In keeping with our Quiet theme for our January issue, we are featuring Quiet Things. What do you think of when you hear the word, “quiet?” We’ve searched the Internet for books, movies, locations, and people who are associated with the term quiet. Can you match the person, place, or thing to their description? Good Luck! Shhhhh…

Answers to the quiz can be found on the last article in this issue, “Next Month in This Awful Awesome Life – February 2023 or by following this link,

https://www.thisawfulawesomelife.com/home/2023/1/3/next-month-in-this-awful-awesome-life-february-2023

Answer Bank:

The Quiet Man                                       Fish

Quiet Riot                                              Quiet Title

“Cum on Feel the Noize”                         Wolf                                 

Giraffe                                                   Octopus

Silent Spring                                          Alien

Brand New                                             Slade

Marcel Marceau                                     Earthworm

Sensory Deprivation Tank                      Oysters

The Quiet American                               Antarctica

The Hoh Rain Forest                              Squid

Clams                                                    Kielder Mires

All Quiet on the Western Front                Anemones

Orfield Laboratories Quiet Chamber 

Questions:

1.    Publication of _____________________________ by Rachel Carson helped expose the dangers of certain pesticides.

2.    The name of the band, _______________________ was  inspired by a misheard statement by Rick Parfitt of the British band, Status Quo about his ideal name for a band.

3.    The _____________spider is the only known spider to make noises. It is capable of making small purring sounds.

4.    _________________________________________ by Erich Maria Remarque describes the physical and mental trauma of soldiers during World War I and the detachment from civilian life many experienced after the war from the perspective of a German soldier.

5.    ______________, __________________, _______________, and ________________ have no vocal cords.

6.    John Wayne starred in this 1952 film which garnered John Ford aa Academy Award for Best Director. __________________________

7.    ____________________________ by the English author Graham Greene depicts the breakdown of French Colonialism in Vietnam and the early involvement of the United States in the Vietnam War during the 1950s.

8.    ______________________ is a legal term for an action/lawsuit brought in a court having jurisdiction over property disputes to remove any obstacles clouding the rightful ownership of a property.

9.    “The Quiet Things That No One Ever Knows” is a song by the band,  ________________________.

10. ___________________________________ in Minneapolis, Minnesota was dubbed the quietest place in the world by Guinness World Records until 2015 when Microsoft Labs in Redmond Washington claimed the title.

11.  Quiet Riot covered the song, ______________________________ originally recorded by the band _____________________.

12. This creature soundlessly digs its way through the dirt _____________________

13. These creatures known for their many limbs are silent, ________________ and _______________.

14. _______________________ is the quietest continent on Earth.

15. A __________________________________ which was designed by John C. Lily, an American physician and neuroscientist, in 1954 is used for restricted environmental stimulation therapy (REST).

16. Once thought to be silent, this long necked creature is capable of making soft humming noises.__________________________

17. According to a tranquility map produced by the Campaign to Protect Rural England in 2006, _______________________ is the quietest/most peaceful spot in England.

18. The ________________________________ is considered one of the quietest places in North America because the lush green moss that grows there effectively muffles sound. It’s also a great place to see a banana slug, the second largest species of land slug in the world.

19. “In space no one can hear you scream,” is the iconic tagline from the film, ________________.

20. Known as the “master of silence,”  the legendary mime _____________________________ was forced into hiding as a youth during the Nazi occupation in France because he was Jewish. He bravely risked his life to work with the French Resistance to save many children during World War II.