What a Czar You Are Trivia Quiz

Answer: Energy

Love was the first Energy Czar, serving as Director of the Office of Energy Policy when Pres. Nixon created it in 1973 in response to OPEC's (the Organization of Oil Exporting Countries) oil embargo against the U.S. and the resulting "energy crisis." Zarb was the last, holding the unusual dual appointment to the Energy Resources Council and the Federal Energy Administration, an appointment he held from 1974 to 1977. Pres. Jimmy Carter created the Department of Energy, a Cabinet-level agency, in 1977.

Answer: A Little Princess

First published in 1905, "A Little Princess" tells the story of how a little rich girl sent to school in England from her home in India suffers loss and cruelty, discovers who her true friends are, and finally finds a loving home again.

"The Princess and the Goblin" was written by George MacDonald and published in 1872. It tells the story of Princess Irene and her friend, a miner boy named Curdie Peterson, and their adventures with a beautiful, mysterious old lady with a spinning wheel and some very unfriendly goblins.

"The Enchanted Castle" by E. Nesbit was first published in 1907. On their summer holidays, siblings Gerald, Kathleen and Jimmy with their friend Mabel explore a magic castle and its gardens where they have strange, exciting and sometimes scary adventures. On the way, they become fond of two grownups and help along the course of true love.

Frances Hodgson Burnett published "The Lost Prince" in 1915. In this adventure story, Marco and his friend the Rat play a game in which they are secret messengers helping to free the war-torn country of Samavia, a game that they gradually realize is not a game at all.

Answer: True

The species in question are the King ((Aptenodytes patagonicus) and the Emperor ((Aptenodytes forsteri). All penguins are flightless, their upper limbs much more like flippers than wings.

The king is the second largest penguin, standing 28 to 40 in. (70 to 100 cm) and weighing 24 to 35 lbs (11 to 16 kg) and having two subspecies-A. p. patagonicus and A. p. halli. It breeds in large colonies on sub-Antarctic and temperate islands such as South Georgia. Eating mainly lantern fish and squid, it is preyed upon by other birds as well as by sea mammals like leopard seals and occasionally orcas. The bird predators take chicks and eggs while the mammals hunt adult penguins.

The king penguin is remarkable for its diving and swimming ability. Its sleek coat of feathers is completely waterproof. Typically, a king penguin dives to depths of 350-1000 feet (100-300 m), spending around five minutes submerged during daylight hours, and less than 98 ft (30 m) at night. The dive pattern is described as V- or W-shaped and the depth can greatly exceed the average. Its average swimming speed is 4-6 mph (6.5-10 km/h). On land, the king penguin alternates between walking (or rather wobbling) and tobogganing over the ice on its belly, propelled by its feet and wings/flippers.

The emperor penguin is an amazing creature. The largest of the penguins, it stands some 43 to 51.5 in. (122 cm) and weighs 50 to 100 lbs (22 to 45 kg). It lives in Antarctica, where it eats mainly fish supplemented by crustaceans and squid. It dives to a depth of 1,755 ft (535 m) and can stay) underwater for as long as eighteen minutes. According to Wikipedia, "It has several adaptations to facilitate this, including an unusually structured hemoglobin to allow it to function at low oxygen levels, solid bones to reduce barotrauma, and the ability to reduce its metabolism and shut down non-essential organ functions."

Emperors breed during the Antarctic winter, the only penguin species to do so. They travel 31 to 75 miles (50-120 km) over the ice to breeding colonies, which may include thousands of individuals. The female lays a single egg, which the male incubates for two months (eating nothing the whole time!) while his mate returns to the sea to feed. Parents then take turns foraging at sea and caring for their chick. During his time of guarding his egg, the male loses some twenty-six pounds, going from an average 84 lbs to 51 lbs. The female loses weight too, going from 65 lbs to 51 lbs.

The lives of these elegant birds are stark beyond imagination. Yet, they have filled their harsh niche for aeons. Scientists believe that the king and emperor penguins split off from all other extant penguin species around forty million years ago.

Answer: Queen

Cities, like countries, are considered to be feminine. So, king and prince are out of the running. Princess doesn't scan, that is fit the meter of the verse.

The renowned songwriter Frank Loesser, whose Broadway successes include "Guys and Dolls" and "The Most Happy Fella," wrote the songs for "Hans Christian Andersen." The movie starred Danny Kaye as the Danish author and had a screenplay by Moss Hart. Rather than a biography, it is a fairy tale about the great teller of fairy tales. Other songs from the movie include "Inchworm" and "Anywhere I Wander."

Answer: Geoffrey Chaucer

Geoffrey Chaucer, 1343 to 1400, served as an official in the courts of King Edward III and King Richard II, most notably as a diplomat, Comptroller of Customs and Clerk of Works. He was also briefly a justice of the peace and a Member of Parliament from Kent. He was an accomplished and lyrical poet as well as a keen observer of the human condition. "The Knight's Tale," first story in "The Canterbury Tales" and "Troilus and Criseyde" are by today's standards romantic or historical novels in verse form while others of his works are witty, bawdy or sharply satirical. The bulk of his surviving work is in verse, but he did also write prose. His output includes historical fiction, theological and educational tracts, elegy, humor (much of it pretty down and dirty), a contribution to the body of Arthurian lore, social observation and comment, and lyric poems.

As well as for its high quality, Chaucer's work is also notable because the London dialect of Middle English in which he wrote became in time the Standard English of today. This is worth remarking on since other great works of the Middle English period, such as Langland's "The Vision of Piers the Ploughman" and the anonymous "Sir Gawain and the Green Knight" and "The Pearl" are written in northern dialects that are much harder for contemporary readers to master. It should also be noted that Chaucer was the first writer to be buried in Westminster Abbey's Poets Corner, starting an illustrious tradition.

Like the author of "Piers Ploughman," the poet John Gower (1330 to 1408) was a contemporary of Chaucer. Indeed, at the time, he was far more well known and more highly regarded. Today, however, he has been eclipsed by his younger colleague and friend, being remembered nowadays chiefly for three major works, the Mirour de l'Omme, Vox Clamantis, and Confessio Amantis, three long poems written in French, Latin, and English respectively.

"Piers Ploughman" is a complex work of Christian allegory and social commentary in the form of a dream vision, a popular genre throughout the Middle Ages. The putative author, William Langland, is a shadowy figure about whom next to nothing is known. Indeed, a minority of scholars (including your humble quiz maker) believe the author was one Robert of Malvern, an equally illusive chap. There is even disagreement among Robert supporters over whether Robert and William are one and the same person.

Whatever its authorship, though, "The Vision of Piers the Ploughman" is a fascinating and rewarding if challenging read. Modern English translations are available in both verse and prose.

Sir Thomas Malory, author of "La Morte D'Arthur," Is another author whose identity is in doubt, though it is known for certain that he lived rather later than the other writers considered here. It is known from material in "La Morte d'Arthur" that he was a knight and that he wrote much of his great work in prison. Beyond that, all is conjecture.

Answer: Burger King and Dairy Queen

The first Dairy Queen opened in 1940 in Joliet, Illinois. Best known for ice cream as well as various dishes and drinks made with it, DQ also serves hamburgers and other fast food.

Burger King, a fast food restaurant chain specializing in hamburgers and French fries, started in Florida in the early 1950s. It has expanded since then, throughout the U.S. and internationally, and broadened its menu to include salads, deserts and the like. BK went public, that is became a publicly owned joint stock company, in 2002 and, in 2010, merged with Canadian-based doughnut chain Tim Hortons

We don't have a King Cola but you can get Royal Crown (RC) Cola.

Though Prince is a popular brand of pasta - Wednesday is Prince Spaghetti Day, according to the advertising campaign of my youth in the '70s - it is for home consumption, not fast food takeaway. As far as I know, there is no Princess Pizza.

Answer: King of the Road

American Country musician Roger Miller wrote the perennial favorite "King of the Road in 1964 and released the single in January of 1965. Dean Martin also included the song in his recorded catalog as well as in his concert performances.

Answer: The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air

"The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air" concerned a street smart Philadelphia boy whose mother sent him to live with his wealthy aunt and uncle, and the resultant culture clash. The show originally ran as part of NBC's Monday night lineup. It has since been syndicated both in the U.S. and around the world.

"Duke of Earl" is a Doo-wop song by Gene Chandler that was Number One on the Billboard Hot 100 for three weeks in early 1962. It spent a total of fifteen weeks on the Hot 100 as well as reaching Number One on the R&B chart. Chandler, Earl Edwards and Bernice Williams wrote the song.

"The Dukes of Hazzard" is a comedy/action series that aired on CBS in the U.S. from 1979 to 1985. Starring John Schneider as Bo Duke, Tom Wopat as Luke Duke, Catherine Bach as Daisy Duke and, of course, their intrepid 1969 Dodge Charger, the General Lee, the show follows the adventures and misadventures of the family as they battle and occasionally assist county commissioner Boss Hogg and inept Sheriff Roscoe P. Coltrane. Not too deep, but great, rollicking fun.

The CBS situation comedy "The King of Queens" ran from 1998 through 2007. It follows the day-to-day life of Carrie and Doug Heffernan, a Manhattan secretary and a delivery truck driver.

Answer: Allan Quatermain

Rider Haggard's 1885 Adventure novel "King Solomon's Mines" introduced the brave, knowledgeable but sometimes melancholy Allan, about whom Haggard would go on to write several further books. The immediate sequel, the eponymous "Allan Quatermain," was published in 1887.

In "She," also by Rider Haggard, published in 1887, Leo Vincey is the divinely handsome ward of Horace Holly, a Cambridge professor turned reluctant African explorer.

The other two characters are creations of Edgar Rice Burroughs. John Clayton, Viscount Greystoke is Tarzan, while David Innis features in the Pellucidar books.

Answer: The Sport of Queens

"A Jockey's Life" is Francis' 1986 biography of celebrated English jockey Lester Piggot.