Dizart's 6th Common Bond Trivia Quiz

Answer: Maurice

Maurice, Robin and Barry founded the Bee Gees in 1958. Youngest brother Andy had a short solo career, but was never part of the band. Maurice died from complications of a twisted intestine in Miami in January, 2003.

Answer: Jimmy Carter

Jimmy Carter, the son of a peanut farmer, served in the US Navy between 1943 and 1961. A Democrat, he served in the Georgia State Senate between 1963 and 1967, and became Governor of that state in 1971. In November, 1976, he defeated incumbent Gerald Ford to become the 39th President of the USA. Ronald Reagan defeated him in the presidential election four years later.

Answer: Battle of Britain

The Battle of Britain, fought between the RAF and the Luftwaffe in the summer of 1940, was pivotal in preventing Hitler invading Britain. The "few" referred to by Churchill were the pilots of RAF Fighter Command, who, despite being heavily outnumbered by their German counterparts, successfully defended the airfields of southern England, permanently postponing Operation Sealion, which would have seen the Nazis launching a seaborne invasion of the UK.

Answer: Rita Coolidge

Rita Coolidge, from Tennessee, had a long singing career, both as a solo artist, and in partnership with her then husband Kris Kristofferson. "All Time High" is one of the few Bond themes that doesn't share its name with the film's title.

Answer: Italian

Tomba, from Bologna, was a slalom and giant slalom specialist. Active between 1984 and 1998, he won Olympic gold in the slalom at Calgary '88, and in the giant slalom at both Calgary '88 and Albertville '92.

Answer: Arnold Palmer

Arnold Palmer was born in Pennsylvania in 1929, and attended Wake Forest on a golf scholarship. After serving in the US Coast Guard, he turned pro in 1954. He won seven majors during his career - the only one he missed out on was the PGA Championship. Arnold sadly passed away in 2016.

Answer: Zulu

Zulu replaced zebra as the code word for Z in the 1950s. The Zulu people live mainly in KwaZulu-Natal province of South Africa.

Answer: Hannah

Hannah was the wife of Elkanah and thought to be barren. She finally conceived after being blessed by the High Priest, Eli, and gave birth to Samuel. Samuel would grow up to be a prophet, and anointed Saul and David, the first two kings of Israel.

Answer: Cockney

A cockney is traditionally someone who is born within the sound of the bells of St Mary-le-Bow church in London, but is generally used to describe anyone from that city, as well as the accent they speak with. A Scouse accent can be heard in Liverpool, a Geordie one in Newcastle and a Mackem one in Sunderland.

Answer: Michael Caine

Michael Caine was born in London in 1933 with the real name MAURICE Mickelwhite. He is famous for his COCKNEY accent which has been much mimicked over the years. One of his most famous roles is that of Harry PALMER, whom he played in three films - "The Ipcress File", "Funeral in Berlin" and "Billion Dollar Brain".

Other films during his long and distinguished career include "ZULU", "The ITALIAN Job", "BATTLE OF BRITAIN", "Get CARTER", "Educating RITA", and "HANNAH and her Sisters".