Common Bond - Entertainment Trivia Quiz

Answer: Bruce Springsteen

Bruce Springsteen has given us a multitude of hits over the years. Interesting tidbit...Bruce appeared on the covers of both "Time" magazine and "Newsweek" simultaneously on 10/27/75, up until then only world leaders had accomplished that.

Answer: Willis

Willis Jackson was played by actor Todd Bridges. Todd had several small roles in the 70s on shows such as "Barney Miller", "Fish", and "Little House on the Prairie", but it was in 1978 that Todd caught his big break in a starring role as Willis Jackson in the groundbreaking hit show "Diff'rent Strokes".

Answer: Holly

During Roman times holly was considered the sacred plant of Saturn and the Romans used it at the Roman Saturnalia festival to honor him. Centuries later, while the Romans were still continuing their Pagan worship, the Christians were celebrating the birth of Jesus. To avoid persecution they began using holly to decorate their homes.

As the number of Christians increased, their customs prevailed. Holly lost its Pagan association and became the symbol of Christmas.

Answer: Bonnie Blue

Rhett and Scarlett's daughter had not yet been named, and while Rhett and Melanie were commenting on what beautiful blue eyes the baby had, they came up with the name Bonnie Blue Butler. Tragically, Bonnie Blue's life was cut short due to a horseback riding accident, which was the same exact way Scarlett's father was killed.

Answer: Roy Rogers

The song "Happy Trails", which is practically synonymous with Roy Rogers was actually thought of by his wife Dale Evans. Roy and Dale were doing "The Roy Rogers Show", and were looking for a new theme song, since Roy used to sign all his autographs "trails of happiness, Roy Rogers and Trigger", Dale thought it was a good idea for the song that ended up becoming the closing theme song of their show.

Answer: Al

Al Bundy was played by veteran actor Ed O'Neill. Ed O'Neill made many television appearances on numerous shows during the eighties, until he got his big break as the dysfunctional dad on "Married with Children" in 1987.

Answer: Twinkie

Twinkies have been around since 1930, when they were created by a man named Jimmy Dewar, who uttered the following statement..."Twinkies was the best darn-tootin' idea I ever had." Oh and speaking of good ideas, Bill Clinton also came up with a good one, he is said to have put a twinkie in a time capsule. I found this quite amusing as I am sure you will too.

Answer: Hans Christian Andersen

Hans Christian Anderson has written countless children's classics such as "Thumbelina", "The Princess and the Pea", and "The Little Mermaid". Many of his stories have been turned into blockbuster Disney movies.

Answer: Dr. McTiernan

Ashley Judd played the role of Kate McTiernan, M.D. Ashley is the daughter of famous country singer Naomi Judd, and half sister to Wynonna Judd. Ashley has appeared in such films as "Heat", "A Time to Kill", and even replaced Jodie Foster as the lead in "Double Jeopardy".

Answer: Die Hard

Questions 1&2: BRUCE WILLIS plays John McClane.
Question 3: HOLLY which is the name of McClane's wife.
Question 4: BONNIE Bedelia is the actress who portrays Holly.
Question 5: ROY ROGERS: McClane's alias pertaining to his favorite cowboy. Yippee-ki-yay!
Question 6: Al is the cop that befriended McClane via walkie talkie.
Question 7: TWINKIE is the snack cake that we see Barney loading up on in the grocery store.
Question 8: HANS was the villain of this movie played by Alan Rickman.
Question 9: McTIERNAN is the last name of the director of this movie.