Entertainment-Related Common Bond Quiz

Answer: Garland "The Marietta Mangler" Greene (Steve Buscemi)

Garland Greene, played by Steve Buscemi, finds six-year-old Debbie playing by herself and Debbie invites him to join her. While sitting down, pretending to drink tea, Debbie asks him if he knows the song "He's Got the Whole World in His Hands". He does and they sing together. Later, as the plane takes off, Greene is shown singing that song on the plane and the camera shows Debbie, unharmed, watching the plane leave.

Answer: Aerosmith

Alicia Silverstone appeared in videos for the Aerosmith songs "Cryin'", "Amazing", and "Crazy". She has stated that those videos led to her friendship with Liv Tyler, who is the daughter of Steven Tyler (the lead singer of Aerosmith).

Answer: NASA

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) was established by Dwight D. Eisenhower in 1958. In addition to manned and unmanned space flights, NASA is involved with aeronautical and aerospace research and development.

Answer: Dottie Mochrie

Dottie Mochrie, better known as Dottie Pepper, won the Vare trophy, which is given for the lowest scoring average. During her career, she had 17 LPGA tour victories and won two major championships (1992 and 1999).

Answer: bear

Ursa Major, seen from the Northern Hemisphere, translates to "the great bear" or "the large bear" in Latin. It was originally cataloged by the Greek astronomer Ptolemy in the 2nd century. It contains many well-known deep space objects such as Bode's Galaxy, the Owl Nebula, and the Pinwheel Galaxy, among others.

Answer: Dr. R. Quincy, M.E.

Dr. Quincy was a medical examiner who investigated suspicious deaths. Those deaths that he investigated usually turned out to be a homicide. Klugman has said many times that this was his favorite role as an actor.

Answer: asteroid impact

The asteroid that impacted the Earth was approximately six miles wide and hit the planet roughly 66 million years ago. Due to this impact, approximately 75% of plant and animal species on Earth died because of a lingering impact winter which disrupted the food chain.

Answer: William Fichtner

Fichtner has appeared in over sixty movies and television shows. In addition to the ones mentioned, he has appeared in "The West Wing", "Entourage", and "Prison Break". He is also an avid hockey fan and a talented race driver. He won the 2011 Toyota Pro/Celebrity Race during the Grand Prix of Long Beach.

Answer: Keith David

Keith David has done voice work for "Adventure Time", "Free Birds", and "The Princess and the Frog". He has starred in many movies, some of which include "Road House", "Men at Work", "Reality Bites", and "Assault on Wall Street".

Answer: Armageddon

"Armageddon" (1998) is a movie in which a gigantic asteroid is on a collision course for Earth. If it hits, nothing will survive; not even bacteria. N.A.S.A. recruits a team of the world's best deep-core drillers (Harry Stamper and his team) to fly into space, land on the asteroid, drill to 800 feet, drop a nuclear bomb into the drilled hole, and then fly away. Do they make it?

1. Steve Buscemi played Rockhound in "Armageddon".
2. Aerosmith sings "I Don't Want To Miss A Thing", which is a song in the movie.
3. NASA is the agency that recruits Harry and his crew to fly into space.
4. Dottie is what Carl wants to name the asteroid.
5. Bear is the name of a driller played by Michael Clarke Duncan.
6. Ronald Quincy works for N.A.S.A. research.
7. Harry and his crew must stop an asteroid from impacting Earth.
8. Fichtner plays Col. Willie Sharp.
9. Keith David plays Gen. Kimsey.