FunTrivia General Knowledge Mix: Vol 32 Quiz

Answer: Illegally distilled whiskey

Scots-Irish immigrants brought the art of distilling whiskey to what is now the Appalachian region of the United States in the 17th century. Their product was known by many names, but the most popular was "moonshine," a word that most likely derives from the fact that it was produced at night, when smoke from the fires that heated the stills would be less visible. Real moonshine is made from corn (maize), is clear in color, is not aged, and has a very high alcohol content.

The production of moonshine burgeoned during Prohibition, when commercially produced and imported whiskey became difficult to obtain and very expensive.

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Answer: The Grinch

The Grinch who stole Christmas was created by Theodor Geisel, (Dr. Seuss) in 1957. Another version, possibly, of The Grinch was created in 1953 by Dr. Seuss; he was yellow and birdlike. This Grinch was in the book called "Scrambled Eggs Super!" The Grinch character who stole Christmas has been portrayed in books, on television, in films, on video games and a musical play.

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Answer: Annie

Annie Lennox (b. 1954) is a Scottish singer-songwriter made famous by her partnership with David A. Stewart as the Eurythmics. She is very active in social causes, especially HIV relief, and was made an Officer of the Order of the British Empire by Queen Elizabeth II. "Annie Get Your Gun" was a musical stage play filled with Irving Berlin's music. Ethel Merman played the lead.

It was made into a musical movie. Betty Hutton replaced Judy Garland (who was fired) in the lead as Annie Oakley. Suzi Quatro starred in the 1986 London revival. Annie James was a character played by Lindsay Lohan in the movie "The Parent Trap" (1998 film). Lindsay Lohan played both Hallie Parker and Annie James; Hayley Mills played both parts in the 1961 movie.

Question by player FatherSteve

Answer: Pilgrim(s)

John Bunyan wrote "The Pilgrim's Progress". Billy Pilgrim was the protagonist in "Slaughterhouse-Five". And the Pilgrims sailed from England to the New World on The Mayflower.

Question by player MrSheen

Answer: Winston Churchill

The supposed sighting occurred during WWII. After a particularly long day of discussions with President Roosevelt, Churchill emerged from his bath and was met with a "transparent" figure of Abraham Lincoln. Lincoln appeared to be leaning on the mantle deep in thought and took no notice of the startled, naked Churchill. It is rumored that Churchill remarked, "Mr. President, you seem to have me at a disadvantage", at which Lincoln just smiled to himself and vanished. Apparently Churchill spent the night in a different bedroom after that!

Rather than meet with Castro, President Eisenhower opted to play golf. On April 19, 1959 Vice President Richard Nixon had a private meeting with Cuban leader in the Vice President's Office located in the Capitol Building.

Pope Paul VI did meet with Pres. Lyndon Johnson, however the meeting took place in the Waldorf Astoria during the 1965 Papal visit.

Thornsberry Bailey Brown is considered to be the first Union soldier killed by a Confederate soldier during the US Civil War. Sadly Brown was killed May 22, 1861, two months after Lincoln's first inauguration, and was never a guest at the White House.

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Answer: First Drive-In Theatre.

The first movie to be shown was called "Wives Beware" (Originally shown in the UK under the title "Two White Arms"). The price of admission was 25 cents per car and 25 cents for each driver and passengers. The heyday of the "drive-in" was between 1955 - 1963 with over 4,500 open across the USA.

Question by player navaho56

Answer: Rawhide

In the series "Rawhide" Clint Eastwood starred as Rowdy Yates alongside Eric Fleming's Gil Favor. In addition to being used as a chew toy particularly for dogs, rawhide is also used to make whips, lampshades, and drumheads. Harry Truman was the first President of the United States to receive a Secret Service code name (General) whereas later Ronald Reagan was Rawhide and Donald Trump was Mogul.

Question by player Triviaballer

Answer: The Savoy

The Savoy hotel is located in the Strand. The site has previously housed a palace, hospital and prison among other things. The present hotel was opened in 1889 to partner the Savoy Theatre built by Sir Richard D'Oyly Carte as a venue for Gilbert and Sullivan productions.

Question by player glendathecat

Answer: Rhea

The name Rhea pertains to a large bird species, it is the name of the second largest moon of the planet Saturn. And Rhea is also the mother of the Olympian goddesses and gods.

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Answer: Peggy

Peggy Lee provided the memorable songs for Disney's "Lady and the Tramp" (1955). She also voiced the two unpleasant Siamese cats, Si and Am.

A small moonlet, about a mile wide, was discovered near Saturn's rings in 2013 by the Cassini probe. It was named by astronomer Carl Murray, of Queen Mary University of London, after his mother-in-law, whose birthday coincided with the discovery. Observation of its changes and collisions gave scientists an insight into the formation of moons.

Peggy Hill, voiced by Kathy Najimy, was the wife of Hank, and mother of Bobby in Mike Judge's animated TV show "King of the Hill", which ran from 1997 to 2009.


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