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1. Which American president only formally adopted the name he is known by at the age of 22?

From Quiz Masfon's Second Common Bond Quiz

Answer: Gerald Ford

Gerald Ford, (1913-2006) who was born in Nebraska, was registered as Leslie Lynch King Jr. His parents separated a few days after he was born and he and his mother moved to his maternal grandparents' house in Michigan. When he was two and a half his mother married Gerald Rudolph Ford and since then he was referred to as Gerald Rudolph Ford Jr. He always used that name but only legally adopted this name in 1935, when he was 22 years old.

From Quiz Masfon's First Common Bond Quiz

Answer: Crocodile

The Lacoste is a company founded in 1933 by Jean René Lacoste (1904-1996), considered the best tennis player in the world in the years 1926 and 1927 and one of the best in the 1920s. His nickname "The Crocodile" gave rise to the logo of the company he founded, dedicated to the production and sale of sports and casual wear. In 2012 the company was bought by the Swiss group Maus Frères but its logo is still the crocodile.

From Quiz Jordan's Common Bond #2

Answer: Quebec

The name "Quebec" comes from an Algonquin word meaning "where the river narrows". It is not only the second-most populous, but also the second-largest Canadian territory or province behind only Nunavut. It is bordered by Ontario to the west, New Brunswick and Newfoundland and Labrador to the east, and New York, Maine, Vermont and New Hampshire to the south. Its capital is Quebec City, and its largest city, Montreal.

From Quiz The Four Winds Strike Again

Answer: Aiolos / Aeolus

Aiolos / Aeolus was the divine keeper of the winds, as well as being the King of Aiolia / Aeolia. He kept the storm winds locked away on the island, releasing them as commanded by the upper gods. Boreas, Zephyros, Notos and Euros were Anemoi, gods of the four winds. Each was associated with a season and a particular wind - Boreas (North / winter), Zephyros (West / spring breezes), Notus (South / summer rain storms), Euros (East / autumn).

From Quiz With Added Limericks! My Greatest Common Bond?

Answer: Louisville

The Kentucky Derby is a classic race for three-year-old thoroughbred horses, run on the first Saturday in May at Churchill Downs, Louisville, Kentucky. It is the first leg of the American Triple Crown, and has been run since 1875. Louisville is the largest city in Kentucky. It was founded in 1778 and named for the French King Louis XVI because of the help the French gave the USA in the struggle against the English. As well as the Kentucky Derby, Louisville is also the home of Kentucky Fried Chicken, and founder Harland Sanders died there in 1980.

From Quiz Clevercatz's First Common Bond Quiz

Answer: Victoria

Queen Victoria was born on the 24th May 1819 and ascended to the throne on 20th June 1837 at the age of 18 following the death of her uncle William IV who died without leaving any legitimate heirs. In 1840 she married her cousin Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha and they went on to have nine children before Albert died of typhoid in 1861. Victoria died in January 1901 at her Isle of Wight estate Osbourne House. She had reigned for 63 years, 7 months and 2 days. She was the longest ruler of Great Britain until her great-great-grandaughter Queen Elizabeth II surpassed this in 2015.

From Quiz The Eggtetts' Common Bond

Answer: Chicken

The Araucana chicken gets its name from the region of Chile from which it originates, and can also be called a Mapuche Fowl since the Mapuche people raise them. They are an unusual or unique variety of chicken in that their eggs are bluish-green in color, they can be born without a tail or tailbone, and they can also have tufts of feathers beside their ears. (Question and info by tiffanyram)

From Quiz My First Common Bond Quiz

Answer: Clue

The 1985 film "Clue" invites viewers to a 1954 dinner party in which six random strangers are given a pseudonym name by the butler. A seventh guest, "Mr. Boddy" arrives and is revealed to have been blackmailing others. Throughout the course of the movie a chain of events occur including the murder of Mr. Boddy, the cook, and a motorist. In the home media versions of the film, three endings (Ending A, B, and C) were shown as what motives and possibilities had really occurred.

From Quiz Another Common Bond Issue

Answer: Jesse James

Jesse James (not the outlaw) was married to Sandra Bullock from 2005 to 2010. He was host on the reality TV shows "Jesse James Is a Dead Man" on Spike TV and "Monster Garage" on the Discovery Channel. His greatest claim to fame might have been as the husband of Sandra Bullock, a role which ended when he was caught cheating.

From Quiz Nine Clues to Who?

Answer: Davy Jones

David "Davy" Jones was born in 1945 in Manchester. He appeared in British TV soap "Coronation Street" as Ena Sharples's grandson, and acted as the Artful Dodger in the original stage production of "Oliver!" in the West End and on Broadway. Davy Jones joined the Monkees in 1966, and sang some of their most popular songs, including "Daydream Believer". He died in 2012.

From Quiz Common Bond: Guess the Celebrity

Answer: Green Arrow

To say the character of Green Arrow is similar to Batman would be an understatement. Does this sound familiar? In real life Queen is the billionaire owner of Queen Industries, which is located in his hometown of Star City. He fights crime alongside his trusty sidekick Speedy, gets around town in an Arrowcar, is summoned by an Arrow-Signal, and has a clownish looking arch enemy named Bull's Eye. Despite the obvious similarities, Green Arrow has remained popular for more than 75 years, and is the subject of the popular CW Network series "Arrow", which began its fifth season in the fall of 2016.

From Quiz Link the Clues...

Answer: Virginia

Virginia was where the first British colony in North America was founded. It's the 35th biggest US state and eight presidents have been born there.

From Quiz Donna's Common Bond Quiz

Answer: Yogurt

Yogurt is made by fermenting milk with live-culture bacteria. The fermentation forms lactic acid, which gives yogurt its pudding-like texture. Many varieties of yogurt are a healthy alternative to fatty or sugary desserts.

From Quiz Pastime Common Bond

Answer: bicycle

Possibly the first bicycle, the dandy horse was first shown to the public in Mannheim, Germany in 1817 by Baron Karl von Drais. However, it had neither chain nor pedals, but was moved by pushing on the ground with the rider's feet. The earliest mechanical-driven bicycles were also known as velocipedes.

From Quiz Common Bond - Bible Character

Answer: Jacob

"A Christmas Carol" was first published in 1843. It tells the story of Scrooge who was a miserable man who hated everyone and especially hated Christmas. His old partner Jacob Marley comes to visit and tells him that that night (Christmas Eve) he will be visited by 3 spirits: The ghost of Christmas past, the ghost of Christmas present and the ghost of Christmas yet to come.

From Quiz Common Bond: Let's Play a Game

Answer: cards

There are traditionally 54 playing cards, although the two jokers are removed for most games, including blackjack and poker. Aces are either considered high or low, depending on the game. In blackjack, the ace is either 1 or 11; similarly in poker, the ace can form both part of a high or low straight. Deuces refer to the number two card. Go Fish and War are other games that involve cards.

From Quiz Hunting for the Holiday

Answer: Basket

"Basket Case" was ranked as one of the top ten singles of 1994 by "Rolling Stone" magazine readers. The music video was shot in an abandoned mental institution in California.

From Quiz What Letter Is Missing from these Nine Questions?

Answer: Lost

"Lost" is a popular sci-fi drama shot in Oahu, Hawaii. In "Lost", Matt Fox was cast to play Jack.

From Quiz Another Common Bond Quiz from Dave

Answer: Keystone

Until the keystone is placed, the arch will not bear its own weight and will collapse. The keystone is found at the apex.

From Quiz RockandRull's Common Bond

Answer: Jets

The song is from the album "Goodbye Yellow Brick Road". It was number one on the Billboard charts in the United States.

From Quiz Karlyn's Common Bond 1

Answer: Apple

Cox's Orange Pippins were first grown by Richard Cox in Colnbrook, England around 1825. Considered by many to be the best-flavoured of the dessert apples, the cox used to be the biggest selling variety in the U.K.

From Quiz Bigwoo Common Bond 2

Answer: Radar

Besides playing Corporal Radar O'Reilly, Burghoff played Charlie Brown on Broadway and frequently appeared on The Match Game during the 70s. He was the only actor in the movie asked to continue his role in the television version of MASH. In 1977 he won an Emmy Award for Best Supporting Character in a Comedy Series. A lover of music and art he has also won awards for his musical endeavors and enjoys displaying his wildlife paintings at art galleries throughout the United States.

From Quiz Gimmel's Common Bond #1

Answer: cowboy

Even though no longer a large professional group, the cult of the cowboy lives on. There are frequent rodeos held every year in the U.S., as well as numerous publications of cowboy lore. There are many museums filled with cowboy memorabilia which welcome thousands of guests annually.

From Quiz The ABCs of Common Bonds

Answer: A

Vitamin A was discovered around the same time by Elmer McCollum in Madison, WI and Lafayette Mendel and Thomas Osborne at Yale. All three are credited with the discovery.

From Quiz Sentineluk's First Common Bond Quiz

Answer: Enterprise

The town was founded in 1881 and was once a centre for growing cotton until in 1915 60% of the cotton was destroyed by the boll weevil. Farmers then turned to peanut growing and the area became one of the biggest producers of peanuts. In thanks the residents erected a monument to the boll weevil in 1919.

From Quiz Odd Man Out / Common Bond Quiz #3 Yippee!

Answer: Basket

Woven out of materials such as straw, bamboo, or strips of wood, baskets are usually porous.

From Quiz Ratzy's Common Bond 2

Answer: The Jeffersons

"The Jeffersons" starred Sherman Hensley as George Jefferson.

From Quiz BlackDiamond's Common Bond Quiz #1

Answer: Oak

This song was written by Russell Brown and Irwin Levine.

From Quiz Masfon's Second Common Bond Quiz

Answer: John O'Hara

John Henry O'Hara (1905-1970) was one of the most prolific American short story writers. Before the age of 30 he was already considered a best-selling author especially for "Appointment in Samarra" and "BUtterfield 8". The book "BUtterfield 8", based on the unsolved death of Starr Faithfull in Long Beach in 1931, was released in 1935. In 1960, it returned to the media when the film with the same name was released, directed by Daniel Mann and starring Elizabeth Taylor and Laurence Harvey.

From Quiz Masfon's First Common Bond Quiz

Answer: Nana

The novel "Nana" by the French writer Émile Zola (1840-1902), is part of a sequence of 20 novels from Zola's "Rougon-Macquart" (1871-1893). "Nana"'s publication in 1880 provoked great indignation in French society. "Nana" is also the name of a manga series written and illustrated by Ai Yazawa in the period 2000-2009, which had two film adaptations.

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