Dizart's 4th Common Bond Trivia Quiz

Answer: J. B. Priestley

John Boynton Priestley first came to prominence in 1929 when his novel "The Good Companions" was published. His works often reflected his socialist leanings. "An Inspector Calls" was turned into a film in 1946, with Alistair Sim in the title role.

Answer: Woodrow Wilson

Wilson was the Democratic candidate in the 1912 US presidential election, and was an overwhelming victor over Theodore Roosevelt and William Howard Taft. He kept the USA out of the war until 1917, when Germany began using unrestricted submarine warfare.

Answer: John Lloyd

John Lloyd was runner-up to Vitus Gerulaitis at the 1977 Australian Open, and won the mixed doubles at Wimbledon twice. He was appointed captain of the British Davis Cup team in 2006.

Answer: Rob Lowe

Lowe made his movie debut in the 1983 film "The Outsiders". His other movie credits include "St Elmo's Fire", "Wayne's World" and "View From the Top".

Answer: Dai Rees

Great Britain had failed to win the Ryder Cup since 1933 when they lined up against the USA at Lindrick, Yorkshire in 1957. Rees played as well as captained the side, and won both his foursomes and singles matches as GB won 7.5 - 4.5. The Welshman was runner-up in the British Open three times in the 1950s-60s.

Answer: Roger Taylor

Roger Taylor (Queen) was a member of the band right from the early days as 'Smile'. As well as drumming, he contributed lead and backing vocals on many of their songs.

Roger Taylor (Duran Duran) was the band's original drummer in 1979, and, after being replaced briefly by Sterling Campbell, rejoined the band when the members reunited in 2001.

Answer: Fordham

Fordham University is based in The Bronx. The Rams are members of the Atlantic 10 in all sports except football, in which they compete in the Patriot League. The football team won the 1942 Sugar Bowl, defeating Missouri 2-0.

Answer: Patrick Bristow

Born in Los Angeles in 1962, Bristow has been a prolific TV actor since debuting as an extra in "Hollywood Wives" in 1985. He has guest-starred on shows such as "CSI", "King of the Hill" and "Sabrina the Teenage Witch".

Answer: Bill Wade

Coming into the 1963 season, the Bears hadn't won an NFL title since 1946. They won the Eastern division by half-a-game from the Packers, then defeated the Giants 14-10 at Wrigley Field in the title game. Wade, who had been drafted out of Vanderbilt by the Rams, threw for 2,301 yards and 15 touchdowns throughout the regular season, and ran for two touchdowns in the title game.

Answer: Darts

1) Dennis PRIESTLEY, from Yorkshire, won the BDO World Championship in 1991, and the PDC version in 1994.
2) Jocky WILSON, from my hometown of Kirkcaldy, Fife, was BDO World Champion in 1982 and 1989.
3) Colin LLOYD, from Essex, was world number one from 2005-07, and won the 2005 World Matchplay title.
4) John LOWE, from Derbyshire, won the BDO World Championship three times, in 1979, 87 and 93.
5) Welshman Leighton REES was the very first BDO World Champion in 1978, beating Lowe 11-7 in the final.
6) Phil TAYLOR, from Stoke-on-Trent, dominated the world of darts in the 1990s and the first decade of the 21st century, winning a combined 15 BDO and PDC world titles between 1990 and 2009.
7) Andy FORDHAM, from London, was the 2004 BDO World Champion.
8) Eric BRISTOW, from London, was the most successful darts player of the 1980s, winning the BDO World Title five times between 1980 and 1986.
9) James WADE, from Hampshire, won five major title on the PDC circuit in 2007/08, becoming the youngest ever winner of a PDC event aged 24, when he won the 2007 World Matchplay.

Footnote - for those of you new to the sport of darts, the game was run by one body, the British Darts Organisation (BDO), until 1992, when a number of top players formed the breakaway Professional Darts Corporation (PDC). Since then there have been two parallel World Championships, but in the early years of the 21st century nearly all of the top players (and nearly all the TV money) were in the PDC, with the BDO event being increasingly discredited.