Professorjon's Common Bond Quiz 43

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1. Which of the following was a 1982 Civil War mini-series seen through the eyes of journalist John Geyser?

Answer: The Blue and the Gray

John Hammond starred as journalist John Geyser, whose family was torn apart by the war. Geyser's three brothers join the Confederacy, but John tries to remain neutral until the war intrudes upon his home. The mini-series also starred Lloyd Bridges, Stacey Keach and Julia Duffy.

2. Which of the following Farscape characters had their DNA linked with Officer Aeryn Sun?

Answer: Pilot

The science fiction show "Farscape" ran 1999-2003. Ben Browder starred as John Crichton, an American astronaut who was thrown into a distant galaxy through a worm hole. He finds himself aboard a living ship Moya, with a fugitive alien crew. In the episode "DNA Mad Scientist" Officer Sun (played by Claudia Black) is tricked by a scientist who injects her from a sample of Pilot and she becomes the host body for one of the his experiments.

3. What is the name of the ladies' man in the comic strip "Beetle Bailey?"

Answer: Killer

"Beetle Bailey" written by Mort Walker, premiered in 1950. When the strip first debuted, Beetle, was just a lazy college student. However, in 1951, he quit school and joined the army, where he was posted at Camp Swampy with Sgt. Snorkel. Other characters who arrived over the years included the ladies' man Killer, Cosmo the hick, Plato the brainy guy and Zero, the uneducated country boy, whose deck is missing a few cards.

4. In the 1972 movie "Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Sex,* But Were Afraid To Ask" Woody Allen plays a Fool, and a ________?

Answer: Sperm

Woody Allen directed, wrote and starred in the 1972 film "Everything You Ever Wanted To Know About Sex * But Were Afraid To Ask." The film was a spoof of the famous 1972 sex book, "Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Sex," written by David Rueben.

The movie contains seven segments related to subjects in the book by Reuben. In the final segment, Woody plays a neurotic sperm. Bert Reynolds appears as the Sperm Switchboard Chief and Tony Randall is the Operator.

5. Richard III has often been portrayed as having what physical deformity?

Answer: Humpback

Although there is little evidence from the reign of Richard III to prove that he had a humpback, he has often been portrayed as a man with the deformity. Many of the portraits of Richard were altered, after he lost the throne, to show a humpback. That just goes to prove that winners write (or paint) the history.

6. Which of the following seas is located near the coast of Northwestern Russia?

Answer: White

The White Sea is an arm of the Barents Sea. It is home to the Beluga Whale and Harp Seals.

7. The Bambuti, the Batwa, the Bayaka are tribes of people better known as______ ?

Answer: Pygmies

The Pygmies are forest dwellers who are spread over a large area of Central and Western Africa. Their range includes the countries of Uganda, Gabon, Rwanda, Burundi and The Congo.

8. What is a star called when it has nearly exhausted it's nuclear fuel?

Answer: White Dwarf

A Red Giant is a star that has a low surface temperature and a large diameter. A Quasar is a big bright object on the edge of the universe that emits a lot of energy. And "Red Dwarf" was a British TV show about the last remaining survivor of Earth who was stranded 3 million years in the future, and millions of miles from the galaxy, aboard the mining ship Red Dwarf.

9. In the classic TV show "Mork & Mindy" what was the name of the alien that Mork reported back to ?

Answer: Orson

Robin Williams starred as the alien Mork from Ork in the series which ran 1978-1982. Pam Dawber co-starred as Mindy and Jonathan Winters played Mork's son Mearth. The character of Orson (voiced by the late Ralph James) was heard, but never seen.

10. Hmmmm, you have reached the end. Deep down, you know the answer. What is the common bond of this quiz?

Answer: Whales

WELL, the common bond is that deep deep subject, the WHALE. I hope you got my 'Deep Subject Clue' because I gave it to you on Porpoise. Answers include (1) The BLUE Whale and the GRAY whale- (I got two for one there.)The Blue Whale is from the Rorqual genera, which includes whales noted for a long and elongated shape, with a small back-fin and a number of longitudinal pleatings or folds on the throat. (2) The Short Finned and Long Finned PILOT whale. (3) The dreaded Orca, the KILLER Whale, which is a member of the pilot whale genera. (4) The SPERM Whale, the genera which includes Pygmy Sperm Whales, Dwarf Sperm Whales and the Sprem Whale.

The most famous Sperm Whale was the great white whale in "Moby Dick." (5) The HUMPBACK Whale, which is also a Rorqual Whale. (6) The WHITE Whale is the genera of the Narwhal and the Beluga Whale (but not the Sperm Whale or Moby Dick). (7) The PYGMY Whale includes the Baleen Whale the Pygmy Sperm whale and the toothed Whale, the Pygmy Killer Whale, which is a Pilot Whale. (8) The DWARF Whale, which is a type of Sperm Whale. (9) And finally, we have, don't groan, ORSON WELLES. (Hey puns are legal.

It took all my energy not to include The Prince of Wales) Well I hope you thought this quiz was WELL-Done and if you want to learn more about Whales, one sight you can use is located at:http://www.cetacea.org/whales.htm

Source: Author professorjon

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Professorjon's Common Bond Quiz 43

The first nine questions test you over a variety of subjects. The final answer asks what the previous answers have in common. Can you solve the common bond? It is related to a deep subject.

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