Disney Common Bond Trivia Quiz

Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. The "Giant Crab Spider" of the Sparassidae family of Spiders is better known by a more common name. What is that name?

Answer: Huntsman Spider

There are more than a thousand Sparassidae (Huntsman) species around the world. They can normally be found in the warm temperate to tropical regions of the world. They get their name from their speed and mode of hunting.

2. "Victor Meldrew," from the British TV Comedy programme "One Foot in the Grave," would be best described as what?

Answer: Grumpy

Victor was always described as the UK's "grumpy old man." Victor Meldrew was played by Richard Wilson, later of "Merlin" fame. He was best known for his catchphrase, "I don't believe it."
"One Foot in the Grave" ran in the UK for six series and several seasonal specials over an 11-year period from early 1990 to late 2000.

3. Shaun Ryder was one of the original members of what English alternative rock band from Manchester?

Answer: Happy Mondays

The Happy Mondays first formed in 1980. There have been several incarnations of the group over the years. The original line-up was Shaun Ryder, Paul Ryder, Mark Day, Paul Davis and Gary Whelan. Mark "Bez" Berry joined the group on stage at a gig to dance and then joined the band after befriending Shaun Ryder. Rowetta Stachell joined the band in the early 90s as a backing vocalist.

4. You have just brushed past a stinging nettle and been stung. What leaf from the Rumex genus of plants could you use to ease the pain?

Answer: Dock

The Dock leaf, or Doc leaf as it is sometimes known, releases a form of alcohol which is an alkaline substance and this neutralises the formic acid in the nettle sting. Members of the Rummex family of plants are common perennial herbs and grow mainly in the northern hemisphere.

5. Which 1999 Tim Burton film starring Johnny Depp, Christina Ricci and Christopher Lee has a character called Ichabod Crane in it?

Answer: Sleepy Hollow

The short story "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow," published by Washington Irving in 1820, inspired the film. The film was released in 1999. Johnny Depp played the main character, Ichabod Crane .

6. What did 12-year-old Donna Griffiths begin doing on January 13, 1981, and continue doing until September 16, 1983--978 consecutive days later?

Answer: Sneezing

Donna, a girl from England, held the Guinness World Record for most consecutive sneezes. At first she sneezed about once a minute, but as time passed, the sneezes occurred about every five minutes. It is estimated that she sneezed a million times in the first 365 days. No world record would be worth enduring that!

7. I hate drawing attention to myself. From the list of words below, what word would best describe me?

Answer: Bashful

Bashful is defined as not wanting to draw attention to oneself, shy, awkward in the presence of others or self-conscious. It can also mean someone who is timid, shamefaced, coy or sheepish. One of Bashful's traits in the film was to continually blush.

8. The Crown and Britain with it will fall if what birds are lost or fly away from the Tower of London?

Answer: Raven

The legend of the ravens is said to go back to King Charles the Second; however historians now believe this to be a Victorian fantasy. To stop the ravens leaving the Tower their wings are clipped to keep the legend alive. They are all enlisted as soldiers of the Kingdom and all issued attestation cards like any normal soldier.

They can also be dismissed for unsatisfactory conduct and some in the past have been.

9. Britain's number one daily tabloid newspaper in terms of sales is "The Sun", but what newspaper is regularly second to "The Sun"?

Answer: The Daily Mirror

In January 2013 "The Daily Mirror" had a circulation of over one million copies a day. The newspaper was founded in 1903 by Alfred Harmsworth (later Lord Northcliffe) as a newspaper for women, run by women. At that time the newspaper cost just one penny.

10. What Disney film do the nine clues above suggest?

Answer: Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs

The Walt Disney film "Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs" (1937) included the dwarfs whose names are suggested throughout this quiz. Answers 2 to 7 are names of the some of the seven Dwarfs. Answer 1 refers to The Queen's Huntsman who was tasked initially to kill Snow White. Answer 8 refers to the raven, a minor character in the film. Question 9 refers to the Magic Mirror. The film was Disney's first full-length animated feature film, and in 2008 was voted the greatest American animated film of all time.

1. The Queen's Huntsman
2. Grumpy
3. Happy
4. Doc
5. Sleepy
6. Sneezy
7. Bashful
8. Raven
9. Mirror

Source: Author pmarney

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