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TRIVIA - bits of information of little consequence. So here you are on ‘Talk of the Villages’. A lot of you are just killing time and taking a break before (or after) going to your favorite association/club or playing a round of golf. It’s time to see if you know ‘stuff’. Note: none of the Trivia questions below have any consequence in how your life turns out. My only request is that you don’t look things up. You either know it or you don’t. Between 12 and 24 hours from when I post, I will reveal the answers. Also, for most answers, I will give the answer with a lot of background information.

Trivia - June 12, 2017
01. Animals: What is Canada's national animal?

02. TV Writers: Who was the originator of Star Trek?

03. Movies: In the Wizard of Oz, what was Dorothy’s last name?

04. Classical Music: We know this classical piece of music as the 'Lone Ranger Suite' What is it's original name?

05. Countries: There are 7 countries in Central Asia with the suffix "stan": Name 3 of them?

06. Machines: What is an ice re-surfacer that is used to clean + smooth the surface of an ice rink commonly called?

07. Movie quotes: Name 2 of the following 3 items: the character, the actor, or the movie: "Show me the money!"

08. People: Baby-boomers are the generation that were born between what 2 years?

09. Movie Jobs: What is a “Best Boy”?

10. Cartoons: Name Homer and Marge Simpson's 3 kids?

11. Mountains: What is the 2nd highest mountain in the world?

12. Music: "The Day the Music Died" refers to what event?

13. TV spinoffs: NCIS was a spinoff of what successful show?

14. Translation: What does “hakuna matata” from the Lion King mean?

15. About 1980 I was doing some volunteer work at a senior citizen home/hospital. Every week we did sing-a-longs with the residents. Most residents were 75 to 85 years old. One of their favorite songs had the tune of Elvis Presley’s 1956 # 1 hit - “Love Me Tender”. What is the name of the original song?

15a. Airports: Before 1963, what was JFK International Airport called in (Queens) N.Y.?

16. Songs: As a youth in Liverpool, John Lennon and friends played in the trees behind a Salvation Army orphanage, in a garden-like location that became the title of one of the Beatles songs. What is the name of the song?

17. Airports: (greater) London, England has 6 major airports. Name 2 of them?

18. Religion: What country has the largest Muslim population?

19. Family Names: Name the 2 families in Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet?

20. the Presidency: What is the maximum length of time one person can serve as President of the U.S.?

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was originally posted at General Discussion. It was moved by the Moderators . The answers to the Trivia questions are:

01. Animals: What is Canada's national animal ? Beaver. The importance of the beaver in the development of Canada through the fur trade led to its official designation as the national animal in 1975. The animal has long been associated with Canada, appearing on the coat of arms of the Hudson's Bay Company in 1678. It is depicted on the Canadian five-cent piece and was on the first pictorial postage stamp issued in the Canadian colonies in 1849. As a national symbol, the beaver was chosen to be the mascot of the 1976 Summer Olympics held in Montreal.

02. TV Writers: Who was the originator of Star Trek ? Gene Roddenberry. Eugene Wesley "Gene" Roddenberry (August 19, 1921 – October 24, 1991) was an American television screenwriter and producer. Born in El Paso, Texas, Roddenberry grew up in Los Angeles. Roddenberry flew 89 combat missions in the Army Air Forces during World War II, and worked as a commercial pilot after the war. Later, he followed in his father's footsteps and joined the Los Angeles Police Department, where he also began to write scripts for television.

03. Movies: In the Wizard of Oz, what was Dorothy’s last name ? Gale
Dorothy Gale is the fictional main protagonist of many of the Oz novels by the American author L. Frank Baum.

04. Classical Music: We know this classical piece of music as the 'Lone Ranger Suite' What is it's original name ? The theme music was primarily taken from the "March of the Swiss Soldiers" finale of Gioachino Rossini's William Tell Overture (1829), which thus came to be inseparably associated with the series.

05. Countries: There are 7 countries in Central Asia with the suffix "stan": Name 3 of them ? Afghanistan, Pakistan, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan, and Turkmenistan. The suffix comes from the Persian root stan, or "place of": or “country"—hence the "land of the Uzbeks," "land of the Kazakhs," and so forth.

06. Machines: What is an ice re-surfacer that is used to clean + smooth the surface of an ice rink commonly called ? a Zamboni It was the brainchild of Frank J. Zamboni, who was originally in the refrigeration business.

07. Movie quotes: Name 2 of the 3: the character, the actor, or the movie: "Show me the money!"
Rod Tidwell Cuba Gooding, Jr. Jerry Maguire (1996)

08. People: Baby-boomers are the generation that were born between what 2 years ? 1946-1964.
The Leading-Edge Baby Boomers are individuals born between 1946 and 1955, those who came of age during the Vietnam War era. The other half of the generation, called Late Boomers, or Trailing-Edge Boomers were born between 1956 and 1964. according to Live Births by Age and Mother and Race, published by the Center for Disease Control's National Center for Health Statistics.

09. Movie Jobs: What is a Best boy ?
In a film crew there are two kinds of best boy: best boy electric and best boy grip. They are assistants to their department heads, the gaffer (in charge of electricians) and the key grip (lighting and rigging), respectively. In short, the best boy acts as the foreman for their department. A woman who performs the duties of a best boy is usually called ‘best girl’.

10. Cartoons: Name Homer and Marge Simpson's 3 kids ? Bart, Lisa and Maggie

11. Mountains: What is the 2nd highest mountain in the world ? K2 (aka Mount Godwin-Austen at 28,251 ft above sea level. It is located on the China-Pakistan border between Baltistan, in the Gilgit-Baltistan region of northern Pakistan, and the Taxkorgan Tajik Autonomous County of Xinjiang, China.

12. Music: "The Day the Music Died" refers to what event ? On February 3, 1959, rock and roll musicians Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens, and J. P. "The Big Bopper" Richardson together with pilot Roger Peterson were killed in a plane crash near Clear Lake, Iowa. Singer-songwriter Don McLean referred to it in his 1971 song "American Pie".

13. TV spinoffs: NCIS was a spinoff of what successful show ? J.A.G. The concept and characters were initially introduced in 2 episodes of the CBS series J.A.G. (season eight episodes 20 + 21: "Ice Queen" and "Meltdown"). The show premiered on September 23, 2003.

14. Translation: What does “hakuna matata” from the Lion King mean ?
"Hakuna matata" is a Swahili phrase; roughly translated, it means "no worries". It is formed by the words hakuna (there is not here) and matata (plural form of problem). The phrase has been popularized by its use in The Lion King (in which it is translated as "no worries" in a song named after the phrase).

15. About 1980 I was doing some volunteer work at a senior citizen home/hospital. Every week we did sing-a-longs with the residents. Most residents were 75 to 85 years old. One of their favorite songs had the tune of Elvis Presley’s 1956 # 1 hit - “Love Me Tender”. What is the name of the original song? “Aura Lea" (sometimes spelled "Aura Lee") is an American civil war song about a maid with golden hair. It was written by W. W. Fosdick (lyrics) and George R. Poulton (music).

15a. Airports: Before 1963, what was JFK International Airport called in N.Y. ? Idlewild (the name comes from a nearby golf course that it displaced).

16. Songs: As a youth in Liverpool, John Lennon and friends played in the trees behind a Salvation Army orphanage, in a garden-like location that became the title of one of the Beatles songs. What is the name of the song? Strawberry Fields (Forever).

17. London Airports: (greater) London, England has 6 major airports. Name 2 of them ? Heathrow, Gatwick, Stansted, Luton, Southend, and London City. (listed by passenger volume).

18. Religion: What country has the largest Muslim population ? Indonesia.

19. Family Names: Name the 2 families in Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet ? Montague (Romeo) and Capulet (Juliet).

20. the Presidency: What is the maximum length of time one person can serve as President of the U.S. ? a maximum of 10 years. The 22nd amendment allows 2 consecutive 4-year terms and up to 2 years of another person's term if the presidency was assumed.