Trivia #13

TBoy Christmas Special

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Question 1

Is saying “Happy Holidays” an assault on “Christmas?”

A	Yes
B	No

Question 1 :

B. No

If you’ve ever faced an assault from another by joyfully expressing the greeting “Happy Holidays” as opposed to “Merry Christmas,” history is on your side. Both “Happy Holidays” and “Merry Christmas” have religious roots, derived from Old English. Christmas comes from the Roman Catholic term, “Cristes Maesse,” or the “Mass of Christ,” the first usage of which (in 1038) described the Mass held to commemorate Christ’s birth. As for “holiday,” the word emerged in the 1500s as a replacement of the earlier medieval word “haliday,” which itself had supplanted the Old English “haligdæg,” meaning “holy day.”

Question 2

Gifts are not a traditional part of Hanukkah, but children are usually given this present.

A	Dreidel
B	Candles
C	Chocolate
D	Gelt
E	Iced cake with apple slices

Question 2 :

D. Gelt

There are several reasons for giving gelt, according to Chabad.org. One of them is to reward children for studying the Torah. This is a reminder to them that the Jewish people had to be re-educated about the Torah after the Greeks were defeated and the Hellenist ways overturned. The word Hanukkah comes from the word for "education." Children also receive gelt to remind them to give part of their money to charity.

Question 3

Who invented the Nativity scene?

A	Francis of Assisi
B	Catherine the Great
C	Pope Gregory XIII
D	Martin Luther
E	Queen Victoria

Question 3 :

A. Francis of Assisi

When Christians today gather around a nativity scene (manger scene, crib, French: crèche or Italian: presepio) in their homes they continue a tradition that began in the 12th century with Francis of Assisi. He brought a crib and animals into church so that everyone worshipping could feel part of the story. Thus a popular pietistic tradition was born. Many consider the genesis of the nativity scene the first dedicated symbol exclusively devoted to Christmas.

Question 4

Potato latkes are generally the centerpiece of a Hanukkah meal. But before the arrival of the potato from Peru what was eaten?

A	Apple Noodle Kugel
B	Cheese Blintz
C	Cholopchkes (Stuffed Cabbage)
D	Round Challah
E	Sweet Brown Rice Kugel

Question 4 :

B. Cheese Blintz

After the Spanish expelled the Jews from Sicily in 1492, the exiles introduced ricotta cheese pancakes to the Jews of northern Italy. Potato latkes are a more recent Ashkenazi invention that gained popularity in Eastern Europe during the mid 1800s. A series of crop failures in Poland and Ukraine led to mass planting of potatoes, which were easy and cheap to grow. But before potatoes came on the scene, the latke of choice was cheese – generally referred today as a blintz.

Question 5

The name Kwanzaa comes from the phrase 'matunda ya kwanza' which means 'first fruits.' Name the language in which it is derived?

A	Afrikaans
B	Berber
C	Jamaican
D	Swahili
E	African-American Brooklynese dialect

Question 5 :

D. Swahili

Kwanzaa is a seven day festival that celebrates African and African American culture and history. Kwanzaa takes place from 26th December to 1st January. The name Kwanzaa comes from the phrase 'matunda ya kwanza' which means 'first fruits' in the Swahili language (an Eastern African language spoken in countries including Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, Mozambique and Zimbabwe). Kwanzaa is mostly celebrated in the USA.

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November 16, 2021May 24, 2023

Trivia 63 Happy Thanksgiving

Talking Turkey

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Meleagris gallopavo is a wild upland ground bird that was domesticated in Central America around 800 B.C.

A	True
B	False

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Answer: a. True

The wild turkey (Meleagris gallopavo) is a type of ground bird native to the north and eastern American region and Mexico. They form one of two species of turkeys that are still in existence.

Question 2

When these European invaders arrived in what is today’s Mexico, they encountered the already-domesticated large fowl.

A	Dutch
B	English
C	French
D	Portuguese
E	Spanish

Question 2 :

Answer: E. Spanish

Cortés the Killer and the Spanish Conquistadors arrival at Tenochtitlán in present-day Mexico (1619). Over 240,000 Aztecs were killed in the campaign, and more than three million died from European diseases in which they had no immunity.

Question 3

They were named ‘Turkey coqs’ (Turkey cocks) by Europeans during the Columbian Exchange due to their appearance similar to a guinea fowl, which were initially brought into Europe by Turkish merchants.

A	True
B	False

Question 3 :

Answer: True

By 1541, the Turkey Bird had arrived in England during the peak of the Turkish Ottoman Empire. The English gave the Turks credit for any number of new imports: maize was Turkish wheat, and pumpkins were Turkish cucumbers—though both were actually New World plants. To paraphrase Cindy Ott in her 2012 book,Pumpkin: The Curious History of an American Icon:“If it was exotic, chances are it got a Turkish appellation.” As time passed, ‘turkey-cocks’ simply became known as turkey.

Question 4

The first Thanksgiving was shared between the Pilgrims and the various tribes of the Wampanoag people (also known as the People of the First Light) in 1621, and became an annual celebration to give thanks each following year in the colonies and later the U.S.

A	True
B	False

Question 4 :

Answer: B. False

The first Thanksgiving did not create a yearly tradition among the Pilgrims and Wampanoag Tribal Nation. Partly because the following year was a poor one and because many new Pilgrims settlers had arrived. Plus, there was friction, including violence, with the Wampanoag Tribal Nation as the new settlement continued to spread out. The Tribal Nation was already weak, two out of three had already perished, due to the spread of European diseases brought by the Spanish a century earlier. And, because of the arrival of more disease-carrying Pilgrim settlers, the death toll continued. Modern scholars have argued that the complete Wampanoag Tribal Nation may have been killed off by those very diseases. Thanksgiving became a celebration that was only observed occasionally over the following centuries. However, thanks to the Revolutionary War most of the former colonial U.S. celebrated Thanksgiving together in 1777.

It wasn’t until 1863 when Abraham Lincoln declared the last Thursday in November as an U.S. Thanksgiving holiday that the tradition really became part of U.S. culture. Lincoln was convinced that a nationally celebrated Thanksgiving holiday would unite the country in the aftermath of the Civil War. The only other change was when Franklin Roosevelt changed the date to the fourth Thursday in 1939.

Question 5

What wasn't served at the first Thanksgiving?

A	Corn
B	Fish and shellfish
C	Potatoes
D	Venison
E	Wildfowl

Question 5 :

Answer: C. Potatoes

The potato was first domesticated in southern Peru and northwestern Bolivia by pre-Columbian farmers, around Lake Titicaca. Public Domain.

There are only two surviving documents that reference the original Thanksgiving harvest meal. They both describe a feast of freshly killed deer; assorted wildfowl, fish and shellfish, and a native variety of corn harvested by the Wampanoags, which was eaten as a corn porridge.

There were no mashed potatoes, since white potatoes had not yet crossed over from the Peruvian Andes in South America. There was no gravy either, since the colonists didn’t yet have mills to produce flour. There was no sweet potato casserole, since tuberous roots had not yet been introduced from the Caribbean. Only 5% of the food items that were served at the First Thanksgiving made its way to the North American table of today.

Turkey might not have been the centerpiece at the first Thanksgiving, but it's a possibility that the colonists and the Wampanoag did eat wild turkeys. As Governor William Bradford wrote at the time (via Smithsonian Magazine), And besides waterfowl there was great store of wild turkeys, of which they took many, besides venison, etc.

Fun Facts about Thanksgiving Today

In the US, about 280 million turkeys are sold for the Thanksgiving celebrations.
Each year, the average American eats somewhere between 16 – 18 pounds of turkey.
Californians are the largest consumers of turkey in the United States.
Thanksgiving Day is celebrated on the fourth Thursday of November in the United States.
Although Thanksgiving is widely considered an American holiday, it is also celebrated on the second Monday in October in Canada.
Black Friday is the Friday after Thanksgiving in the United States, where it is the beginning of the traditional Christmas shopping season.

Fun Turkey Facts

The average weight of a turkey purchased at Thanksgiving is 15 pounds.
The heaviest turkey ever raised was 86 pounds, about the size of a large dog.
A 15-pound turkey usually has about 70 percent white meat and 30 percent dark meat.
The five most popular ways to serve leftover turkey is as a sandwich, in the stew, chili or soup, casseroles, and as a burger.
Turkey has more protein than chicken or beef.
Turkeys will have 3,500 feathers at maturity.
Male turkeys gobble. Hens do not. They make a clucking noise.
Commercially raised turkeys cannot fly.
Turkeys have heart attacks. The United States Air Force was doing test runs and breaking the sound barrier. Nearby turkeys dropped dead with heart attacks.
Turkeys have poor night vision.
It takes 75-80 pounds of feed to raise a 30-pound tom turkey.

Turkey Names

A large group of turkeys is called a flock.
A 16-week-old turkey is called a fryer.
A five to seven-month-old turkey is called a young roaster.
Additionally, all turkeys aren't all named alike. Like other animals, turkeys have different names based on their gender and age:
Male turkeys = gobblers
Female turkeys = hens
Young male turkeys = jakes
Young female turkeys = jennies

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October 15, 2021May 24, 2023

Trivia 62

Halloween Around the World

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This month you can decorate your house with scary creatures, purchase Harry Potter costumes and stock up on tons of candy for the children of the world are anxiously waiting for Halloween and its many festivities. How can we deny our children the much-needed fun – the last two-years have not been pleasant for them either – so let us dedicate a little time and fun to the youngsters around the globe, allowing them to experience what is the magic of the Halloween. There will be no Tricks or Treats by playing; no one will see your answers except for you. - EB

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Halloween’s origins date back to Germany’s Black Forest over 1,000 years ago.

A	True
B	False

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Halloween’s origins date back to the ancient Celtic festival of Samhain (pronounced sow-in). The Celts, who lived 2,000 years ago, mostly in the area that is now Ireland, the United Kingdom and northern France, celebrated their New Year on November 1. This day marked the end of summer and the harvest and the beginning of a cold, dark winter. Celts believed that on the night before the New Year, the boundary between the worlds of the living and the dead became blurred, where the ghosts of the dead, generally endeared relatives, returned to earth. “All Saints’ Day,” “Hallowe'en" and “Halloween” mean "Saints' Evening.”

Today's Halloween customs are still thought to have been influenced by folk customs and beliefs from the Celtic-speaking countries, some of which are believed to have pagan roots. Jack Santino, a folklorist, writes that "there was throughout Ireland an uneasy truce existing between customs and beliefs associated with Christianity and those associated with religions that were Irish before Christianity arrived." Historian Nicholas Rogers added, “that while some folklorists have detected its origins in the Roman feast of Pomona, the goddess of fruits and seeds, or in the festival of the dead called Parentalia, it is more typically linked to the Celtic festival of Samhain, which (again) comes from the Old Irish for 'Summer's End.'

Question 2

The earliest known occurrence of the Halloween custom of "guising" (Known in other nations as disguising, trick & treating), stems from this country.

A	France
B	Germany
C	Ireland
D	Italy
E	Scotland

Question 2 :

Answer E. Scotland

The earliest known occurrence of the Halloween custom of "guising" (disguising, trick or treat?) stems from Scotland. BTW: Scotland comes from Scoti, the Latin name for the Gaels.

Also, the practice of souling – going from door to door on or about All Souls Day to solicit gifts of food in return for prayers for the dead – evolved from a pagan ritual that was practiced all over Europe, possibly as early as the 10th century. As a Christian tradition it goes back to at least the 14th century, when it is mentioned by Chaucer. It is still commonplace in many Catholic countries, notably Ireland, where soul-cakes are left out for the departed. The first reference to the practice under that name in England is John Brand's Popular Antiquities of Great Britain, 1779: "On All Saints Day,” the poor people go from parish to parish a Souling, as they call it."

Question 3

Today, Halloween is slowly taking off in Australia on a grassroots level, but name the season when Aussies celebrate Halloween.

A	Fall
B	Spring
C	Summer
D	Winter

Question 3 :

Answer: B. Spring

From Readers: “Australia will never properly pull off Halloween because it's springtime Down Under and there's nothing spooky about a warm evening with blossom trees.” – Tash@that cosmicfox

“I just want to be Margot Robbie as Sharon Tate for Halloween, but where will I find a turtleneck in spring in Australia.” - alexis@PRlS0NERSS

“I live in Sydney. There are loads of families with small children in my street and they seem to get a kick out of it, so my household participates by hanging a decoration or two, and having some goodies to hand out. It's not my thing either, I don't go all out and wear a costume or anything, but who doesn't want kids to have a fun time in their own neighborhood occasionally? They are usually younger kids so it's not like it goes on all night or anything, and they don't knock on undecorated houses from what I've seen.” - tabula_rasta·3y.

Question 4

Name the continent where Halloween is the most popular.

A	Africa, i.e., Ethiopia, Kenya, Nigeria.
B	Asia, i.e., China, Japan, South Korea.
C	Europe, i.e., France, Germany, Ireland.
D	North America, i.e., Canada, Mexico, United States.
E	South America, i.e., Brazil, Ecuador, Peru.

Question 4 :

Answer: D. North America

Halloween is now a widely celebrated festival around the world, but North America, i.e., Canada, Mexico, United States takes the lead as the most popular continent for celebrating this great festival. According to National Retail Federation, an estimate 65% of North Americans decorate their offices, homes and buildings before starting the Halloween festival on Oct. 31.

Question 5

Candy apples were originally a US Independence Day holiday treat.

A	True
B	False

Question 5 :

Answer: B. False

Better think about hot dogs on July 4th. Candy Apples — the kind encased in a high-gloss scarlet shell that cracks under your teeth (and hopefully doesn’t repay the favor) — were actually invented as a Christmas season treat.

They’re credited to William Kolb, a Newark, N.J. candy maker, who dipped apples into melted red cinnamon candies to create fetchingly festive objects for a window display all the way back in 1908. He meant to entice people into his shop to buy the actual candies that were his stock-in-trade, but they came in wanting the brilliant glazed apples themselves.

So, he ramped up production and sold thousands of candy apples at five cents apiece. They became popular items all along the Jersey shore, and eventually, throughout the country.

The cheerful crimson shine of candied apples certainly fits in with the Christmas color palette, but now that we’ve come to associate them with Halloween, they just as easily evoke poison apples’ sinister splendor, beautiful enough to tempt Snow White or anyone else.

And since apples come into season in fall, it makes sense that they’d be popular around Halloween, especially once they’re covered in candy (specifically, a mix of boiled sugar, corn syrup, water, and red food coloring that hardens as it cools on the surface of the dipped apples; cinnamon flavoring is often added too, to evoke the original flavor). Today, they are known as toffee apples outside North America.

MORE HALLOWEEN FUN

Bobbing for Apples Apple bobbing has been an autumn tradition for hundreds of years. Despite its presence at Halloween parties and festivals today, however, its origins are more rooted in love and romance than tricks and treats. In fact, it began as a British courting ritual, popular among young ladies and their potential beaus. There were several variations of game: In one set of rules, each apple was assigned to a potential mate. The bobber would then attempt to bite into the apple named for the young man she desired. If it only took her one try, they were destined for romance. If she succeeded with her second attempt, he would court her but their love would fade. If it took three tries, their relationship was doomed. Another approach to the game was a race to be the first to bite an apple; the first to emerge successful would be the first to marry. A related superstition suggested that if a girl put the apple she had bitten underneath her pillow, she would see her future soul mate in her dreams that night.

Eventually, the game declined in popularity, and by the 1800s, it was common only in Ireland and certain areas of England. At the end of the century, though, Americans exploring their immigrant roots decided to bring back this Celtic fall tradition as a game for both children and adults at Halloween parties. Today, some parents may keep their kids away from the tub of apples for fear of spreading germs, but bobbing for apples is a comparatively safe tradition when compared to another old apple-centric Halloween pastime: Snap Apple. In the game of Snap Apple, an apple was speared on one end of a stick while a lit candle was fixed at the other end. The stick was spun around, and the participants’ goal was to take a bite of the apple, avoiding a face full of hot candle wax—definitely not a game to play with kids!

Kids Costumes for Halloween & Dress-up

What will you be for Halloween this year? It’s the Big Question. And, of course, it’s up to every child to decide.

It appears that popular children’s Halloween costumes for 2021 will cover everything from Sweet Candy Fairy, Fierce Snow Warrior and Eerie Skeleton Princess to Blue Brocade Pirate, Alien Abduction and Silver Ninja.

The United State’s Top 10 Favorite Halloween Candy

Reese's Cups
Skittles
M&M's
Starburst
Hot Tamales
Sour Patch Kids
Hershey Kisses
Snickers
Tootsie Pops
Candy Corn makes the list with 35 million pounds produced each year in the United States.

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September 15, 2021May 24, 2023

Trivia 61 Flavors of the Vine

Flavors of the Vine

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Vin, Wein, Vino, вино and ワイン — No matter what you call it, it’s grape harvest north of equator. With that said, Trivia 61 will be devoted to the Flavors of the Vine.

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True or False?

Terroir (French from terre, "land") is a term used to describe the environmental factors of the grape.

Maugle Sierra Vineyard in Connecticut

A	True
B	False

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The answer is: True

In the context of wine production, terroir is a concept that encompasses the varieties of grapes used, elevation and shape of the vineyard, type and chemistry of soil, climate and seasonal conditions, and the local yeast cultures.

The range of possible combinations of these factors can result in great differences among wines, influencing the fermentation, finishing, and aging processes as well. Many wineries use growing and production methods that preserve or accentuate the aroma and taste influences of their unique terroir. However, flavor differences are less desirable for producers of mass-market table wine or other cheaper wines, where consistency takes precedence. Such producers try to minimize differences in sources of grapes through production techniques such as micro-oxygenation, tannin filtration, cross-flow filtration, thin-film evaporation, and spinning cones.

Question 2

Name the largest wine-producing nation in the world.

Romanian Winemaking

A	China
B	France
C	Germany
D	Italy
E	Switzerland

Question 2 :

Answer: D. Italy

Top Ten Wine-Producing Nations in 2020:

Italy
France
Spain
United States
Argentina
Australia
South Africa
Chile
Germany
China

Source: 2020 Wine Production

Question 3

True or False?

The sweetness of wine is determined by the amount of residual sugar in the wine after fermentation, relative to the acidity. grapes on the vine

A	True
B	False

Question 3 :

Answer: True

Wines contain many chemical compounds similar or identical to those in fruits, vegetables, and spices. The sweetness of wine is determined by the amount of residual sugar in the wine after fermentation, relative to the acidity present in the wine. Dry wine, for example, has only a small amount of residual sugar. Some wine labels suggest opening the bottle and letting the wine "breathe" for a couple of hours before serving, while others recommend drinking it immediately. Decanting (the act of pouring a wine into a special container just for breathing) is a controversial subject among wine enthusiasts. In addition to aeration, decanting with a filter allows the removal of bitter sediments that may have formed in the wine. Sediment is more common in older bottles, but aeration may benefit younger wines

Question 4

True or False?

Viking expeditions of Vinland recorded the first grape vines found in the New World.

Viking landing.

A	True
B	False

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Answer: True

Viking expeditions of Vinland recorded the first grape vines found in the New World. Vinland, Vineland or Winland (Old Norse: Vínland) was an area of coastal North America explored by Leif Erikson around 1000 CE, nearly five centuries before the voyages of Christopher Columbus and John Cabot. The name appears in the Vinland Sagas, and presumably describes both Newfoundland and the Gulf of Saint Lawrence as far as northeastern New Brunswick (where the eponymous grapevines are found). Much of the geographical content of the sagas corresponds to present-day knowledge of transatlantic travel and North America.

In 1960, archaeological evidence of the only known Norse site in North America (outside Greenland) was found at L'Anse aux Meadows on the northern tip of the island of Newfoundland. Before the discovery of archaeological evidence, Vinland was known only from the sagas and medieval historiography. The 1960 discovery further proved the pre-Columbian Norse exploration of mainland North America. L'Anse aux Meadows has been hypothesized to be the camp Straumfjörð mentioned in the Saga of Erik the Red, who was banished from his Norse homeland (in what is today's Norway) to Iceland, and then banished from Iceland to Greenland; which really was green at the time of his arrival.

Question 5

True or False?

Wine is a fundamental component of Mormon laws and traditions.

The Book of Mormons

A	True
B	False

Question 5 :

Answer: False

Wine is an integral part of Jewish laws and traditions. The Kiddush, is a blessing recited over wine or grape juice to sanctify the Shabbat. On Pesach (Passover) during the Seder, is a Rabbinic obligation of adults to drink four cups of wine. In the Tabernacle and in the Temple in Jerusalem, the libation of wine was part of the sacrificial service. Note that this does not mean that wine is a symbol of blood, a common misconception that contributes to the Christian beliefs of the blood libel. It has been one of history's cruel ironies that the blood libel — accusations against Jews using the blood of murdered gentile children for the making of wine and matzot — became the false pretext for numerous pogroms. And due to the danger, those who live in a place where blood libels occur are halachically exempted from using red wine, lest it be seized as "evidence" against them.

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The World’s Most Expensive Wine Ever Sold A 1787 Chateau Lafitte was auctioned at Christie's London auction house, in December 1985 for $156,450* [source: Feiring] and is widely recognized as the most expensive bottle of wine ever sold. Reportedly, many prospective buyers believed that the initials of Thomas Jefferson were etched in the glass bottle. At one time, it was a common practice to engrave initials on bottles when purchasers placed large orders from the Chateau, so this bottle could have been a part of the president's estate, which would be at least one reason behind the hefty price tag.

*Purchasing power of $100 in 1985 equals $247.61 today. That works out to about $65,967.27 per 4-ounce glass, give our take a $5,000 drop or so.

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August 24, 2021May 24, 2023

Trivia 60

DIRECTORS AND THEIR ACTRESS WIVES, PART 2

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Writer/Director Jean-Luc Godard (center) with Eddie Constantine and wife/actress Anna Karina on the set of Alphaville. Courtesy IMDB.com

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Nicholas Ray directing actress & wife Gloria Grahame and Humphrey Bogart in “In a Lonely Place” (1950) Photo courtesy of Photofest.

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Question 1

Actor Paul Newman directed this wife in four feature films and one TV movie.

A	Claire Newman
B	Melissa Newman
C	Lee Remick
D	Eva Marie Saint
E	Joanne Woodward

Question 1 :

ANSWER: E - Joanne Woodward

Joanne Woodward in "Rachel, Rachel" (1968). Courtesy IMDB.com

Joanne Gignilliat Trimmier Woodward was born on February 27, 1930, in Thomasville, Georgia, a typical small town in southern Georgia, around ten miles from the Florida border. Growing up in a modest home during the Great Depression, her mother frequently took her to the movies. In her teens, Woodward won many Georgia beauty contests, and enrolled in Louisiana State University, majoring in drama. After graduation and doing small plays, Joanne headed to New York and studied acting.

Soon, Joanne was starring in television productions and theater. One day, she was introduced to another young actor at her level by the then-unknown name of Paul Newman. Paul's first reaction was, "Jeez, what an extraordinarily pretty girl". Joanne, while admitting that he was very good-looking, didn't like him at first sight, but she couldn't resist him. Soon they were working closely together as understudies for the Broadway production of "Picnic." Paul married Joanne in Las Vegas on January 29, 1958, just months before Joanne won her Best Actress Oscar for The Three Faces of Eve (1957).

They both continued on with their careers, doing movies both together and apart, with Newman occasionally sliding into the director's chair, directing her in four films and one TV movie. Woodward, widowed since 2008, makes her home in Westport, Connecticut, where she and Newman raised their daughters and devotes her time to charities.

Paul Newman directing Christopher Plummer and Joanne Woodward in the TV movie "The Shadow Box." Courtesy IMDB.com

Newman & Woodward Filmography

Rachel, Rachel (1968)
The Effect of Gamma Rays on Man-in-the-Moon Marigolds (1972)
The Shadow Box (1980) TV Movie
Harry and Son (1984) Woodward in smaller role as Lily
The Glass Menagerie (1987)

Question 2

Director/Writer Joel Coen filmed this actress/wife in eight theatrical movies.

A	Joan Allen
B	Ellen Burstyn
C	Glen Close
D	Holly Hunter
E	Frances McDormand

Question 2 :

ANSWER: E - Frances McDormand

Frances Louise McDormand was born on June 23, 1957, in Gibson City, Illinois. Where she was adopted by Canadian-born parents. She earned a BA in theater from Bethany College in 1979 and an MFA from Yale University in 1982. Her career after graduation began onstage, and she has retained her association with the theater throughout her career. She soon obtained prominent roles in movies as well, first starring in Blood Simple (1984), in which she worked with future husband and filmmaker Joel Coen, whom she married that year. She frequently collaborated with Joel and his brother, Ethan Coen as writer, later co-director.

McDormand's skilled and versatile acting has been recognized by both the critics and the Academy, and in addition to many critics' awards, she has been nominated for an Academy Award six times - Supporting in Mississippi Burning (1988), Almost Famous (2000), and North Country (2005), - and winning the Best Actress Oscar in the lead role in Fargo (1996), Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri (2017), and Nomadland (2020). She also won a Best Picture Oscar as co-producer of Nomadland. Keenly intelligent and possessed of a sharp wit, McDormand is the antithesis of the Hollywood starlet - rather than making every role about Frances McDormand, she dissolves into the characters she plays.

Frances McDormand and Joel Coen. Courtesy IMDB.com

Frances McDormand and Joel Coen Filmography

The Tragedy of Macbeth (2021)
Hail, Caesar! (2016) Co-director Ethan Coen
Burn After Reading (2008) Co-director Ethan Coen
The Man Who Wasn't There (2001)
Fargo (1996) Co-director Ethan Coen
The Hudsucker Proxy (1994)
Raising Arizona (1987)
Blood Simple (1984)
1991 Barton Fink, Stage Actress (voice, uncredited)
1990 Miller's Crossing, Mayor's Secretary (uncredited)

Question 3

American Director/Writer/Actor John Cassavetes directed this actress/wife in eight theatrical movies.

A	Jill Clayburgh
B	Faye Dunaway
C	Marsha Mason
D	Gena Rowlands
E	Carrie Snodgress

Question 3 :

Answer: D - Gena Rowlands

Gena Rowlands as Mabel Longhetti in John Cassavetes "A Woman Under the Influence." Courtesy IMDB.com

Virginia Cathryn "Gena" Rowlands is an American film, stage, and television actress, born June 19, 1930 in Cambria, Wisconsin. Her father was of Welsh descent, her mother with English ancestry. Her career in the entertainment industry has spanned over six decades. A four-time Emmy and two-time Golden Globe winner, she is known for her collaborations with director John Cassavetes in seven films. Earlier she had moved to New York City to study drama at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts where the do-eyed beauty met actor Cassavetes when they were both students. In 1962, Rowlands co-stared with Kirk Douglas as his former lover in her breakout performance in Lonely Are the Brave.

Rowlands and Cassavetes married on April 9, 1954, which lasted until his death on February 3, 1989. They had three children, all actor-directors: Nick, Alexandra, and Zoe. She's also acted beside her husband in the non-Cassavetes directed films: Machine Gun McCain (1969),Two-Minute Warning (1976) and Tempest) (1982), directed by Paul Mazursky. The T-Boy Society of Film and Music recently selected Rowlands for her role as a woman suffering from mental issue in Cassavetes' A Woman Under the Influence as the greatest lead performance in film history. In 2021, The New Yorker stated, The most important and original movie actor of the past half century-plus is Gena Rowlands.

Director John Cassavetes shooting Gena" Rowlands in "A Woman Under the Influence." Photo by Sam Shaw Inc./Le Figaro.

Gena Rowlands and John Cassavetes Filmography

Love Streams (1984)
Gloria (1984)
Opening Night (1984)
A Woman Under the Influence 1984
Minnie and Moskowitz 1984
Faces 1984
A Child Is Waiting (1963)
(uncredited) role in Shadows as Woman in Nightclub Audience

Question 4

Director/Writer/Actor Orson Welles directed this Actress and Wife in one iconic film.

A	Anne Baxter
B	Rita Hayworth
C	Oja Kodar
D	Jeanne Moreau
E	Alida Valli

Question 4 :

ANSWER: B - Rita Hayworth

Rita Hayworth was born Margarita Carmen Cansino on October 17, 1918, in Brooklyn, New York, into a family of dancers. Her father was from Spain, while her mother was of mostly Irish descent. Rita studied as a dancer in order to follow in her family's footsteps, joining then on stage when she was eight years old, followed by appearing with them in her first film, La Fiesta (1926). The famous red hair was not her natural color (which was brunette). When she was signed a studio contract at Columbia Pictures, studio head Harry Cohn changed her surname to Hayworth and raised her hairline by electrolysis, where she underwent years of painful electrolysis to make it higher. She cemented her image as the definite femme fatale in Gilda, a 1946 film noir directed by Charles Vidor and photographed by Rudolph Maté.

Hayworth married iconic film director Orson Welles in 1943 (divorced in 1948).

Welles cast Hayworth in his landmark film, The Lady from Shanghai. He decided to have her hair cut and bleached, which caused a storm of controversy with many believing it contributed to the film's poor box-office. Today, the film is regarded as a towering cinematic masterpiece. Its hall of mirrors scene among many of the film's highpoints. Welles once revealed that Hayworth detested her father because she suffered from merciless beatings and sexual abuse.

Question 5

Name the actress and wife which filmmaker Michelangelo Antonioni directed in five films.

A	Jane Birkin
B	Lea Massari
C	Jeanne Moreau
D	Vanessa Redgrave
E	Monica Vitti

Question 5 :

ANSWER: E - Monica Vitti

Monica Vitti. Courtesy IMDB.com

Monica Vitti was born on November 3, 1931 in Rome, Lazio, Italy as Maria Luisa Ceciarelli. She is an actress best known for her work with film director and husband, Michelangelo Antonioni in his early-to-mid 1960s films. In 1957 she joined Antonioni's Teatro Nuovo di Milano and dubbed the voice of Dorian Gray in the director'sIl Grido (1957). She played a leading role in Antonioni's internationally praised film L'Avventura (1960), and is also credited with helping Antonioni raise money for the production and sticking with him through daunting location shooting. L'Avventura made Vitti an international star, where her image later appeared on an Italian postage stamp commemorating the film. After working with Antonioni, Vitti changed focus and began making comedies, working with director Mario Monicelli on many films. She has appeared with Marcello Mastroianni, Alain Delon, Richard Harris, Terence Stamp, Michael Caine, and Dirk Bogarde.
Michelangelo Antonioni and Monica Vitti on the set of "Red Desert" (1964). Courtesy IMDB.com

Michelangelo Antonioni and Monica Vitti Filmography

The Mystery of Oberwald (1980)
Red Desert (1964)
L'Eclisse (1962)
La Notte (1961)
L'Avventura (1960)

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Trivia 59

DIRECTORS AND THEIR ACTRESS WIVES

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Nicholas Ray directing actress & wife Gloria Grahame and Humphrey Bogart in “In a Lonely Place” (1950) Photo courtesy of Photofest.

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Name the actress and wife of director Federico Fellini who appeared in seven of his films.

A	Anouk Aimee
B	Claudia Cardinale
C	Sophia Loren
D	Anna Magnani
E	Giuletta Masina

Question 1 :

Answer: E. Giuletta Masina

Federico Fellini and Giuletta Masina in Venice. Courtesy: IMDB.Com

EXTRAS: Italian film icon Federico Fellini directed actress and wife Giuletta Masina in seven movies. They were married from 1943 until his death in 1993. They had one child. Together they are buried in the same tomb in Rimini, Italy, Fellini’s place of birth.

Giulietta Masina (1921–1994) was born in San Giorgio di Piano, Italy, and spent part of her teenage years living in Rome, where she cultivated a passion for the theater and studied for a degree in philosophy. She began her career with popular radio shows with scripts written by Fellini. The following year she married Fellini and became the inspirational muse for many of his films.

Giuletta Masina in Nights of Cabiria. Courtesy: IMDB.Com.

In Fellini’s 1950’s period, he was influenced by Charles Chaplin and the director’s theme of the road. In a sense, Giuletta Masina played Chaplin’s Little Tramp in La Strada (1954) and Nights of Cabiria (1957). Both films won Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film. Fellini described the two films as having been "inspired" by Masina's "humanity."

Federico Fellini & Giulietta Masina Filmography

Variety Lights (1950) Co-directed with Alberto Lattuada.
The White Sheik (1952)
La Strada (1954)
Il Bidone (1955)
Nights of Cabiria (1957)
Juliet of the Spirits (1965)
Ginger and Fred (1986)

Question 2

French-Swiss director Jean-Luc Godard made two films with his second wife, Anne Wiazemsky, but name his first bride, a Danish model and actress with whom they made seven features and one short sketch film together.

A	Juliet Berto
B	Isabelle Huppert
C	Anna Karina
D	Marie-France Pisier
E	Romy Schneider

Question 2 :

C. Anna Karina

EXTRAS:
Jean-Luc Godard first noticed Anna Karina in a Palmolive ad and tried to cast her in a cameo role in his first feature film, Breathless (1960). She was told that she had to be nude and refused to play in the movie. A few months later, Godard offered her another part in his second film, Le Petit Soldat, (made in 1961, but not released until 1963 due to the political content of the war in French Algeria). Later they were married in 1961. They made seven features and one short sketch film together, and she became famous as the face of the Nouvelle Vague.

Hanne Karin Bayer (1940–2019) was born in Denmark, and at age seventeen hitchhiked to Paris and learned French by going to the movies. She soon met Coco Chanel and Pierre Cardin and became a popular model. Upon her meeting with Godard she decided to focus on screen acting and ended up appearing in seven features and one short sketch film by him. Fluent in five languages: French, Danish, English, Swedish and Italian, she has worked with the film directors Agnès Varda, Jacques Rivette, George Stevens, Volker Schlöndorff, George Cukor and Rainer Werner Fassbinder.

Anna Karina in My Life to Live (1962). Courtesy: IMDB.com.

"A whole book could also be written about the evolution of Karina’s close-ups in Godard’s films—how they go from fascination, to observation, to careful adoration and finally to nostalgia. But her relation to the camera also changes, as the relationship with the man behind it does—from shyness to content comfort in front of it, from sensuality to coldness, from ignoring it to commanding it. The exchange of looks mediated by the camera is varied and extremely nuanced. – Miranda Popkey, the hairpin."

Jean-Luc Godard & Anna Karina Filmography

Le Petit Soldat (1961)
A Woman Is a Woman (1961)
Vivre Sa Vie (1962)
Band of Outsiders (1964)
Alphaville (1965)
Pierrot le Fou (1965)
Made in U.S.A (1966)
The Oldest Profession (1967) Sketch film.

Question 3

Name the wife who Charles Chaplin directed in two films.

A	Claire Bloom
B	Virginia Cherrill
C	Paulette Goddard
D	Edna Purviance
E	Martha Raye

Question 3 :

Answer: C. Paulette Goddard

Charles Chaplin and third wife, Paulette Goddard. Courtesy: IMDB.com

EXTRAS:

Paulette Goddard met Iconic director, writer and actor Charles Chaplin in 1932. Goddard mesmerized Chaplin with her stunning natural beauty and soon they became an item in Hollywood. They secretly married the first week in June, 1936, in Canton, China, while on a world cruise. He eventual said, "I am writing a screen play for you, and its title is Modern Times.

Marion Goddard Levy (1910–1990) was born in Whitestone Landing, New York. She began to model for local department stores before she made her debut with Florenz Ziegfeld's Follies at the age of 13, where she gained fame as the girl on the crescent moon. She moved to Hollywood at age sixteen, and appeared in small film roles. Goddard was still working for less than $100 a week as a chorus girl for the Goldwyn Studios. Chaplin was true to his word, and cast her in Modern Times (1936), which was a big hit, but her movie career was not going anywhere because of her relationship with the controversial Chaplin. They made a second film in 1940 together, The Great Dictator; Chaplin’s first complete sound film.

Paulette Goddard in Modern Times. Courtesy: IMDB.Com.

Working together on Modern Times put a strain on Chaplin and Goddard's relationship. Contrary to the way young actresses were presented on screen, Goddard was to wear shabby clothing and no make-up. When she first arrived on the set with her beautifully coiffed hair, Chaplin dumped a bucket of water over her head. He insisted that she either be barefoot or wear shoes without heels to ensure that she is always shorter than his 5 ft 4 Little Tramp.

Chaplin then cast Goddard in the leading female role in his first all-sound, all talkie film, The Great Dictator (1940.) He named her character after his mother, Hannah, where she played a cleaner. He insisted that she scrub the floor of the whole set only for her to refuse. Chaplin stopped filming until she agreed to do so. Their relationship was already on the rocks, and the couple split shortly after the 1940 premiere of their film. Goddard obtained a quickie divorce in Mexico and allegedly received a handsome settlement. The 54-year-old Chapin married wife number four, 18-year-old Oona O'Neill, daughter of playwright Eugene O'Neill, while Goddard’s husband number three was actor Burgess Meredith.

Charles Chaplin & Paulette Goddard Filmography

Modern Times (1936)
The Great Dictator (1940)

Question 4

Name the actress and wife which French filmmaker Claude Chabrol directed in 24 films, one TV movie and a TV episode.

A	Isabelle Adjani
B	Stéphane Audran
C	Emmanuel Berat
D	Dominque Sanda
E	Isabelle Hupert

Question 4 :

Answer: A. Stéphane Audran

Stéphane Audran and husband, director & gourmet chef Claude Chabrol in the kitchen. Courtesy: IMDB.Com

EXTRAS: French director Claude Chabrol cast Stéphane Audran in his second film, Les Cousins. They started to date which led to a 1964 marriage which lasted for 16 years until divorce. They had one child together. Chabrol later commented, “I found myself becoming more interested in her as an actress than a wife.” Audran frequently stated she owed everything to Chabrol. With the success of Audran’s role in Chabrol’s Les Biches (1968), he started to cast her in roles of glacial bourgeois ladies, the epitome of Parisian chic. This led the two of them to a successful cycle of thrillers in the late 60s-early 70s. Colette Suzanne Jeannine Dacheville was born in Versailles, Seine-et-Oise [now Yvelines], France in 1932. Having taken acting lessons, she appeared in theatrical productions, but failed to build a noteworthy stage career. After playing a few tiny roles on film, she asked emerging French New Wave star Gérard Blain, whom she knew from acting courses, if he could introduce her to director Claude Chabrol. Blain had already acted in Chabrol’s successful first film, Le Beau Serge (1958), and was going to team up again in The Cousins (1959). Blain granted her wish and introduced her to Chabrol, who gave her a role in Les Cousins. They made 24 films together.

Stéphane Audran was the very essence of Parisian chic during the Nouvelle Vague. Courtesy: IMDB.Com

While Stéphane Audran is best known for her performances in films by Chabrol, she also appeared in Luis Buñuel’s Academy Award winning, The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie (1972); Samuel Fuller’s The Big Red One (1980) and Babette’s Feast (1987), the first Danish movie to win an Academy Award for best foreign language film. She died at the age of 85 on March 27, 2018 in Neuilly-sur-Seine, Hauts-de-Seine, France.

Question 5

Name the actress/wife of director Roberto Rossellini who appeared in six of his films.

A	Ingrid Bergman
B	Claudia Cardinale
C	Sophia Loren
D	Anna Magnani
E	Jean Seberg

Question 5 :

Answer: A. Ingrid Bergman

Roberto Rossellini and Ingrid Bergman at Cannes Film Festival. Courtesy: IMDB.Com

EXTRAS: Ingrid Bergman was one of the greatest actresses from Hollywood's lamented Golden Era. Her stunning natural beauty and immense acting talent made her one of the most celebrated figures in the history of American cinema. Great performances result from an actor’s collaboration with great directors, and Ingrid Bergman went further—and sacrificed more—than did any other actor in order to work with a true cinematic genius, Italian director Roberto Rossellini. While at the peak of her popularity, Bergman was so taken upon seeing Rossellini’s Italian neorealism films, Rome, Open City (1945)and Paisan (1946), that she sent the director a letter, introducing herself and offering her talents in any film of his choice.

Ingrid Bergman was born on August 29, 1915 in Stockholm, Sweden, to a German mother who died when she was only two, and a Swedish father that passed away when she was twelve. After finishing formal schooling, she enrolled at the Royal Dramatic Theatre School in Stockholm but decided that screen acting was her passion. In 1936, Bergman appeared in the Swedish film, Intermezzo, which caught the eye of American producer David O. Selznick, who signed her to a contract. She moved to California and reprised her original role in an English language remake of Intermezzo (1939). The film was a hit and so was Bergman.

Her beauty was infectious and her acting and attention to craft indicated to moviegoers that her films represented a tradition of quality. Her impressive performances and awards were seemingly endless, appearing in Casablanca (1942), For Whom the Bell Tolls (1943), an Oscar-winning performance in George Cukor’s Gaslight (1944), and three films by Alfred Hitchcock. But it was her portrayal of a nun in Leo McCarey’s The Bells of St. Mary's (1945) and title role in Joan of Arc (1948) that cemented her off-screen image to the public as a moralistic, saint-like character which she played on the screen. But that was before Rossellini.

Ingrid Bergman as displaced war victim in Roberto Rossellini’s Stromboli. Courtesy: IMDB.Com

In 1949 Bergman arrived in Italy to film Stromboli (1950) with Rossellini, and they quickly fell in love with each other. Bergman left her husband, Petter Lindström, and their young daughter, Pia Lindström, to live with Rossellini. When she and Rossellini made Stromboli, Bergman was pregnant with his child. She divorced Lindström, but the divorce hadn’t yet come through, and America's "moral guardians" were outraged. She decided to remain in Italy, where a son was born, followed by twins, Isotta and Isabella Rossellini, who became a world-famous model and actress, and later spouse of American director Martin Scorsese.

Bergman was denounced in the press, in pulpits, and even in the Senate; local officials called for boycotts on all of her films, and it was beside the point whether she was persona non grata in Hollywood, because she had no intention, at the time, of working in Hollywood again.

Together, Bergman and Rossellini made six films that are works of both sociopolitical concern and metaphysical melodrama, each starring Bergman as a woman experiencing physical dislocation and psychic torment in post-World War Two Italy.

In 1957 they divorced, partly due to Rossellini not wanting her to work with any director other than himself, which caused trouble in their work together and marriage. Plus, Rossellini had an extramarital affair with the Indian screenwriter Sonali Senroy DasGupta whom he later married. Ingrid continued to make films in Italy and finally returned to the English-speaking world in the title role in Anastasia (1956) to applause and forgiveness, and winning her second Academy Award. She continued to bounce back and forth from Europe and Hollywood, culminating in her final big-screen performance in 1978's Swedish film Autumn Sonata, directed by fellow Swede Ingmar Bergman, where she received her final Academy Award nomination. Ingrid Bergman died from cancer in 1982 on her 67th birthday.

Roberto Rossellini & Ingrid Bergman Filmography

Stromboli (1950)
Europe '51 (1952)
We, the Women (1953)
Joan of Arc at the Stake (1954)
Fear (1954)
Journey to Italy (1954)

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Name the World’s most popular spectator sport.

A	Baseball
B	Cricket
C	Hockey
D	Soccer
E	Tennis

Question 1 :

Soccer is the most popular spectator sport

The Iran-Morocco match, 2018 FIFA World Cup. Photograph courtesy of Кирилл Венедиктов via Wikimedia Commons

List of the World’s most popular spectator sports :

Soccer: 4 Billion
Cricket: 2.5 Billion
Hockey: 2 Billion
Tennis: I Billion
Baseball: 500 Million

Question 2

Name the nation who liberated the Netherlands in 1945.

A	Belgium
B	Britain
C	Canada
D	Norway
E	USA

Question 2 :

Canada liberated the Netherlands in 1945.

In the final months of the Second World War, Canadian forces were given the important and deadly task of liberating the Netherlands from Nazi occupation. From September 1944 to April 1945, the First Canadian Army fought German forces on the Scheldt estuary — opening the port of Antwerp for Allied use — and then cleared northern and western Netherlands of Germans, allowing food and other relief to reach millions of desperate people. More than 7,600 Canadian soldiers, sailors and airmen died fighting in the Netherlands.

Canadian Scottish Regiment troops posing with liberated Dutch children (1945). Courtesy Private Floyd Watkins via Wikimedia Commons

Today, Canada is fondly remembered by the Dutch for ending their oppression under the Nazis.

An estimated 301,000 Dutch people died during the Second World War, including at least 280,000 civilians. Approximately 104,000 were victims of the Holocaust. Another 20,000 died of famine-related causes.

Dutch civilians celebrating the liberation of Utrecht by the Canadian Army.Commons Courtesy Alexander Mackenzie Stirton, Canadian Department of National Defense,

Question 3

Name the Beatles band member who really was the Fifth Beatle?

A	Pete Best
B	Billy J. Kramer
C	Jerry Marsden
D	Stuart Sutcliffe
E	Klaus Voormann

Question 3 :

Stuart Sutcliffe was the fifth Beatle

Pete Best, George Harrison, John Lennon, Paul McCartney & Stuart Sutcliffe in Hamburg.

The Fifth Beatle would be the person who was quite literally the Fifth person in the band, and that person was Stuart Sutcliffe. Pete Best once said, “Lots of people have laid claim to being the Fifth Beatle. I was the fourth…”

Stuart Sutcliffe was a member of the legendary band as the original bass guitarist, constituting the status as the Fifth Beatle.

Stuart Sutcliffe was born in Edinburgh Scotland in 1940, but his family moved to England shortly after. He happened to meet John Lennon at the Liverpool College of Art when he was introduced by a mutual friend. The three of them were all studying at the school, and Sutcliffe was noted as a brilliant painter.

When he was kicked out of his flat, Sutcliffe moved into a rundown area in Liverpool, where John Lennon moved in with him. Sutcliffe got involved with the Beatles when Lennon and McCartney convinced him to buy a bass guitar. Sutcliffe is credited along with Lennon for coming up with the band’s original name, the Beetles, inspired by Buddy Holly’s band, the Crickets.

Stuart Sutcliffe began playing gigs with the Beatles in Hamburg, which is where he met his fiance, German photographer and artist Astrid Kirchherr (May 1938 – May 2020. Together they are considered the originator of the Beatle haircut. Love Me Tender was reportedly Stuart Sutcliffe’s signature song. Apparently when he sang it, he received more cheers from the crowd than the other Beatles.

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Constitution Day was established in 1775.

A	True
B	False

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FALSE! Constitution Day was established in 1787

In 1940, Congress and the President FDR passed a resolution creating “I Am an American Day,” observed on the third Sunday in May. In 1952, the holiday was renamed to “Constitution Day” and moved to September 17, the day in 1787 that the Constitution was signed. Constitution Day and Citizenship Day is a single celebration that commemorates the formation and signing of the US Constitution while also recognizing both naturalized citizens and those born in the US. It's a day to learn about these subjects, as well as a day many people become naturalized citizens in group ceremonies. (On average, about 700,000 people become US citizens every year.)

Question 5

Movie director John Ford’s Calvary Trilogy constitutes the films, Fort Apache, She Wore a Yellow Ribbon and Rio Grande.

A	True
B	False

Question 5 :

It's True

The John Ford Calvary Trilogy consisted of Fort Apache, She Wore a Yellow Ribbon and Rio Grande.
Photo from the film ‘’Rio Grande’’ with John Wayne and Maureen O’Hara. Courtesy of Wikimedia Commons.

John Ford is, arguably, The Great American Director. When Orson Welles, who repeatedly screened Ford's Stagecoach (1939) as a crash course in filmmaking before helming his first film, Citizen Kane (1941), was asked who his three favorite directors were, he answered, "John Ford, John Ford, and John Ford." Along with D.W. Griffith, who created the visual language of film used today, Ford came of age when movie production began shifting from its New York-New Jersey base to California in the second decade of the 20th Century He is considered an artist who helped define what America was on the screen. Ford's cinematic art is as much a part of Americana as a Frederic Remington painting of the Old West, a subject both portrayed in their respective artforms.

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Europe unveils plans to open to vaccinated Americans.

A	True
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The wait is over: American travelers who have been fully vaccinated for COVID-19 may soon enter the European Union, the head of the European Commission said.

Fully vaccinated U.S. travelers should soon be able to bypass the more than year-long ban on travel to Europe, the head of the European Commission told The New York Times on April 25.

The European Union “will accept, unconditionally, all those who are vaccinated with vaccines that are approved by E.M.A. (the European Medicines Agency),” Ursula von der Leyen, president of the European Commission, told the NYTimes. The three vaccines that have been approved for use in the United States — Pfizer/BioNTech, Moderna, and Johnson & Johnson — have all been approved for use in Europe.

“This will enable free movement and the travel to the European Union,” she said.

Von der Leyen did not say exactly when the European Commission would formalize its recommendations to allow vaccinated Americans to bypass the current ban on travel to Europe. But other European leaders have indicated that this summer, if not sooner, is the goal.

France recently announced its intentions to open to Americans by summer and a handful of European countries have already started opening up to travelers who are either vaccinated or present negative COVID-19 test results, including Greece and Iceland.

“We are working hard to propose a very concrete solution, especially for U.S. citizens who are vaccinated,” French President Emmanuel Macron said in an April 18 interview on CBS’s Face the Nation.

Question 2

Name the best dog for first-time owners.

A	American Bulldog
B	American Staffordshire Terrier
C	Basset Hound
D	Cardigan Welsh Corgi
E	Cavalier King Charles Spaniel

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Answer: A. American Bulldog

1. American Bulldog

Average Height: 14.5 inches

Average Weight: 45 pounds

Personality: Affectionate, Brave

Activity Level: Moderate

Bulldogs are loyal canines who think they’re lap dogs. At the very least, get ready for ample couch lounging and lazy afternoons with this dog. Also, get ready for slobbery kisses because they love showing affection.

2. American Staffordshire Terrier

Average Height: 18 inches

Average Weight: 55 pounds

Personality: Energetic, Outgoing, Devoted

Activity Level: High

The American Staffordshire terrier is a muscular dog who can look intimidating at first. Once you get to know them, you’ll realize how sweet and loyal they are. “Their empathy and owner focus is bar none,” says Briggs. This could be why they made our list of the best dogs for people with Autism.

3. Basset Hound

Average Height: 13 inches

Average Weight: 47.5 pounds

Personality: Mellow, Charismatic

Activity Level: Low

Basset hounds may not show their affection as openly as bulldogs, but their loyalty is undying. They don’t need lots of activity and are content chilling on the sofa with you all day. This is an example of a breed known to be stubborn when it comes to training, but low maintenance in other areas, which works well for first-time owners.

4. Cardigan Welsh Corgi

Average Height: 11.5 inches

Average Weight: 30 pounds

Personality: Adaptable, Sweet

Activity Level: High

“Fun, smart dogs that enjoy training” is how Briggs described Corgis. If that doesn’t sound like the ideal canine companion, we don’t know what does. Be sure to get outside for plenty of socializing (with other dogs and humans)!

5. Cavalier King Charles Spaniel

Average Height: 12.5 inches

Average Weight: 15.5 pounds

Personality: Adaptable, Affectionate

Activity Level: Low

Adaptable, affectionate, low-maintenance, social, soft, gentle. We could literally go on and on about the friendly Cavalier King Charles Spaniel. Briggs notes they’ve got a clown-like personality to boot!

Question 3

On April 15, 2004, Major League Baseball designated the day in observance of this baseball superstar.

A	Hank Aaron
B	Joe DiMaggio
C	Willie Mays
D	Jackie Robinson
E	Babe Ruth

Question 3 :

Answer: D. Jackie Robinson

Major League Baseball retired Jackie Robinson's number, 42, across all teams, and in 2004 it began the annual April 15 observance of Jackie Robinson Day.

On April 15, 1947, more than 26,000 spectators at Brooklyn's Ebbets Field witnessed history as Jackie Robinson became the first Black player on a modern-era major league baseball team. (Three Black players played in the major leagues briefly in the 19th century before the color line was fully established.) Robinson endured racist resistance throughout his first season with the Brooklyn Dodgers, but the national pastime's color barrier was broken, and other players followed him within months. In 1997, Major League Baseball retired Robinson's number, 42, across all teams, and in 2004 it began the annual April 15 observance of Jackie Robinson Day.

I'm not concerned with your liking or disliking me... All I ask is that you respect me as a human being. – Jackie Robinson.

Question 4

5 best countries for Americans to live abroad

Name the best country for Americans who want to live abroad.

A	Austria
B	Canada
C	Costa Rica
D	Portugal
E	South Korea

Question 4 :

Answer: D. Portugal

Alfama Quarter, Lisbon, Portugal

According to LILLY GRAVES, of Travel + Leisure the following are the 5 Best Countries for Americans Who Want to Live Abroad.

Editor's Note: Those who choose to travel are strongly encouraged to check local government restrictions, rules, and safety measures related to COVID-19 and take personal comfort levels and health conditions into consideration before departure.

1. Portugal

The fashionable country due west of Spain is attracting young expats in recent years, particularly entrepreneurs, given its incredible value and welcoming business incentives that help stretch your hard-earned dollars. Take the second city of Porto, buzzing with modern and creative energy as a manufacturing and textile hub, with a slew of new designers who have made the city their home. Following decades of decline in the late 20th century, Porto's cobbled streets today are filled with cool cafes, restaurants, and boutiques selling goods from local weavers and ceramists. On a day off, take advantage of the city's art district, historic churches, and palaces, as well as the Douro River that leads to the oldest wine region in Europe (Alto Douro). Less than an hour from Porto is Portugal's third city, called Braga, which, for its part, offers a reduced tax rate for start-ups. Nicknamed the "Rome of Portugal" thanks to its Baroque architecture, Braga also offers attractive green spaces, international schools, and high-tech companies for qualified candidates. Further south is the Algarve coast with more than 300 sunny days per year for digital nomads, families, and retirees who enjoy life at the beach. You can also check out the nine islands in the Azores — some offer incentives to attract businesses and start-ups. No matter where you choose, you'll be hard-pressed to find a kinder nation to call home.

2. Costa Rica

Relocating to well-trodden Costa Rica isn't a novel idea for anyone who has ever visited the country (and likely met a few friendly expats along the way), but there's a reason for its persisting popularity. Situated between the Pacific and Caribbean coasts, this utopic Central American nation wins people over with volcanoes, cloud forests, and exotic wildlife in the form of sloths, capuchin monkeys, and toucans. More than that, it's the Pura Vida ("Pure Life") philosophy for good living, which sums up this peaceful Spanish-speaking gem. Sweetening the deal, the country offers expats a straightforward residence program, affordable dental and healthcare, a stable democracy, and easy flights to the U.S. from two international airports. While the capital of San Jose has a notable food and arts scene, expats can head for either coast for long stretches of undeveloped beaches, seaside villages, surfing and yoga classes, neighborly expat communities, and business ventures often tied to eco-tourism. If you prioritize a healthy, laid-back lifestyle surrounded by natural beauty with an evergreen cool factor that is hard to imitate anywhere else, then this might be the place for you.

3. South Korea

The country that invented K-Pop, K-barbeque, K-beauty, and 24-hour jjimjilbangs (Korean bathhouses), draws expats wanting to be a part of this living and breathing epicenter for popular culture. The sleek city of Seoul, Asia's third-largest economy, will surround you with killer restaurants, shopping, entertainment, night markets, and a high-tech scene with international workers who partake in the work-hard, play-hard mentality. Professionals based here will find tight-knit social groups and regular networking events for those looking to hob-nob over soju cocktails. But don't overlook Busan, South Korea's edgy second city with beaches, fresh fish, and an international film festival. (Fun fact: You can take a ferry to Japan from here.) No matter where you decide to live on the peninsula, enjoy access to rugged mountains and thousands of islands offering plenty of outdoor adventures like winter skiing and treks to 7th-century temples. South Korea is a safe place to live despite its close proximity to North Korea, but stay cognizant of the situation.

4. Canada

As President Biden recently put it to Prime Minister Trudeau, there is no closer friend to the United States than Canada. Regardless of who is — or isn't — in office, Canada remains a top contender for American expats for a number of reasons that may include affordable education, cultural diversity, stability, and countless adventures in the unspoiled natural wilderness. If seeking a job, consider the largest city of Toronto, often compared to the Big Apple, where the majority of Canada's work opportunities are located. There are plenty of other livable cities to choose from like Vancouver, surrounded by sea and mountains, which may include weekend trips to Tofino, a year-round surf town on the edge of the continent. Or Calgary, which is experiencing a renaissance with cool eateries, hip neighborhoods, and proximity to the best trails in the Canadian Rockies (Banff National Park is an hour away). Then there are the French-infused cities of Montreal and Quebec City in the east for those who want a slice of European living without the long flights. Depending on your circumstances, you can take your pick between several different ways to make the move; start by checking for eligibility if one of your parents or grandparents was born there.

5. Austria

This Central European country can have you hiking in the Alps in the morning and enjoying a performance in a famous opera house later that evening. Austria's capital, Vienna, has been recognized in Europe for its high quality of life and low crime rates, as well as an exciting food and wine scene, focused on organic, local ingredients. It's also a good choice for those looking for affordability, healthcare, and international schools. Further south is the youthful city of Graz, which offers its own version of Renaissance and Baroque architecture as well abundant parks and upbeat nightlife. Beyond all of the aforementioned pleasures of living in Austria, if the idea of being surrounded by Italy, Switzerland, Liechtenstein, Germany, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary, and Slovenia gets your heart pumping, then you may have found your place.

Question 5

Name the U.S. state that has the most covered bridges.

A	Indiana
B	Ohio
C	Pennsylvania
D	Vermont
E	Washington State

Question 5 :

Answer: C. Pennsylvania

Lower Humbert Covered Bridge, Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania: 227

Ohio: 143

Vermont: 100

Ohio: 143

Indiana: 93

Washington State: 5

Of about 14,000 covered bridges that were once found across the US, fewer than 900 or so remain today, a quarter of which can be found in Pennsylvania.

The Cambron Covered Bridge, in the romance novel 'The Bridges of Madison County’ is located along a nature trail in Madison County, Alabama — not Iowa.

The bridge seen in the Clint Eastwood film, ‘The Bridges of Madison County,’ where the characters Francesca and Robert first meet, is the Holliwell Bridge in Winterset, Iowa.

The longest covered bridge in the United States is in Cornish, N.H. The 449-foot-long Cornish-Windsor bridge, initially built in 1796, crosses the Connecticut River into Windsor, Vt. It was destroyed three times and the present bridge was completed in 1866 by James Tasker.
The world's longest covered bridge is the 1,283-foot Hartland Bridge in New Brunswick, Canada. It crosses the Saint John River.
What is the oldest existing bridge in the United States? It depends on who you ask. Three bridges have unconfirmed completion dates before 1830: The Hyde Hall Bridge in Oswego County, N.Y., circa 1825; Haverhill-Bath Bridge at Woodsville, N.H., circa 1829; and the Roberts Bridge in Preble County, Ohio, built in 1829.
There is at least one covered bridge still standing in 30 states. Pennsylvania has the most with 227, Ohio has 143, Vermont has 100 and Indiana has 93.

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Hemingway Trivia Game

Ernest Hemingway at a campsite in Kenya, 1953

Curated by Ed Boitano

Ernest Miller Hemingway was an American novelist, short-story writer, journalist, and sportsman. With the Ken Burns and Lynn Novick three-part, six-hour documentary film series, devoted to his life, much excitement has been generated about the legendary writer and his enduring influence on literature and culture.

So, we thought the time is ripe for a Hemingway Trivia Game. As always, no one will see your answers except for you.

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Ernest Hemingway was born in the U.S. State of Michigan.

A	True
B	False

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Oak Park, Illinois home where Hemingway was born

Ernest Miller Hemingway was born on July 21, 1899, in Oak Park, Illinois, an affluent suburb just west of Chicago. Hemingway was the second child and first son born to the physician Clarence Edmonds Hemingway (aka as Dr. C. E. Hemingway), and the wealthy, Grace Hall Hemingway, a former opera singer and music teacher.

At the time of their marriage, Grace Hall Hemingway had over fifty voice pupils and gave music and voice lessons, wrote sheet music, and directed the children's church choir and the orchestra at the First Congregational Church of Oak Park. She earned more money from her music lessons than her husband did as a doctor. According to her daughter, Marcelline, she was earning up to $1000 a month at one point, while her husband, just starting out in his profession, was bringing in $50 a month. Hemingway loved his father, who had carefully nurtured him to appreciate the outdoors and sportsmanship. He was not particularly fond of his mother, despite financially supporting her until her death.

Question 2

Hemingway referred to the economical and understated style of his writing by this name.

A	Chapbook
B	Expository Truth
C	The Iceberg Theory
D	Persuasive Narrative
E	Spontaneous Prose

Question 2 :

Answer: C. The Iceberg Theory

Hemingway in Paris (circa 1924)

The iceberg theory is a style of writing coined by American writer Ernest Miller Hemingway. As a young journalist, Hemingway had to focus his newspaper reports on immediate events, with very little subjectivity. When he became a writer of short stories, he retained this minimalistic style, focusing on surface elements without explicitly discussing underlying themes. Hemingway believed the deeper meaning of a story should not be evident on the surface, but should ‘shine through implicitly.’

Grace Hall Hemingway taught Ernest to play the cello despite his objections. Later in life he admitted the music lessons contributed to his writing style, evidenced in the contrapuntal structure of For Whom the Bell Tolls (1940).

Question 3

first-edition dust jacket cover of The Sun Also Rises

Hemingway dedicated The Sun Also Rises to this woman.

A	Ava Gardner
B	Martha Gellhorn
C	Pauline Pfeiffer
D	Hadley Richardson
E	Mary Welsh

Question 3 :

Answer: D. Hadley Richardson

Hemingway wedding

Hadley Richardson (1891 – 1979) is best remembered as the first wife of Ernest Hemingway. Born Elizabeth Hadley Richardson, she was raised by a well-off St. Louis family, and met the young struggling journalist Hemingway in Chicago. Hadley was seven years older, and despite the age difference, they married on September 3, 1921.The two established themselves within the American expatriate community of Paris – coined the Lost Generation by Gertrude Stein – and traveled around Europe and rubbed elbows with the likes of Sylvia Beach, Ezra Pound and James Joyce. By 1926, Hadley became aware of her husband's affair with Pauline Pfeiffer and separated from him. The five years of marriage ended in divorce, followed shortly by Hemingway's marriage to Pfeiffer. In the aftermath, Hadley received the royalties from The Sun Also Rises (as well as from the 1957 movie adaptation) and remained in Paris. The Sun Also Rises is dedicated to her.

Hemingway’s wives:

Hadley Richardson 1921–1927
Pauline Pfeiffer 1927–1940
Martha Gellhorn 1940–1945
Mary Welsh 1946–1961 (widow)

Ava Gardner met Hemingway in Spain. He reported fell in love with Gardner, but they never crossed the line of friendship. While in Spain, Gardner fell in love with bullfighting and Matador Luis Miguel Dominguez, with whom she had a passionate relationship. Hemingway had introduced them. She remained a life-long friend with Hemingway until his suicide in 1961.

Question 4

Name the Hemingway book which was adapted four times as a theatrical, non-TV, film (including one in foreign language).

A	A Farewell to Arms
B	For Whom the Bell Tolls
C	To Have and Have Not
D	The Old Man and the Sea
E	The Sun Also Rises

Question 4 :

Answer: C. To Have and Have Not

'To Have and Have Not' movie scene

To Have and Have Not was written sporadically between 1935 and 1937, and revised as Hemingway traveled back and forth from Spain during the Spanish Civil War. The novel takes place in Key West and Cuba in the 1930s, and provides a social commentary during that period. Hemingway biographer Jeffrey Meyers described the novel as heavily influenced by the Marxist ideology that Hemingway was exposed to in his support of the Republican faction in the Spanish Civil War. The novel received a mixed critical reception upon its release.

Hemingway and film director Howard Hawks were close friends and, on a fishing trip, Hawks told Hemingway, who was reluctant to go into screenwriting, that he could make a great movie from his worst book, which Hawks admitted was To Have and Have Not.

Howard Hawks adapted the novel into a 1944 film, starring Humphrey Bogart and Lauren Bacall. Hawks made a ‘great movie’ – considered a masterpiece by cinephiles, He changed the story's setting from Key West to Martinique under the Vichy regime, and made significant alterations to the plot, including transitioning the story into a romantic thriller with Bogart and Bacall at its center. The two married shortly after.

The second film version, titled The Breaking Point (1950), was the most faithful to the original book, but could never compare to Hawks’ iconic adaptation. Directed by Michael Curtiz, the film starred John Garfield and Patricia Neal with Juano Hernandez as Morgan's partner. The movie shifted the action to southern California and made Garfield a former PT Boat captain.

The third film version, titled The Gun Runners (1958), was directed by Don Siegel and stars Audie Murphy in the Bogart/Garfield role and Everett Sloane in Walter Brennan's part as the alcoholic sidekick, although Sloane's interpretation was less overtly comedic than Brennan's. The movie features a bravura performance by Eddie Albert as a charismatic villain. Pauline Kael and Bosley Crowther have claimed that the ending was used for John Huston's film Key Largo (1948); Kael also said that One Trip Across was made into The Gun Runners (1958).

In 1987 the Iranian director Nasser Taghvai adapted the novel into a nationalized version called Captain Khorshid which took the events from Cuba to the shores of the Persian Gulf.

Question 5

Which Hemingway novel received the Nobel Prize in Literature?

A	A Farewell to Arms
B	For Whom the Bell Tolls
C	A Moveable Feast
D	The Old Man and the Sea
E	The Sun Also Rises

Question 5 :

Answer: D. The Old Man and the Sea

promotional still from 'The Old Man and the Sea'

The 1954 Nobel Prize in Literature was awarded to Ernest Miller Hemingway "for his mastery of the art of narrative, most recently demonstrated in The Old Man and the Sea, and for the influence that he has exerted on contemporary style." Due to ill health he was unable to attend the celebration. The previous year, The Old Man and the Sea won the Pulitzer Prize.

The Old Man and the Sea is a short novel written in Cayo Blanco (Cuba), published in 1952. It was Hemingway's last major work of fiction published during his lifetime. The narrative focusses on a man named Santiago, an aging Cuban fisherman who struggles with a giant marlin far out in the Gulf Stream off the coast of Cuba.

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March 25, 2021April 8, 2021

Regional Italian Gastronomy Trivia #53

Curated by Ed Boitano

The Stanley Tucci series, Searching for Italy, covered six of Italy’s regions: Campania, Emilia-Romagna, Lazio, Lombardy, Sicily and Tuscany. With season II in the works, fourteen other regions will be covered: Abruzzo, Basilicata, Calabria, Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Latium, Liguria, Marche, Molise, Piedmont, Puglia, Sardinia, Trentino-Alto Adige, Umbria, Valle d’Aosta (Aosta Valley), Veneto.

To bring you up to speed: The culinary regions can be divided into three distinct groupings of Northern, Central, and Southern Italy. Italian food can include risotto in the north, Bistecca alla Fiorentina in central Italy, and pizza in the south. The kingdom of Italy was established in the 1860s and the Republic of Italy was founded after the Second World War resulting in the regional culinary traditions separate from greater Italy.

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Is Tuscany the ancestral Italian home of Familia Tucci?

A	False
B	True

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Answer: A. False

Tucci and his family did spend a year in Tuscany during his adolescent years, but his family’s ancestral Italian region is Calabria.

scenes from Calabria

Actor and author Stanley Tucci talks to La Cucina Italiana about his CNN series dedicated to Italian travel, the regional nuances of Italy’s cuisine, and the value of restaurants. Visit A Conversation With Stanley Tucci – La Cucina Italiana

Question 2

map of Italy with colors of Italian flag

The inclusion of this region constituted Italy’s final twentieth region.

A	Como
B	Friuli-Venezia Giulia
C	Liguria
D	Piedmont
E	Sicily

Question 2 :

Answer: B. Friuli-Venezia Giulia

The Lake Como area is part of Lombardy. I hope we didn’t get you on that one.

frico

Visit Ed Boitano’s two-part series about Friuli-Venezia Giulia:

A Piece of Paradise: Friuli Venezia Giulia Region in Italy, Part I - Traveling Boy

A Piece of Paradise: The Friuli Venezia Giulia Region, Part II - Traveling Boy

Question 3

Name the Italian region most associated with Pesto and Focaccia.

A	Abruzzo
B	Basilicata
C	Campania
D	Liguria
E	Marche

Question 3 :

Answer: D. Liguria

What Food is Liguria Famous for?

Question 4

This bean-eating Italian region is world-famous for its production of Chianti wine.

A	Puglia
B	Latium
C	Trentino-Alto Adige
D	Tuscany
E	Umbria

Question 4 :

Answer: D. Tuscany

Chianti (Italian pronunciation: [ˈkjanti]), in Italy also referred to as Monti del Chianti ("Chianti Mountains") or Colline del Chianti ("Chianti Hills"), is a mountains area of Tuscany in the provinces of Florence, Siena and Arezzo, composed mainly of hills and mountains. It is known worldwide for the wine produced in and named for the region, Chianti.

Chianti vineyards

Question 5

Name the smallest of Italy’s twenty regions.

A	Basilicata
B	Lazio
C	Liguria
D	Molise
E	Valle d'Aosta

Question 5 :

Answer: E. Valle d'Aosta

Valle d'Aosta is the smallest Italian region, situated in northwestern Italy situated along the Italian border with France and Switzerland. Lying in the Western Alps, it's known for the iconic, snow-capped peaks the Matterhorn, Mont Blanc, Monte Rosa and Gran Paradiso. Major ski resorts include Courmayeur and Cervinia. The region’s countryside is dotted with medieval castles and fortresses, such as the 14th-century Castello Fénis and Castello di Verrès.

scenery and food in Valle d'Aosta

The Typical Dishes of Valle d’Aosta

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