Name changes weren't trivial

1. Kenneth Grahame's children's book “The Wind in the Willows” inspired which Disney theme park ride?

A) It's a Small World B) Mad Tea Party C) Mr. Toad's Wild Ride D) Space Mountain 2. A Broadway musical adaptation of which Stephen King work ran for just five performances in 1988?

A) “Carrie”

B) “The Shawshank Redemption”

C) “The Shining”

D) “The Stand”

3. The fourth U.S. vice president and the funk musician who started Parliament and Funkadelic share what name?

A) Aaron Burr B) George Clinton C) Elbridge Gerry D) Daniel Tompkins

4. Who is the hockey-maskwearing villain in the Friday the 13th film franchise?

A) Freddie Krueger B) Michael Myers

C) Pinhead

D) Jason Voorhees

5. Which New York sports team takes its name from the works of Washington Irving?

A) Giants

B) Knicks

C) Mets

D) Yankees

6. In 2005, the Seventh Street Bridge in Pittsburgh was renamed in honor of whom?

A) Franco Harris B) David O. Selznick C) Willie Stargell D) Andy Warhol

Answers

1) Mr. Toad's Wild Ride at Disney theme parks was inspired by “The Wind in the Willows.” 2) “Carrie: The Musical” ran for just five performances in 1988.

3) George Clinton

4) Jason Voorhees is the hockey-mask-wearing villain in the “Friday the 13th” movie franchise.

5) The New York Knicks — short for Knickerbockers — take their name from Diedrich Knickerbocker, the fictional author of Washington Irving's “History of New York.”

6) In 2005, the Seventh Street Bridge in Pittsburgh was renamed the Andy Warhol Bridge.

FACTS OF THE DAY

• Two celebrities with the same name is a recipe for confusion, so the star of the “Creed” movie series calls himself Michael B. Jordan (his middle name is Bakari) to distinguish him from that fellow who was sort of a big deal in the NBA. The singer born Katheryn Hudson changed her name to Katy Perry so she wouldn't be mistaken for the actress Kate Hudson.

• In 1457, King James II of Scotland issued a ban that prohibited men from playing golf and demanded that they practice their archery skills instead. He figured that good soldiers who could wield a bow were more valuable to Scotland than good golfers, since you can't putt your enemies to kingdom come.

• The so-called Soybean Car was a short-lived experiment by the Ford Motor Co. in the early 1940s. The car's body was fashioned from a tubular steel frame covered with plastic panels that were, indeed, derived from soybeans. Weighing considerably less than a steel automobile, the Soybean Car was fuel efficient — and the fuel it used was made from hemp.