Oct. 13, 2026
Episode 12: Famous Animals for the Ages
While researching questions and answers, I often get caught up in the details of some stories. This week it was the Tippi Hedren/Neil the Lion story (bonus question #5), so I thought I would offer a few more trivia questions related to that event (answers at the end of this post):
- Tippi Hedren is famous for her role in what Alfred Hitchcock film?
- Neil the Lion had the run of the house, occasionally sleeping in bed with Hedren's teenage daughter. What is the name of her daughter?
- Tippi Hedren eventually acknowledged that the decision to live with a 400-pound lion was "stupid beyond belief." During the filming of "Roar" over 70 cast and crew members were injured, including Hedren and her daughter. But something good came out of the experience; she established The Roar Foundation and Shambala Preserve to care for big cats. In what state is this preserve located?
Answers:
- "The Birds"
- Melanie Griffith. Here is a link to a picture of Melanie and Neil:
https://static.life.com/wp-content/uploads/migrated/2014/10/141028-neil-lion-16-687x1024.jpg
- California
Thanks again for joining us at Trivia for the Ages!
Jami
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