An Alphabetical Common Bond Trivia Quiz

Answer: Anthrax

Anthrax is a infectious bacterial disease that affects both humans and animals, and can be potentially life-threatening. Fortunately, it is fairly easy to treat in humans.

The rock band Anthrax formed in 1981, and was one of the most popular thrash metal bands of the 1980s. They chose the name Anthrax because it sounded evil.

Answer: Badgers

Entitled "Badger Badger Badger", this funny little video is little more than a voice repeating the word "badger" with the occasional "mushroom" and "snake", and pictures to match. The video replays itself over and over, and the video will become out of sync with the audio if you let it run long enough.

Answer: Coconuts

A chamandi is a dish made with coconuts, chili peppers and coriander seeds.

Answer: Dingoes

In 1980, a nine-week-old girl near Ayers Rock was killed by a dingo. Her mother was charged with murder, and served four years in prison before the baby's jacket was discovered near a dingo lair. There have also been numerous dingo attacks on Fraser Island off the Queensland coast as well.

Answer: The Europeans

The Europeans were active from 1981 to 1985. During that time, they released three albums, including "Vocabulary" and "Recurring Dreams."

Answer: Five

This trick will work with any number. Here's why:

Let x = the number you start with.
Adding 8: x + 8.
Doubling: 2(x + 8) = 2x + 16.
Subtracting 6: 2x + 16 - 6 = 2x + 10.
Dividing by 2: (2x + 10)/2 = x + 5.
Subtracting x: x + 5 - x = 5.

So no matter what number you start with, you will always get 5 as a final result.

Answer: Ronald Graham

In 1977, Graham wrote a paper posing a very difficult math problem, and figured out the largest number that the solution could possibly be. This number, known as Graham's number, is so large that it must be built in stages to understand how enormous it is.

To get an idea of the magnitude of this beast, first recall that 3^3 means multiplying 3 3's together, or 3*3*3 = 27. Then 3^(3^3) = 3^27 = 3*3*3*...*3 (27 3's) = 7,625,597,484,987.

Imagine 3^(3^(3^...^3)), where there are over 7 trillion 3's. This is already a number bigger than our imagination can take, but we're just getting started.

Take that quantity, and stick that many 3's into a similar expression (i.e. 3^(3^(3^...^3)), where the number of 3's is the same as what we just found). Call this immeasurably large number G1.

Now do the same thing with G1 3's. Call this G2. Use G2 3's to get G3. Keep doing this to get G4, G5, and so on, up to G64, that's SIXTY-FOUR. This monster is Graham's number.

Answer: Heart attack

Bad cholesterol, known as low-density lipoprotein (LDL) will pile up in your arteries, blocking blood flow to your body. Heart attacks are the #1 cause of death worldwide.

Answer: idle

An "idol" is someone or something that is worshipped, and an "idyll" is a poem depicting a country theme. "Idal" is not an English word.

Answer: Joneses

This term originated with a comic strip from the early 20th century which ran for 28 years. It was written by Arthur R. Momand.

Answer: Keeper

There are about 20 different Keepers, depending on what version of Fluxx you have. Most of the time, winning the game requires owning a particular pair of Keepers, although which particular pair will change over the course the game.

Answer: Lucky

Lucky got his name when he almost died shortly after being born, but was saved at the last minute. Despite his name, several unfortunate things happen to him throughout the film.

Answer: Moose

Morris often gets mixed up, confusing the letter "B" for a bumblebee (which he's afraid of), a cat for a bed ("It has four legs, and it's nice and soft"), and fellow animals for other moose (meese?).

Answer: Ni

When most people first learn Japanese, they learn "ni" as the word for "two". However, when numbers are put to practical use, their names change depending on what is being counted. Examples: "futari" = two people, "futsuka" = two days, "futatsu" = two objects. Notice how none of those sound at all like "ni"?

Answer: Organ

Bach was a legendary organ player, but was not recognized as a composer until over 50 years after his death. Today, he is recognized as one of the best classical composers of all time.

An octobass is a very large string instrument, similar to the double bass.

Answer: PATSY

It stands for Photo-Atomic Trans-Somgobulating Yectofantriplutoniczanziptomizer (whatever that means). The invention looks like a copy machine, but instead of copying images onto paper, it brings them to life.

Answer: Rabbit

There are many variants of this superstition, the most common being that saying "rabbit rabbit" before getting out of bed on the first day of the month brings good luck for that whole month.

Answer: Swallowing

The epiglottis is normally pointed upward, but it levels out when you swallow. It blocks food from obstructing the windpipe.

Answer: Paula Terry

Paula worked with Konami until 2006. Her songs include "Love This Feelin'", "Memories" and "Broken My Heart."

Answer: United Kingdom

Located in Scotland, this mountain's highest point is 4409 feet above sea level. The summit displays a World War II memorial and the remains of a late 19th century meteorological observatory.

Answer: Vache

Vison = mink, vautour = vulture, vipere = viper.

Answer: Witches

During the infamous "Salem Witch Trials", if you were accused of witchcraft, you would be thrown into a pond to determine if you really were a witch. If you floated (swam) to the surface, you were indeed a witch, and were shortly executed. If you sank (drowned), you would be found innocent, but in order to prove it you had to die.

Playwright Arthur Miller dramatized these tragic events in his play, "The Crucible."

Answer: Yellowknife

Over the last century, the city of Yellowknife has shifted from a mining town to a government center, and then back to a mining area.

Answer: Zoot

Zoot is a member of a band called "Dr. Teeth and the Electric Mayhem." He is known for playing only single notes at a time, such as the final note of the Muppet Show theme song.

Other members of the band include the leader, Dr. Teeth, the lead guitarist, Janice, and, of course, the drummer, Animal.

Answer: Monty Python and the Holy Grail

An absolute must-see for comedy lovers.

A - Anthrax: The name of the castle that Sir Galahad stumbles into when he sees a Grail-shaped beacon.
B - Badger: This is only briefly mentioned. When Sir Bedevere's "Trojan Rabbit" plan backfires, he suggests they try again with a badger.
C - Coconuts: Throughout the movie, King Arthur and the knights bang coconut halves together to simulate horse riding.
D - Dingo: One of the women that Galahad meets in the castle Anthrax.
E - European: African or European swallow?
F - Five: King Arthur confuses the numbers 5 and 3 near the end of the film.
G - Graham: Graham Chapman played King Arthur.
H - Heart attack: When the Black Beast of Aaarrrggghhh was chasing the knights through the cave, the animator suffered a fatal heart attack, thus eliminating the monster.
I - Idle: Eric Idle played Sir Robin.
J - Jones: Terry Jones directed the film and played Sir Bedevere.
K - Keeper: For the keeper of the Bridge of Death.
L - Lucky: Prince Herbert's father wanted him to marry Princess Lucky.
M - Moose: In the opening credits, false Swedish subtitles mention the narrator's sister being bitten by a moose.
N - Ni: For the Knights Who Say "Ni".
O - Organ: The "Intermission" segment after the Bridge of Death scene features an organ solo.
P - Patsy: King Arthur's servant.
R - Rabbit: For the killer rabbit that guards the Cave of Caerbannog.
S - Swallow: In the beginning of the movie, King Arthur is forced into a conversation about swallows. He later uses his newly-gained knowledge to outsmart the Bridgekeeper.
T - Terry: Terry Gilliam and Terry Jones directed the film together.
U - United Kingdom: The setting of the movie.
V - Vache: "Fetchez la vache!"
W - Witches: One scene features a woman accused of, and eventually convicted of, being a witch, on very humorous grounds.
Y - Yellow: In the Bridge of Death scene, Sir Galahad is asked his favorite color. He at first answers blue, but switches to yellow -- and is consequently thrown off the bridge.
Z - Zoot: One of the women Galahad meets at the Castle Anthrax (Dingo's twin sister).