Connections

Can you answer the following general knowledge questions and then find the connection between the answers?


1In cricket, what is the score of 111 known as?
2Which West Midlands comedian was born Chris Collins in 1957 and sang on a number one hit single in 1996?
3Which British playwright wrote "Educating Rita", "Blood Brothers" and "Shirley Valentine"?
4Who featured on Melanie C's number one single "Never Be The Same Again" in 2000, and died in a car accident in 2002?
5What "S. E." is the process in which an initially small event builds on itself and soon becomes large and possibly dangerous?
6Who had a top ten hit in 1974 with "Streets Of London"?
7Which author wrote "Patriot Games", "Clear And Present Danger" and "The Hunt For Red October"?
8Which song includes the lyrics "I laughed at all of your jokes, my love you didn't need to coax"?
9What is the name of the Dutch speaking northern region of Belgium containing approximately half of the country's population?
10What is the connection?