Common Bond #5 Trivia Quiz

Answer: Garlic

Garlic has been known by this nickname since early Greek and Roman times. The origin of this nickname is uncertain as garlic belongs to the Liliaceae family and hence is closer to a lily than a rose.
There is also a restaurant located in San Francisco, California named 'The Stinking Rose' which serves Californian - Italian cuisine. All the dishes served in the restaurant contain garlic including garlic ice cream.

Answer: Edvard Munch

This note was first issued in 2001 and features Edvard Munch as the obverse motif and an excerpt from his wall painting 'The Sun' as the reverse motif.
Two of Edvard Munch's paintings 'The Scream' and 'Madonna' were stolen from the Munch Museum, Norway in 2004 but were recovered in 2006.

Answer: Blood diamond

They are also known as hot diamonds, war diamonds or conflict diamonds. In 2006, a movie named "Blood Diamond" based on this issue was released starring Leonardo DiCaprio and Jennifer Connelly.
The others are all famous diamonds.

Answer: Romania

The sculpture was created by Constantin Brancusi and inaugurated in Targu Jiu, Romania on 27 October 1938. It is 29.33 meters high and consists of 17 rhombus shaped modules.

Answer: Sarah Michelle Gellar

The nickname of "Scream Queen" is often given to actresses who have featured in a number of horror movies. Gellar has been a part of "I Know What You Did Last Summer" (1997), "The Grudge" (2004) and its sequel "The Grudge 2" (2006).

Answer: Neck

Spondylitis is a type of arthritis that affects the spine or backbone. It affects the bones of the neck, back and hips and may impair a person's ability to perform routine activities.

Answer: Bat

Bat was an ancient cow goddess of Upper Egypt. She was depicted with two faces which may be hypothesized to represent her ability to see the past and the future.
Nut, Meskhenet and Heqet were the Goddess of the Firmament, Goddess of Childbirth and the Frog Goddess respectively.

Answer: Brad Pitt

"The Departed" was an American remake of the Hong Kong film "Infernal Affairs". It won four Oscars including Best Picture and Best Director.

Answer: The Pale Horse

The title of "The Pale Horse" is taken from the Book of Revelation in the Bible. "Sad Cypress" is from "Twelfth Night", "Taken at the Flood" from "Julius Caesar" and "By the Pricking of My Thumbs" from "Macbeth".

Answer: Vampire

1) Garlic is one of the items used to ward off vampires in folklore.
2) "The Vampire" is a famous painting by Edvard Munch.
3) Vampires are commonly attributed to drink the blood of their victims.
4) Transylvania, Romania is commonly associated with vampires due to its depiction in Bram Stoker's "Dracula".
5) Sarah Michelle Gellar played the lead in the television series "Buffy the Vampire Slayer".
6) Vampires are often described as attacking their victims by biting their necks.
7) The vampire bat is native to the South American continent and feeds on blood.
8) Brad Pitt starred in the 1994 film "Interview with the Vampire: The Vampire Chronicles" based on a novel by Anne Rice.
9) Another common superstition associated with vampires is that they are afraid of sunlight and only come out in the night. As a result, they are said to be extremely pale.