Aye Aye Captain | Answers

The answers to my earlier post are shown highlighted below.

Film poster for Captain Corelli’s Mandolin (2001).
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One

Which Louis de Bernières novel begins with the line, “Dr. Iannis had enjoyed a satisfactory day in which none of his patients had died or deteriorated”?

Answer: Captain Corelli’s Mandolin

Captain Corelli’s Mandolin, released simultaneously in the United States as Corelli’s Mandolin, is a 1994 novel by the British writer Louis de Bernières, set on the Greek island of Cephalonia during the Italian and German occupation of the Second World War. In 2003, the novel was listed at number 19 on the BBC’s survey The Big Read. It has been adapted for radio, t#heatre and film, Captain Corelli’s Mandolin (2001)


The Camels are Coming was the first in the series of Biggles stories by Captain W.E. Johns.
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Two

Who wrote the Biggles series of novels?

Answer: Captain W.E. Johns

Biggles, a fictional pilot and adventurer, is the hero of the Biggles series of adventure books written by W.E. Johns. The series, which includes nearly a hundred volumes, began in 1932 and continued until Johns’ death in 1968.


Captain Underpants.
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Three

Created by US author Dav Pilkey, which superhero is the alter ego of elementary school principal Mr Krupp?

Answer: Captain Underpants

Captain Underpants is a children’s novel series about two fourth graders, George and Harold, who accidentally bring their comic book superhero to life.


Last expedition of Robert Falcon Scott.
The image shows Wilson, Scott and Oates (standing); and Bowers and Evans (sitting).
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Four

Who led the ill-fated Terra Nova expedition to Antarctica in June 1910?

Answer: Captain Robert F. Scott

The Terra Nova Expedition, led by Captain Robert Falcon Scott, aimed to continue scientific research and reach the South Pole. Scott and four companions reached the pole in 1912, only to find they had been beaten by a Norwegian team. All five of the party died on their return journey from the Pole.


Puppets by Gerry and Sylvia Anderson for Thunderbirds and Captain Scarlet at the National Media Museum, Bradford, England.
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Five

Which 1960s sci-fi TV series featured the international security organisation, Spectrum?

Answer: Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons

Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons is a British science fiction television series created by Gerry and Sylvia Anderson. It was the sixth Anderson series to use Supermarionation puppetry and scale model special effects.

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Author: Scott F

As a retired trivia writer, editor and quiz compiler, I wholeheartedly agree with Bertrand Russell’s quote: “There’s much pleasure to be gained in useless knowledge.” Trivia of all sorts has always fascinated me, and for many years, I’ve written and compiled trivia for various media, including traditional TV and radio quiz shows, newspapers and magazines, apps, and other digital platforms.

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