Professorjon's Common Bond Quiz 41

Answer: Bad Bad

"Bad Bad Leroy Brown" peaked at number 1 for Jim Croce in June of 1973. Sadly, Croce was killed in a plane crash in September of 1973. The chorus of the song is "He is big, bad Leroy Brown. Baddest man in the whole darn town. Badder than old King Kong. Meaner than a junkyard dog".

Answer: Lone

John Lone stars as a Neanderthal man found frozen in ice. Scientists manage to unfreeze him and bring him to life. The movie also starred Timothy Hutton and Lindsay Crouse.

Answer: Nero

Nero (37 AD-68 AD) was the son of Agrippina the Younger and Gnaeus Domitius Anenobarbus. After his father died, Nero's mother married Claudius, who adopted Nero and made him his heir, even over his own son. Nero became emperor in 54 AD.

Answer: Virginia

Other famous people born in Virginia include Edgar Allen Poe, Zachery Taylor and Woodrow Wilson.

Answer: Peter

"World Without Love" hit number 1 for Peter Asher and Gordon Weller in 1964. The song was written by Paul McCartney.

Answer: Timber Country

Thunder Gulch won the Kentucky Derby in 1997. Tejano Run was second and Timber Country third. Timber Country rallied to win the Preakness over Oliver's Twist and Thunder Gulch (and thus I won a lot of money).

Answer: Dobie Gray

Leonard Ainsworth (alias Dobie Gray) hit the charts with "The 'In' Crowd" in 1965. Dobie's next hit was "Drift Away" which peaked at number 5 in 1973.

Answer: Cry

"Cry, the Beloved Country" was made into a movie in 1951. The film was directed by Zoltan Korda and starred Canada Lee and Sidney Poitier. A newer version was filmed in 1995 and starred James Earl Jones and Richard Harris. By the way, the 'Beloved Country' is South Africa.

Answer: Thomas

Thomas was better known as "Doubting Thomas", after he doubted the Resurrection of Christ. "The Act of Thomas" tells how the Apostles drew lots to divide the world for their missionary work. India fell to Thomas. He was so reluctant to go to India that he was taken by force as a slave to a merchant. However, he did preach in India. He was killed in India when he was stabbed with a spear.

Answer: Wolf

Ah yes. Don't Howl, but the common bond is the WOLF. Did everyone get that by the first clue? Did you get it by the second? Did you have meatloaf for lunch? I did not, although I thought about it. The answers are: (1) Whose afraid of the BIG BAD WOLF. (2) A person who goes it alone is often referred to as a LONE WOLF. (3) A famous detective created by Rex Stout in the 1930's (remember, in this quiz PUNS and WORDPLAY are legal) is NERO WOLFE. (4) The famous British novelist VIRGINIA WOOLF, who wrote "Mrs. Dalloway". (5) The famous 1936 Orchestral by Sergei Prokofiev "PETER AND THE WOLF." (6)The TIMBER WOLF, which has become the team name for the Minnesota basketball franchise. (7) There are many different types of Wolves including the Mexican and the California Wolf.

Another common species of wolf is the GRAY WOLF. (8) A famous saying is "CRY WOLF," from the 'Boy Who Cried Wolf.' (9) Author THOMAS WOLFE, famous for writing "You Can't Go Home Again." (I tried to but found I was locked out. And I live alone!)