Trivia Thursday

I’ve always been a sucker for pub trivia, and I almost like creating trivia quizzes more than competing in them. The answers to the first nine questions are all connected by a theme, and the tenth is the theme. Feel free to share this quiz, and no Googling when you’re trying it! (What’s the fun in that?) Answers will be posted next week with the newest quiz.

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1. This Danish writer is famous for writing some of the most famous fairy tales including “The Little Mermaid,” “The Ugly Duckling” and “The Emperor’s New Clothes.”

2. She played the title character in the TV series Veronica Mars, and she was also the voice of Gossip Girl.

3. Oslo is the capital of this country.

4. She originated the role of Elphaba, the Wicked Witch of the West in the Broadway musical Wicked.

5. This is the first name of the actress who played Becca in Pitch Perfect.

6. This was Albert Einstein’s wife’s first name.

7. This magical character has a “corncob pipe and a button nose and two eyes made out of coal.”

8. This fictional creature lives under bridges and ambushes travelers who attempt to cross “its” bridge.

9. This edible root is often said to be good for improving eyesight.

10. What do all these answers have in common?

Answers to the quiz from June 28th are below.

1. Mercury

2. Odyssey

3. Corolla

4. Bavarian

5. Mercedes

6. Mustang

7. Lincoln

8. Focus

9. Rogue

10. Cars