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Black & White Trivia – December 26, 2013
1. This 1939 movie started out in black and white and then introduced the world to Technicolor after a house lands in a mysterious world.
The Wizard of Oz (hint: it landed in Munchkin Land)
2. According to popular wisdom, this animal cannot change its stripes.
Zebra
3. This pretty heroine was featured in Walt Disney’s first animated feature film, which was based on a Grimm’s fairy tale.
Snow White (hint: she was helped by seven diminutive men)
4. According to the good old joke: What’s black and white and read all over?
Newspaper
5. This black and white bird doesn’t fly but swims and is native only in the southern hemisphere.
Penguin
6. In the nursery rhyme Sing a Song of Sixpence, how many blackbirds were baked in a pie?
Four and twenty (24)
Sing a song of sixpence, A pocket full of rye.
Four and twenty blackbirds, Baked in a pie.
When the pie was opened, The birds began to sing;
Wasn't that a dainty dish, To set before the king?
The king was in his counting house, Counting out his money;
The queen was in the parlour, Eating bread and honey.
The maid was in the garden, Hanging out the clothes;
When down came a blackbird And pecked off her nose.
7. This bird, usually white, is a symbol of love and peace.
Dove (hint: also a brand of soap)
8. 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue is the address of what well-known residence?
The White House
9. A textile pattern of broken checks or abstract four-pointed shapes, originally woven in wool in Scotland, and usually black and white
Houndstooth
10. Name of a dress code for men applying to formal events after 6 pm including a dark suit, white shirt, cummerbund, and black dress shoes.
Black tie
For men, the elements of black tie are a suit, of black or midnight blue wool, in which the jacket lapels and trouser braid are of silk or other contrasting material, a white dress shirt, a black bow-tie, an evening waistcoat or cummerbund, and black dress shoes. Women's dress for black tie occasions has varied greatly through the years; traditionally it was dinner (ankle) or tea (below mid-calf) length sleeveless evening gown, often accompanied by a wrap or stole, gloves, and evening shoes. Today, cocktail (knee) length dresses are considered equally appropriate in most places.
11. This 1877 novel about a horse who underwent many hardships and acts of cruelty and kindness during his life in Victorian England became one of the best-selling books of all time.
Black Beauty by Anna Sewell. (Many film adaptations have been made.)
12. This low-heeled casual Oxford lace-up shoe, typically in black and white leather, and named for a horse accessory has been popular for a hundred years and recently made a mild comeback.
Saddle shoes
13. White Sands National Park features 275 square miles of giant wave-like dunes of gypsum sand. What state is it located in?
New Mexico (hint: near the town of Alamogordo)
14. The song Ballad of Jed Clampett from the Beverly Hillbillies begins:
“Come and listen to a story about a man named Jed
A poor mountaineer, barely kept his family fed,
Then one day he was shootin’ at some food,
And up through the ground came a bubblin’ crude.”
What is the next line?
“Oil that is, black gold, Texas tea.”
15. This black ink that was once widely used for writing and printing, now commonly used by artists for drawing is named for a large country that was formerly a British colony.
India ink
It is made with soot (lampblack), water, and a binding agent (like gelatin).
16. An energy source made from dead plant matter that has been formed by geological processes over a long period of time, a Kentucky product and the world’s largest source of energy for the generation of electricity.
Coal
17. This brand of oval small white hard mints comes in small plastic boxes women carry in their purse.
Tic Tacs
18. The suit with accompanying accessories is sometimes nicknamed a penguin suit given its resemblance to the bird's black body and white chest.
Tuxedo.
A tuxedo (American English, also colloquially known as “tux”) or dinner suit or dinner jacket (British English) is a formal evening suit distinguished primarily by satin or grosgrain facings on the jacket's lapels and buttons and a similar stripe along the outseam of the trousers. The suit is typically black and commonly worn with a formal shirt, shoes and other accessories, most traditionally in the form prescribed by the black tie dress code.
19. This hard white material is derived from the tusks and teeth of animals
Ivory
20. This enormous carnivorous sea creature terrorized beachgoers on Amity Island, in the movie Jaws?
Great White Shark.
21. The best-selling brand of this, in briquette form, is Kingsford.
Charcoal
22. This classic old-fashioned cake is named for a classic board game sometimes referred to as the ‘Game of Kings’.
Chess cake.
23. Something expensive to buy or maintain, but which turns out to have little real value. Also a gag gift. Named for a large mammal.
White elephant (hint: named after a pachyderm)
24. Name of ambient sound in which random sounds of different frequencies are mixed together into a uniform haze.
White noise. (Children who do their homework with TV on say it’s only this kind of noise)
25. A list of people viewed with suspicion or disapproval and sometimes denied rights and privileges.
Black List
Applied to a Hollywood list containing names of people in the entertainment business denied employment because of their suspected political beliefs, especially if they were suspected of sympathy with the communist party.
26. The busiest shopping day of the year, which occurs right after Thanksgiving and marks the beginning of the Christmas shopping season.
Black Friday
27. A marketing strategy in which a store deeply discounts its merchandise to increase sales during a short period of time. January, in particular, is known for such sales on sheets, blankets, and other linens.
White sale
28. This 1955 movie, starring Glenn Ford, is about an English teacher at a tough inner-city school determined to do his job despite resistance from both students and faculty.
Blackboard Jungle
29. What is the common name for the substance albumen?
Egg white
albumen noun: egg white, or the protein contained in it.
30. In the Revolutionary War Battle of Bunker Hill, the famous order was given:
“Don’t fire until you see … ” what?
“the whites of their eyes”
31. The British government is also known by the name of this road in central London, that is the lined with British governmental buildings.
Whitehall
… the name "Whitehall" is thus also frequently used as a metonym for overall British governmental administration, as well as being a geographic name for the surrounding area.
32. What do they call tires that have a stripe or entire sidewall made of white rubber?
Whitewall tires
33. Name of an alcoholic drink made from vodka, coffee liqueur, and cream and named for a communist country?
White Russian (hint: a relative of Kahlua and Cream)
34. The highest level in karate is represented by what uniform item?
Black belt
35. This American Indian tribe was named for the dark-colored moccasins they wore.
Blackfoot (the English translation of the word siksika, which means “black foot”)
The Blackfoot Confederacy or Niitsítapi (meaning "original people") is the collective name of three First Nations bands in Alberta, Canada and one Native American tribe in Montana, United States.
36. Theatrical makeup used in minstrel shows and vaudeville to depict a stereotype of a black person.
Blackface
37. The black ball in pool is also known by a name that includes its number.
The black ball is the 8 ball.
38. This 1979 Francis Ford Coppola movie is about an Arabian stallion who shipwrecked with a young boy who eventually learns to ride it. After they are rescued, they train to race against the fastest racehorses in the world. Mickey Rooney plays the trainer.
The Black Stallion.
The Black Stallion, known as "the Black" or "Shêtân", is the title character from author Walter Farley's bestselling series about the stallion and his young owner, Alec Ramsay …
The first book in the series, published in 1941, is titled The Black Stallion.
39. Informal name for the practice of shutting someone out from social, professional, or commercial activities.
Blackballing (hint: got its name from an old practice from selecting marbles from a sealed container for voting)
ORIGIN late 18th cent.: from the practice of registering an adverse vote by placing a black ball in a ballot box.
40. A seasoning from a tropical plant whose fruit, when dried, tastes hot. It is the world’s most traded spice.
Black pepper (peppercorn)
41. Edward Teach (c. 1680 – 22November 1718) was a notorious English pirate who operated around the West Indies and the eastern coast of the American colonies. He is better known by this nickname.
Blackbeard. His nickname ‘derived from his thick black beard’.
42. Before Apple, Samsung and Google started their own smartphone lines, there was this company that manufactured cell phones, now considered by many as a has-been.
BlackBerry (hint: the original company was Research in Motion)
43. Coco Chanel encouraged every chic woman to have one of these in her wardrobe, especially when going out for cocktails.
Little Black Dress
44. Anthracite is a shiny form of what mineral?
Coal
45. A 1942 hit, first popularized by Glenn Miller and written by Harold Arlen and Johnny Mercer. The song became a standard recorded by Ella Fitzgerald, Frank Sinatra, Sammy Davis Jr., Jerry Lewis, and Mercer, among many others. Years later, in the film “Bus Stop,” the song had Marilyn Monroe in its spell.
That Old Black Magic
That old black magic has me in its spell, that old black magic that you weave so well.
Those icy fingers up and down my spine
That same old witchcraft when your eyes meet mine.
The same old tingle that I feel inside, and then that elevator starts its ride
And down and down I go, round and round I go, like a leaf that's caught in the tide.
I should stay away, but what can I do?
I hear your name and I'm aflame
Aflame with such a burning desire that only your kiss can put out the fire.
For you're the lover I have waited for, the mate that fate had me created for.
And every time your lips meet mine, darling, down and down I go, round and round I go
In a spin, loving the spin I'm in, under that old black magic called love.
46. What is Bing Crosby dreaming of in this seasonal Irving Berlin classic, a long-time best-selling record.
A White Christmas
47. This magnificent Indian monument is built entirely of white marble.
Taj Mahal
48. These cliffs, made of chalk (calcium carbonite) form part of the English coastline facing France.
White cliffs of Dover
49. This milky coated mythical horse-like animal has only one horn.
Unicorn
50. The White Album was a double-album that came out in 1968 in a plain white sleeve with no graphics or text other than the name of the band. What was the name of the famous British band that made that album?
The Beatles. (Songs on the album included Black Bird, Rocky Raccoon, and Back in the U.S.S.R.)
51. This restaurant business, generally considered the first fast-food chain, it is known for its small square hamburgers.
White Castle
52. This company dates back to 1913, produces a well-known product for whitening clothes, and is represented by a diamond-shaped logo.
Clorox (Clorox bleach)
53. This white ball is used in pool as the ball that hits other balls.
Cue ball.
54. This innocent lie is told out of politeness.
White lie
55. Those who work in offices are sometimes called by this term, referring to their shirts.
White-collar workers
56. In the famous episode, what was Tom Sawyer supposed to paint the fence with?
Whitewash
57. The day the Great Depression started is commonly known by this name.
Black Tuesday (October 29, 1929)
58. This famous country-western singer was known by the nickname “the man in black” for his dark performance clothing.
Johnny Cash
59. An expression meaning “profitable”, dating back to the old accounting process for recording credits and debits in different colored inks.
‘In the black’
This dates back to the old accounting process of recording credits in black ink, while debits were recorded in red ink.
60. Goods are traded illegally in this colorful market.
Black market
61. Name of a crime involving unjustified threats unless a demand is met.
Blackmail
blackmail (n.)
1550s, from black (adj.) + Middle English male "rent, tribute," from Old English mal "lawsuit, terms, bargaining, agreement," from Old Norse mal "speech, agreement;" … From the practice of freebooting clan chieftains who ran protection rackets against Scottish farmers. Black from the evil of the practice. Expanded c.1826 to any type of extortion money …