Common Bond #2 Trivia Quiz

Answer: Congressional Gold Medal

Recipients include John Paul Jones, Maj. General Ulysses S. Grant, The Wright Bothers, George M.Cohan, Howard Hughes, Winston Churchill, Walt Disney, and Mother Theresa of Calcutta, just to name a few.

Answer: Vietnam War

After returning from active duty in 1969, John Kerry co-founded the Vietnam Veterans Against The War movement, and he spoke against the conflict in front of the US Senate Armed Services Committee.

Answer: Korea

The division of Korea was the result of its occupation by the Soviets after the end of World War II, with the country eventually being divided at the 38th parallel.

Answer: Bing

Bing is the commercial leader of sweet cherries. They are a large, round, extra-sweet cherry with purple-red flesh and a deep red skin that verges on black when fully ripe.
The Rainier, a sweet cherry with yellow or pinkish skin, is grown in limited quantities and is milder and sweeter than the Bing.
The Royal Ann is another light-skinned variety, and is often canned or made into maraschino cherries.
Sour cherries are smaller than sweet cherries and are a bright scarlet. They are the variety most often used for pie fillings.

Answer: Centenarian

According to 2004 Guinness Book of World Records, the oldest documented human ever was Jeanne-Louise Calment. She was born in France on February 21, 1875, and died at a nursing home in Arles, southern France on August 4, 1997, making her official age 122 years and 164 days.

Answer: Christmas

This delightful movie, directed by Frank Capra and starring Jimmy Stewart, was originally released into theatres AFTER Christmas, on January 1st, 1946.

Answer: World War II

The Battle of the Bulge began on December 16, 1944 and ended on January 25, 1945, also known to the Germans as the Ardennes Offensive. This was the last major offensive made by the Nazi Army, and from that point forward allied troops continually pushed the Nazi's back.

Answer: Boxing

Born January 10, 1949, George Foreman's boxing career record is 76 wins, 5 losses, 68 knockouts.

Answer: USO tours

The USO was formed in 1941 by a request from President Franklin D. Roosevelt, who determined it would be best if private organizations handled the on-leave recreation of the U.S. armed forces. Roosevelt's call to action led six civilian agencies to coordinate their civilian war efforts and resources to form a new organization - the USO (United Service Organizations).
In the 1960's, for the first time in its history, USO centers were located in combat zones. Many entertainers risked their lives, and some even lost them, to provide this important service to American troops.

Answer: Bob Hope

1) Bob Hope received the Congressional Gold Medal from John F. Kenedy on Sept 11, 1963. 2), 3) and 7) Bob Hope entertained troops on USO tours during WWII, Vietnam, The Korean War, and Desert Storm, as well as during peacetime. In 1997 Bob Hope was designated an honorary veteran for his humanitarian services to the United States Armed Forces by Congress.

He is the only individual in history to have earned this honor. 4) Bing Crosby and Bob Hope made a number of movies together, including 7 "Road" Pictures with Dorothy Lamour 5) Bob Hope died July 27th, 2003, at the age of 100. 6)The U.S.O. had a tradition of sending Bob Hope on tour to entertain members of the armed forces during the Christmas holiday season.

The first Christmas tour was in 1948 in Berlin, Germany. Nine of Bob Hope's Christmas tours included Vietnam. 8) As a young man, Hope tried his hand at boxing under the name Packy East.

He loved to joke about his failed boxing career, and once said "I ruined my hands in the ring ... the referee kept stepping on them.". 9)He did USO tours for more than 50 years, from 1942 to 1945, and from 1948 until 1983 without missing a year, and continued to make them in 1987 and 1990.