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Quiz about Its Not Doris Day
Quiz about Its Not Doris Day

It's Not Doris Day Trivia Quiz


A tongue-in-cheek quiz with a tip of the hat to the adorable Doris Mary Ann Kappelhoff, known to her fans like me as Doris Day.

A multiple-choice quiz by shvdotr. Estimated time: 3 mins.
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Author
shvdotr
Time
3 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
387,933
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Easy
Avg Score
9 / 10
Plays
1413
Awards
Top 20% Quiz
Last 3 plays: Guest 98 (10/10), Guest 70 (8/10), Guest 174 (10/10).
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Question 1 of 10
1. Needing "one more nickel," according to the 1959 Kingston Trio hit, Charley, a Boston commuter, was unable to get off of what? Hint


Question 2 of 10
2. In addition to being the title of two different songs, one written by Akon and one by Matt Wertz, what are the first two words to the "Sesame Street Theme"? Hint


Question 3 of 10
3. If you were vacationing in Hawaii today and enjoying an outing in a glass bottom boat, which of the following would you be most likely to see below the glass? Hint


Question 4 of 10
4. According to an old English proverb, if you were a cat and you returned home from a vacation unexpectedly, what might you find there? Hint


Question 5 of 10
5. During World War II, French resistance fighters against German occupation were a key element to eventual victory. Known as the Maquis in rural areas, what did they wear as identification? Hint


Question 6 of 10
6. In the French card game Mille Bournes, what is a 300 bonus in addition to a 100 safety play bonus? Hint


Question 7 of 10
7. By what name did "The Greatest," Muhammad Ali, win the Light-Heavyweight Boxing Gold Medal in the 1960 Olympics in Rome? Hint


Question 8 of 10
8. Who has written 27 cookbooks, won three Daytime TV Emmys, and was the 2011 winner of the People's Choice Award for Favorite TV Chef? Hint


Question 9 of 10
9. Born Owen Patrick Eugene McNulty on 21 May, 1916, what Irish tenor appeared frequently on Jack Benny's radio show even after getting one of his own? Hint


Question 10 of 10
10. I'm having a delicious dessert first mentioned in a French cookbook in 1691 consisting of a custard base topped by a layer of hard caramel. What is it? Hint



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. Needing "one more nickel," according to the 1959 Kingston Trio hit, Charley, a Boston commuter, was unable to get off of what?

Answer: The M.T.A.

The original version of "M.T.A." was written in 1949 by Jacqueline Steiner and Bess Lomax Hawes as a campaign song for a candidate for mayor of Boston. It was so much a part of Boston culture that when the Boston Transit Authority developed an electronic fare card, they called it the "Charlie card." In 1964 the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority replaced the Metropolitan Transit Authority.
2. In addition to being the title of two different songs, one written by Akon and one by Matt Wertz, what are the first two words to the "Sesame Street Theme"?

Answer: Sunny Day

"Sunny day, Sweeping the clouds away, On my way to where the air is sweet. Can you tell me how to get, How to get to Sesame Street?" Written by Joe Reposo, Jon Stone, and Bruce Hart, the song is registered with ASCAP as "Can You Tell Me How to Get to Sesame Street."

In 1946 Doris Day did make a recording of "Day By Day" with Les Brown, however.
3. If you were vacationing in Hawaii today and enjoying an outing in a glass bottom boat, which of the following would you be most likely to see below the glass?

Answer: A manta ray

"The Glass Bottom Boat" was a 1966 romantic comedy starring, who else?, Doris Day. However, it was set on Catalina Island, not Hawaii. Nonetheless, the manta ray is the most logical object to be seen through the glass of a glass bottom boat.

The larger species of mantas can reach over 20 feet (7 meters) from "wingtip to wingtip."
4. According to an old English proverb, if you were a cat and you returned home from a vacation unexpectedly, what might you find there?

Answer: Mice at play

One online source attributes the proverb "When the cat's away, the mice will play" to early 14th Century France and claims it first appeared in English in 1470. The same source says Shakespeare used the expression in 1599 in "Henry the Fifth." However, that is not verbatim, since what Westmoreland actually says in the play is, "...the weasel Scot...sucks her (England's) princely eggs / Playing the mouse in absence of the cat."

The Internet Movie Data Base notes that the only time Doris Day did Shakespeare was in the 1967 film "Caprice" where she and co-star Richard Harris recite Hamlet's soliloquy together. In her autobiography she says this was one of her least favorite films.
5. During World War II, French resistance fighters against German occupation were a key element to eventual victory. Known as the Maquis in rural areas, what did they wear as identification?

Answer: A Basque beret

The beret is a favorite accessory to military uniforms around the world. Wikipedia lists over 100 nations and international military units using the beret in one of their uniform options. Beret-style headgear has been worn in Europe since the Bronze Age.

The Basque-style was first used by shepherds of Aragon and Navarre, especially in the Pyrenees.

Doris Day can be seen wearing berets in 1959's "Pillow Talk" and 1961's "Lover Come Back." (but not in "April in Paris"?? whaaaat?)
6. In the French card game Mille Bournes, what is a 300 bonus in addition to a 100 safety play bonus?

Answer: Coup-fourré

The card game Mille Bournes uses four types of cards: Distance cards, Hazards, Remedies, and Safeties. When a player wishes to prevent his opponent from rolling blithely down the road toward victory, he can use one of the Hazard cards (Accident, Out of Gas, Flat Tire, Stop, and Speed Limit) to slow down his foe.

However, should the foe have one of the Remedies (Repair, Gasoline, Spare Tire, Go/Roll, and End of Limit), he can counter the Hazard card immediately, shouting "Coup-fourré!" That's the fun part! Like the name of a 1949 Doris Day film, "It's a Great Feeling."
7. By what name did "The Greatest," Muhammad Ali, win the Light-Heavyweight Boxing Gold Medal in the 1960 Olympics in Rome?

Answer: Cassius Clay

After Ali defeated Sonny Liston in 1964 for the heavyweight title, he changed his name to Cassius X, becoming a member of the Nation of Islam. Shortly thereafter he took the name Muhammad Ali.
8. Who has written 27 cookbooks, won three Daytime TV Emmys, and was the 2011 winner of the People's Choice Award for Favorite TV Chef?

Answer: Rachael Ray

Rachael Ray gives credit to her Sicilian (her mother was Italian) and Cajun (her father was French, Scottish, and Welsh) ancestry for her style of cooking. She favors simple recipes without a lot of detailed measuring, which she feels takes away from creative food preparation. She also claims to have no formal education in cooking, saying, "I'm not a chef."
9. Born Owen Patrick Eugene McNulty on 21 May, 1916, what Irish tenor appeared frequently on Jack Benny's radio show even after getting one of his own?

Answer: Dennis Day

Although he started singing as a small boy, Dennis never sang professionally until his first appearance on Jack Benny's show in 1950.

He was also a veteran of World War II, serving as a lieutenant from 1944 to 1946.

Since Doris' name was actually Kappelhoff and Dennis' was McNulty, they are obviously not related. But they were active in the same era, although I can't find any evidence that they ever appeared together. But, with Dennis being so closely connected to Jack Benny, here's the best that I can do: on 6 January, 1949, Doris did appear with Jack on Bob Hope's radio show!
10. I'm having a delicious dessert first mentioned in a French cookbook in 1691 consisting of a custard base topped by a layer of hard caramel. What is it?

Answer: Creme Brulee

One can also serve the dish with a flaming style called creme brulee flambee. Other names for the dessert are crema catalana in Spain, and Trinity cream and Cambridge Burnt Cream in Britain.

Do you suppose Doris Day ever ate creme brulee with a Chardonnay on Bastille Day near Biscayne Bay with Danny Kaye, Aldo Ray, and Martha Raye wearing a gray toupee? No? However, she did do two movies with Gordon McRae called "Tea For Two" and "On Moonlight Bay," as well as a sequel to the latter, called "By the Light of the Silvery Moon."
Source: Author shvdotr

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