Every Little Breeze Seems To Whisper Louise Quiz

Answer: Paul Siebel

Paul Siebel was born in Buffalo in September 1937 and honed his folk singing craft in the coffee house of Greenwich Village in the 1960s.

His performing career was, though, short-lived, spanning the years 1969 to 1971. Siebel had issues with depression and drugs use, though there was to be a reappearance in 1978.

"Louise" was probably his best-known song, and it was covered by singers as diverse as Linda Ronstadt, Bonnie Raitt, Jerry Jeff Walker, Emmylou Harris, and Waylon Jennings.

If you know your folkies, you will have realised that none of the 'wrong' answers was born in New York.

Answer: Thelma & Louise

Ridley Scott directed the movie, which had six Academy Award nominations but won just one, for best original screenplay.

Susan Sarandon and Geena Davis were nominated for Best Actress in the tale about two friends on a weekend vacation. When Thelma (Davis) is attacked in a parking lot, Louise (Sarandon) shoots and kills the attacker.

Fearing their tale will not be believed by the law, they go on the run. The movie culminates in a memorable finale, which I will not spoil for anyone who has yet to see it.

Answer: Louise Penny

Louise Penny was born in Toronto, Ontario, in 1958.

She first worked as a broadcast journalist and turned to writing novels in 2005.
Her first published work, "Still Life"(2005), won several awards. It featured Chief Inspector Armand Gamache and was set in Quebec.

The series had extended to 14 novels by late 2018.

Answer: Louise Jameson

Louise Jameson was born in 1951 and appeared in several notable stage performances before she was cast as a leather-clad barbarian warrior in "Doctor Who" for 40 episodes in 1977 and 1978.

Between 1985 and 1990 she starred in 35 episodes of the Channel Island-set cop show "Bergerac".

In 1998 she began a two-year turn of 229 episodes in the BBC soap opera "EastEnders".

Of her earlier spell as a time traveller's companion, Jameson said: "When I was Leela I was surprised I became a sex symbol. I thought "Doctor Who" (1963) was just a children's show but they dressed me in skimpy leather and a leotard and put it on after the football results on Saturday evening so all the dads watched. I'd love to say it was a complete pain being a sex symbol but actually, although unanticipated, I enjoyed it. Yet I don't miss it."

Answer: Maurice Chevalier

Maurice Auguste Chevalier was born in Paris in September 1888 and died there in January 1972.

Chevalier had a number of manual jobs as a young man, but was spotted singing while working as a waiter in 1901. A theatre career followed, and he was noted as a singer and mimic.

Her served with the French army in WW1 and was wounded and taken prisoner.

He resumed his career after the war and by 1922 had been brought to Hollywood, where he starred in several several silent movies. The innovation of the talkies made his career and several well-remembered movies followed and at one time he was the highest paid star in Hollywood.

Answer: Louise Lovely

Louise Lovely, birth name Nellie Louise Carbasse, was born in Sydney in 1895 and she made her stage debut at the age of nine.

After a series of films in Australia, she moved to Hollywood in 1914.

She starred in some 50 silent-era movies, several of them made with Lon Chaney. Unfortunately, only about half-a-dozen survived into the 21st Century.

In 1924 she returned to Australia with her then husband to concentrate on movie production. She died in 1980.

Answer: Louise Lombard

Louise Lombard was born in London in 1970 and began acting in movie roles in 1988. On television, she had several top roles, including "The House of Eliott" (1991 to 1994) and "Bodyguards" (1996 and 1997).

In 2004 she starred in the first of what was to be 48 episodes of "CSI: Crime Scene Investigation " in a three-year period.

The "People Magazine" accolade came in 1994.

Answer: Louise Bogan

Louise Bogan, August 1897 to February 1970, began writing while living in the Panama Canal Zone.

After living in Vienna for a time, she moved to New York City in 1923. Her first book of poems, "Body Of This Death", was published in 1923.

She was US Poet Laureate in the 'poetry year' 1945-1946.

Answer: Louise Slaughter

Louise Slaughter was born in Kentucky, though the family moved to New York State. A microbiologist by profession, she won a seat in the US Congress in 1986.

She campaigned on many health and ethical issues, and was instrumental in setting safety standards for military body armour after a report revealed inadequate body armour worn by US troops in the first Iraq War had contributed to casualties.

She died in 2016 at the age of 88.

Answer: Tom Paxton

Tom Paxton was born in Chicago on Halloween 1937, but the family moved to the mid-west when he was young, eventually settling at Bristow, Oklahoma.

A 'graduate' of the New York City coffee house 'folk scare' of the 1960s, Paxton became known for the breadth of his song-writing skills, spanning protest songs; love songs; environmental songs, songs of social conscience; and songs for children. He received a Lifetime Achievement Grammy in 2009.

The 'cloth-capped folkie' line is a reference to Paxton's wearing of a Breton cap through most of his career.

Written in the early 1970s, Paxton's "Louise" shares the sentiments of that of Paul Siebel, albeit with a jaunty melody that is in complete contrast to the tone of the lyrics.