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My Huckleberry Friend

Here are the answers to my earlier post.

Audrey Hepburn in *Breakfast at Tiffany’s*, 1961.
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One

In the 1961 comedy Breakfast at Tiffany’s, Audrey Hepburn stars as Holly Golightly. Born on this date in 1924, who wrote the novella that inspired the film?

Answer: Truman Capote

Truman Capote’s 1958 novella Breakfast at Tiffany’s is set in 1940s New York City’s Upper East Side. It follows a writer’s recollections of his neighbour Holly Golightly and her life in Manhattan. While based on the novella, the film’s screenplay deviates from the book’s original storyline.

Two

In an attempt to appease Adolf Hitler, Great Britain and France agreed to Hitler’s demand for the annexation of the Sudetenland, a region in what former country?

Answer: Czechoslovakia

The Munich Agreement, signed on September 30, 1938, was a settlement reached by Germany, Great Britain, France, and Italy that allowed for the German annexation of the Sudetenland, a region in western Czechoslovakia. This agreement was part of the policy of appeasement, where European powers aimed to prevent war by conceding to some of Adolf Hitler’s territorial demands. The Czechoslovak government was not consulted during the negotiations and was forced to accept the terms. The agreement is often criticized for emboldening Hitler, as it failed to prevent further aggression, leading to the occupation of the rest of Czechoslovakia and eventually World War II.

Three

…professional tennis player who became the youngest person in the “open” era to win a Grand Slam singles title and the youngest to be ranked world number one. In her relatively short, injury-plagued career, she won five Grand Slam singles titles—the Australian Open (1997, 1998, 1999), Wimbledon (1997), and the United States Open (1997).

— Encyclopædia Britannica

This quote refers to a tennis player born in 1980 in Czechoslovakia (now Slovakia). Who is she?

Answer: Martina Hingis

Martina Hingis, who was named after Martina Navratilova, was introduced to sports by her tennis-playing parents and excelled in skiing and tennis from a young age. After moving to Switzerland, she became the youngest Grand Slam junior titleholder at 12. Hingis turned professional at 14, becoming the youngest player to win a Grand Slam match and the youngest Wimbledon doubles champion. The WTA later restricted participation for young players.

Four

Today in 1949, an airlift delivering 2,323,738 tons of food, fuel, machinery, and other supplies was officially ended. To what city was this relief supplied?

Answer: West Berlin

The Berlin Blockade (1948-49) was a Soviet attempt to force the Western Allies out of West Berlin by severing all land and water routes. In retaliation, the US and Britain launched the Berlin Airlift to deliver supplies to the city by air. This airlift symbolised the Allies’ unwavering commitment to resisting Soviet expansion. successfully supplying the city for 15 months. The operation, involving over 250,000 flights, underscored the ideological divide between East and West and solidified West Berlin’s alignment with the US and Britain.

Five

An opera by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart premiered in Austria on this day in 1791. According to Encyclopædia Britannica, ‘It is an allegory of the quest for wisdom and enlightenment presented through Freemasonry symbols’. What is the opera?

The Magic Flute

Mozart’s opera, The Magic Flute, is an allegory of the quest for wisdom and enlightenment, rich with Masonic symbolism. The libretto, believed to draw from various sources including medieval romance and Freemasonry, was written by Emanuel Schikaneder, a close friend of Mozart.

See question 4 above. ‘A U.S. Air Force Douglas C-54 Skymaster making a “Little Vittles” candy drop (note the parachutes below the tail of the C-54) on approach to a Berlin airfield. Aircrews dropped candy to children during the Berlin Airlift.’
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My Huckleberry Friend

Today’s questions all relate to September 30th.

One

In the 1961 comedy Breakfast at Tiffany’s, Audrey Hepburn stars as Holly Golightly. Born on this date in 1924, who wrote the novella that inspired the film?

Two

In an attempt to appease Adolf Hitler, Great Britain and France agreed to Hitler’s demand for the annexation of the Sudetenland, a region in what former country?

Three

…professional tennis player who became the youngest person in the “open” era to win a Grand Slam singles title and the youngest to be ranked world number one. In her relatively short, injury-plagued career, she won five Grand Slam singles titles—the Australian Open (1997, 1998, 1999), Wimbledon (1997), and the United States Open (1997).

— Encyclopædia Britannica

This quote refers to a tennis player born in 1980 in Czechoslovakia (now Slovakia). Who is she?

Four

Today in 1949, an airlift delivering 2,323,738 tons of food, fuel, machinery, and other supplies was officially ended. To what city was this relief supplied?

Five

Good luck!. I’ll post the answers later today.

Raising the Dead—Answers

Here are the answers to my earlier questions.

*The Raising of Lazarus* and the *Adoration of the Shepherds*
Regional Museum of Messina, Sicily, Italy
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One

Which Italian artist born this day in 1571, painted the works above which are displayed in Sicily?

Answer: Caravaggio

Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio, (known mononymously as Caravaggio) an Italian painter from the late 16th and early 17th centuries, gained fame for his realistic religious works.

Two

In 1829 the Metropolitan Police was founded, by what name (two words the first contains eight letters) is the force, especially the Criminal Investigation Department, colloquially known?

Answer: Scotland Yard

Through the efforts of Robert Peel, England’s first professional police force, London’s Metropolitan Police (often called Scotland Yard), was founded; it became a model for future police departments in various other countries, including the United States.

— Encyclopædia Britannica

Three

Born in Rome in 1901, who became an associate director of Manhattan Project in 1944?

Answer: Enrico Fermi

Enrico Fermi, an Italian-born American scientist, was a pivotal figure in the nuclear age. He developed mathematical statistics for subatomic phenomena, explored neutron-induced nuclear transformations, and directed the first controlled nuclear fission chain reaction, earning the 1938 Nobel Prize for Physics. Fermi is best known for creating the first artificial nuclear reactor, Chicago Pile-1, and for his contributions to the Manhattan Project. His work spanned statistical mechanics, quantum theory, and nuclear and particle physics.

Julia Gillard, Prime Minister of Australia.
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Four

Who was the first woman to hold the office of Prime Minister of Australia?

Answer: Julia Gillard

Julia Gillard, born in Wales, served as Australia’s 27th prime minister. She was the first and, as of September 2025, the only woman to hold the position.

Five

Following the Challenger disaster in January 1986 and the suspension of NASA’s space shuttle programme, it resumed on this day. In which year and with which shuttle did this happen?

Answer: 1988 and Discovery

On January 28, 1986, the Challenger shuttle exploded shortly after liftoff, killing all seven astronauts including schoolteacher Christa McAuliffe. A presidential commission discovered a joint seal in a solid rocket booster had failed due to mechanical design flaws exacerbated by cold weather. Hot gases leaking from the joint ignited the shuttle’s external tank fuel leading to the devastating explosion. As a result, the shuttle fleet was grounded for necessary design corrections and administrative changes. On 29 September 1988, Discovery was the first shuttle to resume flights. Endeavour, a replacement orbiter, finally flew its first mission in 1992.

Raising the Dead

Here are five questions related to today, September 29th.

One

Which Italian artist born this day in 1571, painted the works above which are displayed in Sicily?

Two

In 1829 the Metropolitan Police was founded, by what name (two words the first contains eight letters) is the force, especially the Criminal Investigation Department, colloquially known?

Three

Born in Rome in 1901, who became an associate director of Manhattan Project in 1944?

Four

Who was the first woman to hold the office of Prime Minister of Australia?

Five

Following the Challenger disaster in January 1986 and the suspension of NASA’s space shuttle programme, it resumed on this day. In which year and with which shuttle did this happen?

Good luck! I’ll post the answers later today.

A Sporting First—Answers

Here are the answers to the questions I posted earlier.

Althea Gibson, victorious at Wimbledon Ladies Singles in 1957, at parade in her honour, New York.
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One

Althea Gibson, aged 76, died on this day in 2003. In the mid-1950s she achieved a historic milestone by becoming the first African-American woman to win titles in what sport?

Answer: Tennis

Althea Gibson was a dominant American tennis player who ruled women’s competition in the late 1950s. She achieved historic milestones as the first Black player to win the French Open (1956), Wimbledon (1957–58) and the US Open (1957–58) singles championships.

Two

Brigitte Bardot was born on 28 September 1934. She gained international recognition in which 1956 film directed by Roger Vadim?

Answer: And God Created Woman

Born in Paris, Bardot aspired to be a ballerina before starting her acting career in 1952. She gained international fame in 1957 for her role in And God Created Woman.

Three

In 1928, a physician and microbiologist observed a mould growth in a laboratory that would later be identified as penicillin. Who was this individual?

Answer: Alexander Fleming

Scottish physician and microbiologist Alexander Fleming discovered penicillin, the first broadly effective antibiotic, in 1928. He shared the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1945 for this discovery.

Four

On 28 September, a European ‘discovered’ California. In which century did this happen?

Answer: 16th century

Juan Rodríguez Cabrillo, the “discoverer” of California, landed near present-day San Diego in 1542, becoming the first European to set foot on the west coast of the future United States.

Five

On 28 September 2008 Singapore hosted its inaugural Formula One race, making it the first night race in the sport’s history. Almost a year later allegations emerged of a driver being instructed by his team to crash his car. Who was the driver and which team was he representing?

Answer: Nelson Piquet Jr. and Renault F1 (or Renault)

The 2008 Singapore Grand Prix, the first Formula One race held at night, was won by Fernando Alonso after a controversial incident involving his teammate, Nelson Piquet Jr. Piquet deliberately crashed, bringing out the safety car and benefiting Alonso’s strategy. This incident led to Renault’s disqualification from Formula One, later overturned in court.

A Sporting First

Here are five questions about today, September 28th.

One

Althea Gibson, aged 76, died on this day in 2003. In the mid-1950s she achieved a historic milestone by becoming the first African-American woman to win titles in what sport?

Two

Brigitte Bardot was born on 28 September 1934. She gained international recognition in which 1956 film directed by Roger Vadim?

Three

In 1928, a physician and microbiologist observed a mould growth in a laboratory that would later be identified as penicillin. Who was this individual?

Four

On 28 September, a European ‘discovered’ California. In which century did this happen?

Five

Good luck! I will post the answers later.

Dress Sense—Answers

Here are the answers to the questions from my earlier post.

Ocelots are active especially during dawn and dusk.
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One

Which fictional character habitually wears a charcoal turtleneck, Harris Tweed jacket, khakis and collegiate cordovan loafers; and which author created him?

Answer: Robert Langdon (created by) Dan Brown

Robert Langdon, a fictional character created by author Dan Brown for his Robert Langdon book series: Angels & Demons (2000), The Da Vinci Code (2003), The Lost Symbol (2009), Inferno (2013), Origin (2017), and The Secret of Secrets (2025). He is a Harvard University professor of Religious Iconology and Symbology (a fictional field).

Tom Hanks portrays Langdon in the Robert Langdon film series; starting with the 2006 film adaptation of The Da Vinci Code, reprising the role in the 2009 film adaptation of Angels & Demons, and again in the 2016 film adaptation of Inferno, while Ashley Zukerman plays a younger version of the character in the 2021 TV series adaptation of The Lost Symbol.

Two

Is it true or false that in zoology, a crepuscular animal is one which lives on a seashore in the areas between the high and low tide marks?

Answer: False

In zoology, a crepuscular animal is one that is active primarily during the twilight period, being matutinal (active during dawn), vespertine/vespertinal (active during dusk), or both. This is distinguished from diurnal and nocturnal behaviour, where an animal is active during the hours of daytime and of night, respectively. Some crepuscular animals may also be active by moonlight or during an overcast day.

Three

Who was the British prime minister at the time of the abdication crisis, when King Edward VIII renounced the throne?

Answer: Stanley Baldwin

Baldwin served as Prime Minister from May 1935 to June 1937. He held office under three kings: George V, his eldest son Edward VIII, who abdicated and was succeeded by his brother Albert, who took the regnal name King George VI.
In 1936, King Edward VIII’s proposed marriage to Wallis Simpson, a twice-divorced American, caused a constitutional crisis. The British government and the Church of England, of which the monarch is head, opposed the marriage. Consequently Edward abdicated in favour of his brother.

The Doors c. 1966: Jim Morrison (L), John Densmore (C), Robby Krieger (R), and Ray Manzarek (seated).
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Four

The Doors chose their band name from a 1954 work by what author (1894-1963)?

Answer: Aldous Huxley

Morrison took the band’s name from Aldous Huxley’s book on mescaline, The Doors of Perception (1954), which in turn refers to a line in a poem by Romantic artist and writer William Blake.
— Encyclopædia Britannica

Five

Can you name three players chosen for the European 2025 Ryder Cup team whose surnames begin with the same letter?

Answer: Tyrrell Hatton, Rasmus Højgaard and Viktor Hovland

The players are Ludvig Åberg, Matt Fitzpatrick, Tommy Fleetwood, Tyrrell Hatton, Rasmus Højgaard, Viktor Hovland, Shane Lowry, Robert MacIntyre, Rory McIlroy, Jon Rahm, Justin Rose and Sepp Straka.

Dress Sense

Here are five unrelated questions which are not connected by date, subject or theme.

One

Which fictional character habitually wears a charcoal turtleneck, Harris Tweed jacket, khakis and collegiate cordovan loafers; and which author created him?

Two

Is it true or false that in zoology, a crepuscular animal is one which lives on a seashore in the areas between the high and low tide marks?

Three

Who was the British prime minister at the time of the abdication crisis, when King Edward VIII renounced the throne?

Four

The Doors chose their band name from a 1954 work by what author (1894-1963)?

Five

Can you name three players chosen for the European 2025 Ryder Cup team whose surnames begin with the same letter?

Good luck! I’ll post the answers later today.

The Naming of Cats—Answers

Here are the answers to the questions from my earlier post.

One

The name of an American-English poet, born on 26 September 1888, is an anagram of the word ‘TOILETS’. This poet wrote The Naming of Cats. Who is this poet?

Answer: T.S. Eliot

Two

The American-English poet referred to in question one was born in a city which is an anagram of ‘SUSTAIN OIL’. What city?

Answer: Saint Louis

Three

In The Naming of Cats, they are said to have three names: A family name, a particular name, and another, secret name…

The name that no human research can discover—
But — — ——- —–, and will never confess.

‘THE MAKESHIFT CLOWNS’ is an anagram of the four words missing from the above quote, what are these words?

Answer: THE CAT HIMSELF KNOWS

Four

April is the cruellest month

The above quote opens a poem by our featured poet. ‘THE NEWT SALAD’ is an anagram of its title. What poem is it?

Answer: The Waste Land

Five

In the room the women come and go
Talking of Michelangelo.

This quote is again from the featured poet in this case from The Love Song of – —— ——–. What initial and two names, which form the anagram ‘J PURRED FOR FLACK’ complete the title of this poem?

Answer: The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock

Thomas Stearns Eliot, was born in Saint Louis, Missouri but moved to England at the age of 25 and became a British subject. A leading Modernist poet, essayist and playwright, revitalised English-language poetry. He gained recognition for works like The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock and The Waste Land, and was awarded the 1948 Nobel Prize in Literature. His Four Quartets, which consists of four long poems won him the 1948 Nobel Prize for Literature. His book of light-verse, Old Possum’s Book of Practical Cats, is the foundation of the musical Cats, and is where the title of today’s post, The Naming of Cats, is found.

The Naming of cats

Today’s questions relate to a poet born this day who wrote the poem The Naming of Cats. As the naming of cats can be quite confusing, there are anagrams to be solved in each of these questions.

One

The name of an American-English poet, born on 26 September 1888, is an anagram of the word ‘TOILETS’. This poet wrote The Naming of Cats. Who is this poet?

Two

The American-English poet referred to in question one was born in a city which is an anagram of ‘SUSTAIN OIL’. What city?

Three

In The Naming of Cats, they are said to have three names: A family name, a particular name, and another, secret name…

The name that no human research can discover—
But — — ——- —–, and will never confess.

‘THE MAKESHIFT CLOWNS’ is an anagram of the four words missing from the above quote, what are these words?

Four

April is the cruellest month

The above quote opens a poem by our featured poet. ‘THE NEWT SALAD’ is an anagram of its title. What poem is it?

Five

In the room the women come and go
Talking of Michelangelo.

Good luck! I’ll post the answers later today.