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Connections 10

Published by Quizologist in Trivia
September 22, 2009

Another set of questions where the answers, or part of each answer, have a Connection. Can you find that Connection?

Start by answering these 10 questions

1. A cover of what 1960 Brian Hyland song was released by Bombalurina with Timmy Mallett in 1990?

2. What mountains which run north to south in western Russia are considered a natural border between Europe and Asia?

3. In men’s tennis, and in the week starting Monday 14th September 2009, who was ranked as No.3 in the world?

4. Name the members of Take That in 1990?

5. Of what country is Asunción the capital?

6. Who wrote and released the single American Pie in 1971?

7. Who was the heroine from Longstone Lighthouse who rescued survivors from the shipwreck of the SS Forfarshire  in 1838?

8. What substance is associated with a 30th wedding anniversary?

9. Name three of The Wombles, one with a name starting with a ‘T’, one with an ‘O’ and one with a ‘W’?

10.  What is both a ballet, which was danced by Anna Pavlova about 4,000 times, and the title of a Tennyson poem?

What is the Connection?

If you don’t have the Connection yet I have listed the correct answers to the ten questions above after this picture of Anna Pavlova and hopefully they will help you make a Connection.

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ANSWERS

1. Itsy Bitsy Teenie Weenie Yellow Polka Dot Bikini

2. Ural Mountains

3. Andy Murray

4. Gary Barlow, Howard Donald, Jason Orange, Mark Owen and Robbie Williams

5. Paraguay

6. Don McLean

7. Grace Darling

8. Pearl

9. Tomsk or Tobermory; Orinoco and Wellington

10. The Dying Swan

Solved the problem yet?  Do you know what the Connection is?

If not I have listed the answers again below the picture of Longstone Lighthouse, but this time I have HIGHLIGHTED the WORD(S) in each answer that form the Connection.

Longstone Lighthouse
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ANSWER with the CONNECTING WORD(S) HIGHLIGHTED

1.  Itsy Bitsy Teenie Weenie YELLOW Polka Dot Bikini

2. URAL Mountains

3. Andy MURRAY

4. Gary Barlow, Howard Donald, Jason ORANGE, Mark Owen and Robbie Williams

5. PARAGUAY

6. DON McLean

7. GRACE Darling

8. PEARL

9. Tomsk or Tobermory; ORINICO and Wellington

10. The Dying SWAN

Hopefully you will now have the Connection, the answer is immediately after the Wombles.


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CONNECTION

The Connection is RIVERS

1. YELLOW River

2. URAL River

3. MURRAY River

4. ORANGE River

5. PARAGUAY River

6. DON River

7. DARLING River

8. PEARL River

9. ORINOCO River

10. SWAN River

MORE CONNECTIONS

For some more Connections see

Connections    

Revisited          

Connections Three                     

Connections Four                        

Connections Five

Connections Six

Connections Seven                    

Connections Eight                       

Connections Nine

Andy Murray
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