More fun Trivia with Friday 5 The Hard Way

Friday on "Andy in the Morning" means lots of trivia.  Lots of trivia means Friday 5 the Hard Way!Here are the questions and answers used on today's show.

FRIDAY 5 THE HARD WAY
12/6/13

1. Five years after Columbus, the British launched their first expedition to the North American mainland in 1497, commanded by what Italian-born explorer who traveled by his English name?

JOHN CABOT / His Italian name was Giovanni Caboto.

2. What type of perfume is named for a city in Germany?

COLOGNE, named for Koln

3. According to ancient and medieval philosophy, after the four elements of earth, air, fire, and water, the fifth and highest essence, thought to be the substance of the heavenly bodies and all things, was called by what essential

QUINTESSENCE ... which means the purest form of a being or thing

4. The world's longest running play opened in London's west end on November 25, 1952, and is still playing today, to about 80% of capacity, after 20,000 performances. What's the title, and who wrote it?

THE MOUSETRAP / AGATHA CHRISTIE

5. One was a former Olympic gymnast who won the Gold in the 1984 Olympics, the other a perennial tennis champion. They were the first two women athletes to appear on the box of Wheaties cereal. Who are they?

MARY LOU RETTON / CHRIS EVERT