Dizart's Third Common Bond Quiz

Answer: George Harrison

Born on the 25th February, 1943, George Harrison was a guitarist with The Beatles from their early days as The Quarrymen, until their split in 1970. He went on to enjoy a successful solo career until his death from cancer in 2001.

Answer: Herman

Also known as the 5th Earl of Shroudshire, Herman Munster first appeared on TV screens in 1964. The actor who played him in the original series was Fred Gwynne.

Answer: 1895

Originally called mintonette, volleyball was invented by William Morgan in Holyoke, Massachusetts, on February 9th, 1895. Volleyball was first officially included in the Olympics in 1964, with the USSR winning the men's gold, and host nation Japan triumphing in the women's version.

Answer: Baltimore

Originally called the Centenary Biblical Institute, MSU was founded in 1867. Its sports teams are nicknamed The Bears, and are members of the Mideastern Athletic Conference (MEAC).

Answer: Boston

The Stump boasts one of the highest church towers in England. Boston, in Lincolnshire, was the home of many of the pilgrims who emigrated to the USA in the 17th century; Boston, Massachusetts, is named after the Lincolnshire town.

Answer: Yankee Stadium

Yankee Stadium opened in 1923, and played host to New York Yankees home games for the final time in 2008, before the team moved across the street to New Yankee Stadium. MLB honoured the original stadium by awarding it the 2008 All-Star Game, the first time it had taken place there since 1977.

Answer: Sultan

Hassanal Bolkiah inherited the position of Sultan of Brunei in 1967. The only other independent nation whose ruler used the title of Sultan in 2008 was Oman, where Qâbûs ibn Sa'îd had held this title since 1970. A country ruled by a Sultan is known as a Sultanate.

Answer: Bambino

The female equivalent of a bambino is a bambina. The word bambino has a few other meanings, including a breed of hairless cat and, in art, an image of Jesus as a baby.

Answer: Braves

The Atlanta Braves moved into their new home in 1997, when it was renamed Turner Field. Formerly based in Boston from 1871 until 1952, and then Milwaukee from 1953 to 1965, the Braves had played home games at Atlanta Fulton-County Stadium from their arrival in Atlanta in 1967 until they moved into the former Olympic Stadium.

Answer: Babe Ruth

GEORGE HERMAN Ruth was born on February 6th, 1895, in BALTIMORE. He began his Major League Baseball career with the BOSTON Red Sox in 1914, before being sold to the New York Yankees in December, 1919. Such was his success in the Big Apple that YANKEE STADIUM, which opened in 1923, was quickly dubbed "The House That Ruth Built".

He had a number of nicknames, most famously "The SULTAN Of Swat" and "The BAMBINO". His final season, 1935, saw him playing with the Boston BRAVES. Babe Ruth died in 1948, aged 53, as the holder of many MLB hitting records.