"Z"et it Be! Zey all Start with "Z" Quiz

Answer: Zebu

The zebu are domesticated and have a fatty hump on their shoulders, a flap of skin beneath the neck and drooping ears.

A zorse is a cross-breed generally with a male zebra and a female horse (mare). A zeedonk is a cross breed between a zebra and a donkey. The zorilla is a striped polecat and a member of the skunk family. Zorilla comes from the Spanish word "zorro" meaning fox. They are found in the sub-Sahara region of Africa.

Answer: Zamboni

The Zamboni is an ice resurfacing machine and was invented by Frank Zamboni in 1949 in California. Regardless of the brand or manufacturer all ice resurfacing machines are commonly known as a "Zamboni".

A zander is a species of freshwater fish. Zaftig is a term used for, usually, a woman who has a plump rounded figure. A zawn is a term in the British Isles for a deep and narrow sea-inlet.

Answer: Zabrze

Zabrze is a city in southern Poland, near Katowice. In 2016 it was estimated to have a population of over 170,000.

The other three cities are not in Europe being Zama (Japan), Zinder (Niger) and Zaria (Nigeria).

Answer: Zorro

The novel "Zorro" was written by the Chilean author Isabel Allende in 2005. The book is in the form of a biography of the character Zorro which was first introduced to us in the novella "The Curse of Capistrano" by Johnston McCulley (1883-1958) in 1919.

"Zoya" is a romance novel by Danielle Steel and published in 1987. "Zero Day" is a thriller written by David Baldacci in 2011. "Zorba the Greek" is a novel first published in 1946 by the Cretan author Nikos Kazantzakis (1883-1957).

Answer: Zulu

"Zulu" (1964) was about the Zulu uprisings in South Africa during the 1880s. The movie starred Stanley Baker and Jack Hawkins. Although Michael Caine had been on stage, television and in previous movies this was the first time that he had a major role in a movie.

"Zulu Dawn" (1979) starred Peter O'Toole, Burt Lancaster and John Mills and was also about the Zulu uprisings in South Africa in the 1880s. "Zero Hour!" (1957) starred Dana Andrews and Sterling Hayden and takes place during and after WWII. "Zanzibar" (1940) starred Lola Lane and James Craig who search for a sacred skull in darkest Africa.

Answer: Lawrence Harvey Zieger

Lawrence Harvey Zieger (b. 1933) changed his name to Larry King in his late 20s when the GM of his radio station informed him that Zieger was too ethnic and hard to remember by listeners. He is a successful television and radio host.

Frank Vincent Zappa (1940-1993) was an American musician, composer and bandleader. He composed rock, jazz, pop and orchestral works. Ludwig L. Zamenhof (1859-1917) was a Polish eye doctor who was responsible for creating and promoting the international language "Esperanto". Zinedine Zidane (b.1972) is a former French professional footballer who was the FIFA Player of the Year 1998, 2000 and 2003. He was a member of the French National team that won the FIFA World Cup in 1998.

Answer: Zelda

Zelda Fitzgerald (née Sayre - 1900-1948) was married to the novelist F. Scott Fitzgerald from 1920 until his death in 1940. She was a novelist, socialite, painter and was known as the "First American Flapper". Flappers were young ladies in the 1920s who were women who showed unacceptable behaviour, like the length of their skirts, drinking, smoking, modern hairstyles and excessive make-up. In 2013 a dazzling novel was written about her by Therese Anne Fowler titled "Z: A Novel of Zelda Fitzgerald".

Answer: Lake Zaysan (Kazakhstan)

Lake Zaysan (Kazakhstan) is the largest of the lakes mentioned with a surface area of 5,510 sq. kms. Some sources may state the size of the lake at 1,810 sq, km, however, due to the construction of the downstream Bukhtarma dam in the 1960s the surface area has more than doubled. The size of 5,510 sq. km was taken from the International Lake Environmental Committee (ILEC) information on World Lake Data.

Zurich Zee (Switzerland) has a surface area of 65 sq. kms. Zeiskoye Reservoir (Russia) has a surface area of 2,119 sq. kms. Lake Ziway (Ethiopia) has a surface area of 485 sq. kms.

Answer: Abraham Zapruder

Abraham Zapruder (1905-1970) was a Ukrainian-American who witnessed and filmed the motorcade and assassination of John F. Kennedy in 1963 in Dallas, Texas. He used a 8mm Bell & Howell movie camera. The camera is now in the US National Archives. Copies of his film were immediately sent to the Secret Service HQs in Washington. Life magazine purchased the rights to the film for $150,000 from Zapruder.

Emile Zola (1840-1902) was a French novelist, playwright, journalist and political activist. He played a huge role in the exoneration of the accused French army officer, Alfred Dreyfus. Zola was nominated for the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1901 and 1902 without success.
Howard Zinn (1922-2010) was an American historian who was a political science professor at Boston University who published 20 books in his lifetime. Giuseppe Zangara (1900-1933) was an Italian-American who attempted to assassinate Franklin D. Roosevelt on February 15, 1933. He missed Roosevelt but killed the Chicago Mayor, Anton Cermak, and wounded four others. He was tried and convicted of the murder of Cermak and was executed by the electric chair on March 20, 1933.

Answer: Zulu

The NATO phonetic alphabet consists of 26 code words using the 26 letters of the English alphabet in order from A-Z. The code Zulu represents "Z".