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Holidazed and Confused 2 Trivia Quiz

Another Uncommonly Common Bond Quiz

Your mission, Mr. Bond: The first nine questions of this Common Bond Quiz deal with all sorts of eclectic information. The answers may seem unrelated, so you will need to figure out the connection in order to answer Question 10. Bonne chance...

A multiple-choice quiz by JepRD. Estimated time: 4 mins.
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Author
JepRD
Time
4 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
414,397
Updated
Nov 27 23
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Easy
Avg Score
9 / 10
Plays
517
Awards
Top 35% Quiz
Last 3 plays: Guest 134 (10/10), Guest 49 (7/10), Guest 64 (6/10).
Question 1 of 10
1. Here's a little Common Bond Quiz within a Common Bond Quiz: What first name binds these three actors -- Burnett, Channing and Kane?

Answer: (Also a 1958 Chuck Berry song)
Question 2 of 10
2. Before Disney's "Wonderful World on Ice" debuted in 1981, there was another traveling skating show called "_______ on Ice". Hint


Question 3 of 10
3. What was the first name of the Italian-born silent movie actor in the 1920s known as "the Latin Lover"? _______ Valentino Hint


Question 4 of 10
4. According to the Cleveland Clinic, "As if the snow and cold aren't enough to deal with in the winter, another danger often hangs over our heads: the large _______ that form on many homes and buildings." The large what? Hint


Question 5 of 10
5. Complete this sentence: Riots broke out in US department stores in 1945-46 because of a scarcity of nylon _________

Answer: (One fashionable word, plural, nine letters)
Question 6 of 10
6. Please provide the last word in these opening lines from a 1913 poem by Joyce Kilmer: "I think that I shall never see / A poem lovely as a ____

Answer: (Looking for a root word)
Question 7 of 10
7. In 1964, psychedelic scribe Ken Kesey staged a legendary road trip across America in a school bus -- painted in trippy colors. The eclectic gang of people who accompanied him were called the _____ Pranksters.

Answer: (One word, five letters)
Question 8 of 10
8. Do you remember the 1994 baseball movie. that starred Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Danny Glover? It was called "______ in the Outfield".

Answer: (Ensuring the team a winged victory)
Question 9 of 10
9. These three California cities -- _____ Ana, _____Clara and _____ Monica -- share a first name. What is it? Hint


Question 10 of 10
10. Its beginning to look a lot like _________.

Which word ties together all the other answers?

Answer: (The most wonderful time of the year...)

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. Here's a little Common Bond Quiz within a Common Bond Quiz: What first name binds these three actors -- Burnett, Channing and Kane?

Answer: Carol

The given name Carol is a feminine take on the name Charles. For whatever reason, the three famous Carols in question were predominantly comic actors. The woman in Chuck Berry's song "Carol", was reputed to be a pretty good dancer.
2. Before Disney's "Wonderful World on Ice" debuted in 1981, there was another traveling skating show called "_______ on Ice".

Answer: Holiday

An itinerant mobile ice skating entertainment spectacle, "Holiday on Ice" debuted in 1942. Actors sang, danced and performed feats while on skates. Olympian Sonja Henie was its superstar in the early1950s.
3. What was the first name of the Italian-born silent movie actor in the 1920s known as "the Latin Lover"? _______ Valentino

Answer: Rudolph

The dashing Valentino-- his stage name-- worked as a dishwasher, gardener and dancer before turning to movie acting. His short career included films such as "The Sheik" and "Camille". He died in 1926. He was 31.
4. According to the Cleveland Clinic, "As if the snow and cold aren't enough to deal with in the winter, another danger often hangs over our heads: the large _______ that form on many homes and buildings." The large what?

Answer: Icicles

The Clinic website further explains that if an icicle falls from above and crowns you on the head, you might be surprised at the amount of blood that issues forth. The scalp apparently has lots of veins close to the surface. Put pressure on the wound and stay calm.
5. Complete this sentence: Riots broke out in US department stores in 1945-46 because of a scarcity of nylon _________

Answer: Stockings

Because the DuPont company in 1939 turned its attention away from making ladies' stockings and toward making wartime parachutes, American women did without nylon stockings. But when World War II ended, DuPont could not keep up with the pent-up demand for nylons and brawls broke out among shoppers.
6. Please provide the last word in these opening lines from a 1913 poem by Joyce Kilmer: "I think that I shall never see / A poem lovely as a ____

Answer: Tree

"Trees" was one of the most popular poems of the early 20th century. School children memorized it; other poets parodied it. Kilmer was a celebrated poet in his brief life. He was struck down by a sniper during World War I. He was 31.
7. In 1964, psychedelic scribe Ken Kesey staged a legendary road trip across America in a school bus -- painted in trippy colors. The eclectic gang of people who accompanied him were called the _____ Pranksters.

Answer: Merry

The Merry Pranksters saw themselves as far-out radicals - inspired by Jack Kerouac's "On the Road" - who wanted to challenge the cultural status quo. One of the drivers of the bus was Neal Cassady, a true-life character in Kerouac's book. The bus was outfitted with a supply of LSD. They were also called the Merry Band of Pranksters.
8. Do you remember the 1994 baseball movie. that starred Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Danny Glover? It was called "______ in the Outfield".

Answer: Angels

"Angels in the Outfield" is a feel good movie for baseball fans. Glover plays a team manager, Matthew McConaughey is an outfielder and Christopher Lloyd takes a turn as an angel.
9. These three California cities -- _____ Ana, _____Clara and _____ Monica -- share a first name. What is it?

Answer: Santa

The name "Santa" comes from the Spanish word for saint. Since California was once under Spain's rule, many town names are Spanish. The are others, including Santa Barbara and Santa Clarita.
10. Its beginning to look a lot like _________. Which word ties together all the other answers?

Answer: Christmas

CHRISTMAS. A time for crooning a (1) CAROL, the (2) HOLIDAY also calls for singing (3) RUDOLPH, the Red-Nosed Reindeer, hanging (4) ICICLES and (5) STOCKINGS on the mantle. Decorating the (6) TREE can be especially meaningful and (7) MERRY, with (8) ANGELS dangling here and there. And then, on Christmas Eve, (9) SANTA delivers gifts to everyone -- those who did well on this quiz and those who didn't.
Source: Author JepRD

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