Common Bond Trivia

1. Who authored "From Here to Eternity" and "The Thin Red Line"?

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Answer: James Jones

James (Ramon) Jones (1921-1977) enlisted in the US army in 1939. He fought many battles until his honourable discharge in 1944. In 1951 he published his first novel "From Here to Eternity", based upon his wartime experiences. This novel followed the life of some infantry troops guarding the Schofield Barracks on Hawaii in 1941: private Robert Prewitt, first sergeant Milton Warden and mess sergeant Maylon Stark. Jones followed up this novel with "The Thin Red Line" (1962), about some army men in the battles on the atoll of Guadalcanal. The three main characters are similar to the main characters in "From Here to Eternity": private Robert Witt, first sergeant Edward Welsh and mess sergeant Maynard Storm. Jones started a third instalment of the trilogy, which was published posthumously in 1978: "Whistle" about several wounded army troops (including private Bobby Prell, sergeant Mart Winch and mess sergeant Johnny Strange). Alistair Maclean (1922-1987) is known for his war stories "The Guns of Navarone" (1957) and "Where Eagles Dare" (1967). Pierre Boulle (1912-1994) wrote the war classic "The Bridge on the River Kwai" (1952) and the sci-fi novel "Planet of the Apes" (1963). Thomas Keneally (born 1935) is best known for his non-fiction work "Schindler's Ark" (1982), which was filmed by Steven Spielberg as "Schindler's List".

From Quiz Commonality Quiz Time! (#2)

Answer: Madison

It was in the 1920s that Madison Avenue became almost synonymous with the "advertising industry" as it was around then that the area blossomed with advertising agencies. They were attracted to Madison Avenue because it was conveniently located near the popular travel hub Grand Central Station and also the citizens and customers of the wealthy Upper East side sector. It was also an area that was less congested than the Downtown Financial district, so perhaps the feeling was that it better fostered creative thinking.

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Answer: Hawkins

Besides playing the mother of the family Brown, who befriend a talking bear from darkest Peru in the London train station for which he is named, Sally Hawkins has appeared in numerous movies. She was nominated as Best Supporting Actress for her role in "Blue Jasmine" (2013) by the nominating bodies for the Academy Awards, Golden Globes and BAFTA. Her performance in "Happy-Go-Lucky" (2008) won her the Golden Globe for Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Comedy or Musical. Jack Hawkins had a long career in movies, from the 1930s into the 1970s. Besides his role in "Ben-Hur", he is remembered for "The Cruel Sea" (1953) and "The Bridge on the River Kwai" (1957). He was also one of the "Four Just Men" in the television series of that name (1959-60), amongst a long list of acting credits. His autobiography is titled "Anything for a Quiet Life."

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Answer: Molly Pitcher

As was common during the American Revolutionary War, and other wars of that era, soldiers' wives became camp followers and during battle would perform various duties. By carrying water to the troops in the heat of battle, this soldier's wife earned herself the nickname "Molly Pitcher", for the vessel in which she carried the water. She further distinguished herself by taking her husband's place loading a cannon after he was taken off the field, injured or exhausted.

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Answer: Adolf or variations of that name

"Harpo" Marx was born Adolph Marx in 1888. He disliked the name and changed it to Arthur in 1911. His first screen appearance with his brothers was in 1921. Adolf Dassler started producing sports shoes after he returned home to Herzogenaurach after the First World War. He worked with his brother Rudolf. When their relationship broke down, he formed Adidas in 1948, and his brother formed Puma. Adolf Eichmann was one of the prime movers in the Holocaust. He was captured in Argentina by Mossad in 1960 and hanged in 1962.

From Quiz An Agatha Christie Common Bond

Answer: Caribbean

The Caribbean consists of the Caribbean Sea, its islands, and the surrounding coasts. It is also part of the larger region traditionally known as the West Indies. Its largest island is Cuba. Polynesia is a roughly triangular region in the Pacific Ocean (with Hawaii at the top and including, among others, Samoa, Pitcairn, and Tonga). The Bermuda Triangle is the inofficial name of a triangular region north of the Caribbean, notorious for a number of unexplained disappearances of ships and airplanes. The Balearic Islands are situated in the Mediterranean, off the eastern coast of Spain, and include, among others, the islands of Majorca, Menorca, and Ibiza.

From Quiz Get Off My Property!

Answer: Go

It's unknown when the board game "Go" originated, but it was first mentioned in historical texts dating back to the sixth century BCE, in Confucian annals from the Zhou Dynasty. The legend goes that Emperor Yao needed to control his unruly son, so he invented a mental game which required strategy and focus. From there, Go, or Weiqi in China, spread to Japan and Korea, and it's mentioned in Heian Japanese literary works like "The Tale of Genji" and "The Pillow Book". It took a bit longer to make it to the West, though, not even entering European awareness until the 1700s, and not becoming even close to popular until the twentieth century. The rules of the game are straightforward, but strategy is complex. One person plays black pieces, another white, on a board where the intersection of grid lines are available spots to play. A playing piece (or "stone") is removed from the board if there are no available "liberties." A liberty is an adjacent unoccupied spot to a chain of stones, all of the same color. Essentially, if a group of pieces of all the same color is surrounded, then they are all removed. The game ends when there are no more places left for valid moves, or both players pass; in that situation, the winner is either the player who controls more area on the board, or the player who has surrounded the most unplayable territory.

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Answer: Fletcher Christian

Fletcher Christian was eighteen years old in 1783, when his name first appeared on muster rolls. After seven months he was promoted from midshipman to master's mate, and by 1787 Bligh had promoted him to acting lieutenant. He had sailed with Bligh twice to Jamaica before the ill-fated trip to Tahiti. Christian led the mutiny due to the fact that Bligh constantly humiliated him before the men; and because of the harsh treatment doled out to the men, it was easy for him to find conspirators.

From Quiz The Wonderful Common Bond

Answer: Cairn terrier

The cairn terrier originated in the Scottish Highlands, where it was used to dig among cairns (man made piles of stone)and burrow after small rodents. It is a small,rough haired, hypoallergenic breed and is one of the oldest terrier breeds. It is a very energetic dog, ideally suited to working, as opposed to being a 'lap dog'.

From Quiz GG's Disney Movie Common Bond

Answer: Rose

Betty White portrayed Rose Nylund (maiden name Lindstrom) on the show for its entire run (1985-1992), as well as on the shorter lived spinoff "The Golden Palace". Rose was a naive farm girl from St. Olaf, Minnesota and was a bit of a 'dumb blonde', making her a source of annoyance and amusement for her three roommates, Dorothy, Blanche and Sophia. Rose did have a sister named Lily, who was featured in a first season episode called "Blind Ambitions". She was played by Polly Holliday.

From Quiz Common Bond Fun 3

Answer: Harper's

When the magazine was first published, it was spelled "Harper's Bazar," and was a weekly magazine. In 1901, it became a monthly magazine. The spelling of the name was changed to "Harper's Bazaar" in 1929.

From Quiz UK Comedy Programme - Common Bond

Answer: Percy

Percy made his first appearance in the Reverend W. Awdry's "Railway Series" in book no. 5, "Troublesome Engines". He has his own book (no. 11 in the series) entitled "Percy The Small Engine". Reverend Awdry argued with the original illustrator of the books, saying that he had made Percy look "like a caterpillar with green stripes".

From Quiz Polaris's Common Bond 2

Answer: Galleon

The three coin denominations used by the wizards in J.K. Rowling's books are the gold galleon, the silver sickle and the bronze knut. It takes 17 sickles to make one galleon, and 29 knuts to make one sickle.

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Answer: Francis

Francis Scott Key Fitzgerald (1896-1940) also wrote the novels "This Side of Paradise", "The Last Tycoon" and "Tender is the Night", as well as writing many short stories.

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Answer: Norma Rae

American Sally Margareth Field (1946-) is an actress and director with an extensive and successful artistic career. She won her first Academy Award as Best Actress in 1980 for her role in the movie "Norma Rae". "Norma Rae" was directed by Martin Ritt and had the main protagonist Sally Field in the title role. The movie was based on the true story of Crystal Lee Sutton, a textile factory worker who gets involved in trade union activities to protest against the terrible conditions that had shaken her health and of the people working in the same conditions.

From Quiz I Have a Bad Feeling About this Common Bond

Answer: Henry Ford

Henry Ford (1863-1947) was an American automotive pioneer. He started the Ford Motor Company in 1903 and launched his first best-selling model (the Ford Model T) in 1908. To enhance mass production, Ford invented the assembly line - now a standard in automobile production. And as soon as the assembly line was incorporated in all Ford factories, Henry discovered that black paint dried quicker than any other colour. So he decreed that all his Ford Model Ts should be painted black. And he explained this with the famous line "Any customer can have a car painted any colour that he wants so long as it is black." Jake Gyllenhaal (born 1980) is an American actor. He quipped "Ask why a red carpet is red. It could be any colour". Paul Morand (1888-1976), a French writer, once remarked "The gyroscope, when turning at full speed, shows up grey". Eddie Izzard (born 1962) is a British stand-up comedian. She joked about her pants after she'd washed them "They tend to come out a colour called 'pants left in wash'."

From Quiz Commonality Quiz Time! (#2)

Answer: Olympia

Olympia Dukakis won the Oscar for Best Supporting Actress in 1987 for her role in the film "Moonstruck." The 1 hour and 41 minute documentary explored the "heart-wrenching story of a woman becoming her own woman, on her own terms, to assert a gigantic creative force into the world." Olympia rebelled against her Old World upbringing and found out within herself how to cope with the feeling that her Greekness was seen as too ethnic by some while she studied at Boston University. The film celebrates her proactive drive regarding her in acting career and politics.

From Quiz Around the World Common Bonds

Answer: Piñata

Piñatas are often made of papier-mâché, cardboard, pottery, or cloth. It is not known exactly where the piñata originated, but it has spread through many cultures throughout the world, and is well known today.

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Answer: The Catcher in the Rye

Narrated by sixteen-year-old Holden Caulfield, "The Catcher in the Rye" is beloved by many of my generation, who identified with the angst-ridden teen. Personally I found him whiny and unattractive, but I'm resigned to being in the minority. The incorrect choices are by Joseph Heller ("22" and "Gold") and Pierre Salinger ("Kennedy").

From Quiz Ten Question Common Bond Quiz...

Answer: Belgium

Georges Joseph Christian Simenon (1903-1989) wrote over 500 books, including seventy-five novels and twenty-eight short stories between 1931 and 1972 featuring his timeless creation, the detective Jules Maigret. The Manneken Pis, featuring a small boy urinating in a fountain, is one of the famous sights of Brussels, dating from the early 17th century. Edouard Louis Joseph, Baron Merckx, known as Eddy Merckx and nicknamed "The Cannibal", was one of the greatest road cyclists of all time. He won the Tour de France and the Giro d'Italia five times each between 1968 and 1974.

From Quiz An Agatha Christie Common Bond

Answer: Nemesis

The name Nemesis stems from the Greek "némein" meaning "to give what is due." In some mythologies, she has been put down as the mother of Helen of Troy. Artemis is the goddess of the hunt and the wilderness; Nike is the goddess of victory, and Persephone is the daughter of Demeter, the goddess of harvest, and the queen of the underworld (a title bestowed on her following her abduction by Hades).

From Quiz Maid Pony's Common Bond

Answer: Marian Party

Queen Mary was viewed by many Scots as an adulteress and murderer. After the mysterious death of her husband Lord Darnley, and her subsequent quick marriage to Lord Bothwell, she lost favor with her people. She was forced to abdicate in favor of her year-old son, James. Mary then made another poor choice. She sought the help of her English cousin, Elizabeth, and the rest is history!

From Quiz The Wonderful Common Bond

Answer: A lion

Clarence was the famous lion, noted for being cross-eyed in the Daktari series, which ran from 1966 to 1969. Marshall Thompson played the veterinarian, Dr Marsh Tracy. The chimpanzee was named Cheetah!

From Quiz GG's Disney Movie Common Bond

Answer: Phillipe's

Established in 1908, Phillipe's, a diner/deli, has been in business for over a century. The founder was Phillipe Mathieu, a Frenchman who moved to the US in 1901. There are a few explanations available for how Mathieu came to invent the French Dip (roast beef sandwich dipped in the roast drippings). These included a customer asking him to dip his sandwich, it was a way of rejuvenating stale sandwich buns, and also that he accidentally dropped the bun in some gravy while preparing a sandwich and served it anyway. Because the proprietor was French, Phillipe's was also known as Frenchy's and this is why Mathieu came to call his creation a French Dip sandwich. Cole's Pacific Electric Buffet, another long-standing restaurant in LA, also claims to be the first establishment that served this creation; they say it's called a French Dip because they serve it on French bread.

From Quiz Can You See No Common Bond?

Answer: The Family Circus

Some of my favourite "Family Circus" cartoons are the ones which show eldest child Billy's activities throughout the day, denoted by a dotted line that tracks around the family's house or neighbourhood. "Peanuts" (Charles M. Schulz), "Marmaduke" (Brad Anderson) and "Hi and Lois" (Mort Walker) all debuted in the 1950s.

From Quiz Doublemm's Common Bond

Answer: Fire

The year 64 AD alludes to the Great Fire of Rome, 1666 to the Great Fire of London, and 1871 to the Great Fire of Chicago. Fire, whilst being the taker of life (as illustrated by the examples above), is also the symbolic essence of human life. According to Greek mythology, it was the gift given to man from Prometheus to distinguish man as the superior being on Earth. Fire remains a part of our culture and this is seen in such "strange" rituals as lighting bonfires, holy candles, and the Olympic flame.

From Quiz One Hundred Not Out - A Common Bond Quiz

Answer: The Jackson 5

Although the best thing about the Andy Williams show was the Cookie Bear, it was always great to see the Jackson 5 with their fabulous dance routines. Five Star were an inferior British family attempt to emulate the Jackson 5.

From Quiz Common Bond Fun 3

Answer: courtroom

These are all examples of courtroom dramas. Tyrone Power starred in "Witness for the Prosecution," based on an Agatha Christie novel. Henry Fonda starred in "12 Angry Men," which was directed by Sidney Lumet. "The Verdict" starred Paul Newman, and was also directed by Sidney Lumet.

From Quiz UK Comedy Programme - Common Bond

Answer: George

"George of the Jungle" was produced by Walt Disney Pictures and adapted from a 1967 cartoon series. George is a character who has grown up in the jungle away from human contact. A somewhat disappointing sequel, imaginatively titled "George of the Jungle 2", was released straight to video in 2003. The film was somewhat hampered by not having Brendan Fraser in the title role.

From Quiz Polaris's Common Bond 2

Answer: Rum

The Isle of Rum is the largest of the Small Isles, which are part of the Inner Hebrides. The island is a National Nature Reserve, and is home to a variety of birds and animals, including a large population of red deer.

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