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The sounds of silence | In fact, the song expressly mentions prophets: “And the sign said, ‘The words of the prophets / Are written on the subway walls / And tenement halls.’ / And whisper'd in the sounds of silence.” In this modern society (of “neon lights” and “the neon god”), the words of prophets are overlooked and relegated to below-ground graffiti (“subway walls”) and destitute (“tenement halls”) – just as prophets were overlooked in past societies. | "Which song say, ""The words of the prophet are written on the subway walls?""" |
Duran Duran | A View to a Kill is the theme song for the Bond film of the same name. The song was written by John Barry and Duran Duran , and was performed by Duran Duran, who were nominated for the best original song at the Golden Globes. The song was also the only James Bond song to ever reach the #1 position on the Billboard Hot 100 charts. | Who sang the title song for the Bond film A View To A Kill? |
Poland | Gen. Wojciech Jaruzelski, who imposed martial law on Poland in 1981, dies at age 90 | In which country did General Jaruzelski impose marital law in 1981? |
Frank Capra | It Happened One Night is a 1934 American romantic comedy film with elements of screwball comedy directed and co-produced by Frank Capra, in collaboration with Harry Cohn, in which a pampered socialite (Claudette Colbert) tries to get out from under her father's thumb and falls in love with a roguish reporter (Clark Gable). The plot is based on the August 1933 short story "Night Bus" by Samuel Hopkins Adams, which provided the shooting title. One of the last romantic comedies created before the MPAA began enforcing the 1930 production code in 1934, the film was released on February 22, 1934. | Who won the Oscar for directing It Happened One Night? |
Greece | Ellinikon International Airport, sometimes spelled Hellinikon () was the international airport of Athens, Greece for sixty years up until 2001, when it was replaced by the new Athens International Airport "Eleftherios Venizelos". The grounds of the airport are located 7 km south of Athens, and just west of Glyfada. It was named after the village of Elliniko (Elleniko), now a suburb of Athens. The airport had an official capacity of 11 million passengers per year, but had served 13.5 million passengers per year during its last year of operations. | Hellenikon international airport is in which country? |
Lou Christie | Between 1963 and 1969, singer Lou Christie had five hit singles, including the million-selling No. 1 hit ``Lightnin` Strikes.`` These days, he is best known as the biggest draw on the vintage rock concert circuit, with busloads of his fan club members regularly turning up whenever Christie`s on the bill, at the Star Plaza in Merrillville, Ind., and elsewhere. | Who had a 60s No 1 with Lightnin' Strikes? |
1980 | Cable News Network (CNN), an American basic cable and satellite television channel that is owned by the Turner Broadcasting System division of Time Warner, was founded in 1980 by Ted Turner and 25 other original members, who invested $20 million into the network. Upon its launch, CNN became the first channel to provide 24-hour television news coverage, and was the first all-news television network in the United States. This article discusses the history of CNN, beginning with the June 1980 launch of the channel. | In which year was CNN founded? |
Frank C. Carlucci | Frank C. Carlucci was appointed to the position of Secretary of Defense by President Ronald Reagan in 1987 and served until 1989. | Who was President Reagan's Secretary for Defense from 1987 to 1989? |
Boston | NBA.com gives the following reason for how the Boston Celtics got their name: Team founder Walter Brown thought of an earlier basketball team from New York named the Celtics and figured since Boston had a large Irish population, the Celtics was a great name to use again. The moniker stuck. | In basketball where do the Celtics come from? |
Aladdin | "A Whole New World" is a song from Disney's 1992 animated feature film Aladdin, with music by Alan Menken and lyrics by Tim Rice. The song is a ballad between the primary characters Aladdin and Jasmine about the new world they are going to discover together while riding on Aladdin's magic carpet. The original version was sung by Brad Kane and Lea Salonga during the film. They also performed the song in their characters at the 65th Academy Awards, where it won Academy Award for Best Original Song as well as the first and only Disney song to win a Grammy Award for Song of the Year at the 36th Annual Grammy Awards. In 2014, Adam Jacobs and Courtney Reed performed the song as Aladdin and Jasmine in the film's Broadway adaptation. | Which Disney film had the theme tune A Whole New World? |
Supremes | Florence Glenda Chapman (née Ballard; June 30, 1943 – February 22, 1976) was an American vocalist. She was one of the founding members of the popular Motown vocal female group the Supremes. Ballard sang on sixteen top forty singles with the group, including ten number-one hits. | Florence Ballard was a member of which girl group? |
L. P. Hartley | The Go-Between is a novel by L. P. Hartley published in 1953. His best-known work, it has been adapted several times for stage and screen. | Who wrote the novel The Go Between? |
Mary Poppins | "Chim Chim Cher-ee" is a song from Mary Poppins, the 1964 musical motion picture. It was originally sung by Dick Van Dyke and Julie Andrews, and also is featured in the Cameron Mackintosh/Disney Mary Poppins musical. The song can be heard in the Mary Poppins scene of The Great Movie Ride at Disney's Hollywood Studios and during the Mary Poppins segment of Magical: Disney's New Nighttime Spectacular of Magical Celebrations at Disneyland. | In which musical do the sweeps sing Chim Chim Cheree? |
Bobby Lewis | African American rock and roll and R&B singer, Bobby Lewis had one of the biggest songs of the 60's. In July 1961, his recording of "Tossin' and Turnin'" went to No.1 for seven weeks on the Billboard chart. Later that year, he had a second Top Ten song, "One Track Mind", his only other major hit record. | Who had a big 60s No 1 with Tossin' and Turnin'? |
Sun | Sam Phillips is not just one of the most important producers in rock history, he is also one of the most important figures in 20th-century American culture. As owner and founder of his Memphis Recording Service Studio and Sun Record Company, he was the vital creative innovator at the epicenter of establishing rock n’ roll as the fresh, new, global music of the 20th-century era. He produced, recorded, inspired and launched the careers of the artists that originally defined this new musical sound…Elvis Presley, Carl Perkins, Johnny Cash, Jerry Lee Lewis, Roy Orbison, Charlie Rich, B.B. King, Ike Turner, Howlin’ Wolf, Little Milton, Rufus Thomas, and so many more. Sam first made his mark (and a very deep one) with electric rhythm and blues by African American black performers. He will always be remembered for all of the music he created, but probably most remembered for his difference-making rock n’ roll artists, particularly Elvis Presley. | Sam Phillips was owner of which legendary recording studio? |
Don Adams | Don Adams (1923-2005) won three Emmys (1967-9) for his role as Maxwell Smart, and they were well deserved. The actor submerged into the character, and we believed in Max just as much as he did in himself. While the series was a success with audiences and critics, the movies didn't do well at all. It wasn't that the audience had given up on Maxwell Smart, it was more that Don Adams had. Part of Max's appeal was that he never saw himself as the bumbler the audience saw. He could fall flat on his face and still come back knowing that he was as good as he thought he was. | Which actor played Maxwell Smart? |
Versailles | World War I (1914-1918) was finally over. This first global conflict had claimed from 9 million to 13 million lives and caused unprecedented damage. Germany had formally surrendered on November 11, 1918, and all nations had agreed to stop fighting while the terms of peace were negotiated. On June 28, 1919, Germany and the Allied Nations (including Britain, France, Italy and Russia) signed the Treaty of Versailles, formally ending the war. (Versailles is a city in France, 10 miles outside of Paris.) Do you know what triggered the conflict, sometimes called the "Great War"? | Where was the peace treaty signed that brought World War I to an end? |
Exxon | Exxon Valdez Oil Spill – Alaska 1989. And The response of ExxonMobil | Which company was responsible for the oil spill in Alaska in 1989? |
3rd Sunday in June | In the USA, UK and Canada - Fathers' Day is celebrated on the 3rd Sunday in June since being made a national holiday in 1966. In Australia and New Zealand, fathers are honored the first Sunday in September. Other countries celebrate fathers throughout the year. | What date is Father's Day? |
Mussolini | German Chancellor Adolf Hitler and Italian leader Benito Mussolini meet in the Brenner Pass | Which leader did Hitler meet in the Brenner Pass in WWII? |
Squibb | The Broxodent was the first electric toothbrush to be sold in the United States by the company Squibb. A year later, General Electric was the first company to sell a rechargeable cordless toothbrush. | Which company first manufactured the electric toothbrush? |
Marlon Brando | On July 1, 10 years to the day after Marlon Brando's death at age 80 from pulmonary fibrosis, a 35-villa resort named The Brando (prices start at $4,000 a night) will open on the French Polynesian atoll of Tetiaroa, bought by the actor in 1967. Brando discovered the 1,445-acre Tahitian island, which still is owned by his estate, while making 1962's Mutiny on the Bounty. | Which actor bought the island of Tetiaroa? |
Wake Me Up Before You Go Go | Wham! formed in 1981 and were initially named Wham! UK in the U.S. due to another band using the name Wham. Between 1982 and 1987, the band sold over 28 million records. They achieved success with six UK No.1's between 1983 and 1986. These were; "Wake Me Up Before You Go Go", "Careless Whisper", "Freedom", "I'm Your Man", "A Different Corner" and "The Edge Of Heaven". | What was Wham!'s first No 1? |
Carousel | "You'll Never Walk Alone" is a show tune from the 1945 Rodgers and Hammerstein musical, Carousel . | Which musical featured the song You'll Never Walk Alone? |
1972 | In this Sunday Jan, 31 1972 file photo a man receiving attention during the shooting incident in Londonderry, Northern Ireland, which became known as Bloody Sunday. (AP Photo/ PA/File) | In which year was Bloody Sunday in Londonderry? |
Challenger | * The first untethered spacewalk was made by American Bruce McCandless II on February 7, 1984, during Challenger mission STS-41-B, using the Manned Maneuvering Unit. He was subsequently joined by Robert L. Stewart during the 5 hour 55 minute spacewalk. A self-contained spacewalk was first attempted by Eugene Cernan in 1966 on Gemini 9A, but Cernan could not reach the maneuvering unit without tiring. | The first untethered space walk took place from which space craft? |
Eisenhower | Richard Nixon, in full Richard Milhous Nixon (born January 9, 1913, Yorba Linda , California , U.S.—died April 22, 1994, New York , New York), 37th president of the United States (1969–74), who, faced with almost certain impeachment for his role in the Watergate scandal , became the first American president to resign from office. He was also vice president (1953–61) under Pres. Dwight D. Eisenhower . (For a discussion of the history and nature of the presidency, see presidency of the United States of America .) | Richard Nixon was Vice President to which US state? |
Egypt | Luxor International Airport is the main airport serving the city of Luxor, Egypt. It is located four miles (6 km) east of the city. Many charter airlines use the airport, as it is a popular tourist destination for those visiting the River Nile and the Valley of the Kings. | Luxor international airport is in which country? |
America | Albert Einstein spoke out openly in support of pacifism and didn't hesitate to create a political persona. Because of this, and because of his famous status, he made political enemies of extreme right-wing groups. Anti-Semites declared that his work was un-German, and as the Nazis rose to power, it became increasingly hard for Einstein to live in Germany. The scientist was offered a position at Princeton University and the Institute for Advanced Study. Although he wasn't initially welcomed in the United States because of his pacifist views, after a few more months in Europe, he was able to move to America in 1933. He retained dual U.S. and Swiss citizenship, giving up his German citizenship. It was fortunate that Einstein moved because he was accused of treason by the Nazi party in 1933. The party's power was so absolute that at one point Einstein's name couldn't be mentioned, even in academic circles. | Which country did Albert Einstein move to as the Nazis rose to power? |
10 | The scale of points awarded to the first six finishers in each race has been modified on two occasions, the most recent of which was in 1991; the first now obtains 10 points (previously nine, and only eight between 1950 and 1960), and the following five are awarded: 6 – 4 – 3 – 2 – 1 points. There was a time when the driver who recorded the fastest lap was given 1 point. | In the 90s how many points have been awarded for finishing first in a Grand Prix? |
Perry Mason | Raymond Burr (né Raymond William Stacey Burr) gained fame playing mainly bad guys, as the murderer in Hitchcock's Rear Window. He later starred in two successful television series, as the crime-solving lawyer in Perry Mason (1957-66) and as the wheelchair-bound detective in Ironside (1967-75). | Which lawyer made Raymond Burr famous? |
ABC | Edward John Noble (1882 - 1958, aged 76) was an American broadcasting and candy industrialist originally from Gouverneur, New York. He co-founded the Life Savers Corporation in 1913. He founded the American Broadcasting Company when he purchased the Blue Network in 1943 following the Federal Communications Commission's (FCC) decree that RCA divest itself of one of its two radio networks. Edward Noble was born in Gouverneur, New York and educated in the public schools. He attended Syracuse University and graduated from Yale in 1905. In 1912, chocolate manufacturer Clarence Crane of Cleveland, Ohio invented Life Savers as a "summer candy" that could withstand heat better than chocolate. Since the mints looked like miniature life preservers, he called them Life Savers. After registering the trademark, Crane sold the rights to the peppermint candy to Edward Noble for $2,900. Instead of using cardboard rolls, which were not very successful, Noble created tin-foil wrappers to keep the mints fresh. Pep-O-Mint was the first Life Savers flavor. He was the first chairman of the Civil Aeronautics Authority. He also served as secretary of Commerce under President Franklin D. Roosevelt, 1939-1940. Following the Federal Communications Commission's order that RCA divest itself of one of its two radio networks, he founded the American Broadcasting Company (ABC) when he purchased the Blue Network (formerly part of NBC) on October 12, 1943. Noble tried valiantly to build ABC into an innovative and competitive broadcaster, but was hampered by financial problems and the pressure of competing with long-established NBC and CBS, and by 1951 was forced to enter negotiations to merge the network with United Paramount Theaters, headed by Leonard Goldenson; Goldenson would become chairman of the ABC network, while Noble remained on the ABC board of directors for the remainder of his life. In 1943, Edward John Noble bought the St. Catherines Island on the coast of Georgia; in 1968, ten years after his death, the island was transferred to the Edward J. Noble Foundation. The island is now owned by the St. Catherines Island Foundation, and the island's interior is operated for charitable, scientific, literary, and educational purposes. The foundation aims to promote conservation of natural resources, the survival of endangered species, and the preservation of historic sites, and to expand human knowledge in the fields of ecology, botany, zoology, natural history, archaeology, and other scientific and educational disciplines. Noble was part of the St. Lawrence Seaway Project and was appointed to the advisory board by President Dwight D. Eisenhower in 1954. He owned Boldt Castle, the Thousand Island Club, and a summer residence on Wellesley Island. The ornamental street lights in the village park are all that remain of the gift of new street lights that were given to the village by Edward and his brother, Robert. The lights were in memory of their father. Edward Noble died peacefully in his sleep on December 28, 1958. Three hospitals and a foundation are named after him. In Rocksteady Studios' most recent and final installment of the Batman Arkham video game series, Batman Arkham Knight, there is a possible dual reference to Edward J Noble and Arkham Knight 3D artist Edward Noble. After entering the tower from Bruce Wayne's office balcony, a plaque recognizing either (or both) Noble(s) can be found beside a model of Wayne Tower in the receptionist lobby. It reads "Wayne Tower & Plaza Architecture by: Edward Noble" followed by a model credit to "Martin Teichmann" (a Rocksteady Studios Environment Artist). | Which broadcasting company did Edward J Noble found? |
1960s | The Jackson Five's sound was influenced by many of the biggest stars of the 1960s, especially including family funk bands Sly & the Family Stone and The Isley Brothers, soul pioneer Marvin Gaye, doo-wop boy band Frankie Lymon & the Teenagers, and soul shouters like Wilson Pickett, Jackie Wilson, Stevie Wonder and James Brown . At the time of their early success, soul and funk stars, especially coming from Motown Records, were among the most popular musicians; Motown had launched the careers of dozens of the decade's biggest stars, most notably Smokey Robinson & the Miracles, Stevie Wonder, Marvin Gaye, The Temptations, and Diana Ross & the Supremes. | In which decade did the Jackson 5 sign to Motown? |
Nev. | "The car collection wasn't self-supporting," Gene Evans, marketing director of the William F. Harrah Automobile Museum, said Friday. The museum is situated in Sparks, Nev., just east of Reno. In three previous sales of cars from the collection, Harrah's, now a subsidiary of Memphis, Tenn.-based Holiday, has grossed about $40 million, Evans said. | In which state is Harrah's Auto Collection situated? |
Champion | Gene Autry's horse was Champion. The Lone Ranger's horse was Silver(and Tonto was The Lone Ranger's friend and Tonto's horse was a pinto named Scout) Roy Roger's horse was Trigger and Roy so loved the horse that when Trigger died, Roy had Trigger stuffed. Dale Evans' horse was Buttermilk(Dale was married to Roy but Roy did not have Dale stuffed). Roy's dog was named Bullet(German Shepperd) and Roy's jeep was named Nellie Belle. Gene Autry was known as "The Singing Cowboy". Many people still try to find Gene's recording of 'Poppy the Puppy'. Pat Buttram was Gen's sidekick in their cowboy movies. Pat used his real name for most of his characters. Later on Pat Buttram was Mr. Haney on TV's Green Acres. more | What was the name of Gene Autry's horse? |
Pittsburgh | There's also diversity in our sports teams, as Pittsburgh has three teams to cheer for in the Pirates, Penguins and Steelers . There wasn't much diversity in terms of cheering for a team in the city's primitive years, as the Pirates were the first franchise to be born back in 1887. And for nearly 100 years, the city's sports fans identified themselves with the Pirates, who rewarded them with memorable seasons and World Series victories. Before the Steelers were even a glint in Art Rooney's eyes, the Pirates had World Series victories under their belts and had just played the historic 1927 Yankees in the Fall Classic after winning the National League Pennant. | Which city has a sports team of Steelers and team of Pirates? |
Royal Canadian | Airplane, Naked Gun series, Poseidon Adventure and others (over 100 films). Nielsen enlisted in the Royal Canadian Air Force and was trained as an aerial gunner during the latter part of World War II (but was too young to be fully trained and sent overseas). | Leslie Nielsen trained in which of the armed services in WWII? |
Tears | For a brief period at the end of the '60s and the start of the '70s, Blood, Sweat & Tears , which fused a Rock 'n' Roll rhythm section to a horn section, held out the promise of a jazz-rock fusion that could storm the pop charts. The band was organized in New York in 1967 out of the remnants of The Blues Project by keyboard player/singer Al Kooper and guitarist Steve Katz of that group and saxophonist Fred Lipsius. The rhythm section consisted of bassist Jim Fielder and drummer Bobby Colomby, and the horn section was filled out by trumpeters Randy Brecker, Jerry Weiss and trombonist Dick Halligan . | What went with Blood and Sweat in the name of the 60s rock band? |
West Side Story | West Side Story, Leonard Bernstein 's 1957 Broadway hit, features songs that generally fall into two categories -- those dealing with romance ("Maria," "Tonight," "Somewhere," etc.) and those of a humorous or sassy character ("Jet Song," "America," "Cool," "Gee Officer Krupke," etc.). But "I Feel Pretty" is the one song whose Richard Rodgers -like gaiety and elegance place it in a different category, making it seem almost out of place in this ultimately tragic musical, an updated take on Romeo and Juliet. In the story Maria, swept away in her love for Tony but unaware he has just killed her brother, sings it in the bridal shop where she works. | Which musical featured the song I Feel Pretty? |
Boeing | December 20, 1957 The first production example of the Boeing 707 makes its debut. | Who produced the first Jetliner in 1957? |
Maryland | Camp David is the country retreat of the President of the United States. It is located in wooded hills about 62 miles (100 km) north-northwest of Washington, D.C., in Catoctin Mountain Park near Thurmont, Maryland. It is officially known as Naval Support Facility Thurmont and because it is technically a military installation, staffing is primarily provided by the U.S. Navy and the U.S. Marine Corps. | In which state is Camp David? |
Liberty Enlightening the World | The Statue of Isis was first known as Liberty Enlightening the World , but is now more commonly called, the "Statue of Liberty." However, we must ask ourselves, "Is she truly enlightening the world, or is she actually the Goddess who keeps our illumination in the shadows as she holds the light above in her torch, only to hide the truth from the profane (uninitiated) of the abyss (sea of humanity) who are kept in the dark?" | What was the Statue of Liberty originally called? |
Matt Monro | From Russia with Love is the first Bond film in the series with John Barry as the primary soundtrack composer. The theme song was composed by Lionel Bart of Oliver! fame and sung by Matt Monro, although the title credit music is a lively instrumental version of the tune beginning with Barry's brief James Bond is Back then segueing into Monty Norman's "James Bond Theme". Monro's vocal version is later played during the film (as source music on a radio) and properly over the film's end titles. Barry travelled with the crew to Turkey to try getting influences of the local music, but ended up using almost nothing, just local instruments such as finger cymbals to give an exotic feeling, since he thought the Turkish music had a comedic tone that did not fit in the "dramatic feeling" of the James Bond movies. | Who sang the Bond theme form From Russia With Love? |
Exxon | Exxon Said to Offer Millions To Erase 1990 Harbor Spill - NYTimes.com | Which company was responsible for the oil spill in New York harbor in 1990? |
Austria | Arnold Schwarzenegger was born in a small village in Thal, Austria on July 30, 1947. His full name is Arnold Alois Schwarzenegger, and his parents were Gustav Schwarzenegger and Aurelia Jadmy. His father was a World War II veteran, and the police chief of their town. | In which country was Arnold Schwarzenegger born? |
Chi-Lites | Instead, the Chi-Lites were from Chicago, a town better known for its gritty urban blues and driving R&B. Led by vocalist Eugene Record , the Chi-Lites had a lush, creamy sound distinguished by their four-part harmonies and layered productions. During the early '70s, they racked up 11 Top Ten R&B singles, ranging from the romantic ballads "Have You Seen Her" and "Oh Girl" to protest songs like "(For God's Sake) Give More Power to the People" and "There Will Never Be Any Peace (Until God Is Seated at the Conference Table)." All the songs featured Record 's warm, pleading tenor and falsetto, and the majority of the group's hits were written by Record , often in collaboration with other songwriters like Barbara Acklin . | Who had 70s hits with Have You Seen Her and Oh Girl? |
Oklahoma | Will Rogers World Airport , aka Will Rogers Airport or simply Will Rogers, is a United States passenger airport in Oklahoma City located about 6 miles (8 km) Southwest of downtown. It is a civil-military airport on 8,081 acres of land (3,270 ha) and is the primary commercial airport of the state. Although the official IATA airport codes for Will Rogers World Airport are OKC and KOKC, it should be noted that local officials, citizens, and media organizations commonly refer to it as "WRWA" or "Will Rogers". | Will Rogers airport was built in which US state? |
Edgar Allan Poe | Writer Edgar Allan Poe was expelled from West Point Military Academy for showing up for a public parade wearing only a white belt and gloves. | What writer was expelled from West Point for showing up for a public parade wearing only a white belt and gloves? |
Herb and Tootsie Woodley | The supporting cast members are equally charming: Dithers, the tyrant- good-hearted-boss and his bitterly charming wife Cora; Herb and Tootsie Woodley, the next-door neighbors and Dagwood and Blondie�s best friends; Mr. Beasely, the postman and Dagwood�s victim who clashes with him every morning to catch his bus; Elmo, the pestering little boy who seems to rule Bumstead�s residence; the short order cook who never allows substitutions in the menu and the door-to door salesman who always interrupts when Dagwood is taking a nap or when he is having one of his nice, hot and relaxing baths. | "What couple live next door to Dagwood and Blondie Bumstead in ""Blondie""?" |
The Green Hornet | A correction to your Film Clip item (July 12) about Eddie Murphy as the Green Hornet: Britt Reid is the son of Dan Reid, who is the nephew of the Lone Ranger. This makes the Green Hornet the grand-nephew of the Lone Ranger, not his great-grandson. NORMAN L. COOK Monrovia | Who was the Lone Ranger's great grand-nephew? |
Rebecca | 'Last night I dreamt I went to Manderley again.' Daphne du Maurier's famous opening line of Rebecca - one of the most memorable first sentences ever published - appears to beckon the reader through a padlocked iron gate and down a long, serpentine drive to a hidden mansion, a house of secrets and dreams. | """Last night I dreamt I went to Manderley again,"" was the first line of what Daphne du Maurier novel?" |
La Gioconda | The Mona Lisa (; or La Gioconda, ) is a half-length portrait of a woman by the Italian artist Leonardo da Vinci, which has been acclaimed as "the best known, the most visited, the most written about, the most sung about, the most parodied work of art in the world". | "What is the actual title of Leonardo da Vinci's ""Mona Lisa""?" |
Minnehaha | The Song of Hiawatha is an 1855 epic poem in trochaic tetrameter by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow that features Native American characters. The epic relates the adventures of an Ojibwe warrior named Hiawatha and the tragedy of his love for Minnehaha. Events in the story are set in the Pictured Rocks area on the south shore of Lake Superior. Longfellow's poem, though based on native oral traditions surrounding the figure of Manabozho, represents not a work of transmission but an original work of American Romantic literature. | In Henry Wadsworth Longfellow's famous poem, Hiawatha, what was the name of Hiawatha's wife? |
Five | The Wife of Bath has one of the longest introductions in the Canterbury Tales. She explains she has had five husbands and proceeds to discuss each in repose. The Wife of Bath�s tale begins to worry one of her fellow guests who ask if all women are like her. She quickly bids him to remain silent until the tale is over. The Wife of Bath�s tale is not just about women seeking many husbands and controlling their husbands. | How many husbands did the Wife of Bath have, as reported in Chaucer's Canterbury Tales? |
Kala | Tarzan of the Apes is the first of a long series of novels about John Clayton, Lord Greystoke, who is born in the western coastal jungles of Africa to marooned parents who are killed shortly after his birth. Clayton is adopted as an infant by the she-ape Kala and is renamed “Tarzan” which means “white skin” in the ape language. He is raised as an ape. The apes in the novel are not gorillas, but a species of ape that was invented by the author, who have a complex culture and language of their own. Tarzan feels alienated from the other apes due to his physical differences. Eventually, he discovers his biological parents’ cabin where he learns of other humans like himself from picture books. Tarzan teaches himself to read and write via a dictionary that was part of his parent’s meager library. | What was the name of the she-ape that rescued the infant Tarzan and raised him to be Lord of the Apes? |
Chuckle and snort | coined 1872 by Lewis Carroll in "Through the Looking Glass," perhaps from chuckle and snort. Related: Chortled; chortling. As a noun, from 1903. | "What words did Lewis Carroll combine to come up with the term ""chortle"" in Through a Looking-Glass?" |
The soul of lingerie | At first Dorothy felt thrilled to be working there. For a page of underwear she chose a line from Shakespeare, “Brevity is the soul of wit,” to which she applied a fashionable twist: “From these foundations of the autumn wardrobe, one may learn that brevity is the soul of lingerie.” Producing this drivel proved to be a tedious, thankless task. Before long she lost her determination to sound literary and tried to relieve her frustration as best she could. | "Shakespeare wrote that ""brevity is the soul of wit."" What did noted wit Dorothy Parker say it was?" |
Belgian | Hercule Poirot (;) is a fictional Belgian detective, created by Agatha Christie. Poirot is one of Christie's most famous and long-lived characters, appearing in 33 novels, one play (Black Coffee), and more than 50 short stories published between 1920 and 1975. | What is the native country of Agatha Chrisitie's detective Hercule Poirot? |
John Little | John Little (Robin Hood changed his name into Little John) was a legendary fellow outlaw of Robin Hood. He was said to be Robin's chief lieutenant and second-in-command of the Merry Men. The sobriquet "Little" is a form of irony, as he is usually depicted as a gigantic, seven-foot-tall warrior of the British forests, skilled with bow and quarterstaff. | In the Robin Hood stories, what was the real name of Little John? |
Ellery Queen | Daniel Nathan, professionally known as Frederic Dannay (October 20, 1905 – September 3, 1982), and Emanuel Benjamin Lepofsky, professionally known as Manfred Bennington Lee (January 11, 1905 – April 3, 1971), were American cousins from Brooklyn, New York who wrote, edited, and anthologized detective fiction under the pseudonym of Ellery Queen. The writers' main fictional character, whom they also named Ellery Queen, is a mystery writer and amateur detective who helps his father, Richard Queen, a New York City police inspector, solve baffling murders. | By what pseudonym is writer Frederick Dannay Manfred Bennington Lee better known? |
39 times | Hemingway: It depends. I rewrote the ending of Farewell to Arms, the last page of it, 39 times before I was satisfied. | How many times did Ernest Hemingway revise the last page of A Farewell To Arms? |
Andrew Warhola | Andy Warhol (; born Andrew Warhola; August 6, 1928 – February 22, 1987) was an American artist who was a leading figure in the visual art movement known as pop art. His works explore the relationship between artistic expression, celebrity culture, and advertisement that flourished by the 1960s. | What was art-world guru Andy Warhol's name at birth? |
Flush | Flush is a first person fictional narrative about the Cocker Spaniel owned by Elizabeth Barrett/Elizabeth Barrett Browning. The real dog was stolen three times but in the novella it is capsulized into a story of one theft. | What was the name of Elizabeth Barrett Browning's pet golden cocker spaniel ? |
Lhasa, Tibet | National Geographic featured its first photo (a relief map of North America) in 1889 and its first photo story (about Lhasa, Tibet) in 1905. By 1908, more than half of the magazine’s pages were photographs, leading two members of the board of trustees to resign in protest, claiming National Geographic had become “a picture book.” | What exotic city was featured in National Geographic magazine's first photo story in 1905? |
Three days and three nights | Answer: According to my resources, Jonah spent three days and three nights in the belly of the whale. | How much time did Jonah spend in the belly of the whale? |
Sarah | Sarah is the only woman in the Bible that we know the age at which she died: 127 years old. (Gen 23:1) | Who is the only woman whose age is mentioned in the Bible? |
In Greek | The New Testament was originally written in Greek. This is what I have been taught and believed as long as I have been a Christian. But there are some who claim the New Testament was originally written in Aramaic. This would mean the Greek manuscripts are just translations of this Aramaic original. This two-part article will look at this and related claims. | In what language was the New Testament originally written? |
About 200 million | "The evolutionist may object and say that the rate has drastically accelerated only in recent centuries. So, let us consider that the "normal" growth was such as to produce only the earth's population as many people have been born into the world as it was at the time of Christ, about 200 million people. This is the oldest date for which anyone has even a reasonable guess as to the population. | What was the total population of the world at the time of Christ? |
David and Bathsheba | Solomon was the son of King David and Bathsheba. Solomon was not the oldest son of David , but David promised Bathsheba that Solomon would be the next king. When Davids elder son Adonijah declared himself king, David ordered his servants to bring Solomon to the Gihon spring where the priest anointed him while David was still alive. Solomon inherited a considerable empire from his father. | Who were the parents of King Solomon? |
Horton | Dr Seuss Horton Hatches the Egg. An elephant agrees to watch over lazy Maisie bird's egg while she vacations. But later, after standing guard 100-percent faith- fully through rain and snow, Horton and the egg are captured by three hunters and put in a circus. Maisie happens by just as the egg is about to hatch and demands that Horton... give it back to her. | What is the name of Dr. Seuss's egg-hatching elephant? |
Lana Lang | Just a few years ago, many casual Superman fans probably assumed that Lois Lane was always the one and only love of Clark Kent's life. Then "Smallville" came around, and introduced Clark's high school sweetheart, Lana Lang, to a whole new generation of fans. But while Lois and Lana are the most well known love interests of the Man of Steel, they are certainly not the only ones. Throughout the years, there have been many women that Clark Kent has fallen for, and many who have fallen for him. In this column we will take a look at these other women, their appearances in the comics and on the big and small screens, and what each of them have meant to our hero. | Who was Clark Kent's high school sweetheart? |
Nathaniel Hawthorn | The first volume of Hershel Parker's definitive biography of Herman Melville—a finalist for the 1997 Pulitzer Prize—closed on a mid-November day in 1851. In the dining room of the Little Red Inn in Lenox, Massachusetts, Melville had just presented an inscribed copy of his new novel, Moby-Dick, to his intimate friend, Nathaniel Hawthorne, the man to whom the work was dedicated. "Take it all in all," Parker concluded, "this was the happiest day of Melville's life." | To whom did Herman Melville dedicate his novel, Moby Dick? |
Oscar Wild | Under what assumed name did Oscar Wilde live out the last three years of his life, in "France? | "Under what assumed name did Oscar Wilde live out the last three years of his life, in ""France?" |
Katie | Scarlett O'Hara, heroine of Margaret Mitchell's novel "Gone With the Wind". Her full name was actually Katie Scarlett O'Hara, in honor of her paternal grandmother Katie Scarlett. | What was Scarlett O'Hara's real first name? |
Lothar | Mandrake was also the first comic strip with a racially integrated cast of crime-fighters. Mandrake's partner in adventure is the gigantic Lothar, and the two of them have been fighting evildoers for decades! Mandrake is also aided by his wife, the lovely and exotic Princess Narda. | In the comic strips, what was the name of Mandrake the Magician's giant partner? |
Dick Tracy | Yes, comic strip fans, it is true. After 45 years of marriage, Dick Tracy and his wife, the former Tess Trueheart, are splitting up. Tribune Media Services, which distributes the strip, has announced that Tess will hit her heroic husband with divorce papers on Feb. 7. | Tess Trueheart is the wife of what comic strip character? |
Punjab | Chance wore a tuxedo, with wads of Monopoly money exploding from every pocket. He was dressed as Daddy Warbucks-like Punjab the Wizard, a character from the Little Orphan Annie comic strip-but couldn't quite bring himself to appear in a bald wig or shave his own head to more closely approximate the character he'd chosen to emulate. "Pretend I'm a very young Daddy Warbucks," he'd told Julia. | In the Little Orphan Annie comic strip, what was the name of Daddy Warbucks's Giant bodyguard who wore a turban? |
Daphne du Maurier, best known for Rebecca | Daphne du Maurier, best known for Rebecca, wrote the story upon which Alfred Hitchcock based his 1963 suspense film The Birds. | Who wrote the story upon which Alfred Hitchcock based his 1963 suspense film The Birds? |
Neville Chamberlain | Neville Chamberlain was Prime Minister of Great Britain in September 1939 at the start of World War II. In May 1940, after the disastrous Norwegian campaign, Chamberlain resigned and Winston Churchill became prime minister. | Who was British Prime Minister when World War II broke out? |
Colditz | Oflag IV-C or Offizierslager from Militairy District IV Dresden, camp “C”, was a prison camp for allied officers situated inside Castle Colditz. The first prisoners arrived in November 1939, 140 Polish officers from the German September campaign who were thought to have a high escape risk. In October 1940 the first RAF pilots checked in, Donald Middleton, Keith Milne and Howard Wardle. The latter a Canadian who joined the RAF before the war. From here on more nationalities were imprisoned in the Castle, British, French, Belgian, Polish, Dutch, New Zeeland and Yugoslavian and others. On the 23rd of October in 1944 the first American prisoner entered the camp, it was the 49 year old Florimund Duke, the oldest paratrooper of World War Two who was taken prisoner after parachuting into Hungary. The population in the camp was 254 in the early winter of 1944, in March 1945 twelve hundred French officers joined in, with 600 more in the village below. | How was Oflag IVC prison camp better known? |
Carole King | An all-star roster of artists paid tribute to King on the 1995 album Tapestry Revisited: A Tribute to Carole King. From the album, Rod Stewart's version of "So Far Away" and Celine Dion's cover of "A Natural Woman" were both Adult Contemporary chart hits. Other artists who appeared on the album included Amy Grant ("It's Too Late"), Richard Marx ("Beautiful"), Aretha Franklin ("You've Got a Friend"), Faith Hill ("Where You Lead"), and the Bee Gees ("Will You Love Me Tomorrow?"). | To whom did the Bee Gees pay tribute in Tapestry Revisited? |
James Caan | Born in The Bronx in 1940, James Caan began his acting career in television, his first film role being a villain in Lady in a Cage and won praise for his role in The Rain People, also directed by Francis Ford Coppola . | Who was born first, James Caan or Michael Douglas? |
Italy | Brindisi is a small ancient city at the southern tip of Italy. It is a popular docking station for ocean steam liners due to its deepwater harbour. When passing through Brindisi either for leisure or to catch a passenger ferry, be sure to visit a couple local attractions such as the Frederick II castle and the numerous cathedrals. | In which country is the deepwater ort of Brindisi? |
Oscar Wilde | The Picture of Dorian Gray is a philosophical novel by Oscar Wilde, first published complete in the July 1890 issue of Lippincott's Monthly Magazine. The magazine's editor feared the story was indecent, and without Wilde's knowledge, deleted roughly five hundred words before publication. Despite that censorship, The Picture of Dorian Gray offended the moral sensibilities of British book reviewers, some of whom said that Oscar Wilde merited prosecution for violating the laws guarding the public morality. In response, Wilde aggressively defended his novel and art in correspondence with the British press, although he personally made excisions of some of the most controversial material when revising and lengthening the story for book publication the following year. | Who wrote The Picture Of Dorian Gray? |
Nancy Sinatra | The soundtrack was composed by Bond veteran, John Barry . At the time, this was his fourth credited Bond film. The theme song, You Only Live Twice , was sung by Nancy Sinatra . In 1998 , Robbie Williams sampled the title song "You Only Live Twice" for the chart-topper " Millennium ". A rock version of You Only Live Twice was covered by Coldplay when they toured in 2001 , and was covered by Natacha Atlas for her 2005 compilation album The Best of Natacha Atlas . | Who sang the title song for the Bond film You Only Live Twice? |
Kakadu National Park | Immerse yourself in World Heritage-listed Kakadu National Park, a natural and cultural wonder around three hours from Darwin. Discover detailed Aboriginal art galleries, hike to the top of rugged escarpments and cruise the wetlands past waterlilies, waterfalls, crocodiles and migratory birds. Drive the Nature's Way route from Darwin, or add Katherine and Arnhem Land for a longer Top End adventure. | Which national park, famous for aboriginal rock paintings, is near Darwin? |
Joey | This spin-off of "All in the Family" features the further adventures of Gloria Stivic and her son Joey. She and Mike are separated and she's gotten a job in a veterinarian's office. | In TV's All In The Family what was Mike and Gloria's son called? |
Graham Nash | Crosby, Stills & Nash (CSN) were an American-British-Canadian folk rock supergroup made up of David Crosby, Stephen Stills, and Graham Nash. They were known as Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young (CSNY) when joined by occasional fourth member Neil Young. They were noted for their intricate vocal harmonies, often tumultuous interpersonal relationships, political activism, and lasting influence on US music and culture. Crosby, Stills & Nash were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and all three members were also inducted for their work in other groups (Crosby for the Byrds, Stills for Buffalo Springfield and Nash for the Hollies). Neil Young has also been inducted, but as a solo artist and as a member of Buffalo Springfield, not for his work with the group. | Who sang with Crosby, Stills and Young? |
1920's | Baird is best remembered for inventing a mechanical television system . During the 1920's, John Baird and American Clarence W. Hansell patented the idea of using arrays of transparent rods to transmit images for television and facsimiles respectively. | In which John Logie Baird invent television? |
Gladys Knight | Licence to Kill is the theme song of the Bond film of the same name. It was written by Narada Michael Walden, Jeffrey Cohen, and Walter Afanasieff. The song was performed by the legendary "Empress of Soul", Gladys Knight . | Who sang the title song for the Bond film License To Kill? |
Dangerous | "Black or White" is a single by American singer-songwriter Michael Jackson. The song was released by Epic Records on November 11, 1991 as the first single from Jackson's eighth studio album, Dangerous. It was written, composed and produced by Michael Jackson and Bill Bottrell. | Black or White came from which Michael Jackson album? |
Mexico | Exiled Russian revolutionary Leon Trotsky is fatally wounded by an ice-ax-wielding assassin at his compound outside Mexico City. The killer–Ramón Mercader–was a Spanish communist and probable agent of Soviet leader Joseph Stalin. Trotsky died from his wounds the next day. | In which country was the Russian Revolutionary Leon Trotsky murdered? |
Peter and Gordon | Peter and Gordon were a British pop duo, comprising Peter Asher (b. 1944) and Gordon Waller (1945–2009), who achieved international fame in 1964 with their first single, the million-selling transatlantic No.1 smash "A World Without Love." The duo had several subsequent hits in the so-called British Invasion-era. | Which duo had a 60s No 1 with A World Without Love? |
Mississippi | Tennessee Williams was born Thomas Lanier Williams in Columbus, Mississippi, on March 26, 1914, the second of three children of Cornelius and Edwina Williams. His father, a traveling salesman, was rarely home and for many years the family lived with his mother's parents. As a result, the young boy developed a close relationship with his grandfather, and also his older sister, Rose. William's family life was never a happy one. His parents were resentful of each other, his mother once describing her husband as "a man's man" who loved to gamble and drink. When his father obtained a position at a shoe factory, the family moved to a crowded, low-rent apartment in St. Louis, Missouri. | In which US state was Tennessee Williams born? |
Golda Meir | This newsreel clip shows Israeli prime minister Golda Meir presiding over the Knesset in 1969 … | Who was Israeli Prime Minister from 1969 to 1974? |
The Four Seasons | Bob Gaudio founded the Four Seasons with Valli, Tommy DeVito and Nick Massi. He wrote most of their songs, and others you'd know; as a teen, Gaudio wrote "Short Shorts" for the Royal Teens, his high school group, and hit the road alongside Buddy Holly, Sam Cooke and Jackie Wilson . He later produced records for Frank Sinatra, Neil Diamond (including "You Don't Bring Me Flowers," a 1978 chart-topping duet with Barbra Streisand) and Diana Ross . On a handshake, Gaudio splits his Four Seasons songwriting royalties with Valli (who, in turn, gives back half of his performance fees); if that doesn't say something about his character, nothing does. | Bob Gaudio and Nick Massi sang with which group? |
Ireland | Anjelica Huston was born on July 8, 1951 in Santa Monica, California, to prima ballerina Enrica "Ricki" (Soma) and director and actor John Huston . Her mother, who was from New York, was of Italian descent, and her father had English, Scottish, and Scots-Irish ancestry. Huston spent most of her childhood overseas, in Ireland and England, and in 1969 first dipped her toe into the acting profession, taking a few small roles in her father's movies. However, in that year her mother died in a car accident, at 39, and Huston relocated to the United States, where the tall, exotically beautiful young woman modeled for several years. | In which country was Angelica Huston born? |
Julian Edwin | Julian Edwin "Cannonball" Adderley (September 15, 1928 – August 8, 1975) was a jazz alto saxophonist of the hard bop era of the 1950s and 1960s. | What were the first two names of 'Cannonball' Adderley? |
Uruguay | Carrasco/General Cesáreo L. Berisso International Airport is the international airport of Montevideo, the capital city of Uruguay. It also is the country's largest airport and is located in the namegiving Carrasco neighborhood located in the adjoining department of Canelones. It has been cited as one of the most efficient and traveler-friendly airports in Latin America and the world. | Carrasco international airport is in which country? |
Chancellor | All three had budding ambitions to become famous singers. In 1957 Fabian was introduced to Bob Marcucci and Peter de Angelis, who headed Chancellor Records in Philadelphia and was signed to a recording contract. | Which record company signed Fabian? |