Connections

Can you answer 9 general knowledge questions and then work out the connection between the answers?


1An emerald is normally what colour?
2Abdullah II became King of which middle-eastern country in 1999?
3What prize was awarded to Mark Wallinger at The Tate Liverpool on 3 December 2007?
4H.R.D. Is a famous British Motorcycle Marque. What is its more common name?
5Which Brit won an Olympic Gold Medal in figure skating in 1976?
6Reaching number 13 in the charts in 1977, what was Peter Gabriel's first single as a solo artist?
7What species of fish is born in freshwater, spends most of its life in the ocean and returns to its birth river to spawn?
8What famous fictional character was created by Reverend Wilbert Awdry?
9From the TV show Doctor Who, what is the common surname of the fourth and sixth incarnations of the Doctor?
10What is the connection?