Comedy Common Bond Trivia Quiz

Answer: Tony

The Tony Awards are presented by the American Theatre Wing and The Broadway League. The award is named after a co-founder of the ATW Antoinette "Tony" Perry.

The Emmy Awards are presented for excellence in various sectors of the American television industry. The Grammy Awards are presented for outstanding achievements mainly in the English-language music industry and are awarded by The Recording Academy. The Logie Awards are presented as an annual celebration of achievement in Australian television (similar to the Emmy awards in the USA). The award in Australia is named after the inventor of television John Logie Baird.

Answer: O'Brien

Parry O'Brien (1932-2007) was an American athlete who not only won the two gold medals but also won silver in 1960 and in his last Olympics in 1964 he came fourth.

Al Oerter (1936-2007) was an American athlete who won the gold medal in the discus event at four consecutive Olympics (1956, 1960, 1964 and 1968). Ralph Rose (1885-1913) was an American athlete who won the shot put gold medal at the 1904 and 1908 Olympics. Randy Barnes, born in West Virginia, USA won the silver medal in the shot put at the 1988 Olympics and gold in 1966 in Atlanta.

Answer: Jerry

The celebrities are Jerry Hall (an American model and actress), Jerry Springer (an American television presenter), Jerry Rice (a former American footballer and a member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame) and Jerry Brown (an American politician, lawyer and the 39th Governor of California).

Answer: Caliente

In Spanish hot is caliente. "Frio" means cold, "helado" means frozen, and "fresco" means cool or chilly.

Answer: Sugar, Sugar

"Sugar, Sugar" was recorded by The Archies which were a fictional bubblegum pop band in the television cartoon series "The Archie Show".

Jimmy Gilmer and the Fireballs reached number one on the US Billboard Hot 100 for five weeks in October/November 1963 with "Sugar Shack". "Sugar and Spice" was a song originally released by the English group The Searchers in 1963. The song was also released in 1966 by the American garage rock band The Cryan' Shames. "Brown Sugar" by The Rolling Stones reached number one on the US Billboard Hot 100 in May 1971.

Answer: 1929

Following the London Stock Exchange crash in September 1929 the Wall Street crash started on Thursday (Black Thursday) October 24, 1929 and finally happened on Tuesday (Black Tuesday) October 29, 1929.

Answer: Jazz

The Utah Jazz were originally founded as the New Orleans Jazz from 1974-1979 until relocating to Salt Lake City.

The Miami Heat were founded in 1988. The San Antonio Spurs began in 1973. However, prior to that they were the Dallas Chaparrals and the Texas Chaparrals both in the ABA. The Phoenix Suns were founded in 1968.

Answer: Colombo

Colombo has a natural harbour and has been known to Asian traders for over 2,000 years.

Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte is the legislative capital of Sri Lanka but is within the urban area of Colombo. Dhaka is the capital city of Bangladesh. Galle is a major city in Sri Lanka about 120 kms from Colombo.

Answer: Monroe

James Monroe (1758-1831) was the U.S. President from 1817-1825.

James Madison (1751-1836) was the fourth U.S. President from 1809-1817. Thomas Jefferson (1743-1826) was the third U.S. President from 1801-1809. Andrew Jackson (1767-1845) was the seventh U.S. President from 1829-1837.

Answer: Some Like It Hot

Question 1. (TONY) Curtis starred as Joe/Josephine, a saxaphone player.
Question 2. Pat (O'BRIEN) played the role of Detective Mulligan.
Question 3. (JERRY)/Gerald/Daphne, the double bass player, was played by Jack Lemmon.
Question 4. The name of the movie is "Some Like It (HOT)".
Question 5. Marilyn Monroe played the role of (SUGAR) "Kane" Kowalczyk , a singer and ukulele player.
Question 6. Although this comedy was made in 1959, it was set in February (1929) in Chicago.
Question 7. Both Joe (Tony Curtis) and Jerry (Jack Lemmon) were (JAZZ) musicians.
Question 8. Both Joe and Jerry were working in a speakeasy (disguised as a funeral home) and owned by a mobster named "Spats (COLOMBO) played by George Raft.
Question 9. The role of Sugar "Kane" Kowalczyk was played by Marilyn (MONROE).