in common: poor soul, fenwick babbitt, joe the bartender, ralph kramden.?

Questions

what divides the rink laterally into three equal areas?

who wrote about a british agent named george smiley?

Homophobia is a fear of ______?

Hot chocolate believes in miracles, and wants to know where you're from ______?

Hot springs are known as geysers after the great geysir that is located where?