Immortality Thrust Upon Them Trivia Quiz

Answer: The author's son

Christopher Robin Milne was born August 21, 1920. He was called 'Billy' and 'Moon' in his early childhood, but it was his stuffed bear, Edward, along with a real bear at the London Zoo named Winnie, that provided his dad's inspiration for the many tales from the Hundred Acre Wood. Growing up was another matter...poor Christopher was forced to take up boxing to defend himself against mean-spirited classmates and began to resent his father using his name in the books.

He did manage, however, to operate a successful bookstore business, with no help from dad and despite constant interraction with Pooh fans.

He also wrote a series of books that dealt with the fame he didn't want. Christopher Milne died April 20, 1996.

Answer: A race horse

According the Snopes.com, the official line from the Curtiss Candy Company is that the candy bar was created in 1921 and named for Ruth Cleveland, the first child of President Grover Cleveland. Problem was the poor child died 17 years before at the age of 12.

At about the same time (1921, that is), George Herman 'Babe' Ruth of the New York Yankees was one of the most well-known names around. A lawsuit was filed by a competing candy-maker (who had the Babe's blessing for a candy bar in his name), which may have led to the story of little Ruth Cleveland.

Then there's the granddaughter of George Williamson, who ran the Williamson Candy company AND was one of the developers of the 'Baby Ruth' formula. One thing is for sure...no horses were involved in the naming of the confection.

Answer: Hank Ketcham

As the story goes, 4-year-old Dennis Lloyd Ketchum was already well-versed in shenannigans by refusing to take naps to turning his room into a war zone. Father Hank was in the midst of doing some pencil sketches when his wife burst in shouting, 'Your son is a menace!'...and the rest is history. 'Dennis the Menace' was officially launched in March of 1951 and continues to this day with other artists. Sadly, Hank and Dennis rarely saw eye-to-eye and drifted apart over the years. Hank Ketcham died June 1, 2001.

Answer: Wendy's

Melinda Lou, daughter of restaurateur Dave Thomas, had a little trouble pronouncing her own name at first, often coming out as 'Winda'. Thomas made a little change and opened the first Wendy's in Dublin, Ohio in 1969. That store closed down in March of 2007, with photos of the now-named Melinda Lou Morse decorating the store. Dave Thomas died in January, 2002.

Answer: Camille

John Hope had started at the Center in 1968 when he was asked to think up names for the '69 season (the Center only used girls names...boys names weren't added till 1978). His daughter, Camille, had just graduated high school when her name went into the list. On August 17, 1969, Hurricane Camille slammed into Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama with winds over 190 mph (nearly 306 kph), killing over 250 people.

It was the second Category 5 storm to make landfall in the U.S. in the 20th Century.

Answer: The 'Miranda Rights'

Ernesto Pablo Montoya Miranda did not get along with his family and found himself in reform school on a number of occasions. The landmark decision, 'Miranda v. Arizona' meant that anyone arrested had to be informed of their rights under the U.S. Constitution. Miranda himself used his fame to sell his autograph on official Miranda Warning Cards. On January 31, 1976, Miranda was stabbed to death at a Phoenix bar.

He was 34. One suspect was arrested and was read his 'Miranda rights', but was later released.

The case has been unsolved ever since.

Answer: Alice

Dodgson, also known under the pen name of Lewis Carroll, titled the story 'Alice's Adventures Underground'. He then gave the first manuscript to the young girl, 10-year-old Alice Pleasance Liddell. Dodgson had a very close relationship with Alice, as well as her sisters Lorina and Edith, until 1863.
Eventually, Alice was forced to sell her precious manuscript, which was then displayed at Columbia University in 1932, on what would have been Dodgson's 100th birthday. Alice Liddell died November 15, 1934.

Answer: Peter Pan

Peter Llewelyn Davies was the inspiration for the character of Peter Pan, the 'boy who never grew up'. He was one of four brothers befriended, and later adopted, by J. M. Barrie after the death of their mother. Peter Davies, however, had to grow up in a hurry, especially at the outset of World War I. During that time, one brother was killed in battle and another drowned under mysterious circumstances. Peter had hoped to benefit financially from Barrie's estate, but was left completely out of the will, which led to a bout with alcoholism.

In 1960, Peter killed himself by jumping in front of a train pulling into Sloane Square Underground Station. He was 63.

Answer: John Duns Scotus

John Duns Scotus' (1266-1308) teachings of philosophy, logic and theology were used in textbooks at many of the universities of Europe. But by the time of the early Renaissance, new teachings were being uncovered. Followers of Scotus, however, remained steadfast in their hero, hence they were called 'dunsmen' and, later, 'dunces'. Nowadays, though the term is not as used as it once was, one can still see the typical dumb kid sitting in the corner of a classroom with a 'Dunce's Cap' on his head.

Answer: The Teddy Bear

The story goes that President Theodore Roosevelt (1858-1919) was on a hunting trip to Mississippi in 1902 when he came across a lost bear cub. He magnanimously set the animal free, thus setting the stage for his lifelong association with the little bruin. Throughout the remainder of his life, though, very few people dared to call him 'Teddy' to his face.