Common Bond Trivia

1. The city of Rome hosted the Games of the XVII Olympiad in the same year that John F. Kennedy was elected president and OPEC was founded. In what year did these events occur?

From Quiz Masfon's Third Common Bond Quiz

Answer: 1960

In 1960, the city of Rome hosted the Games of the XVII Olympiad, in which 83 countries participated. In November of that same year, Senator John F. Kennedy defeated Richard Nixon, the incumbent vice president; in the popular vote Kennedy won by less than 1% of the votes, while in the electoral college he won 303 votes to Nixon's 219. Also in 1960, at a meeting held in Baghdad, five oil-producing countries - Saudi Arabia, Iran, Iraq, Kuwait and Venezuela - formed the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries, OPEC, with the objective of unifying petroleum policies. Over the years the number of participating countries has changed, their policies have varied as well as their power over the market, and in the 2020s under pressure they are trying to develop an environmentally friendly policy.

From Quiz Music Common Bond

Answer: Denny

Denny, officially Denisovan 11, was found in Denisova Cave in the Altai Mountains, Siberia and is the fossil of a young girl, at least 13 years old. DNA analysis of Denny shows that she had a Neanderthal mother and a Denisovan father, proving that the two groups mated. The discovery of Denny is being cited as proof that ancient civilisations may not have become extinct, but could have assimilated into modern humans instead.

From Quiz Song Lyric, Song Title Connection 3

Answer: Babe

"Babe" (1979) by Styx is possibly the best known of these three tracks as it reached the number one spot on the Billboard Hot 100 in USA as well as being the band's only top ten hit in UK, Australia and New Zealand. "Babe" (1993) by Take That hit number one in UK, Ireland and Japan but failed to chart in North America,Australia or New Zealand, while "Babe" (2018) by Sugarland was co-written by Taylor Swift, who also contributed vocals to the track, which was a top ten hit on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart in USA.

From Quiz Song Lyric, Song Title Connection 2

Answer: Lady

The track by Styx certainly was a sleeper as it was originally released on the 1973 album, "Styx II", but once it took off there was no stopping it as, apart from chart success in South Africa, it became their first of many top ten hits on the Billboard Hot 100 in USA. The Kenny Rogers song, five years later could have so easily been a Commodores hit, as it was written by Lionel Richie while still a member of the band, for them to record, but they turned it down, leaving Kenny Rogers to take it all the way to the top. Interestingly, one of the Commodores' last big hits before Richie left to go solo, was "Lady (You Bring Me Up)", but this "Lady" was written by Harold Hudson, William King and Shirley Hanna-King.

From Quiz Song Lyric, Song Title Connection

Answer: Trouble

Three different kinds of trouble it would seem, as the Elvis Presley song from 1958 opens with, "If you're looking for trouble, You came to the right place", while Coldplay in 2000 opted for "Oh no, I see, A spider web is tangled up with me" and Pink went for "No attorneys, To plead my case, No opiates, To send me into outer space" for her 2003 hit. Whatever the trouble is though, it brings success as both Coldplay and Pink had UK top ten hits, and although the Presley track was never released as a single, it remains one of his best known numbers, and was taken to number 14 in UK charts in 1980 by Gillan, the band of Deep Purple vocalist, Ian Gillan.

From Quiz On a Scale

Answer: 1949

On April 4, 1949 twelve nations signed the North Atlantic treaty, establishing the North Atlantic Treaty Organization. The twelve countries involved in founding the organization were: Belgium, Canada, Denmark, France, Iceland, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, the United Kingdom and the United States. In 1952, Greece and Turkey were added; West Germany joined in 1955, and Spain became a member in 1982.

From Quiz The Fire Inside

Answer: The Phoenix

Released by the band in 1985 this proved to be the first James Bond theme song that would reach number one on Billboard's Hot 100 charts. (Note) "Live and Let Die" by Paul McCartney and Wings (1973) got to number one on the Cashbox charts in the US but only reached number two on the Billboard Hot 100. Legend has it that the band's bass player, John Taylor, in an inebriated state, met the long-time "Bond" producer, "Cubby" Broccoli, at a party and informed him that the themes to his last few films were mediocre at best and that his band would fix it. At the time Broccoli took it "under advisement". This question was spied out and delivered by Phoenix Rising team member pollucci19.

From Quiz 'Cause' I like a common thread

Answer: U2

The albums listed are some of the earliest of U2's albums. They may have peaked a little later with the album "The Joshua Tree" which some call one of the greatest rock albums of all time. Bono's singing and the guitar work of band member The Edge, along with Adam Clayton on bass and Larry Mullen, Jr. on drums made these albums (EP in the case of "Wide Awake in America") and delivered some of the best selling and best loved rock songs of all time in doing so. UB40 is another band. Paul David and David Evans are variations of the real names of Bono and The Edge.

From Quiz One Word Song Title Spell It Out

Answer: Foundations

"Foundations" was released in 2007 by Kate Nash on her album "Made of Bricks". The song reached number two on the UK Singles chart, and it was also featured on the 2007 compilation album "Now That's What I Call Music 67" (The UK Series).

From Quiz A Common Bond You Can Sing With

Answer: Wallsend

Wallsend is located in North Tyneside, Tyne and Wear, England, about three miles east of Newcastle. The name comes, obviously, from the fact that the settlement is located at the end of Hadrian's Wall, built by the Romans to protect themselves from northern invasions. Wallsend has been known for its coal mining as well as its ship building industries. Interestingly, the RMS Carpathia, the ship that rescued those that survived the sinking of the Titanic, was built there.

From Quiz Spell It Out

Answer: Lenka

Lenka was born in the Australian bush in 1978, and moved to Sydney when she was seven. She learned music early on in life, though it was not until 2008 that she released her first album "Lenka". "The Show" was a single from the album, as was "Trouble is a Friend". Her song "Everything at Once" (used for Windows 8 ads) reached number one in the Czech Republic.

From Quiz Ilona's Common Bond

Answer: John

John is considered one of the four books known as the Gospels. John is different from the other three in the fact that it does not begin with Jesus' lineage.

From Quiz The Case of the Missing Questions

Answer: What is "Take Me Home Tonight"?

"Take Me Home Tonight" was featured on the 1986 album, "Can't Hold Back". Together with the video featured on MTV, The Ronnettes were exposed to a new generation of fans. Phil Spector wrote the original song "Be My Baby" for The Ronnettes. Eddie Money plays the saxophone in addition to singing the vocals.

From Quiz Something in Common: Golden Oldies

Answer: That'll Be the Day

Writers Buddy Holly and Jerry Allison got the idea for the song after going to see the movie "The Searchers" starring John Wayne. "That'll Be the Day" was a common catchphrase used by Wayne. On a side note, the song was the first song recorded by The Quarrymen,(later to become The Beatles), as a demo disc.

From Quiz Something in Common 3

Answer: Ebony Eyes

"Ebony Eyes" - not to be confused with the Bob Welch #14 song of 1978 - continued to play second fiddle to its reverse side when "Walk Right Back" went to #1 on the UK charts and achieved a Top Ten in Australia.

From Quiz Common Bond - Name That Tune

Answer: Turtle

The Turtle was invented by David Bushnell. It was a one man machine and was designed to allow the submariner to drill a hole into the hull of enemy ships, into which gunpowder could be inserted. There is no record of any successful attacks by using this method.

From Quiz Musical Common Bond

Answer: Alto

Like American signs, Spanish stop signs are red octagons with white borders. They say "alto" in Mexico, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, and Panama. The signs say "pare" in Argentina, Bolivia, Peru, Chile, Cuba, Colombia, Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico, Ecuador, and Venezuela. In Spain, the signs say "stop" because of European Union rules.

From Quiz My First Common Bond Quiz

Answer: She's his sister

Dweezil Zappa was the voice of Ajax on the USA Network cartoon Duckman.

From Quiz Common Bond - Musical Lyrics

Answer: The Needle and The Damage Done

An awesome song by Neil Young. All of the choices were Neil Young songs. "The Needle and the Damage Done" was written for a roadie named Bruce Berry, who was also immortalized in "Tonight's the Night": "Bruce Berry was a working man, he used to load that Econoline van."

From Quiz Non-Believably Easy Quiz

Answer: 2

AND is a computer binary bit comparison function which compares aligned bits in same-length binary groupings (nibbles, bytes, words, etc.) and carries a 1 into the solution when ever a 1 from each of the 2 comparison values is aligned in that position. 2 (0010) AND 2 (0010) = 2 (0010). 1 (0001) AND 3 (0011) = 1 (0001). 5 (0101) and 10 (1010) = 0 (0000). 5 (0101) and 6 (0110) = 4 (0100). If a 1 aligns with a 1, the 1 is carried into the answer. If a 1 or 0 aligns with a 0, the 0 is carried into the answer.

From Quiz Masfon's Third Common Bond Quiz

Answer: Winston

Winston Leonard Spencer-Churchill (1874-1965) was a British Army officer, historian, writer and painter and most of all a statesman, who became famous for his role as prime minister of the United Kingdom during World War II, with a key role in the Allied victory. He was prime minister from May 1940 to July 1945 under George VI and from October 1951 to April 1955 under George VI and Elizabeth II. In 1951, Churchill received the Nobel Prize in Literature for his numerous works that ensured a good part of his income. Heproduced, among others, three volumes of memoirs on the Second World War, four volumes on the history of English-speaking peoples, numerous articles for newspapers and magazines and a novel.

From Quiz Music Common Bond

Answer: Kashmir

The history of Kashmir is long, bloody and complicated. When India and Pakistan gained independence in 1947, Hari Singh, the Maharaja of Jammu and Kashmir wanted independence for his state too. Pakistani-backed forces invaded Kashmir in the same year and Singh turned to Governor-General of India, Louis Mountbatten, for help. Mountbatten sent Indian soldiers to prevent any further occupation, but on the condition that Singh ceded Jammu and Kashmir to India. The legalities of this accession were questioned by Pakistan and the dispute has been on going ever since. Aksai Chin lies in the east of Kashmir and was included as a part of India in their independence, however China argue that border discussions never took place and Aksai Chin was already under Chinese jurisdiction when India gained independence.

From Quiz Song Lyric, Song Title Connection 3

Answer: Cry

Kevin Godley and Lol Creme tasted major success while members of 10cc including two UK number one singles, but failed to recreate that success when they left the band. Their biggest hit was "Under Your Thumb" which reached number three in UK charts in 1981. "Cry" (1985) was the duo's only U.S. hit, and actually charted higher on the Billboard Hot 100 than it did in UK, where they were much more well known. The Mavis's song, "Cry" (1998) from their "Pink Pills" album of the same year was the band's first major success and seemed to point to a bright future, but the two follow up singles from the album, "Lever" and "Puberty Song" (both 1998) struggled to crack the top 100 in their native Australia. Kym Marsh was a member of UK band Hear'Say before leaving in 2002 to pursue a solo career, but didn't manage to find the success she had with the band, her biggest hit being "Cry" 2003, compared to the two UK number one singles she had with Hear'Say. In 2005, she placed her singing career on hold to become an actor and found great success, when after a few small parts, she was cast in "Coronation Street" in 2006, playing Michelle Connor, a part she would play for the next 13 years.

From Quiz Song Lyric, Song Title Connection 2

Answer: Gold

Spandau Ballet were riding the crest of a "new wave" wave when they released "Gold" in 1983 and it swiftly shot to number two on UK charts as well as performing well in France, Spain and Netherlands, hitting the top five in all three countries. "Gold" by Prince, or unpronounceable squiggle as he was commonly called at this time due to his name change, was also a hit in UK, reaching the top ten, but didn't fare as well in other countries, and stalled at number 88 on the Billboard Hot 100 in USA. Kiiara's 2015 hit, "Gold" was a huge hit in Australia and Romania and peaked at number 13 in her native USA on the Billboard Hot 100. Elsewhere, the reception varied greatly for this singer that has been described as a cross between Ellie Goulding and Lorde. On the Canadian Hot 100, she went top 20, while in UK, it struggled to crack the top 50 and while she reached number 13 in Lebanon, it didn't even enter the top 40 in Germany.

From Quiz On a Scale

Answer: Long Island Iced Tea

Too much of this "tea" can put you on ice! The ingredients for the other choices: Fuzzy Navel - peach schnapps and orange juice; Midsummer Night's Dream - apple, gooseberries, spearmint, marigold blossoms, safflower petals, rose petals and artificial flavoring; White Russian - vodka, coffee liqueur and cream.

From Quiz The Fire Inside

Answer: Hope can

Bart Millard (MercyMe), Francesca Battistelli, Jamie Grace, Jeremy Camp, Sidewalk Prophets, and Matt Maher got together in 2014 to record 'Hope Can Change Everything' written by Justin Ebach and Steven Jones. The purpose of the recording is to support an initiative of the K-LOVE Hope Center, whose aim is to provide hope to the people of Detroit. The initiative is built on the cultivation of Community, Education, Health and Restoration and programs underpinning each of those areas provide opportunities to the people of Detroit to improve their circumstances. This question was cultivated by Phoenix Rising member VegemiteKid.

From Quiz One Word Song Title Spell It Out

Answer: Unfaithful

"Unfaithful" was written by Ne-Yo and sung by Rihanna in 2006. It can be found on her album "A Girl Like Me". The song reached the top ten on lists of nearly twenty countries, including reaching number six on the Billboard Hot 100.

From Quiz A Common Bond You Can Sing With

Answer: Last Exit to Brooklyn

While a cult classic, "Last Exit to Brooklyn" is also quite controversial because of many of its subjects, such as domestic abuse, drug use, prostitution, homosexuality, etc. Another of the six stories contained within the novel is about a married man who struggles with his homosexuality and beats his wife and gets into fights with other men to convince himself that he is truly a man. A film version starring Jennifer Jason Leigh as Tralala was released in 1989.

From Quiz Ilona's Common Bond

Answer: Paul

Paul Reubens aka Peewee Herman was born August 27, 1952 in Peekskill, NY. He is best known for his TV show "Peewee's Playhouse", as well as his movie "Big Top Peewee".

From Quiz The Case of the Missing Questions

Answer: What is "Careless Whisper"?

"Careless Whisper" is featured on the Wham! album "Make It Big." "Careless Whisper" was a number one hit in nearly 25 countries. Steve Gregory played the prominent saxophone riff in the studio recording.

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