THE 1940s
TV TRIVIA
AROUND THE WORLD
FOOD FACTS
CAT-EGORY
100

In 1943 U.S. forces recaptured Attu & Kiska in this island group from the Japanese

the Aleutians

100

Ted Cassidy not only played Lurch on this series, he gave a "hand"y performance as Thing, too

The Addams Family

100

You'll find one of these mythical beasts on the flag of Bhutan

a dragon

100

This blue-veined cheese often crumbled into salads is one of France's oldest

Roquefort

100

These cats that closely resemble the sacred cats in Ancient Egyptian art are nicknamed Abys

Abyssinians

200

This silversmith "and the World He Lived In" won Esther Forbes a 1943 Pulitzer Prize for History

Paul Revere

200

In the '50s she starred in her own dramatic series, decades before her leading role on "Falcon Crest"

Jane Wyman

200

It's the dominant religion in Tunisia

Islam

200

Although this dark, thick syrup can be made from beet sugar, cane sugar is preferred

molasses

200

The Crazy Cat Lady sells a "Voodoo Vet" toy for cats; it's a veterinarian doll stuffed with this herb

catnip

300

In 1948 vitamin B-12 was isolated & found effective against this "pernicious" affliction

pernicious anemia

300

Michael Keaton & David Letterman were series regulars on her short-lived 1978 variety show "Mary"

Mary Tyler Moore

300

These Caribbean islands are sometimes called the B.V.I. for short

the British Virgin Islands

300

Popular in Kenya, matoke is a porridge made from this relative of the banana

the plantain

300

It's the color of the Bombay, which was bred to look like a mini-panther

black

400

In 1945 he set up a Communist government in Yugoslavia

Tito

400

Craig T. Nelson is a co-executive producer of this sitcom & directs some of its episodes as well

Coach

400

Founded in 1477, the University of Uppsala is this country's oldest university

Sweden

400

It's the usual term for a 6-to 8-lb, rooster that's been gelded & fattened

a capon

400

The Cymric is a long-haired domestic cat bred from this cat, that's often described as "tailless"

the Manx

500

On June 1940 the GOP nominated this Indianan as its presidential candidate

(Wendell) Willkie

500

Rock Hudson & Susan Saint James played a crime-solving couple named Stewart & Sally on this series

McMillan & Wife

500

This European language is the official language of Mozambique

Portuguese

500

Gumbo derives its name from an African word for this vegetable used to thicken it

okra

500

It's believed the Balinese 1st appeared as a long-haired mutation in a litter of these other Asian cats

Siamese