Carol's Common Bond Quiz #3

Answer: Wesley

Wil Wheaton played the character of Wesley, a highly intelligent, and in later episodes, extremely special young man.

Answer: Mandy Patinkin

Mandy Patinkin has starred in numerous TV movies amd series, as well as some great parts on the silver screen, including Det. Samuel 'George' Francisco in the 1988 movie "Alien Nation".

Answer: Inconceivable

Some synonyms for inconceivable are: extraordinary, fantastic, implausible, impossible, improbable, incogitable, incomprehensible, incredible, insupposable, staggering, strange, unbelievable, unconvincing, unimaginable, unknowable, unlikely, and unthinkable.

Answer: Engelbert Humperdinck

This great composer shares his name with the modern Engelbert Humperdinck, a Las Vegas singer and entertainer.

Answer: Andre the Giant

Born Andre Rene Roussimoff in May, 1946, he suffered from acromegaly, a disease that results in an over abundance of growth hormones. At his peak, he was 7'4" and 500 pounds. Eventually his immense size was too much for his heart, and Andre the Giant died on January 27, 1993.
Andre the Giant held titles in the International Wrestling Alliance, National Wrestling Alliance and World Wrestling Federation and is still considered one of the most popular wrestlers of all time.

Answer: buttercup

Steve Martin has been nominated for five Golden Globes, and is not only a talented actor and comedian, but also a writer, vocalist and dancer.

Answer: albino

Albinism (Albino) is an inherited condition caused by altered genes being passed on from a person's parents. Many problems with eyesight can result from the condition, and people with the condition are often sensitive to light.

Answer: Six Digits

The word hexadactyly literally means six digits. It is a fairly common birth defect.

Answer: Rodents of Unusual Size

Lemmings are small, mouse-like rodents. A 40-pound lemming would truly be unusual, if not unheard of.

Answer: The Princess Bride

1) Cary Elwes starred in the movie as the devoted Westley. 2) Mandy Patinkin played the role of the revenge seeking master swordsman, Inigo Montoya. 3) Vizzini, played by comedian Wallace Shawn, uses the word "Inconceivable!" repeatedly, until Inigo says to him "You keep using that word, I do not think it means what you think it means". 4) Chris Sarandon plays the role of the detestable Prince Humperdinck 5)Andre the Giant's favorite role and greatest achievement, by his own admission, was the lovable giant "Fezzik" in Rob Reiner's classic "The Princess Bride". 6) Robin Wright plays the role of the beautiful Princess Buttercup, true love of Westley. 7) Although not a main character, the Albino, played by Mel Smith, is a memorable and humorous addition to this story. 8) Inigo's main goal in life has been to find the six-fingered man who slew his father, and seek his revenge on him.

He finally discovers his father's murderer to be the villainous Count Rugen, played by Christopher Guest. 9) While in the Fire Swamp, Westley and Buttercup review the three deadly dangers they are likely to encounter there. Flame Spurts, Lightning Sand, and ROUS's, I.E. Rodents of Unusual Size.