Grab Bag 1 Trivia Quiz

Answer: The Hague

Answer: Lucky

I've read that Lucky the Dog was a Cocker Spaniel, whereas Buck had been a breed of dog called a Briard (a French dog bred since medieval times).

Answer: Victor Hugo

...and adapted into one of the greatest musicals of all time.

Answer: Pomegranate

This fruit has been eaten and documented for millenia. This is one of the fruits mentioned in the Bible (for example, 1 Samuel 14:2).

Answer: Iron

This is taken from the Latin word for iron. Hence, words like 'ferric', and 'ferrous', all having to do with iron.

Answer: Georges Braque

Although Pablo Picasso is probably most well-known for his cubist paintings, many other artists, including Braque, portrayed their subjects in the famous 'distorted' style of Cubism.

Answer: Zebra

Both types of zebra are found on the African savanna and grasslands.

Answer: 1821

The Greek War of Independence lasted throughout the early to mid 1820s. The first city in Greece to proclaim independence from the ruling Ottoman Turks was Kalamata, home of the world-famous olives.

Answer: Bowties

Answer: St. Helena and Elba

He was finally defeated at the Battle of Waterloo in 1815. For a small guy, he sure was persistent!

Answer: Cirrus

Cirrus clouds are the highest of the clouds in our atmosphere and are sometimes traditionally referred to as 'mare's tails' because of their light, wispy looking appearance.

Answer: 1963 University of Alabama

Wallace's infamous speech 'segregation today, segregation tomorrow, and segregation forever!' created a huge stir, culturally and politically. He physically blocked the entrance to the University of Alabama when the first two African-American students to register at that school were escorted there by federal troops. Wallace, in light of presidential orders, had no choice but to step down.

Answer: A pseudonym

It's a French term for a pen name, a device many authors use when writing under a fake name.

Answer: Royal Wedding

A great piece of cinematographic wizardry. It looks quaint now, but it's still fun to watch.

Answer: Antonio Vivaldi

Antonio Vivaldi didn't perform his duties as a priest for long. In fact, while he was in the middle of conducting a mass at one time, he abruptly rushed out of the church when he suddenly realized he had to complete parts of a composition he was working on. That, and other examples of mischievous conduct (such as his purported relationship with a singer, Anna Giro -- which may or may not have been purely platonic), caused church officials to see red--probably even more red than his hair. Vivaldi was an extremely prolific composer of concertos and other works--'The Four Seasons' is his most well-known.

Answer: Scotland

This is a body of water that cuts into eastern Scotland, like a river that widens as it empties into the North Sea. It's fun to say, too.

Answer: Baking

It aids in the baking process for certain baked goods, including those where meringue is involved.

Answer: doppelganger

Answer: Karyn Johnson

According to her biography, Whoopi Goldberg came up with the name "Whoopi" because she used to have a bit of a "flatulence problem"!

Answer: Alexander Calder

Alexander Calder, creator of many mobiles, called his art 'kinetic' (if one of his big mobiles can move, I wouldn't want to be beneath one at the time!)

Answer: Nitrous oxide

Answer: False

Henry was, however, a lover, a sportsman and purveyor of music. He reportedly wrote many songs, some of which have been attributed to him and which are still performed today by choral groups.

Answer: Catherine Howard and Anne Boleyn

Anne Boleyn, a lady-in-waiting at court that Henry fell in love with, was accused of adultery by the king and beheaded. Catherine Howard, not as well-known to use perhaps as poor Anne, also met the same end for the same reason. Jane Seymour was the mother of Henry's only son, Edward VI. Edward, frail and sick, died when he was a teen king.

His half-sister Mary came to the throne (she started her witch hunt against non-Catholics and became known as Bloody Mary). After her death, Elizabeth (daughter of Henry and Anne Boleyn) came to the throne, and the Elizabethan age, known for its cultural, literary, theatrical and scientific leaps and bounds, began. All in all, Henry's life and family members make for an interesting soap opera.

Answer: One's a dance, the other's a European confection

The mazurka is a Polish dance melodiously written into many compositions by famous composers, including Chopin (who was half Polish) in many of his piano pieces, which were called mazurkas themselves. Marzipan is a hard sugary confection which can be created in many fun shapes.

Answer: Portuguese

She wrote the poem that starts with the famous 'How do I love thee? Let me count the ways...'