Tough General Trivia: Common Bond 2 | 10 Questions

Answer: Zoot suit

Some info on the zoot suit from Stuart Cosgrove's article entitled "The Zoot-Suit and Style Warfare": "By the late 1930s, the term "zoot" was in common circulation within urban jazz culture. Zoot meant something worn or performed in an extravagant style, and since many young blacks wore suits with outrageously padded shoulders and trousers that were fiercely tapered at the ankles, the term zoot-suit passed into everyday usage."

Answer: Charles Arthur "Pretty Boy" Floyd

In 1934, Floyd was found by Federal and local law enforcement officers at his Ohio hideout and was shot and killed while he was resisting arrest.

Answer: robin

The robin is the official state bird of Connecticut, Michigan, and Wisconsin.

Answer: Scooters

These are all Italian scooter brands. Scooters are very popular in Europe. There is even an Italian magazine, called "Scooter Magazine," solely devoted to them.

Answer: Rolf

Georg is Liesl's father, Captain Von Trapp. Friedrich and Kurt are her brothers.

Answer: The Waldorf-Astoria

The Waldorf-Astoria is renowned for its Art Deco style and has been designated as an Historic Hotel of America by the National Trust for Historic Preservation. Porter left his Steinway baby grand piano to the hotel after his death, and it is still in use there.

Answer: Robert Bunsen

Previous lab heating sources had many problems with flickering flames and excessive smoke. Bunsen came up with the idea of mixing gas with air prior to, instead of at the point of, combustion, which resulted in a steadier flame with a higher and more consistent level of heat. Peter Desaga was a mechanic at the University of Heidelberg who built the burner from Bunsen's specifications. Carl Desaga was Peter's son.

When demand for the burners increased, Carl started a factory for production of the burners.

Answer: Teeth

Palmer's Notation divides the mouth into four quadrants. Each tooth in the quadrant is given a name and when you combine the name of the tooth with the quadrant you have that tooth's specific Palmer's Notation.

Answer: Janice Voss

Janice Voss first worked with NASA as a co-op at Johnson Space Center during her college years. She became an astronaut in July 1991 and her first space flight was in June and July 1993. As of March 2002, she had participated in five space flights for a total of more than 49 days in space. The other three choices are also all astronauts in the NASA program.

Answer: Muppets

The Muppets are the common bond! Several of the answers to this quiz lead to members of the band Dr. Teeth and the Electric Mayhem, which featured Dr. Teeth (8), Sgt. Floyd (2) Pepper, Janice (9), Zoot (1), Rowlf (5), Animal, and Clifford. Robin (3) is Kermit's nephew, and Scooter (4) was the stage manager for "The Muppet Show." Dr. Bunsen (7) Honeydew and his assistant Beaker (my favorite Muppet) caused much scientific pandemonium on the show. Statler and Waldorf (6) were the grumpy old men up in the balcony, heckling the performers, during "The Muppet Show." They were both named for famous New York hotels and Waldorf's wife's name was Astoria. Statler and Waldorf were said to be modeled after Siskel and Ebert. I love the Muppets and hope you enjoyed my common bond quiz on them!