Classic Common Bond: Part II Trivia Quiz

Answer: Renault

The Renault "Duster" is a joint venture with their Romanian subsidiary Dacia.
Ford had a car models called the Durango. In North America at one time in the 1970s Dodge and Chrysler(Plymouth) did have a vehicle named "Duster". However, I have excluded this from the optional answers.

Answer: Sydney

Sydney, Australia is famous for its "coathanger" type bridge (Sydney Harbour Bridge) and the Sydney Opera House. Both are very close to each other on Sydney Harbour. Melbourne, Perth and Brisbane all have some wonderful bridges.

Answer: Peter

Peter is derived from the Greek "Petros". Robert comes from the Germanic name "Hrodebert" meaning "bright fame". Paul comes from the Roman family name of Paulas meaning "small". Richard means brave power, and comes from Germanic elements being "ric" meaning power, rule and "hard" meaning brave, hardy.

Answer: Lund

Lund University, in the city of Lund in southern Sweden, can trace its roots back to 1425 as the oldest education of learning in Sweden. However,it was not established as a university until 1666. Uppsala University was founded in 1477. The University of Gothenburg was established in 1954 and the University of Stockholm was established in 1960, although both were established learning centres before these times.

Answer: Vichy

Vichy is owned by L'Oréal and is part of their Active Cosmetics division. Thermal spa water is used in the products from the French town of Vichy. The company was founded in 1931. Versace is an Italian luxury fashion company. Vidal and Victoria's Secret and cosmetic companies but are not related to L'Oréal.

Answer: Czech

Czechoslovakia formed in 1918 and was dissolved into the Czech Republic and Slovakia; however, it is only the Czech nation that is known as a republic. Slovenian and Croatia were once part of Yugoslavia and gained independence in 1991.

Answer: La Marseillaise

"La Marseillaise" is the French national anthem. The song was written in 1792 after the declaration of war between France and Austria. It was a revolutionary song intended to mobilize all citizens to fight against tyranny and the invasion from a foreign power.

Although a marching song, it was adopted as the national anthem in 1795. "Les Misérables" is a French historical novel by Victor Hugo which has been adapted into a stage musical and movie. "Les Champs-Élysées" and "Amoureuse" are both French songs.

Answer: Dooley

"Tom Dooley" is an old North Carolina folk song. It is about the story of a woman who was allegedly murdered by Tom Dula (pronounced Dooley) in 1866. The song was written shortly after Dula was hanged. The song has been recorded by a number of artists but is best remembered from the Kingston Trio's version in 1958 when it reached number one on the US Billboard Hot 100 in November 1958. Tom Jones is a well known Welsh singer and Tom Thumb is a character of English folklore.

Answer: Sam

All of them were known by the Christian name Sam. Sam Snead (1912-2002) was an American professional golfer, Sam Elliott is a well known American actor. Sam Houston (1793-1863) was an American politician and soldier and Sam Donaldson is a former American reporter and news anchor serving ABC for nearly 46 years.

Answer: Casablanca

Question 1. The English actor Claude Raines played the role of Captain Louis (RENAULT).
Question 2. The role of Signor Ferrari was played by the English actor (SYDNEY) Greenstreet.
Question 3. The role of Signor Ugarte was played by the Austrian-Hungarian actor (PETER) Lorre.
Question 4. Swedish actress Ingrid Bergman played the role of Ilsa (LUND).
Question 5. The local police are under the command of a corrupt (VICHY) official, Captain Louis Renault.
Question 6. Ilsa Lund's husband, Victor Laszlo (Paul Henreid) is a well known fugitive (CZECH) Resistance leader.
Question 7. The patriot crowd in Rick's club start singing (LA MARSEILLAISE) to drown out the song being sung by German officers which was "Die Wacht am Rhein".
Question 8. Arthur (DOOLEY) Wilson played the role of Sam the piano player.
Question 9. The piano player (SAM) sings "As Time Goes By" at the request of Ilsa Lund.