Arm, Eye or Foot Trivia Quiz

Answer: Arm

The George Bernard Shaw play is 'Arms and the Man', first performed in London in 1894. Classed as a comedy, the play is set during the war between Bulgaria and Serbia, which took place in 1885. A young Bulgarian woman, who is engaged to a soldier of the same nationality, shelters a soldier from the opposing army, enabling him to escape. He is a Swiss mercenary and his demeanour opens her eyes to reality - that her feelings for her fiancé are more hero worship than true love.

Answer: Arm

In 1985, when the album 'Brothers in Arms' was released, Dire Straits were at the peak of their popularity. The album set a record when it became the first one released on a CD to sell in excess of one million copies. This was helped by the band beginning a year long tour, called the 'Brothers in Arms Tour', around the world beginning in what was then Yugoslavia and finishing in Australia. Nearly 250 concerts were played in all.

As well as the title track, the album also included 'Money For Nothing', 'Walk of Life' and 'So Far Away'.

Answer: Arm

This refers to the saying that something has cost 'an arm and a leg' and means something is very expensive. Pinning down its origin is difficult. One theory, that artists charged less for portraits if they didn't have to include the arms, has been debunked. Another refers to the compensation paid to servicemen who had lost both an arm and a leg, but the saying seems to predate this theory.

However it arose, the meaning remains unambiguous.

Answer: Arm

The olecranon is the top end of the ulna, one of the two bones in the lower part of the arm, and is the bony part you can feel when your arm is bent. The ulnar nerve passes across this although the pain felt when you hit your 'funny bone' is actually the nerve hitting the humerus, the bone of the upper arm.

The name is derived from two Greek words meaning 'elbow' and head. The olecranon is prone to fractures due to its location and relative prominence.

Answer: Eye

The expression 'an eye for an eye' appears in Exodus, Leviticus and Deuteronomy and meant that punishment should be proportionate. It was a part of the Mosaic Law and meant as guidance to judges to make the punishment fit the crime. There is no indication that the rule was to be applied literally.

Jesus quotes the rule in the 'Sermon on the Mount', contrasting it with His own teaching of turning the other cheek.

Answer: Eye

The calm area at the centre of a hurricane is called the eye. Hurricanes, which are also known as tropical cyclones, typhoons or tropical storms, depending on their severity and locations, are very strong winds. They can cause devastating damage through wind damage, rainfall and flooding. Near coastal areas, storm surges can be deadly.

The storm systems form over water and tend to grow in strength but at their centre is an area which is calmer and free of clouds, as the air sinks.

Answer: Eye

'The Eye of the Tiger' was recorded as the theme song to the film 'Rocky III', released in 1982. It was written specifically for the film by two members of the band, Jim Peterik and Frankie Sullivan. The song became a huge hit for Survivor, hitting number one in several countries and making at least the top ten in many others.

Other uses of tiger and eye together occur in the name of a reddish brown gemstone known as tiger's eye and in a short story by L Frank Baum, called 'The Tiger's Eye' published in 1962, after his death.

Answer: Eye

Starring Faye Dunaway, the 1978 horror film, with some supernatural elements, was called 'The Eyes of Laura Mars'. Dunaway plays a fashion photographer who uses violent scenes in her work, causing controversy. She begins seeing murders in dreams, or visions, viewing them through the eyes of the killer as he picks off people close to her. Laura also become romantically involved with the detective investigating the case, but all may not be as it seems.

The film also stars Tommy Lee Jones, Brad Dourif and Raúl Julia.

Answer: Foot

Infantry are, historically, foot soldiers - those who march and go into battle on foot. The word originates from Latin, where it referred to a youth - the word has the same root as infant, referring to very young children. In French it became associated with young and inexperienced soldiers, before becoming a common name for those fighting on foot in the 16th century.

In modern times, infantrymen don't always have to walk everywhere as the term now applies to mechanised regiments as well.

Answer: Foot

Christy Brown was the Irish man who was born with severe cerebral palsy in 1932. His mother refused to give up on him, and kept him at home with his many siblings. Although he could not speak, Christy eventually found that he could control his left foot and toes which enabled him to communicate.

With medical advances, Brown's condition improved slightly and he eventually wrote his autobiography, published in 1954 using the title 'My Left Foot'. A film, with the same title, was released in 1989 with Daniel Day-Lewis portraying Christy Brown.

Answer: Foot

The song referred to is 'Footloose', associated with the film of the same name from 1984. Loggins co-wrote the song, which became a big hit for him reaching the top spot in several countries.

The film, which starred Kevin Bacon, was also popular and had a soundtrack which included 'Let's Hear It for the Boy', by Deniece Williams and Bonnie Tyler's 'Holding Out for a Hero'.

Answer: Foot

Foot-and-mouth disease is a viral infection that affects animals with cloven hooves such as cattle, pigs, goats and sheep. It is extremely contagious and spreads quickly through direct contact and through the air. Symptoms include blisters on hooves and in the mouth, giving the disease its common name.

Quarantine can control spread, but major outbreaks, such as the one in the UK in 2001, are controlled by mass slaughtering of all animals on infected farms with the carcasses being incinerated on site. The economic impact of widespread epidemics is extreme. Although farmers receive compensation for their lost livestock, rebuilding herds takes time.