Common Bond Quiz 19

Answer: Alonso

Fernando Alonso broke into Formula One in 2001 driving an unreliable and under performing Minardi, which he managed to get the best out of by sheer talent. His skills were noticed and a move to Renault happened in 2003, where he earned his first win at the Hungarian Grand Prix. Four podium finishes the next season saw him finish fourth in the driver's championship and then in 2005, he had a glorious season, finishing in the top three in 15 out of 19 races to take the title beating Kimi Raikkonen by 21 points.

In 2006, he won seven races and finished on the podium in a further seven, to take the crown again, beating Michael Schumacher by 13 points.

Answer: Beatrice

Princess Beatrice of York is the elder of Princess Eugenie, born to Prince Andrew and Sarah Ferguson. She has done much unsung charity work, mainly for disadvantaged children for causes including childhood cancer, dyslexia and HIV/AIDS and in 2010, became the first member of the royal family to take part in the London marathon raising money for Children in Crisis in the process.

She completed the course, as part of a 34 person human caterpillar, in a time of five hours, 13 minutes and four seconds, setting a new world record for most people to finish a marathon while tied together.

Answer: Viola

The viola is a member of the violin family but is larger than and has a deeper sound than the violin. Many classical musicians were fans of the sound of the viola, including Mozart who in his "Sinfonia Concertante" gave the violin and viola equal billing and Richard Strauss, who in "Don Quixote" used the viola to portray Sancho Panza.

In modern music, The Beatles, Nick Cave and Kansas have all recorded tracks using the viola.

Answer: Puck

The first hockey pucks were made of wood and were square. Rubber pucks were initially made by slicing a ball, but remained square until a member of Victoria Hockey Club of Montreal, Canada started both making and using the first round pucks, in 1881.
A regulation puck is one inch (25 mm) thick and three inches (76 mm) across, weighing between five and a half and six ounces (156 and 170 g). They are also frozen before play to reduce the bounce of the puck.

Answer: Moth

Although moths are known for their nocturnal activity, as would be expected with over 150,000 species, some are diurnal, including humming bird moths, the fox moth and mistletoe day moths.
The white witch moth of South America has one of the largest wing spans of any moth, often around the 12 inch (30 cm) mark. Not the sort of thing you'd like to find flying around your bedroom light!

Answer: Elbow

"One Day Like This" rocketed Elbow from cult band to household fame after it was used in the closing ceremony of the 2012 Summer Olympics, held in London.

When originally released as a single in 2008, from the band's multi platinum album, "The Seldom Seen Kid" (2008), the track had reached just number 35 on UK charts.

The band also performed an excellent version of the song at the 2011 BBC Children In Need concert, backed by the BBC Orchestra.

Answer: Speed

The plot of the film involves a terrorist bomb strapped to a bus, which will activate once a speed of 50 mph is reached and detonate once the speed drops below 50 mph.
Although "Speed" was well received by both critics and the general public, the follow up movie, "Speed 2: Cruise Control" (1997) was not so popular, often being held up as an example of the worst sequel ever; it was nominated for eight Razzie awards at the Golden Raspberry's winning the prize for Worst Remake or Sequel.

Answer: Paris

The Louvre Museum is the world's largest art museum and is found in the Louvre Palace on the Right Bank of the River Seine. It houses a wonderful collection of Islamic art and is of course home to the famous "Mona Lisa" by Leonardo da Vinci. The Orsay Museum, on the Left Bank of the Seine, is a former railway station which now holds one of the most incredible collections of French art, including pieces by Paul Cezanne, Edgar Degas and Paul Gauguin, while the Orangerie Museum, on the Place de la Concorde, is the place to go to see impressionist and post-impressionist art work from artists such as Renoir, Matisse and Picasso.

Answer: Fool

Why this dessert is called a fool, nobody is sure, but recipes dating back to the 15th century, when it was referred to as a "foole" have been found.
The fruit used is often gooseberries or raspberries, although any fruit which is in season may be utilised. Traditionally custard was used with the fruit, but modern variations often use whipped cream in place of the custard.

Answer: Shakespeare

All are characters from the plays of Shakespeare. Alonso is the King of Naples in "The Tempest" (1610 or 1611), and Beatrice in "Much Ado About Nothing" (1598/99) is tricked by Don Pedro into revealing her feelings for Benedick. Viola is the main character in "Twelfth Night" (1601/02) while Puck is from "A Midsummer Night's Dream" (1595/96) and is the fun loving sprite with whom Oberon, king of the fairies concocts a potion, causing a sleeping person to fall in love with the first living thing they see on waking.
Moth is Armado's page in "Love's Labour's Lost" (mid 1590s) as well as being the name of one of Titania's fairy servants in "A Midsummer Night's Dream".
"Measure For Measure" (1603/04) is the play in which we meet Elbow, a simple constable who tends to bumble his way through life without being entirely sure of his duties.
In "The Two Gentleman Of Verona" (1589-1593) we are introduced to Valentine and Proteus in the titular roles, as well as Speed, who is Valentine's servant, while "Romeo And Juliet" (1591-1595) is also set in Verona and brings us Captain Paris who is in love with Juliet Capulet.
There are fools aplenty in the works of Shakespeare, probably the most well known is The Fool from "King Lear" (1605/06) although named fools such as Trinculo, in "The Tempest" (1610/11), Feste, in "Twelfth Night" (1601/02) and of course Touchstone, in "As You Like It" (1599) are equally loved.