They all Start with a C Trivia Quiz

Answer: Cameroon

The national flag of Cameroon is made up of green, red and yellow.

The national flags of Chile and Cuba are made up of red, white and blue, whereas the national flag of Colombia is made up of red, blue and yellow.

Answer: James Coburn

James Coburn (1928-2002) was an American actor of film and television. He appeared in over 70 movies including "The Magnificent Seven" and "The Great Escape". The "Cross of Iron" (1977) is set during WWII in the conflict between German and Russian troops at the Eastern Front. Coburn plays the lead role as Sergeant Rolf Steiner. James Coburn won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor in the 1997 movie "Affliction".

Charlie Chaplin (1899-1977) was a English actor who rose to fame during the silent movie era and his career spanned over 70 years. He directed, produceed, and starred in "The Great Dictator" (1940) which was a political satire comedy drama condemning Adolf Hitler, the Nazis and fascism. Michael Caine is a British actor who has appeared in over 130 movies. He has appeared in a number of war movies including "Battle of Britain" (1969), "The Eagle Has Landed" (1976) and "A Bridge Too Far" (1977). George Clooney is an American actor who appeared in the 1999 comedy war film "Three Kings" set during the Gulf War.

Answer: "California Girls" (The Beach Boys)

"California Girls" only peaked at number three on the chart in 1965. "Cathy's Clown" hit the top in 1960, "Calcutta" peaked at number one in 1961 and "Come See About Me" topped the charts in 1964 and 1965.

Answer: Capybara

The capybara is the largest living rodent in the world. It is a mammal and native to South America. An adult capybara can grow 106-134cm, with a height of 50-62cm and weighing from 35-66kg.
The chamois is a species of goat-antelope and is native to European mountain ranges from the Pyrenees to parts of Turkey. The caracal is a medium sized wild cat found in Africa, the Middle East, India and Asia. The chinook is a rare breed of dog and is the official state dog of New Hampshire (USA) where the dog was developed during the 20th century.

Answer: Betty Cuthbert (Australia)

Betty Cuthbert (1938-2017) was an Australian athlete who won gold at the 1956 Melbourne Olympics in the 100m, 200m and 4 x 100m relay. She suffered from injuries at the 1960 Rome Olympics and retired from the sport. However, she made a comeback at the 1964 Tokyo Olympics and won gold in the 400m. In later life she suffered from multiple sclerosis and in 2002 had a severe brain hemorrhage. Betty is the only athlete (male or female) to have won Olympic gold in those three track events.

Lee Calhoun (1933-1989) was an American athlete who won consecutive gold for the 110m hurdles at the 1956 and 1960 Olympics. Sebastian Coe is a former English athlete who won consecutive gold for the 1500m at the 1980 and 1984 Olympics Carl Lewis is a former America track star. He won nine Olympic gold medals in 100m(2), 200m (1), Long Jump (4) and 4 x 100m relay (2). However, he never completed in the 400m at Olympic level.

Answer: Conakry (Saint Lucia)

Conakry is the capital city of the West African country, Guinea. The capital city of St. Lucia is Castries. The other "C" capital cities are correctly allocated to their country.

Answer: Cheryl Ladd

Cheryl Ladd is an American actress and singer. The television series "Charlie's Angels" ran from 1976-1981. Cheryl took the place of Farrah Fawcett from 1977.

Cameron Diaz did appear in the 2000 movie "Charlie's Angels" which was based on the television series of the same name. Courteney Cox is an American actress best known for her role of Monica Geller in the television series "Friends". Catherine Zeta-Jones is a Welsh actress of stage, television and film. She is also an Academy Award winner for Best Supporting Actress.

Answer: Raymond Chandler

Raymond Chandler (1888-1959) was an American-British novelist who wrote crime fiction and suspense. Philip Marlowe is a fictional detective who was portrayed in films by various actors including Humphrey Bogart, Dick Powell, Robert Mitchum, James Garner and Elliott Gould.

Lee Child is a British author who has introduced us in many novels to the former American military policeman, Jack Reacher, portrayed by Tom Cruise in a number of films. Tom Clancy (1947-2013) was an American novelist who introduced us to the former U.S. Marine turned professor, Jack Ryan. Clive Cussler is an American novelist who introduced us to the marine engineer, government agent and adventurer, Dirk Pitt.

Answer: Cadillac

Cadillac is named after the founder of Detroit, Michigan, the French explorer Antoine de la Mothe Cadillac. The company Cadillac Automobile Company was founded in 1902 and the first vehicles were completed in October 1902. The company was acquired by General Motors in 1909.

Citroen was founded by Andre Citroen in 1919. Chevrolet was founded in 1911 by Louis Chevrolet and William C. Durant. Chrysler was founded in 1925 by Walter Chrysler after he re-organised the Maxwell Motor Company into the Chrysler Corporation.

Answer: "Chicago" (2002)

"Chicago" (2002) was nominated for 13 Oscars winning six. Catherine Zeta-Jones won the Oscar for Best Supporting Actress.

"Casablanca" (1943) was nominated for eight Oscars winning three. Humphrey Bogart and Claude Rains were both nominated for Best Actor and Best Supporting Actor but were not successful. "Cavalcade" (1932) received four nominations but won three. Diana Wynyard was nominated for Best Actress but lost out to Katharine Hepburn. "Crash" (2004) received six nominations but was successful in three. Matt Dillon received a nomination for Best Supporting Actor.