The Letter E Trivia

1. Animals: Of the animals listed, which one lays eggs?

From Quiz Es through Some Categories

Answer: Echidna

Although all of these animals are classed as mammals, the echidna is a monotreme - an egg laying mammal. Also known as a spiny anteater, the echidna is one of those interesting and unusual creatures native to Australia and New Guinea. They are not large animals, and are, for the most part, solitary creatures. The elk is a member of the deer family, found in North America, and the eland is an African antelope. Elephants can be African or Indian, and are pachyderms.

From Quiz Eclectically Yours, The Letter "E"

Answer: Cate Blanchett

Based on the early years of Queen Elizabeth I's life, "Elizabeth" was directed by Indian director Shehkar Kapur. The film was Cate Blanchett's international breakthrough: the Australian actress was selected for the title role after Emily Watson had turned it down. Premiered at the Venice Film Festival in September 1998, the film was criticized for taking quite a few liberties with historical fact. However, it also won a number of awards, many of which went to Blanchett for her riveting performance as the Virgin Queen: among them, the BAFTA and Golden Globe Awards for Best Actress, as well as an Academy Award nomination. A follow-up movie, "Elizabeth: The Golden Age", also directed by Kapur, was released in 2007, earning Blanchett another Oscar nomination. She eventually won the Academy Award for Best Actress in 2014 for "Blue Jasmine". All the actresses listed as wrong answers are Australian, and have also received Academy Award nominations.

From Quiz 'E' for Enigmas

Answer: Elton John

Sir Elton John (aka Reginald Dwight) has been one of the best-selling singers since 1967 when he began writing songs with lyricist Bernie Taupin. A 1991 film, 'Two Rooms', focused on their style of composing where Taupin would write the lyrics, and send them to Elton, who would put them to music. Elton John has won numerous awards, including an Oscar, Tony, Golden Globe and several Grammys. In 1996 he was made a Commander of the British Empire and in 1998 was then made a Knight Bachelor for services to the music industry and charitable services. "Daniel", "Benny (and the Jets)", "Jeannie" and "Nikita" are all songs performed by Elton John.

From Quiz Elements, Engines, Eagles, Et Cetera

Answer: E. B. White

Elwyn Brooks White was born in 1899 in New York, and started his career writing articles for 'The New Yorker' magazine. 'Stuart Little', a story of a mouse who gets adopted by a human family, was White's first children's novel, and was published in 1945. His second novel was 'Charlotte's Web' in 1952.

From Quiz ABChain Gang - E

Answer: Hercules

On the album "Honky Chateau", produced in 1972, Bernie Taupin, his writing partner, penned a song named "Hercules". Elton John's original middle name was Kenneth. He changed his name from Reginald Kenneth Dwight to Elton Hercules John in 1972. ~cyberhen

From Quiz 'E' is for Elephant

Answer: Equatorial Guinea

Curiously, the Equator does not pass through any part of Equatorial Guinea. Located on the west coast of Africa just north of the Equator, it is bordered by Cameroon to the north and Gabon to the east and south. Slightly less than half the size of New Jersey, it is one of the smallest countries in Africa -- only Rwanda, The Gambia , Seychelles and São Tomé and Príncipe are smaller. It has a population of about 500,000 -- slightly less than Atlanta GA. The Republic of Equatorial Guinea gained independence from Spain in 1968. Of the alternatives, their capitals are Tallinn (Estonia), Asmara (Eritrea) and Dili (East Timor).

From Quiz Tiffany's 'E'-centric Quiz

Answer: Elina

Barbie plays Elina in "Fairytopia", "Mermaidia", and "Magic of the Rainbow". When we first see Elina in "Fairytopia", she is a wingless fairy and earns a pair of wings by helping to save Fairytopia. In "Mermaidia", she trades her new wings for a tail to help save Prince Nalu, but she gets a new set of wings by the end of the movie. In "Magic of the Rainbow", she once again saves Fairytopia from the evil Laverna and her wings change into a set of rainbow-colored ones.

From Quiz Beginning with E...

Answer: Ephebiphobia

Ereuthrophobia is the fear of blushing; Ecophobia is the fear of home; and Epistaxiophobia is the fear of nosebleeds. Information taken from www.phobialist.com

From Quiz "E" is for a bit of Everything...

Answer: Estonia

East Timor shares the island of Timor with Indonesia in the Malay Archipelago in southeast Asia. With a total area of 15,007 square kilometers, it is only slightly larger than the state of Connecticut. Its 2004 estimated population was 1,019,252, with an average life expectancy of 65.56 years. Only 58.6% of the population over age 15 are literate. This republic, with its capital at Dili, has 13 administrative districts. It is still recovering from the 1999 incursion by Indonesian troops, and has since been under the protection of international peacekeeping forces. El Salvador sits in Central America, bordering the Honduras and Guatemala. It is known for its active geology - volcanos, earthquakes and hurricanes are no strangers to this country. Its 2004 estimated population was 6,587,541; 80.2% of those over age 10 can read and write, and average life expectancy is 70.92 years. Its economy is tied to the US dollar. Much of the economy is based upon agriculture. Estonia also has a literacy rate of 99.8% of those over age 15, an average life expectancy of 71.38 years and 881,000 cell phones (in 1992). It sits between Latvia and Russia, on the Baltic Sea, and has over 1500 islands. In 1994 it fully regained its independence from the Soviet Union; its capital is Tallinn. Its main industries are in electronics and communications. Ethiopia is in eastern Africa, bordering Somalia, Eritrea, Kenya and the Sudan. Its history is long and noble; Ethiopia often conquered ancient Egypt. It holds the source of the Blue Nile, Lake Tana. Its population (2004 estimate) was 67,851,281; this country is hard hit by the AIDS epidemic; in 2003 it was estimated that 1.5 million people had AIDS. Partly due to this, the average life expectancy is low at 40.88 years. Only 42.7% of the population over age 15 are literate. Approximately 80% of the economy is based upon agriculture, which in Ethiopia is adversely affected by poor farming practices, drought, internal strife and lack of incentive to improve conditions. All facts are taken from the CIA World Factbook, http://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/geos/xx.html.

From Quiz Exciting, Energetic "E"

Answer: Eureka

Eureka is the state motto of California. It means "I have found it".

From Quiz Everything starts with an E

Answer: Eris

When Eris, as an uninvited guest at a wedding, threw a golden apple with the inscription 'To the fairest' among the guests, the apple was claimed by three other goddesses. According to mythology, this was what started the Trojan War.

From Quiz 'E' is the answer

Answer: Eddie Cochran

Eddie Cochran was on a successful tour of Britain with Gene Vincent when, on April 17th 1960, he was involved in a serious car accident on his way to the airport and died in hospital later that day.

From Quiz Es through Some Categories

Answer: Famous ships

HMS Beagle was the ship Charles Darwin sailed in on his trip to the Galapagos Islands. USS Enterprise was an aircraft carrier (as well as being a star ship on "Star Trek"). HMS Exeter was one of the ships (along with Ajax and Achilles) that forced the German raider Graf Spee into Montevideo harbour in 1939, resulting eventually in the scuttling of the German ship. A beagle is a delightful dog, and Exeter is a place in Devon (and Ontario, and New Hampshire), but enterprise doesn't fit either description. A bugle is a musical instrument, but what to do with the letter A then? Only "ships" fits all three.

From Quiz 'E' for Enigmas

Answer: Eugene Cernan

Eugene Cernan was commander of Apollo 17, the last of the Apollo lunar missions. As he was the last person back into the lunar lander, this made him the last person to set foot on the moon. When the shuttle missions began, Cernan retired, claiming that "You wouldn't get me up there to do that. Once you've gone to the moon, staying home just isn't good enough." Cernan flew into space on three occasions, Gemini 9A, Apollo 10 and Apollo 17. Edward Gibson flew on the final Skylab mission, Edgar Mitchell on Apollo 14 and Ellison Onizuka the ill-fated Challenger mission.

From Quiz Elements, Engines, Eagles, Et Cetera

Answer: Joey Tempest

The song was the band's first UK single release, and was also the only one of their singles to make the Top Ten in the UK. It was released in late 1986 and spent almost four months on the charts.

From Quiz ABChain Gang - E

Answer: Emily Bronte

Emily Bronte wrote the classic novel "Wuthering Heights" under the pseudonym Ellis Bell. Her sisters, Charlotte and Anne, wrote under the pseudonyms of Currer Bell and Acton Bell, respectively. Sadly, all three girls died young (Emily aged 30, Charlotte aged 38 and Anne aged 29), most likely of tuberculosis. Agatha Christie wrote most of her novels under her real name, although she did write some romances under the pseudonym Mary Westmacott. Enid Blyton did use the pseudonym Mary Pollock (her middle name and married surname) for a few books, but wrote mostly under her real name. Sylvia Plath wrote 'The Bell Jar' under the pseudonym Victoria Lucas. ~crazycube

From Quiz 'E' is for Elephant

Answer: Eastman

Born Linda Souise Eastman in New York City in 1941, she married Beatle Paul McCartney in 1969. Linda had one child, Heather, from her previous marriage to Joseph See, and three with Paul, Mary, Stella and James. A professional photographer, Linda's famous photograph of baby Mary and Paul can be found on the cover of Paul's first solo album 'McCartney'. Linda (keyboards) and Paul (bass) founded 'Wings' with guitarist Denny Laine and drummer Denny Seiwell in 1971. Their first album 'Wild Life' reached #10 in the US and #11 in the UK. Linda died of cancer in 1998 aged just 56.

From Quiz Tiffany's 'E'-centric Quiz

Answer: Eohippus

The name 'Eohippus' means "dawn horse". The first remains discovered were found in England in the late 1830s. Then, about 30 years later in 1867, bones of an eohippus were found in the Southeastern United States. The eohippus has been believed to be an early ancestor of the modern-day horse, but this is still debated.

From Quiz Beginning with E...

Answer: Blue

Euston Road, The Angel Islington and Pentonville Road are all a light blue colour. The other blues on board are a darker blue, they are Mayfair and Park Lane, the two biggies that everyone wants to land on!

From Quiz "E" is for a bit of Everything...

Answer: Electric Jam

An Emerson is 1 oz Sweet Vermouth, 1 1/2 oz Gin, the juice of 1/2 lime and 1 tsp Maraschino liqueur, shaken with ice and strained into a glass. An Enchantress is 1 part Amaretto, 1 part Creme de Cacao, 1 part Triple Sec, a splash of Grenadine, then filled with milk; the alcoholic ingredients are added first to a glass, over ice, then the milk, then the grenadine. The Evil Blue Thing is 1 1/2 oz Creme de Cacao, 1 oz Blue Curacao and 1/2 oz Light rum.

From Quiz Exciting, Energetic "E"

Answer: Entr'acte

The Entr'acte is to the second act, what the overture is to Act I. Entr'acte means "between acts".

From Quiz Everything starts with an E

Answer: Everton

Liverpudlian outfit Everton was founded in 1878 as the St. Domingo Church Sunday School Club. The next year it changed its name to Everton. The club, also known as 'The Toffees', originally played at Anfield Road. When the owner of Anfield Road increased the rent in 1892, Everton moved to Goodison Park.

From Quiz 'E' is the answer

Answer: Esperanto

Lazarus Ludwig Zamenhof intended that Esperanto, the name means 'one who hopes', should be a universal language to promote world peace.

From Quiz Eclectically Yours, The Letter "E"

Answer: Portugal

The escudo ("shield") was initially gold coinage with various denominations, introduced and minted in 18th-century Portugal. Replaced by the real for over a century, it was reintroduced in 1911 after the Republican revolution that, in October 1910, put an end to the Portuguese monarchy. The escudo was subdivided in 100 centavos, which by the end of 20th century had been rendered almost worthless by inflation. Like all the currencies of the countries that adopted the Euro, the escudo was removed from circulation on 28 February 2002. Angola and Mozambico also used the escudo as currency before they became independent from Portugal; Cape Verde still does, even though the island nation has been independent since 1975. The currencies of the other three countries prior to the euro were the peseta (Spain) and the lira (Italy and Malta).

From Quiz 'E' for Enigmas

Answer: Eldfell

During the very early hours of the morning of January 23rd 1973, a fissure opened up on the Icelandic Island of Heimaey and soon spread the length of the island and into the sea. The fissure reached a length of about 3 km and lava exploded out along the entire length, sometimes up to 150m high, with lava bombs and pieces of broken cone being carried along . A volcano crater formed and within days was over 200m high and the lava flow was at times over 100m thick. Fortune was on the side of the population as they had evacuation plans in place for just such an occurrence. Also, there had been a major storm the day before, so the island's fishing boats were out at sea and not in the harbour, therefore they were used for the evacuation. By the end of the day, everyone who lived on the island had been evacuated and accommodated at nearby Þorlákshöfn. As the lava threatened to spill into the harbour and ruin the island's fishing industry, they sprayed sea water onto the advancing lava flow, to cool it and preventing it from reaching the harbour. Once the eruption was over, the island was almost 3km wider at one point, and the tephra ash was used to as landfill for housing and to extend the runway. They also used the heat from the lava flow to provide hot water and power their generators, since the eruption had cut off the main supply lines. The new volcanic cone was originally called Kirkjufell (Church Mountain) since the fissure first opened where the church stood. But a committee went against the popular vote and the name become Eldfell (Fire Mountain) Eyjafjallajökull is the Icelandic volcano that erupted in 2010, disrupting air traffic across Europe for months. Erebus is in Antarctica, and Erta Ale is a shield volcano in Ethiopia.

From Quiz Elements, Engines, Eagles, Et Cetera

Answer: Entomology

Insects represent a vast percentage of all living organisms, and as such, the field of entomology is one that has existed for many, many years. Within entomology, the study of some specific organisms has attracted names of their own; for instance, lepidopterology is the study of butterflies and moths, and coleopterology is the study of beetles.

From Quiz ABChain Gang - E

Answer: Good Deeds

Everyman, the title character, who represents a typical human soul, makes a faith journey and discovers how to be saved. This play has inspired countless other works, one of which being John Bunyan's "The Pilgrim's Progress", another allegorical work about the journey through the created world towards salvation. ~Eruditio

From Quiz 'E' is for Elephant

Answer: Emetic

An emetic is used when an ingested substance needs to be expelled from the body before it can can be absorbed. An example of such a drug is Ipecac. Of the alternatives, an epistaxis is the medical term for a nosebleed, envenomation is the process of injecting venom used by animals such as poisonous snakes, and an emollient is a substance used to soothe skin irritations.

From Quiz E-Easy

Answer: A Greek nymph

Echo was a nymph who fell in love with handsome Narcissus. When he refused to notice her, she pined away, leaving just her voice.

From Quiz Beginning with E...

Answer: 1972

Eminem is the stage name of the rap artist Marshall Mathers III. He was born in St Joseph, Missouri on 17th October 1972.

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