Jump on the 'Bond' Wagon 9 Trivia Quiz

Answer: Vancouver

A tavern was established by "Gassy" Jack Deighton on July 1st, 1867 on the site that would grow as Gastown. Just three years later, the Colony of British Columbia surveyed the site and renamed it Granville, after the British Secretary of State for the Colonies, Lord Granville. Another fourteen years would see the site selected as the terminus for the Canadian Pacific Railway, after which it was renamed Vancouver and incorporated as a city in 1886.

At the 2016 Census, Vancouver had a population of 631,486, and the Greater Vancouver Area had 2,463,431 people.

Answer: Rodney

Dr. Meredith Rodney McKay (a Canadian scientist) was portrayed by Canadian actor David Hewlett. The character made his first appearance in "Stargate: SG-1" during the fifth season, and then became one of the core members of the team that went through the Stargate to the Pegasus Galaxy and the Atlantis Base, establishing the spinoff series (that lasted five seasons).

Answer: Fifteen

Fifteen was formed by Jeff Ott and Jack Curran, but Ott is the only member of the band that has been with the band all the way through. Other members have included Mikey Mischief, Mark Moreno, Jean Repetto, Lucky Dog, Chris Flanagan, John Ogle, Jesse Wickman, Joe Cable, John Quintos, Scott Pierce, Jim Prior, Lisa D., and Vanessa Bain.

The band's first self-titled album was released in 1990 through Lookout! Records.

Answer: Scarlett Johansson

According to "Forbes" magazine's estimates, Scarlett Johansson quadrupled her income (calculated earnings between June 2017 and June 2018) from the previous year largely due to her role as Black Widow in a number of "Marvel Cinematic Universe" movies. And then the next year she managed to increase that amount by nearly 50% to stay atop the list.

Answer: The 'Sexiest Man Alive'

The 'Sexiest Man Alive' has been declared (nearly) every year by "People" magazine since Mel Gibson was the first one to top the list, and there are typically a number of 'honorable mentions' that get highlighted every year alongside the 'winner'.

The list reveal took some time to be established at a regular interval, and there was nobody named in 1994. That was rectified in 2015 when the magazine retroactively named (the 30-year-old in 1994) Keanu Reeves to the position for that year.

Answer: Green Lantern

Six Flags Kentucky Kingdom originally had plans to give the ride a Batman theme, with a different coaster on site being named 'Batman: The Ride' and 'Chang' being renamed as 'Riddler's Revenge', but they scrapped those plans in favour of another development and disassembled the rollercoaster in 2009. Two years later, the identical rollercoaster was set up at Six Flags Great Adventure with a 'Green Lantern' theme.

Answer: Blake Lively

Born in Los Angeles, Blake Lively is part of a family wholly engaged with the entertainment industry. Her father is an actor and acting coach while her mother was a talent scout. Her brother Eric and step-siblings Lori, Robyn and Jason are all actors and actresses to varying degrees, as well.

Blake's first acting credit was "Sandman" (1998) as a child with her father directing, but her first 'real' role as Bridget in 2005's "The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants" earned her the Teen Choice Award for "Choice Movie Breakout - Female" the following year. But it was probably her role as Serena van der Woodsen on "Gossip Girl" (2007-12) that established her as a star.

In 2013, Blake was named the new face of L'Oréal Paris - a title that goes to a different woman every year.

Answer: Wade Wilson

Charles Wade Wilson's best year was while he was with the Minnesota Vikings in 1988 when he completing 204 of 332 passes for 2,746 yards, had 15 touchdowns (and 9 interceptions), and ranked as the NFC leader with a 91.5 quarterback rating.

He coached from 2000 until 2017 almost exclusively with the Dallas Cowboys, outside of a three-year stint with the Chicago Bears. In 2019, Wilson passed away due to complications from his Type 1 Diabetes.

Answer: Pikachu

The name 'Pikachu' is derived from the sound an electric spark makes (pika) and the sound a mouse makes (chu). Pikachu was one of the Generation I set of Pokémon games (Pokémon Red, Green, Blue and special edition Yellow), which debuted in Japan in 1996.

According to Bulbapedia (the Pokémon encyclopedia), "Pikachu is a short, chubby rodent Pokémon. It is covered in yellow fur with two horizontal brown stripes on its back. It has a small mouth, long, pointed ears with black tips, and brown eyes. Each cheek is a red circle that contains a pouch for electricity storage. It has short forearms with five fingers on each paw, and its feet each have three toes. At the base of its lightning bolt-shaped tail is a patch of brown fur. A female will have a V-shaped notch at the end of its tail, which looks like the top of a heart. It is classified as a quadruped, but it has been known to stand and walk on its hind legs."

Answer: Ryan Reynolds

Qn 1 - Ryan was born in Vancouver, BC on October 23rd, 1976.
Qn 2 - Ryan's middle name is Rodney.
Qn 3 - Ryan's first acting role was on the Nickelodeon teen soap opera "Fifteen" as Billy Simpson. It ran from 1991 until 1993.
Qn 4 - Ryan was married to Scarlett Johansson for three years between 2008 and 2011.
Qn 5 - Ryan was named "People" Magazine's Sexiest Man Alive in 2010.
Qn 6 - Ryan infamously starred as Hal Jordan, also known as DC Comic's "Green Lantern" - a movie that was largely panned by critics - in 2011.
Qn 7 - Ryan married Blake Lively in 2012 and has three children with her.
Qn 8 - Ryan hit it big in 2016 by landing the part of "Marvel" antihero Deadpool, whose 'real name' is Wade Wilson.
Qn 9 - Ryan provided the voice for Pikachu in the 2019 'live action' "Pokémon Detective Pikachu" movie.

I hope you enjoyed my ninth common bond quiz!