Common Bond Fun 3 Trivia Quiz

Answer: Harper's

When the magazine was first published, it was spelled "Harper's Bazar," and was a weekly magazine. In 1901, it became a monthly magazine. The spelling of the name was changed to "Harper's Bazaar" in 1929.

Answer: courtroom

These are all examples of courtroom dramas.

Tyrone Power starred in "Witness for the Prosecution," based on an Agatha Christie novel.

Henry Fonda starred in "12 Angry Men," which was directed by Sidney Lumet.

"The Verdict" starred Paul Newman, and was also directed by Sidney Lumet.

Answer: Finch

Of these three, only the finch can fly. Sparrows, cardinals, and canaries are examples of varieties of finches.

The quokka is a small marsupial, native to Rottnest Island in Australia.
The wombat is an Australian marsupial.

Answer: Calpurnia

Calpurnia tried to persuade Julius Caesar not to go to the Senate on the Ides of March, in the year 44 B.C., but he ignored her warnings and was assassinated.

Julius Caesar's three wives were Cornelia, Pompeia, and Calpurnia. Aurelia was his mother.

Answer: Dill

Dill is an easy herb to grow. Both the seeds and the leaves are edible.

Katherine Mansfield wrote a short story in 1917 entitled, "A Dill Pickle."

A ragtime song, "Dill Pickles," was written by Charles Johnson in 1907.

Answer: Boo

Lance Armstrong said, "A boo is a lot louder than a cheer. If you have ten people cheering and one person booing, all you hear is the booing."

Answer: Lee

Robert E. Lee graduated from West Point in 1829. He declined an offer from Abraham Lincoln to lead the Union army, as he felt that his loyalty lay with his home state of Virginia.

Answer: Scout

The Boy Scouts of America (BSA) was founded in 1910. There are three main divisions in the BSA -- Cub Scouting, Boy Scouting, and Venturing (previously called Exploring).

Answer: Gregory Peck

Gregory Peck played an American reporter and Audrey Hepburn played a European princess in the 1953 film, which was shot on location in Rome.

Cary Grant was offered the role and turned it down, thinking that he was too old for the part.

Answer: To Kill a Mockingbird

The Common Bond is "To Kill a Mockingbird."

(Q1 and Q7) The Pulitzer Prize winning novel was written by Harper Lee.
(Q2) The scenes in the courthouse are some of the most important in the book.
(Q3) Atticus Finch was the lawyer and the father of two of the main characters.
(Q4) Calpurnia was the family's maid, who guided the children with her wisdom and caring.
(Q5) Dill was the nickname of a boy who is a friend of Scout and her brother Jem. It is believed that the character of Dill was based on the author's childhood friend, Truman Capote.
(Q6) Boo Radley was a peaceful, harmless person about whom there were rumors.
(Q8) Scout is the nickname of the main character in the book, the daughter of Atticus Finch.
(Q9) Gregory Peck played Atticus Finch in the 1962 film.