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Fun Trivia: F : First Names

Special Sub-Topic: Nigel Who?


This famous Nigel was born in Mexico in 1895 and began his acting career at the age of 25. He played such interesting characters as Eustis Dinwiddle in "Stand Up and Cheer!," Johnny Jewlliwell in "Springtime for Henry," and even a character named Nigel in the 1932 film "Channel Crossing." He is most well-known as Sherlock Holmes' bumbling sidekick Dr. Watson, making his debut in 1939's "The Hound of the Baskervilles." Who is this man?

    Nigel Bruce & Bruce. Nigel Bruce was a veritable master of the art of playing a bungling aristocrat, and starred alongside Basil Rathbone in 16 "Sherlock Holmes" movies.

Following songs like "Science Friction" and "Life Begins at the Hop," which British power-pop band was "Making Plans for Nigel" in 1979?
    XTC. The Swindon-based XTC came alive in 1975 with their frontman Andy Partridge. "Making Plans for Nigel," on the "Drums and Wires" album, has been covered by the likes of Robbie Williams, Primus, and Pitchshifter.

Nigel Lawson, Margaret Thatcher's Chancellor of the Exchequer, was once considered "second most powerful person in the government." His daughter Nigella is Britain's response to domestic queen Martha Stewart and has written for "Vogue," "Bon Appetit," and the "Evening Standard" to name a few. Which word completes the name of her TV show, "Forever _______"?
    Summer. Nigella's motto is "To achieve maximum pleasure through minimum effort."

It seems our name in question has crept into the plant world as well! Nigella sativa, known in the Old Testament as "fitches" and in an Arab proverb as the "medicine for every disease except death," has a peppery taste and can be found in everything from breads to cakes. Sprinkled on woolen garments, N. sativa keeps away moths; roasted and mixed with butter, assuages colic; it evens flavors an Ethiopian alcoholic beverage. What is the common name for this herb?
    Black cumin. One of N. sativa's monikers is "love in the mist," after its ethereal pale blue blossoms. Its seeds are used extensively throughout the Middle East as a spicy additive and can be used to remedy countless ailments. In Arabic, it is known as "habbatul barakah," or "the seed of blessing."

Rowan Atkinson, perhaps most famous for his portrayal of the irrepressible, fumbling Mr. Bean, graduated from Newcastle University and Oxford University with degrees in electrical engineering. He has appeared in various movies such as "Hot Shots! Part Deux," "The Tall Guy," and "Rat Race." Atkinson also portrayed the paranoid Nigel Small-Fawcett in which 1983 "James Bond" film?
    Never Say Never Again. "Never Say Never Again" stars Sean Connery as the wily agent and involves a cornea-replacement scheme to supplant dummy test missiles with live warheads. "Octopussy" was also filmed in 1983 and starred Roger Moore; "Live and Let Die," also with Moore, is from 1973; and "From Russia With Love," starring Connery, is from 1963.


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