H.H. Heroes Trivia Quiz

Answer: Herbie Hancock

"River: The Joni Letters", released in 2007, was an album of classic Joni Mitchell tracks performed by Hancock in a jazz style. The album featured guest vocalists such as Leonard Cohen, Norah Jones and Tina Turner and became only the second jazz album, after "Getz/Gilberto" by Stan Getz and Joćo Gilberto in 1965 to win the coveted Album of the Year award.

Answer: Harriet Harman

Harman, as deputy leader of the party took the helm until the elections of Miliband to replace Brown, and Jeremy Corbyn to replace Miliband had taken place. In 2017, Harman became the longest ever continuously serving female MP in the House of Commons, having been first elected in 1982. This 35 year run led to Prime Minister, Theresa May referring to her as "mother of the house".

Answer: Herbie Hide

Hide first won the title in 1994 when he beat Michael Bentt with a seventh round knockout and held it for almost a year, before losing it in his first defence. The fight against Bowe was Hide's 27th professional contest and his first professional defeat but he worked his way back up the rankings to beat Tony Tucker in 1997 to reclaim the title.

He made two successful defences of his crown against Damon Reed and Wilhelm Fischer, before coming up against the might of Klitschko in 1999 and suffering a second round knockout.

Answer: Hulk Hogan

As a long time WWE wrestler, Hogan was surely no stranger to acting, but "Rocky III" was the Hollywood movie debut for both him and Mr. T. Hogan went on to star opposite "Back To The Future" star Christopher Lloyd in "Suburban Commando" in 1991 and headline the movie "Mr. Nanny" in 1993.

Answer: Herbert Hoover

Hoover served as 31st President of USA between 1929 and 1933, with the Great Depression being the focal point of his tenure. During his time in office, severe drought hit USA, over 5,000 banks went bust, unemployment reached record levels of 25% and hundreds of thousands of people were made homeless, being forced to live in shanty towns, known as Hoovervilles.

Answer: Harry Houdini

"The Grim Game" marked the full length film debut of Houdini and soon after release, became a "lost" movie, with only one copy known to have survived, and this copy being kept by a collector and not available to the public. Eventually, the movie was sold to Turner Classic Movies who restored the film and presented it for public viewing in 2015, 96 years after it was last available.

Incidentally, an original promotional poster for "The Grim Game" set a Houdini poster record in 2013 when it was sold for $67,166 to magician and Houdini fan, David Copperfield.

Answer: Hugh Hudson

"Chariots of Fire" was nominated for seven Oscar awards, including Best Director but ultimately won four, those for Best Picture, Screenplay, Costume and Score, with Hudson losing out in the director category to Warren Beatty for the movie "Reds" (1981). "Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes" starred Christopher Lambert as Tarzan and Andie MacDowell as Jane and was nominated for three Oscars, including Best Supporting Actor for Sir Ralph Richardson who played Tarzan's father.

Answer: Henry Hudson

In 1610, Hudson explored and mapped much of the west coast of Greenland before entering what is now known as Hudson Bay, where his ship, "Discovery" became trapped in the ice. When the ice finally melted enough to allow passage in the Spring, Hudson wanted to continue with the journey around the coast, but the crew mutinied, casting Hudson, his teenage son and several infirm crew members adrift, never to be seen again.

Answer: Helen Hunt

Hunt as also starred in "Cast Away" (2000) as the girlfriend of Tom Hanks and in "Pay It Forward" (2000) as mother to Haley Joel Osment. She is a three time Golden Globe winner for her role in TV show, "Mad About You" (1992-1999) and has also turned her hand to directing, working on TV shows such as "Californication" (2012), "This Is Us" (2016) and "Feud: Bette and Joan" (2017).

Answer: Holly Hunter

The extremely talented Hunter had a busy year in 1993, as she was also nominated for an Oscar as Best Supporting Actress Oscar for her role in "The Firm", starring Tom Cruise and Gene Hackman. She is also known to younger movie fans for voicing Elastigirl in "The Incredibles" series of movies.