Classic Common Bond Trivia Quiz

Answer: Wilkes

John Wilkes Booth assassinated the U.S. President Abraham Lincoln on April 15, 1865.

Lee Harvey Oswald assassinated U.S. President John F. Kennedy on November 22, 1963. James Earl Ray assassinated the civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. On April 4, 1968 and Mark David Chapman assassinated John Lennon of the Beatles on December 8, 1980.

Answer: Mitchell

Reginald Joseph Mitchell (1895-1937) was an aeronautical engineer with the SAW which was a subsidiary of Vickers-Armstrong. Barnes Neville Wallis (1887-1979) designed the bouncing bomb used by the Royal Air Force to attack dams in the Ruhr Valley in WWII. It was the basis of the 1955 movie "The Dambusters".

Wernher von Braun (1912-1977) was a German aerospace engineer who designed the V-2 rocket for Nazi Germany. After the war he went to the USA and was instrumental in designing the first space satellite, Explorer 1, and the Apollo program. Wilhelm Emil Messerschmitt (1898-1978) was a German aircraft designer who was responsible for the Nazi WWII fighter aircraft named after him, the Messerschmitt.

Answer: Ian Fleming

Ian Fleming (1908-1964) was a naval intelligence officer in WWI and is best known as the author of the James Bond spy novels. He wrote his first James Bond novel in 1952, called "Casino Royale".

Alexander Fleming (1881-1955) won the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1945. Peggy Fleming is a former figure skater who won the Ladies Singles gold medal at the 1968 Olympic Games in Grenoble, France. She was also a three time World Champion in the same discipline from 1966-68. Damien Fleming is an Australia and a former Test cricketer (1994-2001) and since retirement has become a cricket commentator both nationally and internationally.

Answer: Hamilton

Bermuda is a British Overseas Territory in the North Atlantic Ocean. The capital city is Hamilton and the islands are named after the first person to have reached the islands, being the Spaniard Juan de Bermūdez.

Wellington is the capital city of New Zealand. Kingston is the capital city of Jamaica and Nassau is the capital and largest city of the Bahamas.

Answer: Scarlet

Scarlet on the traditional colour wheel is considered one-quarter of the way between red and orange with slightly less orange than vermillion.

Blush is a medium bright tone of red-violet. Maroon is a dark brownish red colour and magenta is mainly defined as a purplish-red.

Answer: George Reeves

George Reeves (1914-1959) was an American actor best known for his role as Clark Kent in the 1950s TV series "The Adventures of Superman". He also appeared in a number of movies including playing opposite Ronald Reagan and James Cagney.

Adam West played the title role in the 1960s TV series "Batman". Christopher Reeve (1952-2004) was an American actor who played the role of Superman on the big screen firstly in "Superman" (1978). Sadly, in 1995 he became a quadriplegic when thrown from a horse; he eventually died from spinal cord injuries suffered in the accident. Tobey Maguire played the role of Peter Parker (Spider-Man) in the movie "Spider-Man"(2002).

Answer: butler

William Powell (1892-1984) was an American actor who was nominated three times for the Academy Award for Best Actor in "The Thin Man"(1934), "My Man Godfrey" (1936) and "Life with Father" (1947). In the movie "My Man Godfrey", William Powell plays the role of Godfrey "Smith" Clarke, a derelict, who is hired by a socialite to be the family butler. Godfrey was from a fine family in Boston, but due to the depression era he had fallen on hard times.

He eagerly accepted the job as butler.

Answer: Mammy

In the movie "Mammy", Al Jolson plays the role of Al Fuller who stars in a blackface traveling minstrel show known as the Merry Meadow Minstrels. Al Fuller falls in love with Nora Meadows (Lois Moran) who is the daughter of the struggling troupe's owner, known only as Meadows (Hobart Bosworth).

"April Showers", "You Made Me Love You" and "Toot Toot Tootsie" were all Al Jolson songs from the 1920s and 30s.

Answer: Tara

Tara in Buddhism, is known as "the mother of liberation" and in Hinduism Tara is a goddess meaning "one who protects".

Sara is a female name in Hindu meaning "princess". Sari in the Indian subcontinent is a female garment that is draped around the body and Taru is a female name in Hindu meaning "small plant".

Answer: Gone with the Wind

Question 1. Leslie Howard played the role of Ashley (Wilkes), as the secret love of Scarlett O'Hara, however, he married Melanie Hamilton.
Question 2. The headed of the O'Hara family was Gerald O'Hara played by Thomas (Mitchell). The author of the book was Margaret Mitchell.
Question 3. Victor (Fleming) was the director of the movie and won the Academy Award for Best Director.
Question 4. The part of Melanie (Hamilton) was played by Olivia de Havilland.
Question 5. Vivien Leigh played the role of (Scarlett) O'Hara.
Question 6. George (Reeves) actually played the role of Brent Tarleton, one of Scarlet O'Hara's suitors.
Question 7. Clark Gable played the role of Rhett (Butler).
Question 8. Hattie McDaniel won an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for her role as (Mammy) the house servant of the O'Haras.
Question 9. The name of the O'Hara plantation was (Tara).