Common Bond Quiz 27

Answer: Joshua

According to the Bible, Joshua became leader of the Israelites following the death of Moses and led them in their conquest of Canaan. The book of Joshua describes how the waters of the River Jordan parted to allow him to lead the Israelites across the river.

At the city of Jericho, the Israelites carried the Ark of the Covenant for six days and on the seventh, when Joshua rallied them for battle, the city walls collapsed, allowing the Israelites to destroy the city and its inhabitants.

Answer: Hammer

1990 was quite the year for MC Hammer as he followed "U Can't Touch This" with two further big hits, "Have You Seen Her" and "Pray". Although he continued to have hits with varying degrees of success over the following five years, none matched his 1990 high point. In 1984, Hammer formed a gospel rap group called The Holy Ghost Boys and collaborated with fellow member Jon Gibson on his hit, "The Wall" (1988) which was the first ever rap hit on the Contemporary Christian music chart.

In 1997, he became an ordained minister and began a TV ministry called "M.C. Hammer and Friends" and officiated at the weddings of Corey Feldman and Susie Sprague in 2002 and Vince Neil and Lia Gerardini in 2005.

Answer: Clay

Claymation is the practice of recording single frames of a malleable substance, usually plasticine clay, then playing the frames back at high speed to simulate movement.
The art has been around since the early 20th century but became mainstream with the success of characters in kids TV shows such as Gumby in "Howdy Doody" (1955-56), who went on to have his own TV show in the 1980s.
Other claymation stars include Mio and Mao from the early 1970s, Morph who originally appeared in 1977 and Pingu in the 1990s. Wallace and Gromit followed their 1989 success of "A Grand Day Out" with movies such as "The Wrong Trouser" (1993) and "Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit" (2005).
Claymation has also been used in music videos. Most notably "Road To Nowhere" (1985) by Talking Heads and Peter Gabriel's "Sledgehammer" in 1986.

Answer: Clinton

Democrat, Bill Clinton swept incumbent George H.W. Bush aside as he won 370 electoral college votes and 43% of the popular vote in the 1992 presidential elections.
During his first term in office, he signed the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993, allowing employees to take unpaid leave for serious medical conditions and pregnancy and signed the Brady Bill which mandates federal background checks on people who purchase firearms. He also implemented the "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" directive which stops the military from inquiring about an individual's sexual orientation.
He also oversaw the Waco siege during which 24 children died and signed the Defence of Marriage Act, which defined marriage for federal purposes as the legal union of one man and one woman.
His second term will always be remembered for the Monica Lewinsky affair, when Clinton became just the second US president to be impeached.

Answer: Galaxy

Galaxy, first made in the 1960s, has used several successful advertising campaigns over the years, including "It gives you a share of country goodness" in the 1980s, "It not only tastes good, it does good" in the 2010s to promote their partnership with the Rainforest Alliance and "Undivide your attention. Choose pleasure" also in the 2010s.

Their best known tagline though is, "Why have cotton when you can have silk?" which has been used since 1987 and worked to great effect in their advertising campaign from 2013 onwards which featured a CGI Audrey Hepburn, along with "Moon River" (1961) playing in the background.

Answer: Nelson

Vice Admiral Horatio Nelson thwarted Napoleon's plan to take control of the English Channel and then invade England in 1805. The combined French and Spanish fleets set sail from Cadiz in southern Spain but Nelson's fleet was waiting for them at Cape Trafalgar. A fierce battle ensued, in which the organisational skills of Nelson and the better training of the British proved pivotal as they were heavily outnumbered.
In total the French and Spanish forces lost 22 of their 40 ships with over 4000 men killed and 2500 wounded. By contrast the British lost none of their 33 ships and suffered only 450 deaths with 1200 men wounded.
In honour of Nelson and his great victory, monuments have been erected in Glasgow, Scotland; Portsmouth, England; Dublin, Ireland; Bridgetown, Barbados; and Montreal, Canada.
The best known monument however is the 45 metre (148 feet) high, Nelson's Column in Trafalgar Square, London.

Answer: Warrington

Warrington Wolves are nicknamed "The Wire" in recognition of the wire drawing industry which was once prevalent in the town. The club won back to back Challenge Cup trophies in 2009 and 2010 when they beat Huddersfield Giants and Leeds Rhinos respectively.
In 2018 they reached the final again, where they played Catalan Giants of France, in a game which The Wire lost 20-14, making them the first team to lose a Challenge Cup final to non British opposition.

Answer: Trinidad

Trinidad and its sister island Tobago lie in the Caribbean sea approximately 11 kilometres (7 miles) off the coast of Venezuela. The islands gained full independence from UK in 1962 and have capitalised on the rich oil and natural gas reserves found there to build a thriving economy, that is not as dependant on tourism as many other Caribbean islands. Tourists who do visit however are in for a wildlife treat of rich diversity as the islands are home to species such as the Guyanan red howler monkey, ocelot and green anacondas.

They are also home to the largest leatherback turtle nesting site in the western hemisphere, which can see up to 6000 females laying about 500 eggs each during the season which lasts from April to August.

Answer: Tiger

Male tigers can grow up to almost 400 centimetres (13 feet) in length and weigh up to 300 kilogrammes (660 pounds), making them the biggest cats by some way.
Tigers once were found throughout Asia but since the early 20th century have lost almost 93% of their historical territories and have been eradicated completely in Western and Central Asia as well as from the islands of Java and Bali.
Tigers are classed as endangered with a 2015 estimate putting their numbers in the wild at less than 4000, the majority of which are found in India.

Answer: Boxing

WBA refers to World Boxing Association, WBC is World Boxing Council, WBO is the World Boxing Organistion while the International Boxing Federation is the IBF.

All the answers have been world champions in the sport of boxing. Anthony JOSHUA became the WBA (Super), IBF, WBO, and IBO heavyweight champion for the second time in 2019 when he defeated Andy Ruiz Jr in a rematch of the fight that saw him lose his titles, while Christina HAMMER not only has a great boxing name but was also WBO female middleweight champion between 2010 and 2019 and was the youngest boxer in history to win a WBO title when she beat Teresa Perozzi to take the belt. She also beat Zita Zatyko in 2013 to take the WBO female super-middleweight title and be champion in two different weight classes.
Cassius CLAY beat Sonny Liston in a shock result in 1964 to take the WBA, WBC, and The Ring heavyweight titles before changing his name to Muhammad Ali on his conversion to Islam, while Scottish boxer, Pat CLINTON was WBO flyweight champion between 1992 and 1993 after beating Isidro Pérez of Mexico.
Twin brothers, Khaokor and Khaosai GALAXY were both boxing champions, Khaokor in the bantamweight class, winning the WBA title in 1988 before losing it the same year but regaining it in 1989. Khaosai Galaxy who was nicknamed "The Thai Tyson", defeated Eusebio Espinal to win the WBA Super Flyweight Title in 1984 and defended the title 19 times over seven years, winning 16 of his title fights by knockout, hence the nickname.
Ghanaian, Azumah NELSON held the WBC featherweight title from 1984 to 1987 and in 1988 became a two weight champion when he beat Mario Martinez of Mexico to take the WBC super-featherweight title, which he defended ten times before losing to Jesse James Leija of USA in 1994. Leija lost the title to Gabriel Ruelas of Mexico, who Nelson then fought and beat to regain his title in 1995.
Josh WARRINGTON's dreams came true in 2018, when he won the IBF feather weight title in 2018 in his home town of Leeds in the stadium of his beloved Leeds United, Elland Road and Felix "Tito" TRINIDAD surely surpassed his wildest dreams when, during his career he won the IBF and WBC welterweight titles, the WBA and IBF light middleweight titles, and the WBA middleweight title, defeating boxers such as Pernell Whitaker, Oscar De La Hoya and Hector Camacho along the way.
Finally Dick TIGER became WBA middleweight champion in 1962, WBC middleweight champion in 1963 and WBA and WBC light heavyweight champion in 1966.