Taking the bull by the horns
For those born between April 20 and May 20, the astrological sign is Taurus, represented by the bull. Stable and conservative, Taurus is one of the most reliable signs of the zodiac. While practical and well-grounded, Taureans feel the need to be surrounded by love and beauty, which can take on the form of hedonism and physical pleasure.
Sensual and tactile people, they consider touch and taste the most important of the senses. They have the ability to see things from a grounded, practical and realistic perspective. They find it easy to make money and stay with a project for years. They are loyal and don’t like sudden changes or criticism. What may be regarded as stubbornness can be interpreted as commitment and the ability to complete tasks. Thus they are excellent employees, long-term friends and partners, always being there for people they love.
With their affinity for love, attraction, beauty, satisfaction and creativity, Taureans are excellent cooks, gardeners and artists. No matter what their potential emotional challenge, these individuals can bring a practical voice of reason to any chaotic or unhealthy situation.
The following personalities were born under the sign of Taurus: Adele; David Beckham; Carol Burnett; Cher; George Clooney; Penelope Cruz; Daniel Day-Lewis; Salvador Dali; Tina Fey; Ella Fitzgerald; Billy Joel; Shirley MacLaine; George Lucas; Jack Nicholson; Al Pacino; Michelle Pfeiffer; Queen Elizabeth II; Jerry Seinfeld; Shakespeare; Barbra Streisand; Shirley Temple; Uma Thurman; Stevie Wonder; Mark Zuckerberg.
In keeping with this astrological sign, all the questions and/or answers in this quiz relate to Taurus, bulls or some of the celebrities mentioned above. 1. Which automobile company manufactures the
Taurus? 2. What is the female counterpart of a bull? 3. Guillermo del Toro won the Best Director Oscar
for which 2017 film? 4. What actor starred as “Crash” Davis in the 1988 baseball-related film Bull Durham? (a) Kevin Kline (b) Kevin Costner (c) Kevin James (d) Kevin Spacey 5. What rock song opens with the lyric “Jeremiah
was a bullfrog?” 6. Which US city has a professional basketball team called the Bulls? (a) Detroit (b) Denver (c) Cincinnati (d) Chicago 7. What is the prevalent feature in Salvador Dali’s 1931 oil painting The Persistence of Memory? 8. What actor played boxing champion Jake LaMotta in Martin Scorses’s 1980 film Raging Bull? (a) Sylvester Stallone (b) Mickey Rourke (c) Robert De Niro (d) Burt Reynolds 9. Which US Ivy League university has a bulldog named Handsome Dan as its mascot? 10. In which Spanish city does the annual “running of the bulls” take place? (a) Granada (b) Pamplona (c) Malaga (d) Barcelona 11. What is the name of the antlered friend of cartoon character Rocky Raccoon? 12. According to Greek mythology, who killed the Minotaur? (a) Hercules (b) Jason (c) Ajax (d) Theseus 13. In children’s lore, what is the name of the bull that would rather sit and sniff flowers than take part in bullfights? 14. What are the names of Queen Elizabeth II’s four
children? 15. In the Dickens novel Oliver Twist, what is the
name of Bill Sikes’s bull terrier? 16. Who wrote the 1932 nonfiction book Death
in the Afternoon, about the ceremony and traditions of Spanish bullfighting? 17. What is the name of the national personification of the UK in general and England in particular, usually depicted in graphics as a stout, jolly, middle-aged, country dwelling man? 18. In the game of darts, how many points does one get to hit the bullseye, the smallest inner circle on the dartboard? (a) 25 (b) 50 (c) 75 (d) 100 19. Which sport features a bullpen? (a) hockey (b)
baseball (c) polo (d) basketball 20. What kind of beverage is Red Bull? (a) cider (b)
beer (c) energy drink (d) whiskey 21. Which opera features the aria popularly called
“The Toreador Song”? 22. What is a “cock and bull story”? (a) a fanciful and unbelievable tale (b) a conflict between good and evil (c) a victory of the weak over the strong (d) a saga of star-crossed lovers 23. Of Jack Nicholson’s 12 Academy Award nominations, how many Oscars has the actor won? 24. In the world of finance, which is more optimistic – a bull market or a bear market? 25. Who wrote the 1985 autobiographical book