Q 01/05

Which star, born in Hoboken, New Jersey, won an Oscar for his role in From Here to Eternity?

A) Frank Sinatra

B) Frank Morgan

C) Frank Converse

D) Frank Vincent

Answer · why

A) Frank Sinatra

Frank Sinatra won Best Supporting Actor after several years of critical and commercial decline. The award helped him regain his place as the top recor...

Q 02/05

Which inventor ran a Southern California ice rink before building the machine that resurfaces hockey rinks?

A) Frank Sprague

B) Frank Zamboni

C) Frank Hornby

D) Frank Seiberling

Answer · why

B) Frank Zamboni

Frank Zamboni did not expect to build more than one, until figure skater Sonja Henie ordered two and the Chicago Blackhawks followed. Charles Schulz l...

Q 03/05

Which frozen treat did Frank Epperson patent after leaving a drink and its stirring stick on a porch overnight as a boy?

A) Snow cone

B) Eskimo Pie

C) Popsicle

D) Italian ice

Answer · why

C) Popsicle

The Popsicle was first called the Epsicle, after its inventor. He was 11 when the drink froze to its stick on a cold night, and nearly 20 years passed...

Q 04/05

Which New York landmark, with galleries along a spiral ramp, occupied architect Frank Lloyd Wright from 1943 until 1959?

A) Whitney Museum

B) Frick Collection

C) Museum of Modern Art

D) Guggenheim Museum

Answer · why

D) Guggenheim Museum

The Guggenheim Museum drew controversy for the unusual shape of its display spaces. It was Wright's last major work: he died in April 1959, six months...

Q 05/05

Which puppeteer performed Miss Piggy and Fozzie Bear before becoming the hands and voice of Yoda?

A) Frank Marshall

B) Frank Oz

C) Frank Morgan

D) Frank Coraci

Answer · why

B) Frank Oz

Frank Oz was born in Hereford, England, to parents who were both puppeteers. He later turned director, making Little Shop of Horrors and Dirty Rotten ...