Can You Place My Name? Trivia Quiz

Answer: Cairo

Peter Lorre played Joel Cairo in the 1941 movie "The Maltese Falcon". It starred Humphrey Bogart as Sam Spade, Mary Astor as Brigid O'Shaughnessy, Sydney Greenstreet as Kasper Gutman, Elisha Cook Jr. as Wilmer Cook and Barton MacLane as Lt. Dundy.

Peter Lorre was born László Löwenstein in Rózsahegy, Austria-Hungary, in 1904. He began acting on stage in Vienna then moved to Germany. He came to prominence in the movie "M" (1931), directed by Fritz Lang. He left Germany when Adolf Hitler came to power and his first English language movie was "The Man Who Knew Too Much" (1934) made in England and directed by Alfred Hitchcock.

Moving to Hollywood he featured in many movies, TV shows and radio broadcasts. He suffered for years with chronic gallbladder troubles, for which he was prescribed morphine. He became addicted, eventually overcame it but had gained a lot of weight. He suffered a stroke and died in Los Angeles, California, USA, in 1964 aged 59.

Answer: Copenhagen

Copenhagen was the name of the Duke Of Wellington's war horse which he rode at the battle of Waterloo.

Copenhagen was of mixed Thoroughbred and Arabian parentage; his dam was sired by the 1792 Derby winner John Bull. He was 15 hands and had 12 races of which he won two. He had an unusual habit of eating while lying down.

He carried the Duke Of Wellington for 17 continuous hours at the battle of Waterloo. Copenhagen was retired to the Duke's Stratfield Saye House and was 28 years old when he died in 1836.

Answer: Paris

Robert Duncan McNeill played helmsman/medic Lt. Tom Paris in "Star Trek: Voyager". "Star Trek: Voyager" is the story of the crew of the space ship USS Voyager who are taken by an alien to the delta quadrant of the Milky Way galaxy and their journey back to planet Earth.

Lt. Thomas Eugene Paris (former Maquiz member) is the helmsman/medic aboard the USS Voyager and the son of a Starfleet admiral. During the journey home he marries the Klingon chief engineer B'Elanna Torres. Also during the journey home he gets into various trouble, not only with aliens but also with Captain Janeway and First officer Chakotay. His best friend aboard Voyager is Ensign Harry Kim who serves as Operations officer.

Answer: London

Actress/singer Julie London was born Nancy Gayle Peck in Santa Rosa, California, USA, in 1926.

She was working as an elevator operator in a store on Hollywood Boulevard in Los Angeles, when she was discovered by Sue Carol, the wife of movie star Alan Ladd. She made her first movie "Nabonga" (1944), starring Buster Crabbe and Barton MacLane. She appeared in many movies in the '40s, '50s and '60s and with many stars including Gary Cooper in the 1958 movie "Man Of The West". She played Billie Ellis in the movie which also starred Lee J. Cobb, Jack Lord, John Dehner, Royal Dano, Robert J. Wilke and Arthur O'Connell.

She also appeared in many TV shows in the '50s, '60s and '70s, most noticeably "Emergency". She appeared as Dixie McCall R. N. in 126 episodes between 1972 and 1978. She had one hit on the Billboard Top 100 when "Cry Me A River" peaked at number nine in 1955. It peaked at number 22 on the UK Singles Chart in 1957. Julie London died of cardiac arrest in the Encino-Tarzana Regional Medical Center in Encino, California, on the 18 October 2000, aged 74.

Answer: Dundee

Angelo Dundee was born Angelo Mirena in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, in 1921. He changed his surname to Dundee after the featherweight and junior lightweight champion Johnny "Scotch Wop" Dundee born Giuseppe Corrara. He in turn was named Johnny Dundee by his manager, Scotty Montieth from Dundee, Scotland. UK.

Angelo Dundee served as an aircraft mechanic in the United States Air Force during WWII and was on active service in England in 1944-45. After demobilization he got a job as a bucket-guy at Stillman's Gym in New York, an apprenticeship as a boxing trainer.

He became a trainer and cornerman to many boxers including Jimmy Ellis, George Foreman and Sugar Ray Leonard. He is probably best known for his work with the late great Muhammad Ali. He died in his sleep in Tampa, Florida, in 2012 aged 90.

Answer: Shannon

Charles Weedon Westover was born on the 30 December 1934 in Grand Rapids, Michigan, U.S.A. He later changed his name to Del Shannon.

"Runaway" written by Shannon/Crook was number one for four weeks on the Billboard Hot 100 for Del Shannon in 1961. It was number one for three weeks on the UK Singles Chart the same year. It was his only number one hit in the USA, and the UK. "Runaway" also reached number one in many other counties.

Del Shannon maintained his position for a while under the onslaught of the British beat groups and had a number nine hit on the Billboard Hot 100 with "Keep Searchin' (We'll Follow The Sun)" in 1965. It peaked at number three on the UK Singles Chart the same year. He had a final fling in 1982 when "Sea Of Love" peaked at number 33 on the Billboard Hot 100.

Answer: Lancaster

Burt Lancaster was born Burton Stephen Lancaster on the 2 November 1913 in Manhattan, New York, New York, U.S.A.

He went from performing in a circus in the '30s as Lang & Cravat, with his lifelong friend Nick Cravat, through WWII to acting on Broadway. He joined the United States Army in 1942 and performed with the Army's 21st Special Services Division, (entertainment branch). He was with the US Fifth Army (commanded by General Mark Clark) in Italy from 1943 to 1945.

He made his Broadway debut in "A Sound Of Hunting" in 1945. Although it only ran for three weeks it brought Lancaster to the notice of producer Harold Hecht with whom he later set up a production company. The movie that launched him to stardom was "The Killers" (1946) which also starred Ava Gardner. He was nominated four times for Academy Awards but only won once for best actor in "Elmer Gantry" (1960).

Answer: Stockholm Syndrome

The Stockholm Syndrome can develop between a hostage and their captor.

One of the most famous cases of the Stockholm Syndrome was that of Patty Hearst. She was the granddaughter of American publishing magnate William Randolph Hearst. In 1974 she was kidnapped from her home in Berkeley, California, USA, by the urban guerrilla group called the SLA (Symbionese Liberation Army).

She was gradually indoctrinated into the group's ideals and joined them. She willingly took part in bank robberies and made explosive devices for the group. She was sent to prison for seven years, then got probation, but the legal wrangle went on for years. She was eventfully granted a full pardon by President Clinton in 2001.

Answer: Lanchester

Actress Elsa Lanchester was born Elsa Sullivan Lanchester in Lewisham, London, England, in 1902. She studied dance in Paris under Isadora Duncan but returned to England at the outbreak of WW1. After the war she ran the Cave of Harmony, a nightclub where plays and cabaret turns were performed.

Columbia records invited her to record 78 rpm discs of numbers she sang in revues at the club. "Please Sell No More Drink to My Father"/"He Didn't Oughter" were recorded in 1926. In 1927 she appeared in the Arnold Bennett play called "Mr Prohack". Among the cast members was Charles Laughton; they married two years later.

She played small roles in British movies and then moved to Hollywood after her husband's success there. She came to prominence in 1935 when she played
Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley/The Monster's Mate in the "Bride of Frankenstein", starring Boris Karloff, Colin Clive and Valerie Hobson.

Answer: Virginia

Virginia was named after Queen Elizabeth I. (The Virgin Queen). She was queen of England and Ireland and reigned from 1558 to 1603.

North/South Carolina was named after Charles I (Carolus is Latin for Charles). He was king of England, Scotland and Ireland and reigned from 1625 to 1649.

Louisiana was named after Louis XIV. He was king of France and reigned from 1643 to 1715.

Georgia was named after King George II. He was king of Great Britain and Ireland, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg and a prince-elector of the Holy Roman Empire and reigned from 1727 to 1760.