Thematic Elephants Trivia

1. Which actor, famous as a 'Naked Civil Servant', starred in "The Elephant Man"?

From Quiz Counting Elephants

Answer: John Hurt

In this 1980 film John Hurt plays John Merrick, a man originally exhibited in a Victorian freak show because of the deformity of his skull. The film, which is shot in black and white, is based on the true story of Joseph Merrick. John Hurt's make up for the film was based on casts taken from the body of Joseph Merrick, which is in the private museum of the Royal London Hospital. The film received great critical acclaim, and was nominated for eight Oscars, but did not win any. John Hurt played Quentin Crisp in the 1975 made for television film "The Naked Civil Servant". He reprised the role nearly 30 years later in "An Englishman In New York", a portrayal of Crisps later life in America.

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Answer: Sarah Palin

This bit of political wisdom came from the mouth of Sarah Palin while she was at a campaign-rally for Minnesota Congresswomen Michele Bachmann. I am not sure that wisdom is the proper word to have used in the previous sentence.

From Quiz Can You Spot the Elephant?

Answer: Loxodonta Africana

Ceratotherium simum is a white rhinoceros. Choeropsis liberiensis is a pygmy hippopotamus. Trichechus manatus is a West Indian manatee. Loxodonta Africana is an African elephant. An Asian elephant is Elephas Maximus.

From Quiz Elephants Everywhere

Answer: Both of these

Pachyderm comes from the Greek and means thick-skinned. Hippos, rhinos and elephants are all pachyderms.

From Quiz Parading Elephants

Answer: The Lion King

An elephant graveyard appears early on in the 1994 film "The Lion King" when Simba and Nala end up stumbling into a dreary field of bones. There, they're pursued by Scar's three hench-hyenas-- Shenzi, Banzai, and Ed-- and saved by Mufasa. The idea of an elephant graveyard is based on a real belief that elephants, when they are ready to die, will head to said graveyard to pass on, away from the rest of the herd. The truth is that there's no real evidence that such a tradition exists amongst elephants anywhere in the world.

From Quiz Counting Elephants

Answer: Kenya

As warden of Tsavo National Park in Kenya David Sheldrick took in his first orphan elephant in 1952. Those over two years old survived, but for years he and his wife struggled to hand rear baby elephants under that age. It was not until 1987 that a reliable milk formula substitute was found. Since then it has been possible to hand rear baby elephants from as young as two weeks old. David Sheldrick died in 1977, but his work in Kenya, not only with elephants but with many other conservation projects, set a pattern in how to run wildlife parks for the rest of the world. His widow has carried on his work with baby elephants, and also heads the David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust, a charity formed in his honour.

From Quiz Pink Elephants on Parade

Answer: Having alcoholic hallucinations

Seeing pink elephants means hallucinating while under the effects of alcohol. It can also be caused by delirium tremens or alcohol withdrawal. The phrase is used in the movie "Dumbo" after he unknowingly drinks champagne from a water bucket. The phrase originated in Victorian England.

From Quiz Can You Spot the Elephant?

Answer: Jumbo

The word 'Jumbo' is formed from the initial letters of 'joining up many black objects'. Jumbo was also the name of a famous African circus elephant, which died in 1885.

From Quiz Elephants Everywhere

Answer: African elephant

"African elephant" is an anagram of "in ace plan father".

From Quiz Parading Elephants

Answer: Hannibal Barca

Hannibal's route took him from Cartagena, Spain, through the Pyrenees, and over the Alps to Italy and, surprisingly, this was done with thirty-eight elephants alongside his infantry and cavalry. Elephants, of course, are generally not known as European or Alpine creatures. He never ended up taking Rome in his conquest, but he did make it to Carthage in the end, crossing the Mediterranean. The elephants didn't; they either died of the cold or due to sickness, likely from the conditions.

From Quiz There's an Elephant in My Library

Answer: Pink elephants

There may be earlier literary references to "pink elephants," but the phrase seems to have originated with Jack London. In London's "John Barleycorn," London depicts two kinds of drinkers. One derives inspiration and imagination from alcohol, while the other revels in numbness and ultimately sees blue mice and pink elephants.

From Quiz Counting Elephants

Answer: Salvador Dali

Painted in 1937 'Swans Reflecting Elephants' is three swans in front of leafless trees reflected in water. The reflection turns the swans heads into elephants heads and the trees into their bodies. Dali did several of these reflection distortion paintings including 'Metamorphosis of Narcissus'. His most famous painting is possibly 'Persistence of Memory' which features melting watches.

From Quiz Pink Elephants on Parade

Answer: Mick Harvey

Mick Harvey released "Pink Elephants" as a solo album even though he is known to collaborate with other artists on many of his other albums. This song includes very difficult violin music and was received with much acclaim in Australia. Mick Harvey plays multiple instruments and has written music released by other artists.

From Quiz An Elephanty Quiz

Answer: Two & 2

The two species are the Northern Elephant Seal, which is found in waters from Alaska to California and the Southern Elephant Seal which mainly breeds on sub-Antarctic islands and also on the southern coast of Argentina. Of the two species, the Southern Elephant Seal is the largest.

From Quiz Parading Elephants

Answer: Raffi Cavoukian

Canadians watching television in the 1980s and 1990s may remember these folk entertainers who, along with Elephant (an elephant, just to clarify), would go about their daily lives and take adventures depending on the episode. The show was also notable for its ending theme song, "Skidamarink". "Skidamarink a-dink, a-dink, Skidamarink a-doo, I love you. I love you in the morning, And in the afternoon; I love you in the evening, And underneath the moon." Children's entertainer Raffi was also popular around this time for his children's songs; he would become a member of the Order of Canada for his work in the industry.

From Quiz There's an Elephant in My Library

Answer: University of Alabama

Big Al is the personification of an elephant in costume. It is the mascot for the University of Alabama's football team, famously known as the Crimson Tide. The university has a brief biography about the origins of the mascot on their website.

From Quiz Counting Elephants

Answer: Polo

The rules governing elephant polo were established in 1982 when the World Elephant Polo Association was born. It is based within the Royal Chitwan Park in Nepal. Elephant Polo is played mainly in Nepal and Thailand, although it has also been played in India and Sri Lanka. The pitch is about three quarters the size of a normal polo pitch due to elephants being slower than horses. A normal sized polo ball is used, with mallets being normal polo mallet heads on ten foot long bamboo poles. There are two riders per elephant, a mahout to steer and a player to instruct on direction and hit the ball. Teams consist of five players and mixed male/female teams are common. Teams are not limited to those from countries with native elephants. In the past Spain have fielded a team and Scotland were world champions in both 2005 and 2009.

From Quiz Pink Elephants on Parade

Answer: Blatant, obvious and awkward

A "pink elephant" can mean someone or something that causes public awkwardness because it is either blatantly rude or obviously should not be there. Your 60 year old ex-wife showing up at your second wedding in black leather with a dog collar could be called a "pink elephant".

From Quiz Can You Spot the Elephant?

Answer: A Jumbo-Sized Problem

In 'A Jumbo-Sized Problem', a van carrying a circus elephant blocks the road when the platoon are trying to erect signposts. In 'Big Guns', the platoon has to learn how to use a large naval gun which they have been given. In 'Things That Go Bump in the Night', the platoon seek refuge in a deserted house after running out of petrol. Lastly, in 'Round and Round Went the Great Big Wheel', the platoon have problems testing a new weapon.

From Quiz An Elephanty Quiz

Answer: Madagascar

This 10 foot tall, half-ton bird laid the largest eggs known to have existed.

From Quiz Parading Elephants

Answer: The White Stripes

"Elephant" was one of a number of critically-acclaimed records for Jack and Meg White (The White Stripes) before their inevitable dissolution in 2011. Featuring the classic riff of "Seven Nation Army" and the memorable beat and music video for "The Hardest Button to Button", it would be one of their most celebrated releases, especially at a time when indie alternative rock was just burgeoning. The album won the Grammy for Best Alternative Music Album (as did their next two). Jack White went on to form several other bands after The White Stripes ended and he founded Third Man Records.

From Quiz There's an Elephant in My Library

Answer: King Crimson

The progressive rock band King Crimson was formed in 1968. The lyrics of "Elephant Talk" are alphabetic and alliterative. "Talk, it's only talk. Arguments, agreements, advice, answers. Articulate announcements. It's only talk." Each successive verse begins with the next letter of the alphabet.

From Quiz Counting Elephants

Answer: Water for Elephants

"Water for Elephants" received mixed reviews. It follows the story of a young circus vet who falls in love with the wife of the circus owner. Much of the film is told in flashback to a time just after the Depression. The novel on which it is based is written as a series of memoirs, and both the film and the book finish in the present time with the vet (Jacob), played in the film by Robert Pattinson as young Jacob, and Hall Holbrook as Old Jacob, now in his nineties, leaving his nursing home to rejoin the circus as a ticket seller. The novel was originally written for National Novel Writing Month.

From Quiz Pink Elephants on Parade

Answer: Denise Swanson

"Murder of a Pink Elephant" is the sixth book in the "Scumble River Mystery" series. It was a Barnes and Nobles best seller and it won the coveted Daphne du Maurier Award.

From Quiz Can You Spot the Elephant?

Answer: Edward Trunk

Edward Trunk is the elephant. Algy Pug is a dog. Bill is a badger. Willie is a mouse. Rupert is white bear who wears a red sweater and a yellow checked scarf and trousers. He first appeared in a cartoon strip in the Daily Express. There have also been books and television series.

From Quiz An Elephanty Quiz

Answer: 1874

It was adopted after a cartoon in the 'Harper's Weekly' depicted a Democratic jackass trying to frighten a Republican elephant.

From Quiz There's an Elephant in My Library

Answer: Dumbo

"Dumbo" is a relative short animated Disney film released in 1941. Dumbo used his enormous ears to fly around. In the film, Dumbo overcomes adversity with the help of his rodent friend, Timothy Q. Mouse. The film garnered some accolades, most notably an award for "Best Scoring of a Musical Picture."

From Quiz Counting Elephants

Answer: King

The story of "Babar The Elephant" was published in France in 1931. An English version appeared in both England and America in 1933, and it became an immediate success. It follows Babar from the time he is forced to flee from hunters to his return to the the jungle. He returns just as the King dies, and because he has learned so much on his travels he is made King.

From Quiz Pink Elephants on Parade

Answer: Heroin

"Pink Elephant" heroin is made by mixing heroin with a powerful synthetic laced with fentanyl. The name possible comes from the hallucinogenic affects this drug can have. It has nothing to do with the color of the drug, though often it is pink to match the name.

From Quiz Can You Spot the Elephant?

Answer: New South Wales

The Big Elephant, known as George, stands outside the Nimmitabel Bakery. Nimmitabel is a small town which stands on the Snowy Mountains Highway in south-eastern New South Wales.

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