Five Word Common Bond Trivia Quiz

Answer: A bucket list

The name of the bucket list is derived from the euphemism for death, where people are said to have "kicked the bucket". That phrase has an uncertain origin itself, but may be traced all the way back to biblical times where the figurative use of 'bucket' is to fight against something (in this case, existence itself).

Other sources trace the origin to around the 14th century with Scandinavian literature relating buckets to 'bending at the knees'. Others cite the French 'buquet' relating to the balance (or lack thereof) of animals being prepared for slaughter.

Answer: Burton

Richard Burton (1925-1984), while possibly most famous for his two marriages to Elizabeth Taylor, was an accomplished actor in his own right. Welsh by birth, Burton had a career across a large number of stage and film productions, earning him 7 Academy Award nominations. LeVar Burton began his acting career in 1976, appearing in a large number of TV shows and films, before moving into producing and directing in the 1990s.

Answer: 2005

YouTube, which has changed the way people share videos forever, was founded in February 2005. Pope John Paul II passed away on 2 April 2005, with an estimated 4 million plus people travelling to the Vatican to mourn his passing. Pope Benedict XVI took up the position on 19 April, becoming the 265th pope.

Answer: Charlie

Englishman Charlie Pace headed up a band known as "Driveshaft", which had broken up by the time of the plane crash. Charlie was struggling with a heroin addiction, as well as a deteriorating relationship with his brother and former bandmate Liam.

Answer: Danny Elfman

Elfman's prolific list of musical achievements include scores for the films "Batman" and "Edward Scissorhands", as well as several TV shows like "Desperate Housewives". Prior to his TV and film career, Elfman was the lead singer and songwriter for musical group Oingo Boingo, which was active from 1976 to the mid 1990s.

Answer: Willy

"Free Willy", a family drama, starred Jason James Richter as the troubled 12 year old boy named Jesse who forms a bond with a captive orca. The film was a success and produced three sequels.

Answer: Salt

While common salt is made up of sodium chloride (NaCl), salts in a broader chemical sense can be made up of many different elements. Salts can be transparent, opaque and even metallic in appearance.

Answer: Johnny Depp

Johnny Depp was born John Christopher Depp II in Kentucky in 1963. He first rose to fame as a teenager in the TV show "21 Jump Street" in the late 1980s. Depp has had a number of high-profile relationships, and had two children with long-term partner Vanessa Paradis.

Answer: Dahl

Roald Dahl (1916-1990), was born in Wales to Norweigan parents. Apart from his many famous children's books, Dahl also served as a fighter pilot in World War II. At school he was also an accomplished sportsman, representing his school at football and squash. Sophie Dahl is Roald's granddaughter; while known for her fashion model career, she is also an author in her own right, having published both works of fiction and cookbooks.

Answer: Charlie and the Chocolate Factory

The answer is the film "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory". Based on a book of the same name by Roald Dahl (Q9), it tells the story of Charlie (Q4) Bucket (Q1), a boy who gets an opportunity for an inside tour of Willy (Q6) Wonka's factory, along with troublesome characters like Veruca Salt (Q7). Directed by Tim Burton (Q2), the film was released in 2005 (Q3).

It starred Johnny Depp (Q8) and featured a score by Danny Elfman (Q5).