FunTrivia Entertainment Mix: Vol 22 Quiz

Answer: Stand-up comedy

Steve Martin was born in 1945 and first came into the public eye as a comedy writer in the late 1970s on a show called the "Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour". He also performed on the show and at a range of public comedy events. Williams, born in 1951, led what is sometimes referred to as San Francisco's 'comedy Renaissance' through his many stand up routines which first gained him fame in the mid 1970s.

Question by player timence

Answer: Teachers

Edna Krabappel was Bart's teacher at Springfield Elementary on "The Simpsons". The character was retired in 2013 when her voice actress, Marcia Wallace, died. Winifred Fowl was Jimmy Neutron's teacher on "The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius". Mrs. Jeepers was the mysterious 3rd grade teacher in "The Bailey School Kids" book series.

She may or may not be a vampire.

Question by player Joepetz

Answer: Sea World

All of these are theme parks but you can view the Orca Killer Whale show at any of the three SeaWorld parks.

The parks are located around the United States in California, Florida and Texas. While visiting the park you can also find dolphin shows and otter shows. The show used to include the trainers swimming along with the killer whales but a trainer was killed back in 2010 and the trainers are no longer allowed to swim with the whales.

Question by player linkan

Answer: Sirius

Seriously, people, it's Sirius. The Sirius radio logo is a silhouette of a dog with a star for its eye. As viewed from Earth, Sirius is the second brightest star in the sky (if we count our Sun as the brightest). Sirius got the nickname the Dog Star from its constellation, the Great Dog (Orion's hunting dog).

Question by player celicadriver

Answer: Duck Hunt

"Wild Gunman" was originally released as an arcade game in 1974. It was later revamped and released for the NES system.
"Contra" was not a shooting game. It was a side-scrolling action game, originally released as an arcade game in 1987. The following year, it was available for the NES.
"Wild Guns" was a shooter game released for the Super Nintendo in 1994.

"Duck Hunt" was originally released in 1984 for the Japanese launch of the system. In late 1988, it started being packaged in both the Action Bundle (described above) and the Sports Bundle (which also included the Power Pad and the video game World Class Track Meet).

Question by player d0gmamg0d

Answer: pince-nez

You can think of the name easily enough as it comes from French pincer, "to pinch", and nez, "nose", so that pinching pressure on the nose keeps it from falling off. This style of eyeglasses was popular in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

Question by player Billkozy

Answer: Playbox

The Playstation is Sony's console that has been released since 1994 and has spawned numerous recreations and developments. The X-Box was created by Microsoft and has been around since 2001 and has also got a successor, the X-Box 360. The Dreamcast was created by Sega in 1998 but was ultimately discontinued after the Playstation, X-Box and Nintendo Gamecube became better and more desirable.

Question by player Spugsy

Answer: Burberry

Burberry was founded in 1856, in Basingstoke, England. It was later based in London, where it expanded to hundreds of stores throughout the world.
Coco Chanel, Gucci and Versace are not fashion houses founded in England.

Question by player milliesmall

Answer: Six Flags Great Adventure

Six Flags Great Adventure is located in Jackson Township, New Jersey. "Kingda Ka" is a steel roller coaster and the ride only takes 59 seconds to complete. It opened in May of 2005 at a cost of 25 million dollars and two hours wait times are common.

Question by player johnnycat777

Answer: octagon

The UFC began as a particularly brutal and bloody sport until political pressures provided more rules for the fighters' safety. The octagon is a tall chain-link fence enclosure in which the contestants are locked until one person submits, or it is determined by the referee that he is unable to intelligently defend himself.

Question by player fervor