I mustache you a question

By Rebekah Bradford | Wednesday, November 7, 2012

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Philippe Halsman/Philadelphia Museum of Art/Howard Greenberg Gallery/AP: We wonder how much wax it took Salvador Dali to keep his gravity-defying ’stache like that.

The mustache seems like it’s here to stay.

In fact, it’s gained iconic status in pop culture, and you can find its image on pint glasses, T-shirts, even on Kidrobot’s Labbit.

Heck, the month of November is now widely known as Movember. If you’re not in the loop, guys grow mustaches to raise awareness and funds for men’s health issues, specifically prostate and testicular cancer initiatives. Check it out at us.movember.com.

So this week’s trivia is all about the ’stache.

Current trivia champ Greg Larson is taking on Gail Ortiz, who works as a tutor.

QUESTIONS

1. What snack food mascot sports a large ’stache on the label?

2. What famous game show host shocked the world when he appeared without his signature mustache in 2001?

3. This director of “camp” movies grew his pencil-thin mustache in honor of Little Richard.

4. Marcel Duchamp was known for his parody of what famous painting when he added a mustache to it?

5. This artist’s flamboyantly oiled mustache was as avant garde as his paintings.

6. This former wrestler’s signature look included a bandanna, yellow and red colors, and a big blond ’stache.

7. One of the greatest writers of American literature, Samuel Clemens, sported a thick mustache and used what pen name?

8. This ’80s television character got to drive a red Ferrari around Oahu while he solved cases as a private investigator.

9. This Belgian detective with a meticulous mustache is the only fictional character to have received an obituary in the New York Times when he died.

10. Seen in movies and graphic novels, this mustache is usually worn by the villain and is named for a fictional character of Asian origin.

GREG’S ANSWERS

1. The face on the Pringles can.

2. Alex Trebek

3. Gotta be John Waters.

4. The Scream

5. Salvador Dali

6. The Hulk — I mean Hogan, not the green Hulk.

7. Mark Twain

8. Magnum

9. Poirot

10. Like a Fu Manchu mustache?

GAIL’S ANSWERS

1. What’s on the Pringles can.

2. The guy on Jeopardy, Alex Trebek.

3. Is it John Waters?

4. The Mona Lisa

5. I can’t remember if Picasso had a mustache.

6. Hulk Hogan

7. Mark Twain

8. Magnum P.I.

9. I’m drawing a blank.

10. Fu Manchu

CONCLUSION

Greg continues his run as the Head2Head trivia champ, coming out one correct answer ahead of his opponent. He’ll return next week to attempt a third victory.

CORRECT ANSWERS

1. Julius Pringles

2. Alex Trebek

3. John Waters

4. The Mona Lisa

5. Salvador Dali

6. Hulk Hogan

7. Mark Twain

8. Thomas Magnum, P.I.

9. Hercule Poirot

10. Fu Manchu