Muffin's Common Bond Quiz # 5

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1. Name the year that Margaret Mitchell's famous novel "Gone With The Wind" was first published. It was also the year that "King of the Road" Roger Miller and actress Mary Tyler Moore were born. 1939 1936 1934 1940

2. Actress Daryl Hannah first came to the fore in a 1984 fantasy movie directed by Ron Howard. She won a Saturn Award for Best Actress in the Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror Films, USA awards. What was the title of the movie that also starred Tom Hanks and John Candy? Roxanne Reckless Splash Steel Magnolias

3. What is the name of the New York public high school that had produced an institution world record of seven alumni who have gone on to receive Nobel Prizes for Physics? Manhattan International Stuyvesant High School Brooklyn Technical High Bronx High School of Science

4. Under the widely accepted code determining the meaning of different rose colours, what is the one that is associated with joy and friendship? Pink Roses Yellow Roses White Roses Orange Roses

5. A 1963 movie starring Gregory Peck and Angie Dickinson was based on the experiences of Ralph Greenson, who was a medical officer helping to pioneer the understanding of post traumatic stress syndrome affecting World War II veterans. What is the name of this film that received three Oscar nominations? Beloved Infidel The Man in the Gray Flannel Suit The Chairman Captain Newman MD

6. What is the name of the revolutionary moisturising cream, containing fermented kelp, which was developed by a NASA scientist to treat his own work-related severe chemical burns? It is now owned by a reputable cosmetic company and freely available - albeit very expensive! Nivea Cream Cetaphil Moisturising Cream Creme de La Mer Olay Regenerist

7. Who was the US senator cum Attorney General who led a relentless campaign in the Labor Rackets Committee against organised crime in the Teamsters' Union? He was also a champion for Civil Rights before his untimely death. William P Rogers Elliott Richardson Ramsey Clark Robert F Kennedy

8. A very distinctive twelve sided structure at No. 1 Croydon, London once had a nickname attributed to its shape. Name it. The Cheesegrater The Gherkin Threepenny Bit Building Can of Ham

9. An actor who had a very inauspicious start in the movie industry by playing a subway thief in a 1986 movie entitled "Heartburn" has since gone on to win an Oscar in 1996 for Best Actor in a Supporting Role. In 2000 he won the Academy Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role. Who is this performer? Matt Damon Kevin Spacey Leonardo DiCaprio Robert Downey Jr

10. The person in question is now deceased, but was a prolific singer and composer with twenty two entries into the Billboard Top 40 between 1958 and 1967. These hits include ten Top Tens, and the 1960 Grammy winner for Record of the Year. He appeared in several movies and was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1990. In 1999, he was voted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame and has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Who is the common bond? Answer: (First and last name or last name only)