FunTrivia Entertainment Mix: Vol 26 Quiz

Answer: Headband

A headband can be made from most materials. An elasticated, narrow strip made from cloth is a good choice. Headbands have been around for hundreds of years, dating back to the ancient Greeks. Another name for a headband in the UK is "Alice Band", because Alice in the book "Through the Looking Glass" is often seen wearing one.

Question by player Lord_Digby

Answer: Swee'Pea

Swee'Pea first appeared in the "Popeye" comic strip in 1933. Abandoned on Popeye's doorstep, the gruff sailor adopted the waif and raised him as his own son. In the animated cartoons, however, it is implied that Swee'Pea was Popeye's nephew.

Question by player debodun

Answer: David Copperfield

At 19, David played the lead role in the musical 'The Magic Man' and that is when he adopted the stage name of David Copperfield. He got the name from the Charles Dickens novel 'David Copperfield'. He has since been a very successful magician.

Question by player slay01

Answer: Clown

Whiteface or classic clowns are the oldest of all clown types. All their flesh is covered with white makeup together with a red mouth and black eyebrows and they are usually the ringleaders. The Auguste usually has white around the eyes and mouth only with an oversized red nose and colourful or baldtop wig and is usually the "dumb" clown.

The Hobo type clown can either be a Happy Hobo or Sad Tramp. They have white around the mouth and are characterised by tattered and patched clothing and look a little "down on their luck".

Question by player KayceeKool

Answer: Molly

"Fibber McGee and Molly" was a radio comedy series that ran from 1935 until 1959 on the NBC Red Network. Built around the story of a working class man prone to telling whoppers on a regular basis, his exploits as he lurched from job to job, his exasperated but fond wife, standard punch lines and gags, this entertainment format has been repeated many times in other shows over the years both on radio and television.

The two main characters in the show, Fibber and Molly, were played by real life married couple, Jim and Marian Jordan, who were wed in 1918, and stayed lovingly that way until Marian's death from cancer in 1961. Jim eventually married again, but on his later death in 1988, was buried next to Marian, his life long partner in comedy.

Question by player Creedy

Answer: Charlie Brown

Charles M. Schulz created Charlotte Braun, a new "Peanuts" character. She was bossy and loud and apparently did not go over well with his readers. Charlotte only appeared ten times in the strip before Schulz decided to remove her. In a letter to a fan who wanted her gone, he replied that she and her friends would carry responsibility for the death of an innocent child, and at the bottom of the the letter drew Charlotte with an an ax sticking out of her head. Good grief...

She was axed!

Question by player briarwoodrose

Answer: Magnetic bracelet

There are, also, magnetic necklaces and rings. It is believed that wearing a magnetic ornament can improve circulation, reduce arthritic pain, increase energy flow. Magnet therapy is not at all scientific. Magnet therapy is a pseudoscientific alternative medicinal practice.

Question by player tritran5555

Answer: Barnum & Bailey Circus

Jumbo the elephant became the star attraction of the Barnum & Bailey Circus in the late 19th century. Born in 1861 in what is now Eritrea, Jumbo was first part of the London Zoo before being sold to circus impresario P.T. Barnum in 1882. The transfer caused a public outcry in Britain, where Jumbo was a popular figure. Once in America, Jumbo's immense size - over ten feet tall at the shoulder and weighing around 6.5 tonnes - captivated audiences and made him a nationwide sensation.

His name quickly became synonymous with anything exceptionally large, giving rise to the term "jumbo" in common parlance.

Question by player wellenbrecher

Answer: Pinky Lee

Pinky Lee was a former vaudevillian, who excelled at slapstick comedy. He hosted his own shows entitled, "The Pinky Lee Show" and "The Gumby Show" in the 1950s.

Question by player haikufaker

Answer: Charlie Chan

Earl Derr Biggers was already well know for his novel "Seven Keys to Baldpate" (1913) which was made into a play, seven motion pictures, a radio play and a television programme. In "The House Without a Key," he introduced Chinese detective Charlie Chan of the Honolulu Police Department. The novel is set entirely in Hawaii unlike any of the later Charlie Chan mysteries. The book is significant in its sympathetic and respectful treatment of a Chinese character.


Question by player FatherSteve