Connections: Part Eight

Published by Quizologist in Random
September 10, 2009

Another quiz with a Connection between the answers or at least between part of each answer.

Firstly some general knowledge questions to answer…

1. What direction is to the left if facing the rising sun?

2. What, first formed in May 1940 and disbanded in December 1945, was originally known as Local Defence Volunteers and became affectionately known as Dad’s Army?

3. Where according to the Book of Genesis was the place where Adam and Eve first lived?

4. What is a British flat horse race for three-year-old thoroughbred colts and fillies?

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5. Who played Juan Trippe in the The Aviator (2004)?

6. Who is the narrator and main character of Robert Louis Stevenson’s Kidnapped?

7. Which of The Wombles was the clever, scientific one?

8. What novel by John Godey (pen name of Morton Freedgood) was made into films starring Walter Matthau in 1974 and Denzel Washington in the 2009 remake?

9. What band released Hoots Mon, which included the line “Hoots mon, there’s a moose loose aboot this hoose!”, and was a UK number one for three weeks in 1958?

10. Who played Ennis del Mar in the film Brokeback Mountain?

What is the Connection?

The question answers are given immediately after the next picture and the Connection is revealed near the foot of the page.

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ANSWERS

1. North

2. The Home Guard

3. The Garden of Eden

4. The Derby (aka Epsom Derby)

5. Alec Baldwin

6. David Balfour

7. Wellington

8. The Taking of Pelham One Two Three

9. Lord Rockingham’s XI

10. Heath Ledger

Now you know the answers does that help with the Connection, remember the Connecting link can be all of the answer or only a part of the answer! If you are still struggling I have HIGHLIGHTED the CONNECTING WORDS in each answer after the next picture.

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ANSWERS with link words for Connection highlighted

1. NORTH

2. The HOME Guard

3. The Garden of EDEN

4. The DERBY (aka Epsom Derby)

5. Alec BALDWIN

6. David BALFOUR

7. WELLINGTON

8. The Taking of PELHAM One Two Three

9. Lord ROCKINGHAM’s XI

10. HEATH Ledger

The ten HIGHLIGHTED words are what form the Connection, hope that has helped you solve this. The answer to the Connection is immediately after the next picture.