Common Bond Quiz 25

Answer: Sherrin

Ned Sherrin was a wonderful wit and raconteur, much missed following his death in 2007. He actually qualified as a barrister before deciding that a life in theatre was much more appealing than a life in the court room. As well as being the man behind TV shows such as "That Was the Week That Was" (1962-63), "Not So Much a Programme, More a Way of Life" (1964-65) and "We Interrupt This Week" (1978), he was also the man that produced and directed the musical, "Side by Side by Sondheim" (1976) which has played to packed houses the world over. Probably my favourite Ned Sherrin fact though is that he was educated at a school in Somerset, named after royal auditor, Hugh Sexey. Who wouldn't want to go to Sexey School?

Answer: Molten

The word "molten" can be used to describe many things, such as metal used in foundries or when carrying out arc welding, and rock which when made molten by a volcano is termed lava.
My own favourite molten example though is molten chocolate cake, which is a chocolate cake with a liquid chocolate centre. Not much use for arc welding but much tastier than any metal.

Answer: Brunswick

New Brunswick is, according to the Constitution of Canada, the only bilingual province in the country with a full third of the population identifying as bilingual. It is home to the Bay of Fundy and Fundy National Park, home to the highest tides in the world and a prime summer location for whale watching.
Brunswick Peninsula is in the Patagonian region of Chile and in the only city on the peninsula, Punta Arenas, you can see a full-size replica of Ferdinand Magellan's "Nao Victoria", the first ship ever to circumnavigate the world.
Brunswick, Victoria is a thriving, lively suburb of Melbourne, well known for its vibrant music scene and bohemian lifestyles. The main street in Brunswick is Sydney Road, a large part of which is closed off each February to host the Sydney Road Street Party, a free event featuring street food and live music, celebrating peace, understanding and cultural diversity.

Answer: Lucille

Throughout his long career, Kenny Rogers only had two records hit the top spot in UK, these being "Lucille" in 1977 and "Coward Of The County" in 1979.
Surprisingly, two of his best known tracks in the rest of the world were not as big in UK, with "The Gambler" (1978) failing to chart, despite it being a top 30 hit in both Australia and New Zealand, a top 20 hit on the Billboard Hot 100 in USA and a top ten hit in Canada and "Lady" (1980) only reaching number 12 in UK, while reaching number one on Billboard's Hot 100 in USA as well as hitting number two on the Canadian charts and number six in New Zealand.
Even his hugely successful duet with Dolly Parton, "Islands In The Stream" (1983) failed to crack the top five in UK, peaking at number seven.

Answer: Python

Guido van Rossum began developing Python as a hobby to keep him occupied while his office was closed during the Christmas holiday, and named the programme after the Monty Python comedy troupe, of whom he is a big fan.
Python is used in many applications worldwide, including Facebook, Instagram, Spotify, Netflix, Reddit and Google, whose director of research, Peter Norvig said, "Python has been an important part of Google since the beginning, and remains so as the system grows and evolves", when talking about the utilisation of Python.

Answer: Butterfly

Butterflies have been viewed by many cultures, including ancient Roman, Japanese and classical Greek, as a manifestation of a person's soul; the resurrected goddess Psyche, of Greek myth, is often depicted as a young woman with butterfly wings.
Butterflies are also used as a symbol by the transgender community due to their transformation from caterpillar to winged adult.

Answer: Kookaburra

Kookaburras are tree dwelling terrestrial kingfishers, native to both Australia and New Guinea, of which there are five species: rufous-bellied kookaburra, spangled kookaburra, blue-winged kookaburra, shovel-billed kookaburra and the best known, the laughing kookaburra.
They are a carnivorous bird, feasting on mice, snakes, small reptiles, and the young of other birds, but strangely for a member of the kingfisher family, very rarely fish.

Answer: Wilson

Woodrow Wilson served a United States president from 1913 to 1921, guiding the country through WWI, and, following the war, negotiating the Treaty of Versailles and helping to implement the League of Nations, which preceded the United Nations.
The Beach Boys were made up of the Wilson brothers along with their cousin Mike Love and best friend Al Jardine. They are remembered for their many surf rock hits including, "I Get Around" (1964), "Help Me Rhonda" (1965) and "Good Vibrations" (1966).

Answer: Kenny

Kenny McCormick, with his parka hood causing his speech to be muffled, has met his death in a variety of ways during the "South Park" (from 1997) run.
These include being crushed by a large volcanic boulder, being cooked to death in a microwave, having fatal case of chickenpox and having his head bitten off by Ozzy Osbourne.
The line from the show, "Oh my God! They killed Kenny!" became one of the best known catchphrases of the 1990s.

Answer: Ball

Aussie Rules, or the Australian Football League (AFL) to use the correct term, wouldn't be Aussie Rules without a Sherrin, as this Victoria based company has been the official ball supplier since the 1880s and although Japanese company Molten don't have such a long history, this 1958-founded company has some prestige, being the official ball supplier for the International Basketball Federation (FIBA) as well as USA Volleyball and, since 2018, for football's UEFA Europa League.
Brunswick were formed in 1845 by John Moses Brunswick and are the most recognised name for billiard balls and bowling balls, although the company sold its bowling arm (pun intended) in 2015. Lucille Ball is still very much remembered for her sit com, "I Love Lucy" (1951-57) and "The Lucy Show" (1962-68), and while the ball python may not have made its way into as many households as Lucille Ball, it is a very popular pet, and will typically grow between 120 and 150 centimetres (four and five feet) in length, which is only just shorter than Lucille's 170 cm (five feet seven inches).
Tamasu, who trade as Butterfly, were founded by Hikosuke Tamasu in Japan in 1950 and are one of the major names in the sport of table tennis and their A40+ ball is used in tournaments sanctioned by both the International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) and USA Table Tennis (USATT), while Kookaburra balls are used in cricket competitions throughout the world, including Test matches, One Day Internationals and T20 Internationals. They are made in Melbourne, Australia and while, among cricketing nations, India prefers the SG ball, England, Ireland and the West Indies use Dukes, all other countries use Kookaburras, which shows just how highly thought of they are.
Wilson make the official football for the National Football League (NFL) in USA as well as the CFL in Canada as well as the soccer ball for the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) in USA. The company also made the volleyball which "co-starred" alongside Tom Hanks in the movie "Cast Away" (2000). Jazz musician, Kenny Ball may not have been cast away but he did spend time in Moscow, Casablanca and Acapulco according to just a few of his many hits: "Midnight In Moscow" (1961), "Casablanca" (1963) and "Acapulco 1922" (1963).