Smarty Pants Common Bond Quiz 1

Answer: Snake

One of Snake's ex-girlfriends went back to him after almost marrying Mr. Burns in one episode. Snake also was done in by Bette Midler (for littering) on the episode, "Krusty Gets Kancelled".

Answer: suicide

Some suspect that Hitler may have gotten his underlings to all agree to a suicide story so the he could escape Berlin. But it is more widely recognized that, having lost big in World War II, he shot himself on April 30, 1945. Eva Braun allegedly took her life the same day.

Answer: Egypt

A widespread news story surfaced after the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks on the U.S. by followers of Osama Bin Laden that Egyptian President Mubarak had warned of the attack twelve days prior. Anwar Sadat ruled Egypt from September 1970 until his assassination by fundamentalists in 1981. He won the Nobel Peace Prize during his presidency.

Answer: Caesar

Sid Caesar was one of the many stars of the 1950s recruited to join the cast of "Grease", in case the poodle skirts and slicked hair weren't enough of a signal that the film was set in that decade. Caesar made people laugh weekly performing live on "Your Show of Shows" from 1950 to 1954, along with Imogene Coca and Carl Reiner.

Answer: Queen

It was the first single off their album "The Works", released in early 1984. The video for this song was a homage to the classic German sci-fi film, "Metropolis", which coincidentally was re-released that same year with a rock soundtrack.

Answer: the Nile

The Blue Nile is the source of a majority of the river's water and soil, while the White Nile is the longer of two tributaries. The White Nile flows though Uganda, Sudan, and Egypt. The Blue Nile starts in Ethiopia. Zaire, Kenya, Tanzanian, Rwanda, and Burundi all have tributaries which flow into the Nile or into lake Victoria Nyanes.

Answer: Anthony

Meshach Taylor played Anthony Bouvier for the entire run of the show. He started out as their employee, but the women later made him a partner, much to Suzanne's surprise. J.D. and Reese were occasional characters, Mary Jo's ex-husband and Julia's main squeeze. Payne was Julia's son.

Answer: B.C.

Johnny Hart created "B.C." in 1958, followed by "The Wizard of Id" in 1964. Hart has often been criticized for injecting too much of his religious beliefs into his strips. Like him or not, he remains one of the world's most widely syndicated cartoonists.

Answer: Elizabeth Taylor

Elizabeth Taylor started her fragrances in the 1980s. They are distributed and marketed by another Elizabeth, Arden. Taylor also ran the Elizabeth Taylor AIDS Foundation.

Answer: Cleopatra

Born in 69 B.C., Cleopatra ascended to the throne of EGYPT at age 18 alongside her little brother Ptolemy, whose advisors had her driven into exile. With the help of Julius CAESAR of Rome, she was able to defeat her brother and become QUEEN of THE NILE in 47 B.C. Caesar was later assassinated by Roman senators, and Cleopatra then formed an alliance with Mark ANTHONY. (Actually, the traditional spelling is "Antony".) Their affair greatly displeased the Romans, particularly Caesar's heir, Octavian. Octavian declared war on Egypt, and Cleopatra fled to Alexandria. With defeat inevitable, Cleopatra committed SUICIDE by the bite of a SNAKE (an asp) at age 39, although many historians believe she ingested another type of poison. Nearly two thousand years later, a movie would be made based on her reign starring ELIZABETH TAYLOR. (She was also played by Theda Bara, Claudette Colbert, and Vivien Leigh in earlier, better received movies.) Cleopatra's death marked the end of her family's dynasty, which had lasted for centuries, but historians have kept her memory alive. Thanks for playing!