Common Bonding Trivia Quiz

Answer: Molly

"Ghost" was a 1990 film where Demi Moore played Molly Jensen opposite Patrick Swayze's Sam Wheat. When Sam is murdered, a reluctant psychic named Oda Mae Brown comes to help Molly communicate with Sam, and reveal who the real murderer is. Whoopi played Oda Mae with wit and whimsy; she won an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for her efforts.

Answer: Ted Hughes

Ted Hughes (1930-1998) was a poet and children's author. In 2008, "The Times" ranked Hughes fourth on their list of "The 50 greatest British writers since 1945". He was married to writer Sylvia Plath until her death in 1963. Hughes served as England's Poet Laureate from 1984 until his death.

As far as the other choices, they were all Poets Laureate: Motion served from 1999 to 2009; Day-Lewis (Daniel's dad) served from 1968 to 1972; Betjeman was poet laureate from 1972 to 1984.

Answer: Saturday

Actually, when Irene hit St. Croix on Saturday, August 20, 2011, she was still a strong tropical storm. The following day, while crossing over Puerto Rico, Irene strengthened into a Category 1 hurricane, later intensifying into a Category 3. At the time, Irene became the seventh costliest hurricane in United States history.

Answer: Jock

John Ross Ewing, Sr., patriarch of the South Fork Ranch, was played by actor Jim Davis (NOT the Garfield cartoonist) on "Dallas". The night-time soap opera ran from 1978 to 1991. Unfortunately, during season four, Jim (born Marlin Davis) was diagnosed with multiple myeloma. He continued acting as long as he could, but he finally succumbed to his illness in 1981.

Answer: Bender

Matt Groening's animated show "Futurama" is set in the year 3000. Philip Fry gets frozen on December 31, 1999, and thaws out on New Year's Eve 2999. Fry winds up working for a delivery service called Planet Express. His colleagues include: Leela, a one-eyed mutant, Amy Wong from Mars, a bureaucrat named Hermes, Professor Farnsworth, the owner, and Dr. Zoidberg - don't ask. To complete this unusual crew is a caustic, sarcastic, "bite my shiny metal ass" robot named Bender; actually, his full name is Bender Bending Rodriguez.

Answer: Ramon Antonio Gerardo Estevez

Actor Martin Sheen was born in Dayton, Ohio in 1940. The name on his birth certificate says Ramon Antonio Gerardo Estevez. Sheen has had a career which spans more than 50 years, starting in early TV on shows like "Route 66" and "Naked City". He moved on to the big screen in films like "The Subject Was Roses" (1968), "Badlands" (1973) and "Apocalypse Now" (1979).

Sheen moved back to TV to play President Bartlet on "The West Wing" (1999-2006).

Answer: Illinois

Illinois is in the Midwestern United States. It borders Indiana on the East and the Mississippi River on the West. It is known as the "Prairie State" because of its expansive farmlands and forests. Illinois became a state in 1818, and is the 25th largest state in terms of land area. Springfield is the capital, and Chicago as the largest city.

The state acts as a transportation hub and a center for traditional social, cultural and political values.

Answer: Brad Hall

Julia Louis-Dreyfus is a gifted actress known for her role as Elaine Benes on "Seinfeld". She has also been the star of "The New Adventures of Old Christine" and, more recently, "Veep". (Forget "Watching Ellie", everyone else did!) Julia met her future husband, Brad Hall, at Northwestern University, and they were also both on "Saturday Night Live".

They were married in 1987 and have two grown sons.

Answer: Basket Case

"Basket Case" was released by Green Day in 1994 on the album "Dookie". Green Day is a punk rock band which was founded in 1986 in East Bay California, with Billie Joe Armstrong on vocals, bassist Mike Dirnt and drummer Tre Cool. Among their Grammy Awards: Best Alternative Album for "Dookie", Best Rock Album for "American Idiot" and Record of the Year for "Boulevard of Broken Dreams".

They were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2015, their first year of eligibility.

Answer: The Breakfast Club

"The Breakfast Club" is a 1985 film about five high school students' detention.
Q1: (MOLLY) Ringwald plays "the princess", Claire Standish.
Q2: The film was written and directed by John (HUGHES).
Q3: The students served their detention on a (SATURDAY).
Q4: One of the students, Andrew Clark, was called the ("JOCK").
Q5: Judd Nelson plays "bad boy" John (BENDER).
Q6: Emilio (ESTEVEZ) played Andrew Clark.
Q7: The action takes place at Schermer High School in (ILLINOIS).
Q8: Anthony Michael (HALL) played Brian Johnson, the "brain".
Q9: ("BASKET CASE") was the epithet used for Allison Reynolds (Ally Sheedy).