Common Bond #4 Quiz | Common Bond 10 Questions

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1. Leif Eriksson, a Viking explorer, is thought to have first arrived at North America in the year 1000 A.D. In which Canadian province is the only authenticated Viking site in North America located?

Answer: Newfoundland

L'Anse aux Meadows located at the northern tip of the Newfoundland province has been designated as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The site was rediscovered in 1960 by Helge Ingstad and his wife Anne Stine.

2. "Sesame Street" is one of the longest running television shows in the United States of America and has also been broadcast in a number of other countries. One of the main characters is Oscar the Grouch who lives in a garbage can. Which of the following is one of Oscar's pet elephants?

Answer: Fluffy

The other pet elephants are named Sophie, Blitzen, and Schopenhauer while Slimey is his pet worm. Fittingly, Oscar's signature song is "I Love Trash".

3. Which famous musician's works are catalogued in four different ways namely by opus number, by 'Werke ohne Opuszahl' (works without opus number) number, by AnH number and by Hess number?

Answer: Ludwig van Beethoven

The opus numbers were assigned by the publishers and follow the order in which the works were first published. The 'Werke ohne Opuszahl' numbers were assigned by Georg Kinsky and Hans Halm in a 1955 catalogue. The AnH numbers were also listed in the same catalogue in the appendix as compositions which were not yet authenticated to be composed by Beethoven.

The Hess numbers were assigned by Willy Hess in a separate publication.

4. Which of the following is the Egyptian counterpart of Pluto, Hades and Yama?

Answer: Anubis

Anubis is the Egyptian God associated with mummification and the afterlife. He guides the dead on their journey to the underworld and places the heart of the dead on the Scales of Justice during the Judging of the Heart.
Pluto, Hades and Yama are the Gods of the afterlife in Roman, Greek and Hindu mythology respectively.

5. The Pyramids of Guimar consist of six rectangular pyramid-shaped, terraced structures. Where are these pyramids found?

Answer: Canary Islands

The pyramids are located on the island of Tenerife, the largest of the seven Canary Islands and share remarkable similarities with those built by the Aztecs and Maya in Mexico. They are hypothesized to be a link between Central America and Egypt.

6. In Greek mythology, the Spartoi are a race of mythical people and are considered to be the children of Ares, the God of warfare. They feature in Jason's quest for the Golden Fleece and the legend of Prince Cadmus. From what part of a dragon's anatomy were the Spartoi created?

Answer: Teeth

According to the legends, once the dragon's teeth were sown they would grow into fully armed warriors known as the Spartoi. Cadmus killed a dragon which was sacred to Ares and then sowed half of its teeth on Athena's advice. Five of the Spartoi ultimately helped Cadmus to found the city of Thebes.

7. To which currency did the Argentine Currency Board peg the Argentine peso in 1991 to combat hyperinflation?

Answer: U.S. dollar

The Argentine peso was pegged to the U.S. dollar from 1991 to 2002 to combat hyperinflation. However due to flaws in its implementation and events like the Mexican crisis, the peg was abandoned in 2002.

8. This cartoon character is the mascot for the soft drink 7 Up.

Answer: Fido Dido

Fido Dido was created by Joanna Ferrone and Sue Rose in 1985. He has been used in advertising campaigns in the UK, USA, India, Australia and a number of other countries.
Juan Valdez is the mascot for National Federation of Coffee Growers of Colombia since 1959 while the other two are Olympic mascots.

9. The Winter Hexagon is a pattern of stars appearing mostly in the northern hemisphere. Which of the following stars forms one of its six vertices?

Answer: Sirius

The other five vertices are formed by Rigel, Aldebaran, Capella, Pollux and Procyon. The Winter Triangle is formed by Sirius, Procyon and Betelgeuse.

10. What is the common bond that links the previous nine answers?

Answer: Dog

1) Newfoundland is a large breed of dog.
2) Fluffy is the name of Hagrid's three headed dog who guards the Philosopher's Stone in the "Harry Potter" series by J. K. Rowling.
3) Beethoven is the name of a Saint Bernard dog in the movie of the same name. The film had four sequels and also spawned an animated TV series.
4) Anubis is typically depicted as a human with the head of a dog or a jackal.
5) The Canary Islands were named "Islas Canaria" by the Romans which translates to the Island of the Dogs.
6) Teeth are classified as incisors, canines, and molars. Human beings have four canine teeth - two maxillary canines and two mandible canines.
7) Dollar is the name of the Rich family dog in the "Richie Rich" comics.
8) Fido was the name of a dog belonging to Abraham Lincoln.
9) Sirius is also known as 'Dog Star' and is found in the Canis Major constellation.

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Common Bond #4 Trivia Quiz

Answer the first nine questions on topics ranging from Egyptian mythology to muppets and try to figure out the living thing which links all of them.

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