Vera's Common Bond #2 Trivia Quiz

Answer: Babe

Babe Ruth played for the New York Yankees between 1920-1934. The Yankees won seven pennants and World Series during his tenure. He is considered to be one of baseball's greats and was among the first inductees to the Baseball Hall of Fame. Ruth's total home run record of 714 wasn't broken until 1974, by Hank Aaron.

Answer: Petunia

Petunias are in the Solanaceae family, which includes potato, tomato and tobacco plants. The flowers of the hybrid varieties range from 1" in diameter for Milliflora to 4" in diameter for Grandiflora. Petunias come in many colors and are ideal for groundcover or in hanging baskets.

Answer: Penelope

Christina played Penelope Wilhern, a girl from a wealthy family but born under a curse. The movie was released in 2006 and starred James McAvoy, Catherine O'Hara, Richard E. Grant and Peter Dinklage.

Answer: Animals

"Animals" was released in 1977 and was the band's eighth studio album. A concept album, its lyrics bashed Britain's government and social climate at the time. The album was loosely based on the book "Animal Farm" by George Orwell and each song was named after an animal. The Roger Waters-penned song, "Sheep," was an attack on people who follow blindly and contained an altered version of Psalm 23, ending with "When cometh the day we lowly ones, through quiet reflection and great dedication, master the art of karate, lo, we shall rise up and then we'll make the bugger's eyes water".

Answer: Football

They played football with the Chicago Bears and were on the team that won Super Bowl XX against the New England Patriots. They lost just one game in the 1985 season. Surprisingly, "The Superbowl Shuffle" made it to number 41 on the U.S. Billboard Charts and was nominated for the Rhythm and Blues Vocal Duo/Group Grammy Award.

The video was filmed at the Park West in Chicago and proceeds went to charity. McMahon and Payton weren't available at the taping so their parts were spliced in later.

Answer: Arnold

"Diff'rent Strokes" ran for eight seasons, beginning in 1978. Gary Coleman and Todd Bridges played brothers who were orphaned when their housekeeper mother died. Her former employer, a wealthy white widower, adopted them and raised them along with his daughter.

Answer: Lord of the Flies

"Lord of the Flies" was Nobel Prize winner Golding's first novel. An allegorical tale, it depicted a world where civilization breaks down and savagery rules very quickly. What made the story more disturbing was that the characters were just children.

Answer: Cuba

Fidel Castro became Prime Minister of Cuba in 1959 following the Cuban Revolution. He served as Prime Minister until 1976, then was President until February 2008 when he resigned due to illness. He also served as First Secretary of the Communist Party of Cuba, with his brother Raśl serving as Second Secretary. Raśl Castro succeeded Fidel as President in February 2008.

Answer: White Album

"Healter Skelter", the misspelled title of a song from the "White Album", was found written in blood on the refrigerator door at the LaBianca residence. According to Vincent Bugliosi who was the prosecutor in the Manson Family murders, Helter Skelter was the name for the race war that Manson thought was going to happen between the whites and blacks. Manson was trying to frame black people for the murders to ignite this war.

Answer: Pigs

All of the answers have something to do with pigs.

1. BABE: There were two feature films featuring Babe, a PIG.
2. PETUNIA: Porky Pig's girlfriend was a PIG.
3. PENELOPE: A girl who was cursed to be born with the features of a PIG.
4. ANIMALS: Three songs on the "Animals" album were "PIGS on the Wing 1," "PIGS (Three Different Ones)," and "PIGS on the Wing 2."
5. FOOTBALL: A football is referred to as a PIGSKIN.
6. ARNOLD: Fred Ziffle's pet PIG on the sitcom, "Green Acres."
7. LORD OF THE FLIES: PIGGY is a tragic character in the book.
8. CUBA: Location of the Bay of PIGS, the failed overthrow of Fidel Castro in 1961 under John F. Kennedy's presidency.
9. WHITE ALBUM: Includes the songs "Helter Skelter" and "PIGGIES," some of the phrases written in blood at Manson murder sites.