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Circus Trivia 7-13-191. Circus peanuts date from the 19th century, and are large peanut-shaped confections made of marshmallow. What is their original and usual color?Orange?2. This group of six men formed a comedy group known as Monty Python that presented a sketch TV series on BBC from 1969 to 1974.? What was the name of the show??Monty Python’s Flying Circus??3. Finish the lyric to this 19th century popular song:?He’d fly through the air with the greatest of ease,That daring young man on ____________________.?The flying trapeze??“The lyrics were based on the phenomenal success of?trapeze?artist?Jules Léotard, for whom the one-piece dancer's garment was named.” (Wikipedia)4. Circus Circus Hotel and Resort is the largest permanent big top in the world. This gamblers’ funspot lies at the edge of what major U.S. city?Las Vegas, Nevada.5. What is the name of the circus elephant who could fly with his ears??Dumbo (from the 1941 Disney animated film)??6. Watchmakers used to demonstrate their metalworking skills using these insects, who like to jump and walk. They performed tricks harnessed with thin gold wire as a circus sideshow attraction. What kind of insect?Fleas. (Flea circus)?7. The word “circus” comes from Latin circus meaning “circle”. The?Circus Maximus?is a chariot-racing stadium?located in what European city?Rome,?Italy.8. From the 18th century, the word “circus” (from Latin circus “circle”) was used to describe buildings arranged in a ring. In what city would you find the famous Picadilly Circus?London, England.9.? Created in 1946, this famous clown became part of a franchised television series bearing his name.? He sported a blue and red outfit, oversized red hair, and a white face.? His sidekick was another clown named Cookie.? Who was this famous TV clown??Bozo (the Clown).?10. What kind of crackers traditionally featured a bright circus wagon on the box?? Barnum’s Animals: Crackers. “Animal Crackers.” Nabisco.In 2018, Nabisco changed its box from caged animals to free animals.?11. It’s thought that master showman P.T. Barnum coined this term to describe a minor exhibition or show, placed outside the principal part of the circus, meant to entertain audiences waiting for the big show and earn money.Sideshow. 12. This word is well known as place name for a Pacific island group halfway between America and Asia where a decisive battle was fought in World War II. It was used to describe the main area for amusements at the World’s Fair in Chicago in 1893. Midway.13. Name for a small traveling circus that toured through small towns and rural areas in the late-19th and early-20th centuries that prominently featured canine and equine acts.Dog and Pony Show.14. This Vegas duo, both born in Germany, were famous for their appearances with white lions and white tigers. Siegfried and Roy. (In 2003 Roy Horn was bitten on the neck and dragged by a seven-year-old male white tiger named Mantacore, effectively ending his career.)15. Cirque du Soleil, based in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, is the largest theatrical producer in the world. Translate “Cirque du Soleil” from French:"Circus of the Sun" or "Sun Circus”.16. This family is famous for performing daredevil highwire balancing stunts, especially without a safety net.Wallendas. “The Flying Wallendas.” Several branches of the Wallendas perform today, mostly grandchildren of?Karl Wallenda. 17. Traditional job title of the director of a circus performance. Ringmaster18. Circus acrobats may ride around the ring on this one-wheeled conveyance.Unicycle20. This circus performer could be said to literally have too many balls in the air.Juggler21. Latin desultor refers to a circus vaulter, who jumps from one horse to another while at a gallop. From this is derived what English adjective, used to describe someone or something unfocused lacking a plan or purpose. Desultory. From?de?"down" +?salire?"to jump, leap." 22. It is customary to celebrate before the beginning of Lent, when austerities set in. What is the name of the spectacular pre-Lenten celebration featuring colorful costumes and samba dancers held annually in Brazil?Carnival. Carnival of Brazil.23. By the late 19th, early 20th century, these sideshows featuring people with unusual physical abnormalities, or whose bodies were unusual in some other way like excessive tattooing or piercings, were beginning to fall into disfavor.Freak shows. 24. A three-ring circus has three rings. How many rings were gifted by the true love according to the lyrics of The Twelve Days of Christmas?Five. (On the fifth day of Christmas My true love gave to me Five golden rings.)25. A?circus?performer who performed feats of strength was traditionally called a strongman. Which former professional bodybuilder and powerlifter and actor served as the 38th Governor of California (2003-2011).Arnold Schwarzenegger.26. What family of software products can be used to manage PDF files, that bears the name of a certain kind of circus performer?Adobe. Adobe Acrobat.27. A circus venue may be called a hippodrome, after the courses for horse races in ancient Greece or Rome. (Greek hippos ‘horse’ plus dromos ‘race’). What large African mammal is also named from the Greek word for horse?Hippopotamus. (Greek hippos?‘horse’,?potamos?‘river’).28. Circus, or carnival workers were nicknamed “carnies”. Translate from the Spanish this surprisingly related term:Chili con carne? (/?t?ili ko? ?ka?ne/), "chili with meat"Carnival: mid 16th?century: from?Italian?carnevale,?carnovale, from?medieval Latin?carnelevamen,?carnelevarium?‘Shrovetide’,?from?Latin?caro,?carn-?‘flesh’?+?levare?‘put away’.29. According to popular wisdom, what animal is it that “never forgets”? An elephant. An elephant never forgets.30. Early Christian writer Tertullian claimed that the first circus games were staged by the goddess?Circe?in honor of her father?Helios, the Sun God. In Greek epic, what Trojan war hero stops on Circe’s island where she turns his crew into swine?Odysseus. (She changes them back and lives with her for a year.) 31. A circus ringmaster might wear this type of tall, flat-crowned, broad-brimmed?hat, worn by men from the latter part of the 18th to the middle of the 20th century.?A?top hat. (Also known as beaver hat,?high hat,?silk hat,?cylinder hat,?chimney pot hat?or?stove pipe hat.)32. In the early 20th century, North American circuses developed clown characters such as the?tramp?or?hobo.? What actor famously played the title role in the 1915 silent film The Tramp?Charlie Chaplin.33. Well-known series of romance novels, known for their simple stories, happy endings, and hunks on the covers, named for a type of clown.Harlequin. Harlequin romances.34. Marcel Marceau?(1923 – 2007) was a master of this theatrical technique, where action, character, or emotion is expressed silently - without words - using only gesture, expression, and movement. Mime.35. Judy Collins made this Stephen Sondheim song famous. It begins:Isn't it rich?Are we a pair?Me here at last on the ground,You in mid-air,Where are the clowns?“Send in the Clowns”36. What’s the name of a popular carnival food where a sausage on a stick has been coated with cornmeal batter and deep fried?Corn dog.37. This former president of the United States was known as a former peanut farmer.Jimmy Carter.38. Name two types of animal that may appear in a “big cat show”.Lion or tiger or leopard or panther.39. The main tent of a circus was also known as what kind of top?“Big top.”40. Fortune tellers appeared in circus sideshows. Fortunetelling is traditionally associated with the people of which ethnic culture?Gypsies. (Roma)41. Her hit song, “Gypsys, Tramps & Thieves” begins: “I was born in the wagon of a travelin' showMy mama used to dance for the money they'd throwPapa would do whatever he couldPreach a little gospel, sell a couple bottles of Doctor Good”Cher42. Name of a popular circus confection: a?mass?of?fluffy?spun sugar, usually pink or white, wrapped around a stick or a?paper?cone.Cotton candy.43. The 1939 movie “At the Circus” starred the three most famous Marx brothers. Name them. Groucho, Chico, and Harpo.44. The 1939 Marx brothers movie “At the Circus” included the catchy song “Roll out the Barrel.” What dance step is this song associated with?Polka. “Beer Barrel Polka.” Roll out the barrel, we'll have a barrel of funRoll out the barrel, we've got the blues on the run45. This type of clown provides entertainment, but also protects bullriders who have been thrown from the bull.Rodeo clown.46. Traditionally, the nose of a clown is red. What famous reindeer also had a red nose?Rudolph.47. This African-derived name also used to describe large shrimp or jets was the name of a famous Barnum?and?Bailey?circus elephant. Jumbo.48. Popular light airy circus snack of buttered and salted kernels.Popcorn.49. This largest cruise line in the world is named for a type of circus.Carnival Cruise Line.50. Actor Peter Dinklage played main character Tyrion Lannister, a dwarf, in this extremely popular HBO fantasy drama that just wrapped up its eighth season.Game of Thrones.51. In geometry, the distance around a circle is called by this term.circumference52. “The Greatest Show on Earth” was a 1919 merger of what two circuses?Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus.“Known as Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Combined Shows, the circus started in 1919 when the Barnum & Bailey's Greatest Show on Earth, a circus created by?P. T. Barnum?and?James Anthony Bailey, was merged with the?Ringling Bros. World's Greatest Shows. The?Ringling brothers?had purchased Barnum & Bailey Ltd. following Bailey's death in 1906, but ran the circuses separately until they were merged in 1919.” (Wikipedia)53. In 2003, a popular Pixar movie starring sea creatures and telling the story of an abducted clownfish won the Academy Award for Best Animated Feature. Which movie? Finding Nemo. 54. What were the initials of Mr. “Barnum,” who founded Barnum & Bailey Circus in 1871?P.T. Barnum. Phineas Taylor Barnum?(July 5, 1810 – April 7, 1891)55. Well known for trying to make a buck – even from the gullible - P.T. Barnum is widely credited with coining the phrase “There’s a <what> born every minute.”Sucker. “There’s a sucker born every minute.”56. The Circus World Museum is located in the town of Baraboo, headquarters and wintering grounds of the Ringling Brothers Circus prior to its merger with Barnum and Bailey. In what state is Baraboo located?Wisconsin. Baraboo, Wisconsin.57. Probably the most famous conjoined twins were Chang and Eng Bunker (born 1811), who were exhibited by P.T. Barnum. This phrase, indicating their country of birth, is now used to describe a set of conjoined twins in general.Siamese twins.58. Heavily tattooed men and women were exhibited as curiosities in circus sideshows. The South Sea Islander Queequeg, whose all-over tattoos caught Ishmael’s attention when they shared a room together, is a main character in what famous novel?Moby Dick.59. The bandwagon is the circus parade wagon that carries a circus band. The 1953 MGM musical “The Band Wagon” - including the show-stopping tune “That’s Entertainment” - starred a famous dancing pair. Cyd Charisse was the woman – who was the man?Fred Astaire.A clown with his pants falling downOr the dance that's a dream of romanceOr the scene where the villain is mean.That's entertainment!60. In the circus, a wild west exhibition was called a certain type of opera, after the main animals featured in it.Horse Opera.61. The grand entrance or parade of performers at the beginning of the circus show was called the “speck”. What word is “speck” short for?Spectacle.62. Most famous for his role as the King in?Rodgers and Hammerstein’s??The King and I,?this handsome heartthrob trained as a trapeze acrobat and worked in a French circus troupe for five years before a back injury drove him to pursue acting.Yul Brynner.63. In 1880, P.T. Barnum wrote the book “The Art of Money Getting” that offered suggestions and advice for business success. Who wrote the similarly titled 1987 book “The Art of the Deal“?Donald Trump. “Trump: The Art of the Deal.”64. “Circus World” is a 1964 drama film that starred this famous actor, more famous for his starring roles in Stagecoach and True Grit.John Wayne.65. PETA protests helped bring an end to the Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey Circus in 2017. What do the initials in PETA stand for?People?for?the?Ethical?Treatment?of?Animals.66. Dorothy, the Tin Man and the Scarecrow repeat the refrain: "Lions and tigers and bears, oh my!" in what famous movie?The Wizard of Oz.67. Some school children with ADHD end up playing the role of “class clown.” What do the letters ADHD stand for?Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder68. Composer of “The Stars and Stripes Forever”, this “March King” wanted to run away away and join the circus in 1867 at the age of 13. But his father intervened and enlisted him as an apprentice in the U.S. Marine Band.?John Philip Sousa69. From what Henry Mancini tune are these lyrics?Make believe you're in a jungle movie.Watch the baby elephants go by.The beat is groovy.It's a brand new dance you ought to try,“Baby Elephant Walk.”Come to the jungle and see the animal attraction,Baby elephants in action walk.70. This troubled pop star identified with the Elephant Man, John Merrick, exhibited as a freak show attraction, and with Merrick’s line in a film: “I am not an animal! I am a human being!” Who was this pop star, one of the best-selling music artists?of all time, who sadly died in 2009 from an overdose of Propofol.Michael Jackson.71. A famous quote of P.T. Barnum’s is “Every crowd has a silver lining,” considering the money that a large crowd brings in. What is the original saying from which his version is derived?Every cloud has a silver lining.?72. The traditional size of the circus ring, 42-feet in diameter, is based on the optimal conditions to sustain the centrifugal and centripetal forces enabling riders to perform increasingly daring tricks.” Riders of which animal?Horses.73. The practice of apparently hypnotizing a?snake in a basket?by playing a woodwind instrument, is traditionally known by this name.Snake charming.74. A “barker” stands in front of an upcoming show calling out to attract?customers. Bob Barker is known for hosting what longest-running daytime?game show?in North American television history (1972-2007)?“The Price is Right.”75. Circus Flora is a one-ring circus that has been held in St. Louis for the last thirty years. What 630-foot stainless steel monument is St. Louis famous for?The arch. The Gateway Arch. ................
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