They Just Go Together: Part II Quiz

Answer: Jill

"Jack and Jill" is an English nursery rhyme. The rhyme dates back to the 18th century and has a number of verses and variations, but the true origins of the rhyme are unknown.

Answer: Cher

Sonny & Cher were an American pop duo made up of the husband and wife team of Sonny and Cher Bono. In the 60s they had a number of hit songs with "I Got You Babe" reaching number one on the US Billboard Hot 100 in August 1965 for three weeks. Sonny (1935-1998) was not only a singer and producer but also a politician.

He tragically died in a skiing accident in 1998. The duo split up after their divorce in 1975 and Cher became a successful solo singer and actress. Cher won the Academy Award for Best Actress for her role in the 1987 romantic comedy "Moonstruck".

Answer: Bailey

Barnum and Bailey was a travelling circus that was started by P.T. Barnum (1810-1891) and James Anthony Bailey (1847-1906) in 1881. Upon the death of Bailey the circus was purchased by Ringling Bros (also a travelling circus) and from 1919 operated as Ringling Bros and Barnum & Bailey Circus. It was billed as The Greatest Show on Earth. Sadly, the circus closed in May 2017.

Answer: Rogers

Fred Astaire (1898-1987) and Ginger Rogers (1911-1995) starred together in ten musicals during the 1930s. Both Astaire and Rogers were actors, singers and dancers. They are known as the most famous dancing team that has graced the silver screen. It has been said that "the history of dance on film begins with Astaire".

Answer: Hyde

"Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde" was a novel published in 1886 and authored by the Scotsman Robert Louis Stevenson. It is the story of Dr. Jekyll who has a personality that is split between good and evil. He creates a potion that turns this mild mannered doctor into the evil Mr. Hyde.

The phrase "Jekyll and Hyde" has become part of the English language which means a person who has a split personality which can change from one situation to another.

Answer: Tramp

"Lady and the Tramp" is a 1955 animated romantic musical comedy created by Walt Disney. The story is of Lady who is an American Cocker Spaniel who is refined and comes from an upper-class family; she meets and falls in love with a male street mutt named Tramp.

After many adventures with other dogs in the neighbourhood, Tramp is adopted into the upper-class family and he and Lady start their own family. They have three daughters who look like Lady and a son who looks like Tramp.

Answer: Dean

Torvill and Dean were a British ice dancing duo that were British, European, World and Olympic champions. Jayne Torvill and Christopher Dean won the Gold Medal for ice dancing at the 1984 Sarajevo Winter Olympics receiving a perfect score for their rendition of "Boléro".

They turned professional in 1984 and regained their amateur status to compete in the 1994 Winter Olympics where they won the bronze medal after a controversy.

Answer: Rhett

Scarlett O'Hara and Rhett Butler were the principal characters in the 1939 blockbuster movie "Gone with the Wind" based on the 1936 Margaret Mitchell novel of the same name. Vivien Leigh (1913-1967) won the Academy Award for Best Actress for her role as Scarlett O'Hara and Clark Gable (1901-1960) was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actor for his role as Rhett Butler.

The movie was nominated for 15 Academy Awards, winning ten.

Answer: Squeak

Bubble and squeak is a traditional English dish made up of left-overs, usually from the previous day's roast dinner. It mainly consists of the left-over vegetables that are mashed together and fried in a frying pan. It is also used in many of the other Commonwealth countries and became very common during WWII when many foods were subject to rationing. Therefore waste nothing.

Answer: Jane

Tarzan was a fictional character raided in the jungle and was created by Edgar Rice Burroughs in a magazine publication in 1912. The character was published in a book in 1914 titled "Tarzan of the Apes". Jane Porter was first introduced by Edgar Rice Burroughs in this novel and then she appeared in nine other Tarzan novels. Tarzan first meets Jane Porter when she is stranded on the African coast with a group of other people.

However, it is not until the second novel when Jane returns to Africa with her father that they wed and eventually have a son named Jack, which in in Ape language becomes "Korak".

Answer: McCoy

The Hatfield and McCoy feud involved two families in the West Virginia-Kentucky area from 1863-1891. The feud has become part of American folklore and has been written about in numerous novels, adapted into films and television programs. The feud resulted from supporting different sides during the American Civil War, land disputes and revenge killings.

Answer: Hammerstein

Rodgers and Hammerstein were a successful American musical theatre writing team. The duo was made up of composer Richard Rodgers (1902-1979) and lyricist Oscar Hammerstein II (1895-1960). Their musical Broadway shows included "South Pacific", "The King and I", "Carousel", The Sound of Music" and "Oklahoma!".

These Broadway shows collected 34 Tony Awards and when adapted into musical films they collected 15 Academy Awards.

Answer: Juliet

"Romeo and Juliet" is among William Shakespeare's most popular plays depicting the tragedy of two young lovers whose deaths reunite their feuding families. Shakespeare had borrowed the plot from an earlier Italian tale, but added other characters; he wrote the play between 1591-1595.

Answer: Ricky

Lucy and Ricky were principle characters in the American television sitcom "I Love Lucy" (1951-1957). The characters were portrayed by the husband and wife team Lucille Ball (1911-1989) and Desi Arnaz (1917-1986). In 2012, it was voted the "Best TV Show of All Time" conducted by the ABC News and People Magazine.

Answer: Hardy

Laurel and Hardy were a comedy duo that became famous during the 1920s to the 1940s. They were portrayed by Englishman Stan Laurel (1890-1965) and American Oliver Hardy (1892-1957). They were both successful actors prior to teaming upon as a comedy duo in 1927 and they both retired from the movies in 1950. During that time they appeared together as a team in 107 films.