Mickey's Common Bond Part 8 Trivia Quiz

Answer: Donkey

Donkey was voiced by Eddie Murphy, as if you didn't know. Eddie's first starring role was as Reggie Hammond in "48 Hours" (1982).

Answer: Mario

Mario Lanza was considered by many authorities to have one of the greatest operatic voices of the century, but he got sidetracked into movies and the Hollywood scene and never became an opera star. He starred in "The Great Caruso," for one. He had many problems which expressed themselves in drinking, prescription drug abuse, and a weight problem caused by binge eating.

He died of a heart attack in Rome in 1959, only 38 years old.

Answer: Supersonics

The Supersonics moved to Oklahoma City.

Answer: The Medal of Honor

Murphy was in the Third Infantry Division, which saw a lot of fighting in Europe. The unit was also prominent in the Iraq War of 2003. He was the most decorated American of the Second World War. The fourth most decorated was actor Neville Brand, who tended to be in better movies than Audie, who mostly did "B" westerns. One exception was "To Hell and Back," the film version of his autobiography.

He is one of only a few who have played themselves in their biopic. The Medal of Honor is commonly known as the Congressional Medal of Honor, but, although it is awarded by an act of Congress, "Congressional" is not part of the official name.

Answer: urban legends

Then there's the one about Honda paying us for every e-mail we send "spreading the word about Honda." Did anybody ever get anything out of that?

Answer: Major T.J. "King" Kong

His is just one of the weird names in this great movie, including President Merkin Muffley, Group Captain Mandrake, and General Jack D. Ripper.

Answer: Zelda

Fitzgerald married Zelda Sayre in 1920. She had several nervous breakdowns in the 1930's and died in a fire in a mental hospital in 1948. Sheila Graham was a Hollywood gossip columnist who had an affair with Fitzgerald in his last years, as seen in the movie "Beloved Infidel."

Answer: James Bond

This was the original, real James Bond, a Philadelphia ornithologist. At Goldeneye, his home in Jamaica, Ian Fleming read the book and thought the author's name would be perfect for his new secret agent character. Fleming and Bond met only once, at Goldeneye, five months before Fleming's death. Flint and Helm were characters in Bond movie spoofs, and Robert Stroud was the Birdman of Alcatraz.

Answer: Pak

She was born in Daejon, Republic of Korea, in 1977. She has at least six international victories as well.

Answer: Far from the Maddening Crowd

It's "Far from the Madding Crowd," which means that the crowd itself is going mad, not driving you mad. Hardy (1840-1928) was born in England. He also wrote "The Hand of Ethelberta" and "Two on a Tower."

Answer: Horace Mann

Mann was born in Franklin, Massachusetts, in 1796. He became a member of the state legislature and then First Secretary of the State Department of Education. He successfully campaigned to improve the schools, established colleges for teacher training, set up school district libraries, and got financial backing for public schools.

He also extended his influence beyond Massachusetts by way of his annual reports. That's why so many schools in the U.S. are named after him. The other 3 choices were all military leaders.

Answer: Simms

A very early role for Chris, and he somehow held his own with Mr. Pacino. He was 22 at the time.

Answer: Grand Theft Auto

This was a very early directing job for Ron, about teen car thieves. He starred, and it's no surprise that Marion Ross and Clint Howard also appeared.

Answer: Hawk

Burt also played a detective in "Dan August," but that show was set in the fictitious town of Santa Luisa, California.

Answer: video games

Way back in the day, life sure was boring without video games. Some of the classics are "Donkey Kong" (questions 1 and 6), "Super Mario Brothers" (q. 2), "The Legend of Zelda" (5 and 7), and "Pac Man" (9 and 11). More recent smashes include "Sonic the Hedgehog" (3), "Medal of Honor: Frontline" (4), "James Bond: Agent Under Fire" (8), "Madden Football 2003" (10), "The Sims" (12), "Grand Theft Auto" (13), and "Tony Hawk's Pro Skater (14)." Hope you enjoyed my quiz. Please rate it! Thanks. Mickey.