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Common Bond Quiz 3

A Common Bond quiz to make your head pound. This quiz will probably be easier for those in the UK.

A multiple-choice quiz by 480154st. Estimated time: 2 mins.

Author
480154st

Time
2 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
390,554

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
8 / 10

Plays
662

Awards
Top 35% Quiz

Question 1 of 10

1. Which Pamela married Billy Connolly in 1989? Hint

Anderson

Stephenson

Des Barres

Ayres

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Question 2 of 10

2. Which Juice teamed up with a Rabbitt to have the Country hit "Both To Each Other" in 1986? Hint

Newton

Jay

Lemon

Jones

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Question 3 of 10

3. How is fillet steak, coated with pate de foie gras and wrapped in puff pastry better known? Hint

Beef Bourguignon

Pork Pie

Beef Wellington

Beef Stroganoff

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Question 4 of 10

4. According to the song often associated with Vera Lynn, what sang in Berkeley Square? Hint

Wren

Nightingale

Penguin

Song Thrush

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Question 5 of 10

5. A member of the Womens Royal Naval Service is commonly known as what? Hint

Wren

Soldier Girl

Nightingale

Wraith

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Question 6 of 10

6. Who is the head of state in Canada? Hint

The Captain of the Hockey Team

The Canadian Prime Minister

The British Monarch

The French President

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Question 7 of 10

7. Which Stephen was for 13 years the host of TV quiz show "QI"? Hint

Tyler

Fry

Laurie

Wonder

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Question 8 of 10

8. What is the capital city of the Northern Territory of Australia? Hint

Canberra

Perth

Sydney

Darwin

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Question 9 of 10

9. Which insurance company uses a nodding bulldog, voiced by Bob Mortimer of Reeves & Mortimer fame, in its advertising? Hint

Churchill

Scottish Widows

Zurich

Allstate

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Question 10 of 10

10. What is the common bond? Hint

A mushroom is named after them

Depicted on bank notes

Portraits painted by J.M.W. Turner

Ferrari owners

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Which Pamela married Billy Connolly in 1989?

Answer: Stephenson

Now a clinical psychologist, Pamela Stephenson first found fame on TV sketch show "Not The Nine O'Clock News" alongside Griff Rhys-Jones, Mel Smith and Rowan Atkinson.

2. Which Juice teamed up with a Rabbitt to have the Country hit "Both To Each Other" in 1986?

Answer: Newton

"Both To Each Other" was by Juice Newton and Eddie Rabbitt. Juice's real first name is Judy.

3. How is fillet steak, coated with pate de foie gras and wrapped in puff pastry better known?

Answer: Beef Wellington

Arthur Wellesley was the Duke of Wellington, after whom the capital of New Zealand is named.

4. According to the song often associated with Vera Lynn, what sang in Berkeley Square?

Answer: Nightingale

Ex Mott The Hoople vocalist Ian Hunter does a great version of this song at his concerts.

5. A member of the Womens Royal Naval Service is commonly known as what?

Answer: Wren

The WRNS was a separate branch of the Royal Navy until 1993.

6. Who is the head of state in Canada?

Answer: The British Monarch

The reigning British monarch is head of commonwealth countries including Australia, Jamaica and Papua New Guinea as well as Canada.

7. Which Stephen was for 13 years the host of TV quiz show "QI"?

Answer: Fry

Fry handed over the reins to Sandi Toksvig in 2016. Steven Tyler is vocalist for Aerosmith, Laurie is Hugh Laurie, Fry's long time comedy partner and Stevie Wonder is of course the multi Grammy winning musical superstar.

8. What is the capital city of the Northern Territory of Australia?

Answer: Darwin

Canberra is capital of the country, Sydney is capital of New South Wales and capital of Western Australia is Perth.

9. Which insurance company uses a nodding bulldog, voiced by Bob Mortimer of Reeves & Mortimer fame, in its advertising?

Answer: Churchill

Mortimer has also done voice overs in TV advertisements for Cadbury's Boost, Mini Cheddars and Kit-e-Kat cat food.

10. What is the common bond?

Answer: Depicted on bank notes

All have appeared on UK bank notes.
George Stephenson �5
Isaac Newton �1
Duke of Wellington �5
Florence Nightingale �10
Christopher Wren �50
Queen Elizabeth II all denominations
Elizabeth Fry �5
Charles Darwin �10
Winston Churchill �5
A slight clue was in the intro (make your head POUND)

Source: Author 480154st

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