Smarty Pants Common Bond Quiz 3

Answer: May 31, 1961

If she'd been born on any of the other dates, Lea would have been too old or too young to play a high school student in "All The Right Moves" (1982). She reprised her role as Lorraine in two sequels to "Back to The Future", bringing her teenage-playing days to an end at age 28.

Answer: languages

The brainchild of Allen Stoltzfus and his brother-in-law John Fairfield, Rosetta Stone came about as a result of Stoltzfus' frustration over trying to learn Russian. In 1992, technology began to catch up with their vision, and they formed Fairfield Language Technologies to created the software. Rosetta Stone still calls Virginia's Shenandoah Valley home, but it has branches worldwide, with executive offices in Washington, DC.

Answer: Zulu

Although he had small parts in several films and television episodes before this 1964 film, Lt. Gonville Bromhead was the first major role in Michael Caine's career. He played a British Army officer in a remote fort invaded by Zulu warriors in a battle which would claim hundreds of lives.

Answer: Johannesburg Riesling

Johannesburg Riesling is a sweeter variety of the Riesling white wine which originated in Germany. The drier versions are produced in Alsace, France (a border province significantly influenced by German culture), and of course in all the major wine regions of Germany. Riesling is not one of the more commonly produced wines in the United States, but some wineries do make it.

Answer: cape

The man turned out to be a lawyer whose advice Frank Costanza father sought when he and Estelle were considering a divorce. They decided to reconcile when Estelle received some advice over the phone from a woman named Donna Chang. Once Estelle met "The Chinese Woman" (episode title) in person, she could see clearly the woman was caucasian, and called off the reconciliation. Donna was played by American-born Angela Dohrmann.

Caped man Larry David went uncredited for all his brief Seinfeld appearances, and he otherwise kept a low profile behind the scenes. That would all change when he stepped in front of the camera on a regular basis in the HBO series, "Curb Your Enthusiasm".

Answer: Rand

Ayn Rand launched a philosophical movement known as Objectivism as a result of the concepts expressed in her writings. The Libertarian political party is said to have drawn many of its principles on her belief that the sole function of a proper government is protection of individual rights.

Her controversial views on many social issues made her as many enemies as she had admirers. But no one could deny the worldwide sales "The Fountainhead", whose hero Howard Roark would later be portrayed by Gary Cooper in a 1949 film directed by King Vidor.

The film featured one of the first major leading roles for acclaimed actress Patricia Neal, who began a long affair with Cooper on the set.

Answer: Diamonds

The song was the third track off Herb's 1987 album, "Keep Your Eye On Me". Much of the production on that album was by Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis, the men behind the success of Janet's multiplatinum 1986 album, "Control". The song reached #5 on the Billboard Hot 100, and went all the way to #1 on the U.S. Dance chart.

At 52, well into his third decade as a recording artist, Herb was riding high.

Answer: Nelson

It is surprising that quite a few of the names have already been used twice in the history of U.S. presidents. But indeed there have been two men named Harrison (9th president William Henry and 23rd Benjamin) and two men named Johnson (17th president Andrew and 36th Lyndon).

There has only been one Wilson (Woodrow, 28th), and no Nelsons. However, Gerald Ford's vice president from August 9, 1974 to January 20, 1977 was Nelson Rockefeller.

Answer: Charlize Theron

Charlize appeared briefly in "Children of the Corn III", but the first role for which she received screen credit was a "femme fatale" named Helga Svelgen in this crime thriller directed by John Herzfeld, hoping for a comeback thirteen years after his 1983 feature debut, "Two of a Kind", bombed.

The part Charlize played was originally written with an older actress in mind, Dutch-born model Daphne Deckers. Deckers had other obligations at the time, so her loss became 21 year-old Charlize's gain. She was featured prominently on the posters for the film, and on the boxes when it was later released on home video.

Answer: South Africa

Originally a British colony, South Africa became an independent republic on MAY 31, 1961 (Q1). It is known for its diverse population, and its eleven official LANGUAGES (Q2), which include Afrikaans, Xhosa, and ZULU (Q3). South Africa's largest city is JOHANNESBURG (Q4), while its legislative capital is CAPE Town (Q5).

The unit of currency in this country is the RAND (Q6). Their best known and most controversial export is DIAMONDS (Q7). In 1994, after 27 years in prison for opposing the South Africa's institutional apartheid, NELSON Mandela (Q8) became its president in 1994. Ten years later, a former model who was born in South Africa named CHARLIZE THERON (Q9) took home the Academy Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role for her performance in the film, "Monster". Thanks for playing!