Country Folk (Part 4): Folks in Fiction Quiz

Answer: Gone with the Wind

Mary Alicia Rhett (1915-2014) played India Wilkes in the movie adaptation. In the book and film, she is also the sister of Ashley Wilkes, whom Scarlett O'Hara was in love with. In the novel she makes her first appearance in the year 1861, at a barbecue held on the estate of Twelve Oaks. She's a bit on the despicable side which comes out when her rivalry with Scarlett heats up since both women are in love with Ashley.

The country of India had their own Civil War back in 1558 A.D. Known as The Mughal-Rajput Wars, the Rajput Confederacy fought a series of battles against the Mughal Empire which began when the Timurid ruler Babur invaded northwestern India. Rana Sanga, the leader of the Rajput confederacy put up a resistance to the incursion.

Answer: High School Musical

Corbin Bleu portrayed Chad Danforth in the 2006 TV movie "High School Musical." Zac Efron and Vanessa Hudgens played the leads, Troy and Gabriella. Those two become friends and decide to audition for the Winter Musical together, which annoys rival Sharpay Evans and her brother Ryan. Chad Danforth, who is Troy's friend and teammate fears that all this drama might distract Troy from the basketball championship. Not much of a friend though as it turns out, since Chad tricks Troy into saying something negative about Gabriella, which he videotapes and then shows to Gabriella.

Traditional folk music in the African country of Chad usually involves the drum or tam-tam as its called, the country's main instrument. Other popularly used instruments include maracas, and something called the balafon which is a type of large xylophone with wood bars instead of metal. Musicians also play the lute, harp and a flute much like an ocarina.

Answer: red and white

Captain Canada debuted in 1979 in a comic strip that already existed called "Captain Newfoundland." Captain Canada's alter ego was Daniel Eaton, from Montreal, who was chosen by Captain Atlantis to become Captain Canada. (Are you keeping track of all these Captains?) His uniform was red and white just like the Canadian flag. White boots, white gloves, white middle garb and white cowl with of course a maple leaf in the middle of the forehead just like the flag. Arms, legs and side torso in red.

Captain Canuck comic books, published in Canada came out in the mid-1970s and the early 1980s. Captain Canuck was a government agent who fought villains in Canada, as well striking out sometimes into the rest of the world. Back then the series took place in the future, which was the 1990s in the stories. The series combined aspects of superhero comics with James Bond style espionage and science fiction.

Answer: Futurama

On "Futurama" Barbados Slim was a rival limbo dancer to Hermes Conrad, a Jamaica Rastafarian, not just because they were both limboists but also because he and Hermes were married to the same woman, La Barbara. Barbados Slim has a very superior attitude about his limbo skills and looks down on Hermes.

Barbados is considered the "birthplace of rum" and Mount Gay Distilleries there has been making rum since 1703. Mount Gay and another local rum called Cockspur are perhaps the two favorite rums of the country.

Answer: Denzel Washington

Denzel Washington was nominated in the Best Actor category for his performance in this film. His nomination was the only Best Actor nomination that year (2018) that was not a performance from a Best Picture nominee. In the film, Washington's lawyer character was depicted as a dressed-down type: slouching, ill-fitting sports coats, and a bit offensive. But he also has strong ethics, and fights doggedly for civil rights.

In Israel, the legal system is one based on common law, which is the whole body of law that has been written by judges. The Israeli Declaration of Independence also posited that a Constitution should be written for the country.

Answer: Nancy Drew

Her real name is Georgia, although only her parents call her that. Georgia "George" Fayne is one of Nancy Drew's best friends in her popular "Nancy Drew" Mystery Stories. She assists Nancy in the cases. Georgia is also the cousin of Bess Marvin. There are a few differences between the original texts and revised texts, for instance in the original Georgia dates Ned's friend Buck Rodman, but in the revised stories, she dates Burt Eddleton.

Georgians refer to their country as Sakartvelo. How the name Georgia came to be is up for debate. Some theorize that during the Middle Ages, Christian crusaders in the region encountered the people there who were known as "Gurj", followers of St George. The Crusaders thus named the country Georgia.

Answer: Green Lantern

The Green Lantern was created in 1959, written by John Broome and rendered by legendary comic book artist Gil Kane. The superhero whose real name was Hal Jordan debuted in the DC Comics issue of "Showcase, #22". Jordan was a test pilot for Ferris Air when he was chosen by Abin Sur to become the new Green Lantern of Earth. He was brought to Oa and began training with the Green Lantern Corp.--Thaal Sinestro was his trainer. Later on, Hal became one of the founding members of the Justice League.

The Cosmic Love Sky Lantern Festival is an event held in the country of Jordan, in which thousands of those paper lanterns with a lit candle inside are released and float up into the night sky. The event is held at Wadi Rum, a protected desert wilderness in southern Jordan, featuring sandstone mountains, and natural arches such as Burdah Rock Bridge.

Answer: marijuana

"Panama Red" by Stephen Diamond is his 1979 novel about a drug dealer. The story posits a kind of "autobiographical-style," first-person narrating of Jacob "Panama Red" Light, a German-Panamanian who moves to New York in the early 1960s, and becomes involved in the marijuana trade somewhat by accident, eventually becoming a kingpin in the industry.

The partaking of cannabis in any form or for any purpose is illegal in Panama, but like many places where it is is technically illegal, that law often goes unenforced, and marijuana is in general tolerated by the general public. Still, it is regarded as taboo , so users often disguise its scent by the addition of food flavorings. Marijuana is the second most consumed narcotic in Panama after cocaine.

Answer: Wild at Heart

In the film, Nicolas Cage and Laura Dern play lovers Sailor and Lulu who are on the run when they stop in a small Texas town and encounter a slew of undesirable characters and weirdos including Bobby Peru (Dafoe), a real slimeball. Bobby convinces Sailor to assist in an armed robbery but Bobby Peru plans to have Sailor not survive the robbery.

Machu Picchu has been nicknamed "the Beating Heart of Peru." The Sacred Valley in Peru is a popular stop-off site before travelers continue onward to see the famed Machu Picchu. In the Sacred Valley you will find the Inca citadels of Pisac and Ollantaytambo.

Answer: Delford "Iraq" Wade, from "Watch Dogs"

Delford "Iraq" Wade is the video game character--he was in the 2014 video game "Watch Dogs" that was played on Wii. It was a modern-day third-person perspective action adventure game. It was a glimpse into the future in a fictional world called Chicagoland. Jerod Haynes was the voice of Delford, a villain in the game and leader of a vicious gang.
Italy, is a character from the anime "Hetalia", Malta is in the anime "The Sea Prince and the Fire Child", and Benin is from the anime "Bleach: Memories of Nobody."

Although the government in Iraq has attempted to ban video games, teenagers across the land would not be deterred. There are many video games that actually have Iraq as the setting. Among those games are "Age of Empires", "Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare", "Where in the World is Carmen Sandiego?" "Conflict: Desert Storm", "Indiana Jones and the Infernal Machine", "Prince of Persia: Warrior Within", "Soldier of Fortune", "Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Blacklist" and countless others.