about to cross the finish line. The race doesn't always go to the swift!

Answer: Ivo Karlovic

Lleyton Hewitt was the reigning champion and was rightly confident that he could beat Ivo Karlovic to progress to the second round of Wimbledon in 2003. Karlovic had never even played a grand slam match before! However, in only the second time in history to that point, the reigning male champion was defeated in the first round with the winning score line: 1-6 7-6 6-3 6-4.

Karlovic was no flash-in-the-pan and has gone on to be one of a select group of players to score more than 10,000 aces.

Answer: San Jacinto

After a resounding defeat of the Texian volunteer army at the Alamo, Santa Anna's Mexican army was routed by Sam Houston's tactical superiority. Because of the element of surprise, the battle is reported to have lasted just 18 minutes. The 1200-strong Mexican army was defeated by the 900 Texians, mercilessly pursuing revenge for the defeat at the Alamo.

This encounter led to the surrender of the Mexican army and the establishment of the Republic of Texas.

Answer: Judy Garland

The nominees that year were the eventual winner, Grace Kelly in "The Country Girl"; Dorothy Dandridge for "Carmen Jones"; Judy Garland for "A Star Is Born"; Audrey Hepburn for "Sabrina" and Jane Wyman for "Magnificent Obsession". Though Garland was in fact widely expected to win, the award went to Kelly.

In "The Country Girl", Kelly plays Georgie Elgin, the wife of a drunk, out-of-work actor played by Bing Crosby. It is an interesting departure from the glamorous roles normally undertaken by Kelly, and the more light-hearted ones likely to be done by Crosby.

Answer: His anti-mafia stance was recognised in his beatification in 2012

Puglisi was assassinated in Sicily in 1993 for challenging the mafia's hold on the area. He practised a doctrine of forgiveness and encouraged members of opposing mafia gangs to meet to pray and extend forgiveness to one another. His philosophy was: "Peace is like bread -- it must be shared or it loses its flavour." He and any who associated themselves with him were targeted by violent threats. Ultimately, they killed him.

His beatification was a recognition of the many who are martyred for their faith every year, including many Christians. He dared to stand up to the mafia and though the mob were able to silence him... he still won!

Answer: Intermittent windshield wiper

The first patent for this very clever invention was filed on December 1, 1964 by Kearns. From around 1970 onwards, this function was available on most cars. Even though Kearns had endeavoured to sell his ideas to Chrysler, General Motors and Ford, he had been unable to interest them in the concept; however, when he took them to court over the matter, he was awarded a total of around USD59,000,000 ($59 million).

His life was immortalised in the movie "Flash of Genius" (2008).

Answer: Finland

Also called the 'Winter War' the Russians badly misjudged this incursion. The term 'motti' originated as a 'cubic meter of firewood'; however, due to the victory over the Russian army, it has come to mean 'an encircled military place'. In the defence of their land, the Finns used encirclement as the basis of their action. As the Russians were in a long line, the Finns were able to pick them off at the flank and the rear, considered the Soviets' most vulnerable points. The Russians were unable to gain the advantage.

However, Russia got the parcel of land they wanted and a little more, when the hostilities were ceased at the adoption of the Moscow Peace Treaty, brokered by the League of Nations. Though it was found that the Soviets had entered Finland illegally, in order to stop further incursions the Finns were forced to cede the land.

This is another one I'm counting for the underdog because of Finland's moral victory.

Answer: Nebuchadnezzar

Nebuchadnezzar the king had dared to suggest that everyone in his land worship the new golden idol he'd had made... never a good idea. What he didn't know was that the God of the three foreigners living under his protection (Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego) was a jealous God. Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego knew though, and they remained faithful to the God of Israel, saying "our God whom we serve is able to deliver us from the furnace of blazing fire" (Daniel 3:17). Nebuchadnezzar was more than a little upset, and had the fire heated seven times hotter before order them in.

He dared, but they won. Into the furnace they went. The fire burned up the men who were forced to get close enough in order to throw the Israelites in; however, it had no effect on three men, who were seen to be walking around in the furnace. Nebuchadnezzar could see another figure in there too, one who looked like a son of the gods. Nebuchadnezzar called them out of the furnace and vowed that anyone not showing proper respect to the God of the Israelites would be dealt with harshly.

Answer: Ingvar Kamprad - Ikea nomenclature

The memorable product codes were familiar place names in Sweden. Kamprad started selling things when he was a young child to make money for his poor family. IKEA, which he founded when he was 17, stands for 'Ingvar Kamprad from Elmtaryd, Agunnaryd'.

The system he came up with was to name the products after places or things:
Upholstered furniture, coffee tables, rattan furniture, bookshelves: Swedish placenames
Beds, wardrobes, hall furniture: Norwegian place names
Dining tables and chairs: Finnish place names
Bookcase ranges: Occupations
Bathroom articles: Scandinavian lakes, rivers and bays.

The list goes on - it's really extensive. But it's a win for someone who found numbered products difficult!

Answer: Kookaburra Sits In The Old Gum Tree

In July 2009, an Australian court ruled that the well-known Men At Work song from 1981 did indeed include a flute solo of the Kookaburra song. A year later, it was decreed that the band had to hand over five percent of the royalties to Larrikin Music, who had purchased the copyright from its creator, Marion Sinclair, in 1990.