Unforgiven Trivia Quiz

Answer: Murdering two police officers

Starring Suranne Jones as Ruth Slater, this mini-series originally ran from January 9th, 2009-January 26th, 2009. In the series, Slater was sent to prison for murdering two police officers. After serving 15 years of her life sentence, she is given probation; it is from her probation officer that she learns of her sister's adoption.

However, for legal reasons, the officer cannot tell her who her sister was adopted by; this sets off the adventure/investigation that the series was focused on.

Answer: Rod Stewart

While Rod Stewart is a musical legend in his own right (he sings such hits as 'Maggie May' and 'You're in my Heart'), he did not help to pen "Unforgiven". Instead, it was Billie Joe Armstrong (lead singer for Green Day), Charlotte Caffey (singer for The Go-Gos; she also co-wrote the theme for the TV show "Clueless" and country star Keith Urban's hit "But for the Grace of God"), and Jane Wiedlin (rhythm guitarist for The Go-Gos, and occasional actress) who penned the hit.

The song peaked at number twenty-two in the Billboard Adult Top 40 in the U.S.

Answer: 1980

Born James Timothy Hardin, the man who would make his living as simply Tim Hardin was born December 23rd, 1941; he died December 29th, 1980 of a heroin overdose. In the interim though, he had a varied life - from the United States Marine Corps to performing at Woodstock. Hardin wrote many songs, but one of the most-covered of his works is "If I Were a Carpenter", which has been covered by everyone from Bobby Darin to Johnny Cash.

Answer: Yoon Jong-bin

Filmed as the graduate thesis for Yoon, "The Unforgiven" is an unflinching look at the practice of compulsory military service in South Korea. Upon premiere at the Busan International Film Festival, it became a surprise smash hit. Many critics hailed it as a much-needed look at the cost to the mental and emotional health of the young conscripts.

Answer: The Undertaker

As with most wrestling events, there were actually several matches, but the Inferno match (the ring is surrounded by fire, and the opponents are supposed to try and light each other!) was between The Undertaker and Kane. As a matter of fact, Kane has been involved in four of the first five Inferno matches WWE has had! Unfortunately for him though, he lost to The Undertaker in the '98 match.

Answer: Metallica

Fist founded in Los Angeles, California in 1981, Metallica is considered to be one of the 'big four' of thrash metal (the others are Anthrax, Megadeth, and Slayer). The founding of the band came about when Lars Ulrich (drummer) placed an ad in a local paper asking for "other metal musicians to jam with"; James Hetfield (mainly a guitarist) and Hugh Tanner (who would later go on to play with Leather Charm) answered.

The rest, as they say is history. Metallica's self-titled album was actually their fifth studio album, and was certified diamond platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).

Answer: John Huston

Somewhat unusually for a film of its day, this John Huston directed film takes a rather stark look at racism - especially that against "Indians" and "Half-breeds". In addition to Burt Lancaster (who plays the role of Ben Zachary), the movie also starred Audrey Hepburn as Rachel Zachary, Audie Murphy as Cash Zachary, Lillian Gish as Mattilda Zachary, and Doug McClure as Andy Zachary.

Answer: True

Active from 1985-1988, The Unforgiven was a roots rock band. They were signed to Elektra Records after that label won a bidding war against, among others, Warner Bros. Records. The band performed at both Farm Aid II and Farm Aid III; they were also one of the first musical acts to have their song-accompanying videos played by a network other than MTV.

Although the band wasn't together - or active - for very long, several members went on to join other bands, finding mixed success in those endeavors.

Answer: Morning Phase

"Morning Phase" is Beck's 12th studio album; some others of his include "Golden Feelings", "One Foot in the Grave", and "Midnite Vultures". "Morning Phase" was first released in February 2014 by Capitol Records. The first single off the album was "Blue Moon" (on January 20th, 2014), followed on February 4th by "Waking Light". Beck won the prestigious 'Album of the Year' award at the 2015 Grammy Awards for "Morning Phase".

Answer: Western

A western this certainly is - some critics have hailed it as a 'noir western', and at least one described it as a "fitting eulogy" for the genre as a whole. Hollywood apparently didn't get that memo though, since they keep making westerns! Besides Eastwood, the film also starred Gene Hackman, Morgan Freeman, and Richard Harris.

As for the awards mentioned in the question: "Unforgiven" won Academy Awards for Best Picture, Best Director, Best Supporting Actor, and Best Film Editing; a BAFTA for Best Supporting Actor; and finally, Golden Globes for Best Director and Best Supporting Actor.