They Have Stars in Their Eyes — Answers

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Here are the answers to today’s questions,

*Lady and the Tramp*.
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All of these questions are connected to today’s date, 22 June.

One

The largest moon of the dwarf planet Pluto was discovered in 1978. Named after a mythological ferryman, what is it called?

Answer: Charon.

Charon, Pluto’s largest moon, was discovered on June 22, 1978, by James W. Christy and Robert S. Harrington. With a diameter of 1,212 km and a mass over one-tenth of Pluto’s, it is considered part of a double system. Named after the Greek mythological ferryman, Charon.

Two

The Walt Disney animated musical film Lady and the Tramp was released on 22 June 1955. On their romantic date, Tramp takes Lady to eat at Tony’s Restaurant, where they eat a spaghetti dinner. What song do Tony and Joe serenade them with while they are eating?

Answer: Bella Notte.

Lady and the Tramp, a Disney classic released in 1955, tells the story of a refined Cocker Spaniel and a stray mutt. It was the first Disney film not distributed by RKO and the first animated feature filmed in CinemaScope.

Three

In 1633, Galileo was compelled by the Inquisition to renounce his support for the heliocentric model, which places the Sun as the centre of the solar system. What astronomer had developed and published this model in 1543?

Answer: Nicolaus Copernicus.

Nicolaus Copernicus, a Polish astronomer, proposed the heliocentric system, suggesting the Sun as the fixed point for planetary motions. He argued that Earth orbits the Sun and rotates daily on its axis, with axis changes causing the precession of the equinoxes. This revolutionary idea redefined astronomical understanding.

Four

Born in Sucha, Austria (now Poland) on 22 June 1906, this film director work included The Lost Weekend (1945), A Foreign Affair (1948) and Sunset Boulevard (1950). Who is he?

Answer: Billy Wilder.

Billy Wilder (1906–2002) was an Austrian-born American director, scenarist, and producer. Known for humorously controversial films, he tackled taboo topics like alcoholism, The Lost Weekend; prisoner of war camps,Stalag 17; and prostitution, Irma La Douce. His works, including Sunset Boulevard and The Apartment, studied modern life’s emptiness.

Five

In 1611, this English explorer, who had tried to discover a short route from Europe to Asia by sailing west through the Arctic, was abandoned and set adrift in Arctic Canada by mutineers, including his son. Who was he?

Answer: Henry Hudson.

Henry Hudson, who was born circa 1565 and died sometime after being set adrift on 22 June 1611, was an English navigator and explorer seeking a Northwest Passage from Europe to Asia. He sailed for the English in 1607, 1608, and 1610–11; and the Dutch in 1609. North America’s Hudson River, Hudson Strait, and Hudson Bay are all named after him.