Anonymous Love Letters Trivia Quiz

Answer: a scarlet letter

In addition to prison time, Hester Prynne must also wear the symbol of her infidelity in public as part of the punishment for her crime. It is a scarlet letter "A." "The Scarlet Letter" holds a prominent place in 19th century romance literature.

Answer: Castling long

In algebraic notation, "O-O-O" designates castling long or castling on the queenside. It is generally a good idea to castle early in the game in order to place the king in a place of safety. It really depends upon the opening, positional dynamics and other factors as to whether one should castle queenside or kingside. Sometimes, it is advantageous to not castle at all.

Answer: a Th.D.

The Wizard tells the Scarecrow, "Back where I come from, we have universities, seats of great learning, where men go to become great thinkers. And when they come out, they think deep thoughts and with no more brains than you have! But they have one thing you haven't got - a diploma." So, the Scarecrow receives his doctorate in Thinkology!

Answer: Seinfeld

This particular episode of "Seinfeld" is very popular among fans of the show. Jerry has received a very poignant letter from his girlfriend, but later he discovers that the contents are a plagiarism of a well-known Broadway play by Neil Simon. Hence, the title.

In a subplot of the episode, Kramer's portrait is described as follows, by an elderly couple wishing to buy the portrait, "He is a loathsome, offensive brute, and yet I can't look away."

Answer: The Box Tops

The Box Tops might be categorized in the "one-hit wonders" group, although they did reach the number two spot on the billboard with "Cry Like a Baby". Even so, they took "The Letter" to the number one spot. It's a soulful, spirited love song that has been covered by other artists throughout the years.

Answer: Strike out (batter)

Interestingly enough, the letter "K" for strike out originated with Henry Chadwick. He postulated that the letter K would be appropriate for the term strike out since K happened to be the last letter in struck. It may be hard to follow the logic, but that's the way it is, love it or leave it.

Answer: Calligraphy

The art of beautiful handwriting spans many languages, alphabets and cultures. It is called Calligraphy. Generally, certain specific implements are used to create calligraphy. For the most part, certain special pens are used to produce exquisite lettering.

In Asia, a special brush or pen may be utilized to produce artistic scripts. It is nice to know that with the advent of modern computer technology, a nice hand-written script is still appreciated.

Answer: Pyeonji

In this case, the word "pyeonji" refers to a letter of correspondence, a message or a note. It is pronounced with an aspirated "p" sound. By the way, you may love or hate my oblique reference to Monty Python's "Holy Grail". It's thematic.

Answer: Bette Davis

Bette Davis starred as Leslie Crosbie is the film entitled "The Letter". It was a noir romantic film which revolved around a suspicious letter that ultimately proves to be the undoing of a couple surrounded by intrigue and malicious mischief. The other reference has to do with Kim Carnes successful rendition of "Bette Davis Eyes".

It reached the number one spot on the billboard charts. Bette Davis passed away in 1989 at the age of 81.

Answer: Colossal Cave Adventure

"The Colossal Cave Adventure" or simply "Adventure" was the one of the first text adventure games. In the advent of computing, this game was none other than phenomenal. It required thought and imagination. Xyzzy was one of the magical words that one could use to transport to another room in the colossal cave.

It has been replicated in many other dungeons and similar caves throughout the computing universe.