My Second Common Bond Quiz

Answer: Jonathan

Jonathan was played by Danny Pintauro. Danny Pintauro was an Eagle Scout.

Answer: Eastern Standard Time

Eastern Standard Time is the time zone used in New York State and other Eastern states in the union. The US government actually has a web page with Official US time accurate within 1.8 seconds. It is www.time.gov.

Answer: AIDS

Ashe was valedictorian of his high school class. Arthur Ashe was a tennis player. After a heart surgery he was required to have a blood transfusion. One of the blood transfusions had the HIV virus and the doctors informed him that he was HIV positive.

It was shortly after Ashe and others were diagnosed with HIV as a result of blood transfusions they started testing the blood more carefully before giving it to other people.

Answer: 19

A prime number is a number where the only factors are 1 and itself.

Answer: Evita

Tim Rice did the lyrics for "Evita". "Evita" is the story about Eva Peron of Argentina. Webber and Rice first did the musical on Broadway in 1979. In 1997 the movie version with Madonna and Antonio Banderas was released.

Answer: It's a Wonderful Life

In the movie when there's a run on the bank, the lady who plays Mrs. Davis was told to just make up an amount to get a natural reaction from Jimmy Stewart (George Baily). She came up with $17.50 and his reaction was quite natural. Mrs. Davies was played by Ellen Corby.

Answer: Pam

The first patent for Pam No-Stick Spray came out in 1957. Still used today Pam keeps food from sticking in pans when cooking.

Answer: Rudolph

People who live in the Arctic regions where reindeer live drink reindeer milk. The question comes from the song "Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer". Rudolph was actually created for a group of Montgomery Ward stores. It was created by Robert L. May to give the store a promotional gimmick for the store. May based his ideas on the story of "The Ugly Duckling". May's brother-in-law later added lyrics and a melody to May's story creating the song we know as "Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer". Gene Autry became the best known singer of the song.

Answer: Mickey Mouse

Mickey Mouse's birthday is November 18, 1928. His creator Walt Disney died on December 15, 1966 from lung cancer. Mickey Mouse first appeared in a cartoon called "Steamboat Willie"which was a parody of the Buster Keaton film "Steamboat Bill, Jr.". (Information on Buster Keaton from fun trivia editor LadyCaitriona).

Answer: french fries

Chips (as they are known in America) are called crisps in England.

Answer: Muffy

Nina Keogh was the voice of Muffy. She has also worked on the show "Big Comfy Couch". Muffy was a puppet.

Answer: Maya Angelou

Maya Angelou spoke at my college and I was lucky enough to get to hug her. She was born Marguerite Johnson April 4, 1928. She is the second person in history to read their work live for a president (Bill Clinton).

Answer: Homo sapiens

Ursus maritimus is the polar bear. Canis lupis is the wolf. Urocyon cinereoargenteus is the grey fox. A man named Carl Linnaeus came up with the idea of giving scientific names to plants and animals and making it universal. Before his time, different countries used different words to describe the same animal.

Answer: Peewee Herman

Paul Reubens was born August 27, 1952 in Peekskill, NY. He is probably best known for his show "Peewee's Playhouse". He was also in the movie "Big Top Peewee". In 1991 he was arrested for indecent exposure.

Answer: eating disorders

The most common types of eating disorders are Anorexia nervosa and Bulimia nervosa. Anorexia is when you starve yourself. Bulimia is when you binge eat and then vomit to get rid of it. Both are life threatening. Tracy Gold and Mary-Kate Olsen are lucky as they got help in time. Unfortunately Karen Carpenter died on February 4, 1983 of Anorexia nervosa.

She was 32 at the time. She went in 1981 for treatment, but it was already too late. She had been suffering with the disorder since 1975.

Answer: 525600

There are also 31,536,000 seconds in a year.

Answer: True

The Boy Scouts was founded by Lord Robert Baden-Powell.

Answer: golf

Vijay Singh finished first in the 86th PGA Championship. Vijay is from Lautoka, Fiji. He currently lives in Florida.

Answer: tiger

The average female Bengal tiger can be 7 feet 11 inches; the male can be 8 feet 8 inches. The Siberian tiger grows up to 11 feet 8 inches.

Answer: millennium

A century is 100 years, a decade is 10 years and a score is 20 years. When Lincoln said, "Four score and seven years ago", he was saying 87 years ago.

Answer: Twilight Zone

Rod Serling was 5'4" tall.

Answer: Dónde está?

Qué hora es, means what time is it? Cómo esta, means how are you? Cuándo es su cumpleaños, means when is your birthday?

Answer: Robin Hood

Robin Hood has been told in many books as well as movies. In the movie Robin Hood: Men in Tights, the part of Robin Hood is played by Cary Elwes. In Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves, he is played by Kevin Cosner.

Answer: eyes

Bette Davis' real name was Ruth Elizabeth Davis. She was born on November 5, 1905. She died in France on October 6, 1989.

Answer: Rent

All the answers are somehow connected with "Rent" which opened up on Broadway on April 29, 1996. JONATHAN Larson wrote the lyrics, music and book. The first line song by Mark says "December 24, 9pm EASTERN STANDARD TIME. Mimi, Roger, Angel and Collins all have AIDS. Mimi is 19. Allison's dog, an akita, is named EVITA. Roger tells Benny "You can't wipe out an entire tent city then watch 'IT'S A WONDERFUL LIFE' on TV." PAM is the name of one of the people at the Life Support Group. "RUDOLPH the Red Nosed Reindeer"is one of the songs in the song "Christmas Bells". Maureen sings about a suicidal MICKEY MOUSE.

They call Allison MUFFY. In "La Vie Boheme" they order 13 orders of FRIES. One of the people mentioned ni "La Vie Boheme" is MAYA ANGELOU. HOMO SAPIENS and PEEWEE HERMAN are mentioned in "La Vie Boheme" as well. EATING DISORDERS is in "La Vie Boheme B".

They mention that there are 525,600 minutes in a year in "Seasons of Love" Angel says "I was a BOY SCOUT once." Angel says "GOLF claps" when Benny says "And it's with great pleasure on behalf of cyberarts that I hand you this key." Maureen describes herself as a "TIGER in a cage" in "Take Me Or Leave Me". Mark and Roger sing about living in America "at the end of a MILLENNIUM".

They compare living in America at the end of the millennium to the TWILIGHT ZONE. Mimi Marquez's mother leaves her voice mail in Spanish. The first line says "Mimi, chica, DONDE ESTA?" Collins after getting money from the ATM at the food emporium with the code A-N-G-E-L says "Yet ROBIN HOODing isn't the solution." And finally Roger finds his songs in Mimi's EYES. I hope you enjoyed by quiz.