And That Made Me Think... Trivia Quiz

Answer: Dustin Hoffman

Dustin Hoffman played Raymond Babbit in 1988's "Rain Man", the story of a self-absorbed car dealer, Charlie Babbit (Tom Cruise), who found out he had an autistic savant brother in Ohio. He decided to bring him back to California by car and both found that they loved each other. Hoffman received the Academy Award for Best Actor and the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor for his performance.

Answer: Prime

USDA grade Prime is the highest grade of U.S. beef. Several factors determine the grade, among them, firmness, texture, color of lean meat, maturity and degree of marbling (intramuscular fat). It is marbling that ultimately determines whether a cut of beef will be graded Prime or a lower grade.

Answer: Clive Cussler

"Raise the Titanic!" was written in 1976 by Clive Cussler. It was a fictional account of an effort to raise the Titanic because it carried a cargo of an exotic mineral. It was made into a movie in 1980 and did poorly at the box office.

Answer: C.W. McCall

William Fries, Jr., also known as C.W. McCall, was an advertising agency executive who created a successful series of television advertisements featuring a truck driver named C.W. McCall. He turned that into the character of the truck driver in the song "Convoy". He followed that up with several songs about driving Jeep trails in Colorado including "Black Bear Road".

Answer: Bastet

Bastet was originally seen as the protectress goddess of the royal household. Later, some of her glory was taken by Sekmet, who was the lion-headed goddess. Bastet became the protectress of cats, which were highly respected by the Egyptians. Bastet apparently knew how to have a good time because on her feast day there was a lot of dancing and drinking going on!

Answer: Idi Amin Dada

Idi Amin Dada was the third president and military dictator of Uganda from 1971 to 1979. He joined the British Colonial Army in Uganda in 1946. When Uganda became independent of the United Kingdom in 1962 Amin found himself in the Ugandan army, eventually rising to the rank of Deputy Commander. He seized power in a military coup in 1971. Among his pronouncements over the years was that he loved the Scottish people and wanted to liberate them from the U.K., thereby making himself their king.

Answer: Douay-Rheims

The Douay-Rheims Bible was "the" Catholic Bible for over 200 years. The English College in Douai, France, translated the Old Testament in 1612. The New Testament portion was published in Reims, France, in 1582. Richard Challoner, a Catholic bishop from England is credited with revising and reconciling the Douay-Rheims Bible into what we recognize today.

Answer: a single yard-long strip

Advancements in racing and tire technologies made the original brick surface unsafe, so over the years the bricks were replaced with asphalt. By 1961, only a one-yard long strip of bricks the width of the track at the start/finish line was all that was left.

Answer: General Barnard Bee, Jr.

General Barnard Bee, Jr. is given credit for Jackson's nickname of "Stonewall". In the First Battle of Bull Run (Manassas, Virginia), on July 12, 1861, Bee watched as Jackson's brigade held firm before a Union army advance and supposedly yelled to his own troops: "There stands Jackson like a stone wall! Rally behind the Virginians!" Another opinion is that Bee was angry at Jackson for coming late to the battle and said something similar to, "There stands Jackson like a damn stone wall!" The real intent will never be known, as Bee was killed shortly thereafter.

In any case, the nickname stuck.

Answer: Legos

A Legos version of "Lord of the Rings" was available for the Wii, XBox 360, PlayStation and others. Legos have also been used for Star Wars and Batman video games.