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1. Who won the singles tennis championship in Roland Garros (Paris) in 1989? It was his only grand slam victory in the singles category.

From Quiz JanIq's Fifth Common Bond Quiz

Answer: Michael Chang

Michael Chang was born in the USA in 1972. His professional career in tennis started in 1987 and stretched until 2003. In 1989 he competed in Paris at the French Open, at the tender age of 17. After three easy victories (one over Pete Sampras), Chang faced in the fourth round the Czech Ivan Lendl, a terrific serve and volley player. In his most memorable match, Chang defeated Lendl in five sets, although experiencing muscle cramps from the third set onwards. A week later, Chang defeated the Swedish Stefan Edberg also in five sets and won the Grand Slam tournament. All in all, Chang played four Grand Slam finals, but won only his first final. At that time, he was the youngest player ever to win a Grand Slam tournament. Chang also was instrumental in securing the Davis Cup victory for the USA in 1990. Lendl (born 1960) won the Australian Open twice, the French Open thrice and the US Open thrice. Becker (born 1967) won the Australian Open twice, Wimbledon thrice and the US Open once. Edberg (born 1966) won the Australian Open twice, Wimbledon twice and the US Open twice.

From Quiz Can You Guess the Common Bond? #3

Answer: 64

Gadolinium is a lanthanide element with atomic number 64. A silvery metal, it has use in the field of magnetic resonance imaging, where it is used to help produce clearer images. Discovered in 1779, the Black Eye Galaxy has the Messier number 64 and is found in the Coma Berenices constellation, around 24 million light years away from Earth. A chessboard typically has 64 squares, arranged in an 8x8 grid and alternately coloured black and white. Players arrange their sixteen pieces on the two rows closest to them, with the queen sitting on the square bearing her colour.

From Quiz Another Common Bond by JanIQ

Answer: The Spy

John Le Carré (pen name of David John Moore Cornwell) published "The Spy Who Came in From the Cold" in 1963 and won the Edgar Award for best novel with it. The story is about a British spy who pretends to defect to East Germany, and there spreads the rumour that the chief of the East German Stasi is in fact a British double-agent. Father Brown is an amateur sleuth created by G.K. Chesterton. He appeared only in some short stories, not in a full novel. Samuel Colt invented the six-shooter named after him. Adam Opel founded a factory in Germany in 1862. Initially his firm produced sewing machines, but after Adam's death his sons changed to automobile manufacturing.

From Quiz Dizart's 5th Common Bond

Answer: Amsterdam

Among the famous paintings that you can see at the Rijksmuseum are "The Milkmaid" by Vermeer, "The Night Watch" by Rembrandt and "The Feast of Saint Nicholas" by Jan Steen.

From Quiz Zorba's Common Bond # 6

Answer: Richard, Duke of York

Richard Plantagenet, the third Duke of York, was the great-grandson of King Edward III. The then ruling king, Henry VI, frequently had bouts of insanity. When he was thus incapacitated, the Duke, better known as Richard of York, took over the reins of the country as the Lord Protector. Richard died in battle a few weeks after he was promised that he would inherit the throne after Henry VI's death.

From Quiz Animals I've Heard Of

Answer: Paolo Uccello

Only one of these painters was active in the given decade. It was Paolo Uccello (1397-1475) who left us the aforesaid triptych, which shows us the chaos reigning a battlefield. Uccello was born in Siena and built a career in Florence. He completed several frescoes in the Green Cloister of the Santa Maria Novella, as well as the equestrian portrait of Sir John Hawkwood that still decorates the Duomo. The "Battle of San Romano" is divided over three different museums: the National Gallery in London ("Niccolo da Tolentino Leads the Florentine Troops"), the Uffizi in Florence ("Bernardino della Ciarda Thrown Off His Horse") and the Louvre in Paris ("Micheletto da Cotignola Engages in Battle"). Ugolino di Nerio was an earlier Italian Renaissance painter. He started his career in Siena in 1317 and died there in 1349. The bulk of his production are biblical tableaus. Kitagawa Utamaro (1753-1806) was a Japanese woodblock printer who left us mostly images from the leisure sector. Maurice Utrillo (1883-1953) was a French painter, specialising in city landscapes.

From Quiz Come Crack the Case of the Common Bond

Answer: Santa Barbara, California

In case you ever wondered how it got its name, Motel 6 originally only charged $6 per night for a room, and even though the room fees have obviously increased over the years, they are still one of the lowest priced motel chains around. Not only is that a good reason to stay at one the next time you are traveling, but if you are traveling with a pet, you'll be happy to know that Motel 6 is typically pet friendly.

From Quiz Dizart's 4th Common Bond

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.

From Quiz Vera's Common Bond #3

Answer: Prince Valiant

Hal Foster created "Prince Valiant in the Days of King Arthur" in 1937. It is a long-form comic which tells the adventures of a Danish prince who is a contemporary of King Arthur and his knights. Distributed by King Features Syndicate, the strip is seen in about 300 U.S. newspapers. While taking place in the 400s, the author took some creative liberties, such as using weapons that did not exist then.

From Quiz JanIQ's Third Common Bond Quiz

Answer: Jack Lang

Melina Mercouri (1920-1994) was a Greek actress, singer and politician. She was Minister for Culture from 1981 until 1989 and again from 1993 until her death. One of her achievements was the creation of the title of "European Capital of Culture": every year, one or more cities in Europe are honoured with this title for their sponsoring of cultural activities. Charles Aznavour (born 1924) is French singer-songwriter. He never took up a post as Minister. Daniel Cohn-Bendit (born 1945) is a politician whose career is divided over France and Germany. He held the office of deputy mayor of Frankfurt (Germany) and president of the Green Party in France. Jack Lang was born in 1939. He was the French Minister of Culture from 1981 until 1986 and again from 1988 until 1992. He also led the Education Ministry from 2000 until 2002.

From Quiz Vera's Common Bond #2

Answer: Babe

Babe Ruth played for the New York Yankees between 1920-1934. The Yankees won seven pennants and World Series during his tenure. He is considered to be one of baseball's greats and was among the first inductees to the Baseball Hall of Fame. Ruth's total home run record of 714 wasn't broken until 1974, by Hank Aaron.

From Quiz Vera's Common Bond

Answer: Kite

Kites seem to get a bad rap. Kites and many other birds of prey are considered an abomination and not to be eaten according to Leviticus in the Bible. They are mentioned in Shakespeare's plays as well: "Ravens, crows and kites Fly o'er our heads and downward look on us, As we were sickly prey: their shadows seem A canopy most fatal, under which Our army lies, ready to give up the ghost." --Julius Caesar

From Quiz Can You Guess the Common Bond?

Answer: wallaby

The Australian Rugby Team is indeed known as the Wallabies. The origin of this name dates back to the early 1900s. According to the official Rugby Australia website, the team got their nickname when the New Zealand team got theirs (the All Blacks, because of their black clothing), and it was suggested that the Aussies be named after an animal. The idea of the Rabbits was tossed around, but it was given the flick, as the team did not want to be named after an imported pest. They eventually settled on the Wallabies, a native animal, resembling a small kangaroo.

From Quiz Can You Guess the Common Bond? #2

Answer: hourglass

Hourglasses date back to the third century and can be used for a variety of tasks--from measuring how long it takes to boil an egg to being used in television opening lines (which stick in our heads). Yes, you know the one I'm talking about.

From Quiz Dizart's Third Common Bond Quiz

Answer: George Harrison

Born on the 25th February, 1943, George Harrison was a guitarist with The Beatles from their early days as The Quarrymen, until their split in 1970. He went on to enjoy a successful solo career until his death from cancer in 2001.

From Quiz Common Bond #4

Answer: Newfoundland

L'Anse aux Meadows located at the northern tip of the Newfoundland province has been designated as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The site was rediscovered in 1960 by Helge Ingstad and his wife Anne Stine.

From Quiz More Common Bonds of Entertainment

Answer: Elliot Ness

Elliot Ness and his team of "untouchables" were greatly instrumental in the 1931 conviction of Al Capone on tax evasion charges. Al Capone was sentenced to eleven years in prison for five counts of tax evasion. Capone began serving his sentence in 1932 in Atlanta then was transferred to Alcatraz to serve the remainder of his sentence.

From Quiz Common Bond - Entertainment

Answer: Bruce Springsteen

Bruce Springsteen has given us a multitude of hits over the years. Interesting tidbit...Bruce appeared on the covers of both "Time" magazine and "Newsweek" simultaneously on 10/27/75, up until then only world leaders had accomplished that.

From Quiz Common Bond #3

Answer: Runner

The runner may be a team member who had got out earlier. He must wear and carry the same cricket gear as the batsman.

From Quiz Common Bonds 4

Answer: 1976

Women's events were included for the first time in basketball, rowing and team handball. Sugar Ray Leonard also won gold in the boxing event. The Soviet Union also won the most medals in 1976, a total of 125.

From Quiz Common Bonds 3

Answer: 1965

John William Carson was born in Corning, Iowa on October 10, 1925. He was raised in Norfolk, Nebraska. His other published book, written in 1967 is called "Unhappiness Is...A Blind Date".

From Quiz Dizart's Second Common Bond

Answer: Portsmouth

Portsmouth FC were champions of England in 1949 and 1950, and were promoted to the Premiership League in 2003.

From Quiz Zorba's Common Bond #2

Answer: England

England reached the finals in 1979, 1987 and 1992 but lost all three times.

From Quiz Dizart's First Common Bond

Answer: Pluto

Pluto was discovered by Clyde Tombaugh in 1930.

From Quiz Zorba's Common Bond #1

Answer: India

According to the Gemological Institute of America, up until the 1730's, India was the only source for diamonds in the world. At present, there are famous diamond mines in the Kimberly region of Western Australia and in South Africa.

From Quiz Lagunathemoron's Fifth Common bond

Answer: 1975

The computer is now the most used equipment in modern offices. The Altair MITS 8800 did not have a keyboard, but had a serial port. The computer was named after a destination in an episode of "Star Trek" the designer was watching.

From Quiz Lagunathemoron's Fourth Common Bond

Answer: knuckle

Knuckles are the strongest part of the hand, thus a direct punch is enough to hurt somebody. Many cartoon characters use the question "Hey, do you want a knuckle sandwich?" as a threat to other characters.

From Quiz Common Bond #2

Answer: 1965

He was born in Omaha, Nebraska, the son of a baptist minister, and was a firm believer in standing up for the "black man's" rights; he converted to Islam during a prison sentence. He was assassinated by one of his own followers.

From Quiz CheshireAlice's Common Bonds Quiz #1

Answer: London

Henry VIII used the "Bloody Tower" (one of the several towers in the Tower of London) as a holding cell for Anne Boleyn and Kathryn Howard before they were beheaded.

From Quiz Lagunathemoron's Third Common Bond

Answer: London

London is the capital of England. The Queen lives there and it is home to Big Ben.

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