More Connections

Well, it seems that the connection question I left with you in my last post has sparked a little bit of interest. In case you couldn’t figure it out, and are too honourable to google it , here’s the solution : -
1) Which british athlete gained a silver medal in the men’s 400metres in the 1996 Atlanta Olympics ?
Answer – Roger Black
2) Who made his only visit to Britain in a very brief stopover at Prestwick Airport in 1960 ?
Answer – Elvis Presley
3) Which is the shortest of William Shakespeare’s play ?
Answer - The Comedy of Errors
4) What is the connection between your last three answers ?
Answer - Twins - Roger Black has a twin sister, Elvis had a twin brother, and the play is about twins.

Bearing in mind the response to the question I thought that you’d maybe like the other sets from the quiz. So here they are : -

1)
What was the full name of Ted Danson’s character in ‘Cheers’ ?
Which England test cricketer died in a car crash in Australia in 2002 ?
In which novel by Henry Fielding is the eponymous hero an orphan adopted by Squire Allworthy ?
What was the name of the twin killed by Romulus, the founder of Rome
What is the connection between your last four answers ?

2)
Which country’s national flag has a red field, on which there is one large yellow star in the top left hand corner, flanked by a semi circle of smaller yellow stars ?
Caroline Lucas, elected MP in 2010 to represent Brighton Pavilion, is a member of which party ?
Pennyroyal is a variety of which herb plant ?
What is the connection between your last three answers ?

3)
Which 1960’s sitcom, revived in the late 70’s, was set in Fenner Fashions ?
Which English city stands on the river Wensum ?
Which Russian word denotes a worker’s council ?
What is the connection between your last three answers ?

4)
How is the Parthenon Frieze more commonly known in the UK ?
Which famous explorer was born in the town of Blantyre ?
Who is the only driver to win the Chinese Formula 1 Grand Prix twice ?
Which politician took the title Lord Bannside when promoted to the House of Lords ?
What is the precise connection between your last four answers ?

5)
The Lifeguards and which other regiment make up the Household Cavalry ?
Which dish consists of prunes wrapped in bacon ?
For which film did Jack Palance win his Best Supporting Actor Oscar in 1992?
What is the connection between your last three answers ?

6)
In which old TV series did John Alderton play Bernard ‘Privet’ Hedges ?
Which England international footballer, with 11 caps, once of Nottingham Forest, played as a lone striker for Aston Villa in their 1982 European Cup victory over Bayern Munich in 1982 ?
Which medieval poem sees King Arthur and his men challenged to a deadly game by a giant of an unusual hue ?
Which alternative comedian released songs “Ullo John, Gotta New Motor ? “ and “Pop up toaster “ ?
Which charity was founded by Cecil Jackson – Cole in 1961 ?
Who captained the Scottish rugby team in their grand slam season of 1990 ?
What was the name of Angie Dickinson’s character in the TV series Police Woman ?
What is the more usual name for the Collegiate Church of St. Peter ?
What is the connection between your last 8 answers ?

There we are – hope that you enjoy them.