Professorjon's Common Bond Quiz 35

Answer: November

Abraham Lincoln delivered "The Gettysburg Address" on November 19, 1863. The dedication of the Gettysburg Cemetery honored the fallen heroes who died in one of the bloodiest battles of the Civil War.

Answer: Zulu

The 1964 film "Zulu" was directed by Cy Enfield and starred Stanley Baker, Michael Caine and Jack Hawkins. It is loosely based on the actual battle, the film is set on 22nd January 1879, in which the British army (numbering about 150) faced an overwhelming number of Zulu warriors.

Answer: Lima

The city of Lima, Peru was founded by Francisco Pizarro on January 18, 1535, reaching its greatest splendor in the 17th and 18th centuries, during which it came to be the seat of the political and military power represented by the Viceroy. (From website on Lima)

Answer: India

Seldom visited by westerners because of its remote location in the western state of Gujarat, the fascinating and extremely beautiful Jagatmandir temple is bordered on one side by the ocean coast and on the other side by the town of Dwarka. One of India's oldest and most venerated pilgrimage sites, Dwarka's archaeological and historical background is shrouded in mystery. Mythologically, Dwarka - or Dvaravati as it is known in Sanskrit - was the site chosen by Garuda, the Divine Eagle, who brought Krishna here when he departed Mathura. Krishna founded the beautiful city and lived there the remaining years of his life until he died in 3102 BC. Legends tell that Dwarka was once entirely swept away by a great tidal wave and scholars confer that the oldest parts of the Jagatmandir temple may only date to the relatively recent rebuildings of the Gupta period in 413 AD. (For more info check out www.sacredsites.com/final40/390.html)

Answer: Quebec

The 'Ice Hotel' is patterned after a Scandinavian attraction. It is the only hotel in North America sculpted entirely out of ice. Besides the hotel rooms, there is a an art gallery, a movie theater, a bar and a chapel. You can also visit the hotel by paying a one day admission fee.

Answer: Charlie

Charlie is a tuna that wants to be part of Starkist, so he is always trying to come up with something that will show Starkist that he has good taste. However, the slogan is "Sorry Charlie. Starkist wants Tunas that taste good, not tunas with good taste."

Answer: The Whiskey Rebellion

The Whiskey Rebellion began after an agreement between the U.S. Treasurer Alexander Hamilton and the state governments. Hamilton agreed that the federal government would incur all debts accrued by the states from the Revolutionary war in return for a federal capitol (which became Washington D.C.). Hamilton decided to pay for it by placing a tax on whiskey.

The Westerners (Pennsylvania at that time) rebelled, but President George Washington led an army into Pennsylvania and quickly put it down.

Answer: Echo

Echo was a nymph fond of forest and hills. She was known for her incessant talking, which she used once to foil Hera. Hera punished her by giving her only the last word, she could never speak first. Echo fell in love with Narcissus and pursued him, but she could only echo his words and he shrank from her. She was left to pine away and the only thing that was left was her voice.

Answer: Mike

The heroes of the 2001 movie, "Monsters Inc." are the one-eyed green monster named Mike Wazowski (voiced by Billy Crystal) and the gigantic Bluish monster named John P. 'Sully' Sullivan (John Goodman). Monsters Inc. helps generate the city's electric power by scaring children and Sully is the top scarer.

However, Sully begins to have doubts about scaring children when a child named Mary (Boo) accidentally goes through the door and crosses over to the monster world. The other answers include the villain of the story, a lizard monster named Randall, and his assistant, Fungus. Bile is a monster who is in training as a scarer.

Answer: Romeo and Juliet

William Shakespeare's "Romeo and Juliet" has been filmed many times including a 1968 version directed by Franco Zeffrelli, starring Leonard Whiting and Olivia Hussey. Other versions include a 1936 film starring Leslie Howard, Norma Shearer and John Barrymore. The play was also given a modern twist in the 1996 film "Romeo + Juliet", starring Leonardo DiCaprio and Clare Danes.

Answer: Delta

The delta gets its name because it is shaped like the Greek letter 'Delta.'

Answer: Oscar

Based on a French play, Stallone stars as Angelo 'Snaps' Provolone, who tries to go straight, despite being surrounded by chaos.

Answer: Yankee

Wally Pipp was acquired by the New York Yankees from the Detroit Tigers in 1915. He anchored first base for the Yanks for ten years and was a member of the winning team in three straight pennants (1921-1923). However, in June of 1925, Pipp asked for a day off because he was suffering from a headache from a beaning the week before.

He never got back into the lineup. Lou Gehrig took over and played in 2,130 consecutive games. Pipp was traded to the Cincinnati Reds in February of the next year.

Answer: X-rays

January 5, 1896 - German physics professor Wilhelm Conrad Roentgen's (1845-1923) discovery of X rays is published in a Vienna newspaper. Side note-On January 20, 1896, George Burns is born.

Answer: Bravo

NBC paid 1.25 billion for the cable network.

Answer: Alpha

There are several different types of brain waves including Beta, Delta and Theta that occur during sleep. Alpha waves are oscillating electrical voltages in the brain. They oscillate in the range of 7.5-13 cycles per second. Because alpha waves occur in relaxed states such as meditation and under hypnosis, they have been mistakenly identified as desirable. Alpha waves also occur under unpleasant conditions and when one is not relaxed.

They are not a measure of peace and serenity, nor are they indicative of an altered state of consciousness. Alpha waves are indicative of lack of visual processing and lack of focus: the less visual processing and the more unfocused, generally the stronger the alpha waves. If you close your eyes and don't do any deep thinking or concentrating on vivid imagery, your alpha waves will usually be quite strong.(from http://skepdic.com/alphawaves.html)

Answer: High Sierra

Bogart stars as Roy Earle, an inmate who is broken out of prison by an old associate who wants him to help him pull off a robbery. The film also starred Ida Lupino, Joan Leslie and Arthur Kennedy. (The IMDB)The other three films listed also starred Bogart.

Answer: Uniform

The department "Humor in Uniform" deals with funny things that happen to people in the military. "The Reader's Digest" regular features also include "Laughter, the Best Medicine", "Life in These United States", "Personal Glimpses", and "All in a Day's Work".

Answer: Hotel

The 1983 series, "Hotel" was sort a "Love Boat" series set in a hotel. James Brolin played Peter McDermott and Connie Sellecca starred as Christine Francis. Sellecca also starred in the 1980 series "The Greatest American Hero" and the 1978 series "Flying High".

Answer: Tango

Kurt Russell plays Reno Hightower in the 1986 film "The Best of Times". He stars as R.J. MacReady in the 1982 movie, "The Thing". Russell stars as Dexter Riley in three Disney movies including "The Computer Wore Tennis Shoes" and "The Strongest Man in the World".

However, in the 1989 movie "Tango and Cash" Kurt Russell starred as Gabriel Cash and Sylvester Stallone played Ray Tango. The two play police officers who are framed by the mob and sent to prison.

Answer: Victor

The character Victor Fries first appeared in the comics in 1959. He became Mr. Freeze as the result of a shootout with security guards that exposed him to coolant. In the classic 'Batman' television series Mr. Freeze was played by George Sanders and Otto Preminger.

Answer: Golf

Theodore Ernest Els was born in 1969. Ernie was a junior champion golfer at age 14. He turned pro in 1991.

Answer: FoxTrot

"FoxTrot" began running in newspapers on April 10, 1988.

Answer: Papa

A sobriquet is a nickname. Ernest Miller (Papa) Hemingway was born on July 21, 1899 in Oak Park, Illinois.

Answer: Radio Code

The common bond is "RADIO CODE" or the MILITARY ALPHABET CODE or the International Civil Aviation Code (ICAO). This might possibly have been easier if I had put the code in the correct sequence: Alpha, Bravo, Charlie, Delta, Echo, Foxtrot, Golf, Hotel, India, Juliet, KILO (The only answer I did not use), Lima, Mike, November, Oscar, Papa, Quebec, Romeo, Sierra, Tango, Uniform, Victor, Whiskey, X-ray, Yankee, Zulu.