Animal Stars Quiz

[conlor]

The answers are below.

Animal Stars

This week's column is dedicated to those animals that help carry part of the burden in literature or on the screen. Have fun on the petting farm. We'll pose the question. You name the breed.

1. Rin Tin Tin starred in several movies and TV series as a hero and partner. What breed was he?

2. Lassie also appeared heroically in several film and TV epics. What breed of animal was Lassie?

3. Ronald Reagan had a hit movie with an animal co-star that stole much of the spotlight. What animal starred with the Gipper in "Bedtime for Bonzo"?

4. "Free Willy" was a hit movie featuring a youngster's contacts with a nonhuman creature. What was Willy?

5. Michael Landon's first starring role had him portraying a mysterious creature. Name that creature.

6. James Arness of "Gunsmoke" enjoyed long-term fame in one of the most popular, longest-running TV series ever. This is in contrast to his first-ever starring movie role. In what role did Arness first hit the motion picture screens?

7. Clyde was the buddy of Clint Eastwood in some popular films. What breed was Clyde?

8. Nick and Nora Charles were detectives in a series of films in which Asta appeared with them. What breed of animal was Asta?

9. What animal was massively enlarged for the movie "King Kong"?

10. "Born Free" was a successful biographical book and film. What creature was the subject of that book and film?




Answers:

1. This famed canine hero was a German shepherd.

2. Lassie was a collie dog.

3. Bonzo was a chimpanzee.

4. Willy was one of those enormous yet friendly sea mammals known as the killer whale or, more appropriately, orca.

5. Landon had the starring role in "I Was a Teen-Age Werewolf." Isn't it ironic that he began his career as a teen-age werewolf, but ended it appearing in an angelic TV series?

6. Arness played The Thing, a horrific, unrecognizable monster in a polar encampment, in the movie "The Thing."

7. Clyde was an orangutan.

8. Asta was the little terrier that was the Charles couple's pet dog.

9. King Kong was a massive enlargement of a fictional gorilla.

10. "Born Free" was a biographical portrayal of Elsa -- an African lioness.

[JudyLynne]

I missed #'s 6 & 8.

[conlor]

I knew Asta because it's in crossword puzzles all the time.

I didn't know 5 & 6.