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  • Last to First — Answers

    Here are the answers to today’s questions.

    Alaskan Malamute puppy.
    Image Wikimedia Commons

    Today’s first question relates to the date 1st June. The subsequent questions follow on, but I won’t reveal how.

    One

    The roles shown are from each decade between the 1980s and the present. Which actor born today links them? Hoke Colburn, Azeem Edin Bashir Al Bakir, Eddie Dupris, Sheikh Ilderim, and Thurmond Fowler.

    Answer: Morgan Freeman.

    Morgan Freeman was born in 1937. The roles referred to were
    1989 Driving Miss Daisy Hoke Colburn
    1991 Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves Azeem Edin Bashir Al Bakir
    2004 Million Dollar Baby Eddie ’Scrap Iron’ Dupris
    2016 Ben-Hur Sheikh Ilderim
    2022 The Minute You Wake Up Dead Sheriff Thurmond Fowler

    Two

    I love the smell of … in the morning. 

    What word is missing from this quote from a 1979 film? 

    Answer: Napalm.

    The quote is from Apocalypse Now and is said by Robert Duvall‘a character Lieutenant Colonel William ‘Bill‘ Kilgore, who was a composite character based on several real-life officers. Duvall requested changes to the character, finding the original portrayal too over-the-top, and sought advice from military personnel to portray the character authentically.

    Three

    Singer Jack Jones had a top forty hit on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 in 1966 with The Impossible Dream. What Broadway musical had the song been written for?

    Answer: Man of La Mancha.

    Man of La Mancha based on Cervantes’s Don Quixote, is a 1965 musical adapted as a play within a play. The original Broadway production ran for 2,328 performances and won five Tony Awards. The Impossible Dream, a song from this musical, was composed by Mitch Leigh with lyrics by Joe Darion. It was later recorded by Jack Jones, reaching number one on the Easy Listening chart.

    Four

    In the United States, the state dog of the 49th state to be admitted to the Union is what?

    Answer: Alaskan Malamute.

    The Alaskan Malamute is a large dog breed originally bred for its strength and endurance. This made it ideal for hauling heavy freight as a sled dog. It shares similarities with other Arctic breeds like the Siberian Husky, Greenland Dog, Canadian Eskimo Dog and Samoyed.

    Five

    Which composer won the Academy Award for Best Original Score for the 2015 film The Hateful Eight?

    Answer: Ennio Morricone.

    Ennio Morricone (1928–2020) was an Italian composer, orchestrator, conductor, trumpeter, and pianist. He wrote music for over 400 films and television shows, including Sergio Leone’s films and The Good, the Bad and the Ugly, and received numerous accolades including two Academy Awards. Morricone also composed music for artists like Paul Anka and Andrea Bocelli.

    Last to First

    The post title refers to the fact that the last letter of the first answer, N, is the first letter of the second, and so on.

  • Last to First

    A puppy.
    Image Wikimedia Commons

    Today’s first question relates to the date 1st June. The subsequent questions follow on, but I won’t reveal how.

    One

    The roles shown are from each decade between the 1980s and the present. Which actor born today links them? Hoke Colburn, Azeem Edin Bashir Al Bakir, Eddie Dupris, Sheikh Ilderim, and Thurmond Fowler.

    Two

    I love the smell of … in the morning. 

    What word is missing from this quote from a 1979 film? 

    Three

    Singer Jack Jones had a top forty hit on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 in 1966 with The Impossible Dream. What Broadway musical had the song been written for?

    Four

    In the United States, the state dog of the 49th state to be admitted to the Union is what?

    Five

    Which composer won the Academy Award for Best Original Score for the 2015 film The Hateful Eight?

    Good luck! I’ll post the answers later.

  • Gallimaufry X — Answers

    Here are the answers to today’s questions.

    Quokkas—two adults and a juvenile at Rottnest Island, Western Australia.
    Image Wikimedia Commons

    No theme, just a mixed bag of questions today.

    One

    A family of what cat-sized macropod with the Latin name Setonix brachyurus is pictured?

    Answer: Quokka.

    The quokka, a small herbivorous marsupial, is found in southwestern Australia, including Rottnest Island and Bald Island.

    Two

    What colour and make of car features in the title of a 1964 film starring Rex Harrison and Jeanne Moreau?

    Answer: The Yellow Rolls-Royce.

    The Yellow Rolls-Royce (1964) is a British film about three owners of a yellow Rolls-Royce Phantom II, set before and during WWII. The film features an all-star cast and won a Golden Globe for Best Original Song.

    Three

    What was the first single released from 50 Cent’s album Get Rich or Die Tryin’?

    Answer: In Da Club.

    In da Club by 50 Cent, from his debut album Get Rich or Die Tryin’, was released in 2003 and peaked at number one on the US Billboard Hot 100. The song, which was 50 Cent’s first number one, received critical acclaim and was nominated for several awards.

    Four

    Cambria is the Latinised form of what country’s name?

    Answer: Wales.

    Cambria is the Latinised form of Cymru — the Welsh name for Wales. It was not used during the period when the Romans were in Britain but emerged in the 12th century as an alternative to Britannia and Wallia, gaining popularity in the late Middle Ages.

    Five

    Janmashtami, a Hindu festival, celebrates the birth of which avatar of Vishnu?

    Answer: Krishna.

    Krishna Janmashtami celebrates the birth of Krishna, the eighth avatar of Vishnu, on the eighth day of the dark fortnight in the Hindu month of Bhadrapada. An important festival in Vaishnavism, it is observed with recitations, devotional singing, dance, dramatic reenactments, fasting, and midnight celebrations, ending with a feast. Celebrated worldwide, it usually falls in August or September.

  • Gallimaufry X

    See question one.
    Image Wikimedia Commons

    No theme, just a mixed bag of questions today.

    One

    A family of what cat-sized macropod with the Latin name Setonix brachyurus is pictured?

    Two

    What colour and make of car features in the title of a 1964 film starring Rex Harrison and Jeanne Moreau?

    Three

    What was the first single released from 50 Cent’s album Get Rich or Die Tryin’?

    Four

    Cambria is the Latinised form of what country’s name?

    Five

    Janmashtami, a Hindu festival, celebrates the birth of which avatar of Vishnu?

    Good luck! I’ll post the answers later.

  • Poetic Licence — Answers

    Here are the answers to today’s questions.

    H.M.S. Pinafore; or, The Lass That Loved a Sailor, theatrical poster.
    Image Wikimedia Commons

    All of these questions are related to today’s date, May 25th.

    One

    What was the first X-rated film to win the Academy Award for best picture?

    Midnight Cowboy.

    Released on this day in 1969, Midnight Cowboy, directed by John Schlesinger, stars Dustin Hoffman and Jon Voight as New York hustlers. It won three Academy Awards, including Best Picture, and is the only X-rated film to do so. Ranked 36th and 43rd on AFI’s lists, it was preserved in the U.S. National Film Registry in 1994.
    X-certification has been renamed in some domains; for example, in the U.K., it is now an 18 certificate, which is suitable only for persons aged 18 years and over, and in the U.S., NC-17, No one 17 and under admitted.

    Two

    He did not wear his scarlet coat,
    For blood and wine are red,
    And blood and wine were on his hands
    When they found him with the dead,
    The poor dead woman whom he loved,
    And murdered in her bed.

    The above lines are the opening verse of an 1897 poem which was published under the pseudonym C.3.3. What is the poem, and who wrote it?

    Answer: The Ballad of Reading Gaol by Oscar Wilde.

    On 25 May 1895, Wilde had been convicted of ‘committing acts of gross indecency with certain male persons’, sentenced to two years’ hard labour; he served the majority of his sentence in Reading Gaol. His poem, The Ballad of Reading Gaol, which was written after his release from prison, narrates the execution of Charles Thomas Wooldridge. It highlights the brutalisation of punishment and Wilde’s identification with prisoners. Published in 1898, under the pseudonym C.3.3. — his prison identification by which he was addressed — it remained anonymous until Wilde’s identity as author was revealed in 1899. The poem, which sold well, provided Wilde with an income for life.

    Three

    The author who created the character Jason Bourne in a 1980 novel was born in 1927. Who was this author?

    Answer: Robert Ludlum.

    Robert Ludlum, an American author known for his spy thrillers, wrote best-sellers like The Bourne Identity and The Scarlatti Inheritance. Despite criticism of his plots and prose, his fast-paced espionage novels were immensely popular. He authored 27 thriller novels, including the Jason Bourne series, which have been published in 33 languages and sold an estimated 300-500 million copies.

    Four

    An actor, born in 1939, links the roles of John Profumo in 1989, Mithrandir (2001), and Leigh Teabing (2006). What actor?

    Answer: Ian McKellen.

    Ian McKellen, who was born in England on this day in 1939, played John Profumo in Scandal (1989). In 2001, he took on the role of Gandalf the Grey in The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring — Mithrandir is how Gandalf is known by the Elves in their Sindarin language. He portrayed Sir Leigh Teabing in The Da Vinci Code (2006).

    Five

    …; or, The Lass That Loved a Sailor, a comic opera, debuted in London in 1878. What has been omitted from the beginning of the opera’s title?

    Answer: H.M.S. Pinafore.

    H.M.S. Pinafore; or, The Lass That Loved a Sailor, a comic opera by Gilbert and Sullivan, premiered in 1878, running for 571 performances. Set on a Royal Navy ship, it humorously critiques the British class system and authority. Its success led to other popular works, influencing modern musical theatre.

  • Poetic Licence

    …; or, The Lass That Loved a Sailor, theatrical poster (cropped). See question five.
    Image Wikimedia Commons

    All of these questions are related to today’s date, May 25th.

    One

    What was the first X-rated film to win the Academy Award for best picture?

    Two

    He did not wear his scarlet coat,
    For blood and wine are red,
    And blood and wine were on his hands
    When they found him with the dead,
    The poor dead woman whom he loved,
    And murdered in her bed.

    The above lines are the opening verse of an 1897 poem which was published under the pseudonym C.3.3. What is the poem, and who wrote it?

    Three

    The author who created the character Jason Bourne in a 1980 novel was born in 1927. Who was this author?

    Four

    An actor, born in 1939, links the roles of John Profumo in 1989, Mithrandir (2001), and Leigh Teabing (2006). What actor?

    Five

    …; or, The Lass That Loved a Sailor, a comic opera, debuted in London in 1878. What has been omitted from the beginning of the opera’s title?

    Good luck! I’ll post the answers later.

  • Initial Answers — Answers

    Here are the answers to today’s questions   Initial Answers.

    Today the first question relates to today’s date, May 23rd. The following questions follow a theme which is explained here. 

    Theme

    • The gist of today’s quiz is that the first question results in you having three five-letter words in the answer.
    • One of those words supplies the initial letters for the remaining questions. 
    • Firstly, discount the initial letter as it has already been used. The remaining four letters supply the initial letters to the answers to the remaining questions but they will not necessarily be in the correct order. 
    • Once you have answered all the questions you should be able to take the initial letters of the five answers, rearrange and have one of the words from the answer to question one.
    Potala Palace, Lhasa, Tibet.
    Image Encyclopædia Britannica

    One

    The country that is home to the building in the image above was annexed by a neighbour on this day in 1951. In what city is the building, and what two neighbouring countries are referred to?

    Answers: Lhasa; Tibet and China.

    The Potala Palace, pictured, in Lhasa, Tibet, served as the winter residence of the Dalai Lamas from 1649 to 1959. Built in the dzong style, it’s named after Mount Potalaka, the mythical dwelling of Avalokiteśvara.  Lhasa, Tibet’s capital, stands at 11,995 feet (3,656 m), making it one of the world’s highest cities. The incorporation of Tibet into China in 1950 remains a contentious issue. While China considers it a rightful part of its territory, many Tibetans and the international community view it as an occupation.

    Two

    In what film from the 1990s is El Toro air base destroyed?

    Independence Day.

    Independence Day is a 1996 American science fiction action film directed by Roland Emmerich. The film, which focuses on a worldwide attack by extraterrestrials, was a significant turning point in the history of the Hollywood blockbuster and grossed over $817.4 million worldwide.

    Three

    What explorer, in c.986 CE, was the founder of the first European settlement on Greenland?

    Answer: Erik the Red.

    While exiled, Erik the Red explored a land later known as Greenland, which he named to attract settlers. He returned to Iceland, successfully recruiting colonists, and in c.986 CE, established two settlements on Greenland’s southwest coast, the Eastern and Western Settlements.

    Four

    Who in The Lord of the Rings is described by Gandalf as ‘the oldest living thing that still walks beneath the Sun upon this Middle-earth’?

    Answer: Treebeard.

    Treebeard, an Ent, recounts to Merry and Pippin how the Ents were created to protect trees and how he remembers the vast forests of Middle-earth. He learns of Saruman’s treachery and, realising the danger he poses, rallies the Ents to attack Isengard, destroying it and trapping Saruman in his tower. After the war, Treebeard remains at Isengard, now called the Treegarth of Orthanc, and is entrusted with its care by the king, Elessar (Aragorn).

    Five

    The Beagle Channel, the Straits of Magellan to the north, and the open-ocean Drake Passage to the south are the three navigable passages around South America between the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans.
    — Wikipedia 

    What body of water is missing from this quote?

    Answer: Beagle Channel.

    The channel was named after HMS Beagle, which surveyed South America’s coasts from 1826 to 1830. During a second voyage, captain FitzRoy took Charles Darwin, who saw glaciers for the first time in the channel, and noted

    It is scarcely possible to imagine anything more beautiful than the beryl-like blue of these glaciers, and especially as contrasted with the dead white of the upper expanse of snow.
    — Charles Darwin, Voyage of the Beagle

    Explanation

    Answers

    1. Lhasa; Tibet and China = T
    2. Independence Day = I
    3. Erik the Red = E
    4. Treebeard = T
    5. Beagle Channel = B
      T I E T B 🔄 TIBET

  • Initial Answers

    Today the first question relates to today’s date, May 23rd. The following questions follow a theme which is explained here. 

    Theme

    • The gist of today’s quiz is that the first question results in you having three five-letter words in the answer.
    • One of those words supplies the initial letters for the remaining questions. 
    • Firstly, discount the initial letter as it has already been used. The remaining four letters supply the initial letters to the answers to the remaining questions but they will not necessarily be in the correct order. 
    • Once you have answered all the questions you should be able to take the initial letters of the five answers, rearrange and have one of the words from the answer to question one.
    Image Encyclopædia Britannica

    One

    The country that is home to the building in the image above was annexed by a neighbour on this day in 1951. In what city is the building, and what two neighbouring countries are referred to?

    Two

    In what film from the 1990s is El Toro air base destroyed?

    Three

    What explorer, in c.986 CE, was the founder of the first European settlement on Greenland?

    Four

    Who in The Lord of the Rings is described by Gandalf as ‘the oldest living thing that still walks beneath the Sun upon this Middle-earth’?

    Five

    The … …, the Straits of Magellan to the north, and the open-ocean Drake Passage to the south are the three navigable passages around South America between the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans.
    — Wikipedia 

    What body of water is missing from this quote?

  • Picture This — Answers

    Images from an Exhibition at Lahore.
    The Illustrated London News, 1864.
    Image Victoria & Albert Museum.

    These are all connected to today’s date, May 14th.

    One

    1842 saw the first publication of an illustrated weekly news magazine, named The Illustrated … News. The image is from a later edition. What city completed the name of this periodical?

    Answer: London. The Illustrated London News

    Founded by Herbert Ingram, The Illustrated London News debuted on 14 May 1842 as the first illustrated weekly news magazine. It published weekly until 1971, then less frequently, ceasing in 2003. The company, now Illustrated London News Ltd, remains a publishing and digital agency in London, preserving its archives.

    Two

    The United States’ first space station was launched on this date. In what year was this, and what was it called?

    Answers: 1973; Skylab.

    Skylab, the US’s first space station, was occupied for 24 weeks in 1973-1974. It was constructed from a repurposed Saturn V third stage and included an orbital workshop, solar observatory, and Earth observation capabilities. Skylab’s orbit eventually decayed and it disintegrated in the atmosphere on July 11, 1979 scattering debris across the Indian Ocean and Western Australia.

    Three

    In 2004, the then Crown Prince Frederik of Denmark married Mary Donaldson at Copenhagen Cathedral. The couple are now the king and queen of Denmark. On what island was the bride born?

    Answer: Tasmania.

    Mary, born Mary Elizabeth Donaldson in 1972 at Hobart, Tasmania, Australia, is the Queen of Denmark and wife of King Frederik X. They met at the 2000 Olympics and married in 2004, having four children together. Mary is a patron of over 30 charities and founded the Mary Foundation in 2007.

    Four

    The practice of holding a two-minute silence to remember the dead from the First World War began on 14 May 1918. In what port city of the then British Empire did it begin?

    Answer: Cape Town, South Africa.

    The Remembrance Day two-minute silence began in Cape Town in 1918, when Mayor Sir Harry Hands introduced a daily pause after the death of his son in the First World War. Organised with councillor Robert Rutherford Brydone, the ceremony halted traffic while buglers played the ‘Last Post’ and ‘Reveille’. The practice spread across the British Empire after Sir Percy FitzPatrick promoted it to King George V, who officially adopted the two-minute Armistice Day silence in 1919.

    Five

    Born Catherine Élise today in 1969 in Victoria. This actress won an award for her role as Katharine Hepburn and later played KGB agent Irina Spalko. Who is she?

    Answer: Cate Blanchett.

    Cate Blanchett, an Australian actress born Catherine Élise Blanchett on 14 May 1969 in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, is 56 years old. Known for her multidimensional characters and wide range of roles, her breakthrough came playing a young Queen Elizabeth I in Elizabeth (1998). She later appeared in The Lord of the Rings series, The Aviator (2004), and Blue Jasmine (2013). Blanchett won an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for her role as Katharine Hepburn in The Aviator and another for her performance in Blue Jasmine. She also portrayed Irina Spalko, the main antagonist in the 2008 film Indiana Jones and the Crystal Skull.

  • Picture This

    Images from an Exhibition at Lahore (cropped).
    The Illustrated … News, 1864.
    Image Victoria & Albert Museum.

    These are all connected to today’s date, May 14th.

    One

    1842 saw the first publication of an illustrated weekly news magazine, named The Illustrated … News. The image above is from a later edition. What city completed the name of this periodical?

    Two

    The United States’ first space station was launched on this date. In what year was this, and what was it called?

    Three

    In 2004, Crown Prince Frederik of Denmark married Mary Donaldson at Copenhagen Cathedral. The couple are now the king and queen of Denmark. On what island was the bride born?

    Four

    The practice of holding a two-minute silence to remember the dead from the First World War began on 14 May 1918. In what port city of the then British Empire did it begin?

    Five

    Born Catherine Élise today in 1969 in Victoria. This actress won an award for her role as Katharine Hepburn and later played KGB agent Irina Spalko. Who is she?

    Good luck! I’ll post the answers later.