Common Bond with an Edge Trivia Quiz

Answer: The Great Vegetable Plot

Nick Park's Oscar-winning, plasticine animated movie enjoyed huge success in 2005. For three weeks in a row, the film was number one at the box office worldwide. Peter Sallis, who is the voice of Wallace, was joined by such stars as Ralph Fiennes, Peter Kay and Helena Bonham Carter, who voiced Victor Quartermaine, PC Mackintosh and Lady Campanula Tottington respectively.

Answer: ULU

The University of London Union (ULU), situated in Malet Street in London, is where many of the student clubs and societies are based. With a huge and culturally diverse student population, and over 120,000 students participating in about 3,700 available courses, ULU is a hub of vibrant activity.

Answer: Dirk Bogarde

Bogarde was born in London in 1921 and had a successful film career throughout his life. He starred with Jack Warner in 'The Blue Lamp', John Mills in 'The Singer Not The Song' and Alec Guinness in 'HMS Defiant'.

Answer: David Bowie

The eighth of January is the momentous date that Elvis and David were born, albeit, twelve years apart. They are both undoubtedly superstars of rock music, however both of them have had questionable movie careers. Sharon Osbourne, famous for marrying Ozzie Osbourne, was born in Brixton, as was Mick Jones of punk band The Clash. Former British Prime Minister John Major, although brought up in Brixton, was born in Carshalton, Surrey.

Answer: Butterfly

In the film, McQueen plays Henri Charriere, a wrongly convicted prisoner who is known as 'Papillon' as he has a prominent butterfly tattoo on his chest. In the movie, which is also called 'Papillon', McQueen starred alongside Dustin Hoffman, Jacqueline Bisset, Robert Vaughn and Robert Duvall.

Answer: Pen

Although there had been fountain pens around for over 100 years, they tended not to be very reliable, prone to spillage and smudging. Waterman's adaptation made his fountain pen a practical alternative to the long-established quill.

Answer: Cheese

In Argentina, photographers often ask children to say 'whiskey'. In Finland, it's 'white fish'. Lastly, when dealing with young children in Germany, photographers often ask, 'Where's the birdie?'.

Answer: Fish

Cullen Skink is a creamy soup made with smoked haddock, potatoes and onions. The smoky-tasting soup is named after the Scottish fishing village of Cullen, coupled with the Gaelic word for essence, which is 'skink'.

Answer: Oyster

The Kent seaside town is not just famous for its oyster festival. In 1829, two of Whitstable's more inventive inhabitants, John and Charles Deane, designed the world's first air-pumped diving helmet.

Answer: knives

1. The VEGETABLE knife is used for cutting vegetables.
2. The ULU knife, native to Alaska, is used for fishing, hunting, skinning, filleting and much more.
3. DIRK is a Scottish knife.
4. The BOWIE knife is an American knife made famous by folk hero Jim Bowie.
5. The BUTTERFLY knife features in numerous martial arts films.
6. A PEN knife, with a folding blade originally, was used to sharpen a quill.
7. The CHEESE knife is for cutting cheese.
8. A FISH knife, silver or silver plated, is designed not to taint the delicate flavour of fish.
9. The OYSTER knife has a short thick blade, which is inserted into the hinge of the oyster's shell prior to opening.