October Trivia Questions and Answers

[Pages:6]October Trivia Questions and Answers

We Love a Mystery!

1. ($100) This 1974 all-star murder mystery movie takes place in 1934 aboard a train traveling from Istanbul to France. What is Murder on the Orient Express? The movie was based on the Agatha Christie novel of the same name, and starred Lauren Bacall, Ingrid Bergman, Sean Connery, and Albert Finney as Hercule Poirot.

2. ($200) French for "fatal woman," it often refers to a seductress in mystery novels. What is femme fatale?

3. ($400) This long-running TV series centered on the adventures of mystery author Jessica Fletcher. What is Murder, She Wrote? Mystery author Jessica Fletcher, played by Angela Lansbury, solved crimes in Cabot Cove, Maine, from 1984 to 1996.

4. ($600) The Mystery Writers of America named an award for this "Murders in the Rue Morgue" author, the creator of the detective story. Who is Edgar Allan Poe? The Edgars, honoring the best in mystery fiction, non-fiction, television, and film, are awarded each spring.

5. ($800) A "fishy," misleading clue in a mystery story. What is red herring? A red herring is a deliberately misleading clue in a mystery story. There have been several theories as to where the phrase came from. The most popular is that British fugitives in the 1800s used a pungent herring to divert bloodhounds that were on their trail.

6. ($1000) This mystery-solving "royal" character got his own "Mystery Magazine" in 1941. Who is Ellery Queen? Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine is still published today.

Say the Magic Words

7. ($100) This trademarked felt-tip pen was the first of its kind when introduced in the 1920s. What is a Magic Marker?

8. ($200) This inanimate object answers the queen's questions in Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs. What is the magic mirror? Do you remember the line from the 1937 animated film? ("Magic mirror on the wall. Who is the fairest one of all?")

9. ($400) Between 1977 and 1980, he won a state high school championship, an NCAA championship, and an NBA championship. Who is Earvin "Magic" Johnson? A Lansing, Michigan, sportswriter gave Earvin his nickname when he was in high school.

10. ($600) Fortunes from this classic toy include "Outlook not so good" and "Reply hazy, try again." What is the Magic 8-Ball? The fortune-telling toy, made by Mattel, hit the market in 1950. There are 20 responses that the Magic 8-Ball gives. How many others can you think of?

11. ($800) In a Mozart opera this title object belonged to Tamino. What is the magic flute? Mozart composed The Magic Flute in 1791, the year of his death.

12. ($1000) Invented in the 17th century, it was a predecessor of the modern slide projector. What is the magic lantern?

They're on the Stamp

13. ($100) On the list of the Top 25 most popular commemorative U.S. stamps, he's the only rabbit. Who is Bugs Bunny? In the late 1990s, both Daffy Duck and Bugs Bunny appeared on U.S. stamps. Elvis Presley's 1993 commemorative stamp is by far the most popular.

14. ($200) Her portrait appeared on a 1936 stamp above the caption "Suffrage For Women." Who is Susan B. Anthony? Susan Brownell Anthony, with Elizabeth Cady Stanton, founded the first Women's Temperance Movement in the 19th century.

15. ($400) The Kentucky statehood issue of 1942 featured a picture of this pioneer and 3 settlers. Who is Daniel Boone? The folk hero, famous for his exploration and settlement of Kentucky, is buried in Frankfort, Kentucky.

16. ($600) On February 1, 1978, this Underground Railroad heroine became the first African-American woman honored on a U.S. stamp. Who is Harriet Tubman? Tubman, born Araminta Ross, helped rescue 70 slaves after her own escape from slavery.

17. ($800) This first U.S. postmaster general was on the 5-cent stamp in 1847. Who is Benjamin Franklin? Franklin was one of the first nonheads of state to appear on a stamp.

18. ($1000) This naval hero appeared on a 1979 stamp along with the motto "I have not yet begun to fight." Who is John Paul Jones? John Paul Jones was a naval hero of the American Revolutionary War (1775-1783).

Preceding Words

19. ($100) It precedes jar, cutter, and Monster. What is cookie?

20. ($200) It precedes cop, court, and jam. What is traffic?

21. ($400) It precedes beauty, bag, and sickness. What is sleeping?

22. ($600) It precedes house, moon, and nelson. What is full?

23. ($800) It precedes trot and terrier. What is fox?

24. ($1000) It precedes drum and chips. What is kettle?

A Little Bit Country

25. ($100) It's the "Country Music Capital of the World." What is Nashville? Nashville has hosted "country's most famous stage," the Grand Ole Opry, since 1925.

26. ($200) Hosted by Roy Clark and Buck Owens, it was country music's equivalent of Laugh-In. What is Hee Haw? With an original run from 1969-1992, the show centered on country music and humor. Some cast members included Minnie Pearl, Slim Pickens, and Jonathan Winters, among many others over the years.

27. ($400) After a hit with "Big Bad John," he started a sausage company in the '60s. Who is Jimmy Dean? Jimmy Dean Sausage was a successful venture for the actor and country star due, in part, to his humorous commercials. Jimmy Dean Foods is now owned by

Sara Lee.

28. ($600) Fans went "Crazy" for her in the early '60s. Who is Patsy Cline? Although the song "Crazy" was written by Willie Nelson, Patsy Cline is forever linked to the 1961/62 hit. The song, which followed Cline's previous hit, "I Fall to Pieces," expanded her crossover audience of pop fans. Do you know the lyrics to "Crazy"?

29. ($800) A joke says that when you play country music this way, your wife, your dog, and your car return. What is backwards?

30. ($1000) One of the three original 1961 inductees of the Country Music Hall of Fame. Who is Jimmie Rodgers, Fred Rose, or Hank Williams?

A Perfect 10

31. ($100) Similar sounding to "ten," it is the traditional tenth anniversary gift. What is tin? The "modern" gift for a tenth anniversary is either diamond jewelry or aluminum, but the traditional is tin.

32. ($200) It contains the first ten amendments to the U.S. Constitution. What is the Bill of Rights? Do you know the amendments in the Bill of Rights?

33. ($400) The first U.S. Secretary of the Treasury, he's on the ten-dollar bill. Who is Alexander Hamilton? Do you know the nickname for a ten-dollar bill? (Sawbuck)

34. ($600) Finding her a source of inspiration, Plato called the poet Sappho the "tenth" this. What is muse? Much of the poetry from the Ancient Greek, who was born around 600 BC, is lost. However, of Sappho, Plato is credited as saying, "Some say the muses are nine ? how

careless ? behold, Sappho of Lesbos is the tenth."

35. ($800) In geometry, a decagon is a 10-sided this. What is polygon? A polygon is made of 2-dimensional, straight, closed lines. Poly is Greek for "many" and gon means "angle." Deca is "ten."

36. ($1000) It's another name for the Ten Commandments. What is Decalogue?

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