THE PUZZLE CORNER: JULY 21, 2012

This weekend, we celebrate Batman: The Dark Knight Rises to honor all the fans and dreamers out there despite the actions of a lone idiot in Colorado.

01. What is Bruce Wayne's middle name?

02. Batman: The Dark Knight Rises introduces the Robin character into the movie mythos once more. How many Robins have there been in the official comic book continuity?

03. How many ladies besides Anne Hathaway have played Selina Kyle/Catwoman on the big screen?

04. What is faithful Alfred's surname?

05. Counting The Dark Knight Rises, how many actors have portrayed Batman on the silver screen, to date?

We'll plunge the depths of the Batcave and discover the results next weekend. But for now, let's open THE ANSWERS BOX and discover the results from our quiz honoring Ernest Borgnine in the July 14th Puzzle Corner.

01. Borgnine actually served in the United States Navy until the end of World War 2. What was his real life Naval ranking?

After World War 2, Borgnine was honorably discharged as a Gunner's Mate, First Class. But in October 2004 he was made an honorary Chief Petty Officer.

02. What was McHale's rarely used first name? Quinton
03. What was McHale's naval rank on television? Lieutenant Commander
04. For what did Borgnine win an Academy Award? Best Actor for his starring role in Marty, 1955.
05. Ernest Borgnine reteamed with his former McHale Navy costar Tim Conway to do what in 1999?
They reunited to begin voicing the characters of Mermaid Man (Borgnine) and Barnacle Boy (Conway) on SpongeBob Squarepants, roles they continued until Borgnine's passing.

THE PUZZLE CORNER, JULY 14, 2012

Actor Ernest Borgnine (McHale's Navy, the television version of Airwolf, and other TV and film  productions) passed away this past weekend, so this week's Puzzle Corner is in his memory with this brief quiz.


01. Borgnine actually served in the United States Navy until the end of World War 2. What was his real life Naval ranking?
02. What was McHale's rarely used first name?
03. What was McHale's naval rank on television?
04. For what did Borgnine win an Academy Award?
05. Ernest Borgnine reteamed with his former McHale Navy costar Tim Conway to do what in 1999?


We'll reveal all next weekend, but for now, let us solemnly peek into THE ANSWERS BOX, as we reveal the results from our memorial Andy Griffith Puzzle Corner of July 7.

TRIVIA TIME
Practically everybody remembers Mayberry first and foremost when thinking about Griffith. But do you know on what show Andy Griffith appeared in character as Sheriff Taylor first?
An episode of The Danny Thomas Show ("Danny Meets Andy") served as a backdoor pilot for Griffith's series.

COMMON BONDS
Believe it or not, Andy Griffith did a lot more in his career than just Andy Taylor and Ben Matlock.
Each subset below contains a list of costars that appeared with Griffith in the past.
Can you name each production?

01. {Patricia Neal, Walter Matthau, Tony Franciosa, Lee Remick} = A Face In The Crowd, 1957 movie
02. {Anita Corsaut, Hal Smith, Howard McNear, Jack Dodson} = The original Andy Griffith Show, 1960-1968
03. {Jerry Van Dyke, Claudette Nevins, Parker Fennelly} = The Headmaster, 1970 TV series
04. {Lee Meriwether, Ann Morgan Gullbert, Lori Rutherford, Marty McCall} = The New Andy Griffith Show, 1971 series
05. {Abby Dalton, Nick Nolte} = Adams of Eagle Lake, 1975 series
06. {Joel Higgins, Trish Stewart} = Salvage 1, 1979 series
07. {David Ackroyd, Guy Boyd, Kevin Brophy} = The Yeagers, 1980 series
08. {Linda Purl, Kene Holiday, Nancy Stafford} = Matlock, 1986-1995 series