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13 astorian's Series quizzes and 150 astorian's Series trivia questions.
1.
  Astorian's 13th Common Bond Game    
Multiple Choice
 20 Qns
First, answer nineteen questions on a wide range of subjects. Then, figure out the name of a famous person that all the answers are pointing to. Sounds easy, right? (Or is it?)
Tough, 20 Qns, astorian, Aug 01 22
Tough
astorian
Aug 01 22
1965 plays
2.
  Astorian's Common Bond Game #11    
Multiple Choice
 20 Qns
First, answer nineteen questions on nineteen different subjects. Then try to figure out the common theme that the correct answers are pointing to.
Difficult, 20 Qns, astorian, Aug 01 22
Difficult
astorian
Aug 01 22
1864 plays
3.
  Astorian's Common Bond Game #10    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Answer 9 questions of varying degrees of difficulty, on a variety of subjects, and you should find one word that links all the answers.
Average, 10 Qns, astorian, Jul 07 14
Average
astorian
869 plays
4.
  Astorian's Common Bond Game #3    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Answer nine trivia questions, then figure out how they relate. Sounds easy, but is it? (Sports fans will have an edge here.)
Average, 10 Qns, astorian, Sep 27 10
Average
astorian
1451 plays
5.
  Astorian's #14 Common Bond Game    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
First we test your knowledge, then we test your ability to see the Big Picture. Answer nine questions on a wide range of topics, and then figure out the job title that all nine answers are pointing you to. Good luck!
Tough, 10 Qns, astorian, Sep 25 08
Tough
astorian
606 plays
6.
  Astorian's Common Bond Game #7    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
First, answer 9 questions on a variety of subjects. Then, figure out what the answers have in common. They should lead you to a well known book/movie.
Tough, 10 Qns, astorian, Jul 29 09
Tough
astorian
1190 plays
7.
  Astorian's Common Bond Game #8    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
You know the drill- answer nine questions, then figure out where all the correct answers are pointing you. If you're lucky and good, you'll come up with the name of a famous fictional character.
Tough, 10 Qns, astorian, Sep 04 10
Tough
astorian
937 plays
8.
  Astorian's Common Bond Game #9    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Answer nine questions of varying difficulty. If you get them right, the answers should point you to the title of a popular TV series.
Tough, 10 Qns, astorian, Oct 07 10
Tough
astorian
585 plays
9.
  Astorian's Common Bond Game #5    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Answer 9 questions of varying difficulty, then figure out what the answers have in common. The bond is in the field of entertainment.
Average, 10 Qns, astorian, Nov 21 21
Average
astorian
Nov 21 21
564 plays
10.
  Astorian's Common Bond Game #2    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Answer nine questions, then figure out the TV show that connects all the answers!
Tough, 10 Qns, astorian, Sep 25 08
Tough
astorian
634 plays
trivia question Quick Question
During the War of 1812, what American commander defeated the British Navy at the Battle of Lake Erie?

From Quiz "Astorian's 13th Common Bond Game"




11.
  Astorian's Common Bond Game #6    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
You know how the game is played: answer 9 questions successfully, then figure out where the answers should be leading you. Today, they'll be leading you to a world-famous celebrity.
Tough, 10 Qns, astorian, Sep 25 08
Tough
astorian
648 plays
12.
  Astorian's #4 Common Bond Game    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Answer 9 trivia questions, on a variety of subjects. If you get them all right, you should be able to figure out a movie I'm thinking of right now.
Difficult, 10 Qns, astorian, Sep 24 08
Difficult
astorian
689 plays
13.
  Astorian's Common Bond Game #12    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
First, answer nine questions on assorted topics- then, if you've gotten the answers right, a famous group of people should come to your mind!
Tough, 10 Qns, astorian, Nov 21 21
Tough
astorian
Nov 21 21
560 plays

astorian's Series Trivia Questions
1. In 1976, a Utah gas station owner named Melvin Dummar made headlines, when he was named as a beneficiary of a very rich man's will. Who was Melvin Dummar's supposed benefactor?

From Quiz Astorian's #14 Common Bond Game

Answer: Howard Hughes

Melvin Dummar says that, years earlier, he had given a ride to a ragged-looking hitchhiker who claimed to be Howard Hughes. And when Hughes died in 1976, a will surfaced in Salt Lake City declaring that Dummar was an heir to Hughes' fortune. Hughes was a notoriously odd fellow. Is it possible that he really left a fortune to a virtual stranger who once gave him a lift? A jury eventually said no, ruling that the will was a fake and that Dummar was a fraud. The Hughes' estate was divided by several of Howard Hughes' cousins. Still, Melvin Dummar insists to this day that the will was legitimate, even though he holds out no hope of receiving any money. Dummar's story was the basis for the Oscar-winning movie "Melvin and Howard."

2. According to lyricist Tim Rice, "Jesus Christ Superstar" was based in large measure on "The Life of Christ," a book by what American clergyman?

From Quiz Astorian's Common Bond Game #12

Answer: Fulton J. Sheen

During the 1950's, Sheen's television program "Life Is Worth Living" was even more popular than Milton Berle's, which prompted Berle to quip, "That's just because he has better writers- Matthew, Mark, Luke and John."

3. Who won more games than any other major league baseball pitcher during the decade of the 1970s?

From Quiz Astorian's Common Bond Game #11

Answer: Jim Palmer

Jim Palmer won 186 games for the Baltimore Orioles between 1970 and 1979. Late in his career, Palmer appeared in a series of underwear ads, that gave him a new status as a sex symbol!

4. Comedienne Carol Burnett first came to prominence with a comedy/novelty love song entitled "I Made a Fool of Myself Over" which prominent American diplomat?

From Quiz Astorian's Common Bond Game #10

Answer: John Foster Dulles

John Foster Dulles was Dwight Eisenhower's Secretary of State, and some observers considered him the real power behind the throne.

5. In which organs do human beings have pineal glands?

From Quiz Astorian's Common Bond Game #9

Answer: brains

Rene Descartes once speculated that the human mind and soul were centered in the pineal gland, though no neurologist takes that theory seriously today.

6. On which TV show would you have seen Chief Thunderthud and Princess Summerfall Winterspring?

From Quiz Astorian's Common Bond Game #7

Answer: The Howdy Doody Show

Such stereotypical characters probably couldn't be shown on television today, but they were immensely popular in the 1950's.

7. Which composer's masterworks include "Matthauspassion" and "Goldberg Variations"?

From Quiz Astorian's Common Bond Game #6

Answer: Johann Sebastian Bach

Bach was the most acclaimed organist and harpsichordist in Europe, but was not widely appreciated as a composer until long after his death.

8. Which baseball star won his league's Triple Crown in 1967?

From Quiz Astorian's Common Bond Game #5

Answer: Carl Yastrzemski

Yastrzemski led the American League in homers, RBI's and batting average that year. He carried the "Impossible Dream" Red Sox to the World Series, where they were knocked off by the St. Louis Cardinals.

9. Which American general received a Nobel Peace Prize?

From Quiz Astorian's #4 Common Bond Game

Answer: George Marshall

Marshall was honored for the role he played in the reconstruction of Europe after the Second World War.

10. In 1830, who wrote the poem "Old Ironsides", in honor of the battleship, the U.S.S. Constitution?

From Quiz Astorian's Common Bond Game #3

Answer: Oliver Wendell Holmes

You can still visit the ship today, in Boston Harbor.

11. Who was the first man to win two consecutive Oscars as Best Actor?

From Quiz Astorian's Common Bond Game #2

Answer: Spencer Tracy

Tracy won his Oscars for playing a fisherman in "Captains Courageous" (1937) and a priest in "Boys Town" (1938).

12. Which pro football star, one of the Minnesota Vikings' "Purple People Eaters," once returned a fumble 66 yards in the wrong direction, inadvertantly scoring a safety for the San Francisco 49ers, rather than a touchdown for his Vikings?

From Quiz Astorian's #14 Common Bond Game

Answer: Jim Marshall

Marshall had a very long, stellar career as an NFL defensive end. He played in four Super Bowls. At one point, he held the NFL record for consecutive games started. He may yet make it into the Pro Football Hall of Fame. And yet, he'll always be best remembered for the goofiest play of his life!

13. During the War of 1812, what American commander defeated the British Navy at the Battle of Lake Erie?

From Quiz Astorian's 13th Common Bond Game

Answer: Oliver Hazard Perry

There weren't many high points for the United States in the War of 1812, but Perry's naval victory on Lake Erie was one of them. After the battle, he made the famous utterance, "We have met the enemy, and they are ours".

14. What Columbia University professor has traditionally been credited with writing the popular holiday poem, "A Visit From St. Nicholas" (better known to many as "The Night Before Christmas")?

From Quiz Astorian's Common Bond Game #12

Answer: Clement Clarke Moore

The poem was first published anonymously in 1823, in the Sentinel, a newspaper in Troy, New York. Clement Clarke Moore took credit for it more than a decade later. Numerous scholars, however, now question whether Moore was the true author, as the poem is very different in meter and style from any of Moore's other poetry.

15. Dean Moriarty, a major character in Jack Kerouac's Beatnik novel "On the Road," was based on a real person with whom Kerouac had a series of adventures during a cross-country trip. Who was this friend of Kerouac's?

From Quiz Astorian's Common Bond Game #11

Answer: Neal Cassady

Believe it or not, Jack Kerouac was quite a jock in high school, and was recruited to play halfback for Notre Dame! He turned the Irish down, and went to Columbia University, instead.

16. In the year 1516, who was given the title of Premier Painter and Engineer and Architect of the King, by French monarch Francis I?

From Quiz Astorian's Common Bond Game #10

Answer: Leonardo da Vinci

Da Vinci accepted the offer, and spent the last few years of his life in Amboise, France.

17. Which mathematical wizard and pioneer of computer science helped the Allies to defeat Hitler, by cracking Germany's Enigma code?

From Quiz Astorian's Common Bond Game #9

Answer: Alan Turing

The movie "U-571" dealt with the effort to break the German code. Sadly (though not surprisingly), however, Hollywood chose to change the real-life heroes from Englishmen into Americans!

18. Which prominent World War 2 general was critically injured in an automobile accident, on December 9, 1945?

From Quiz Astorian's Common Bond Game #8

Answer: George Patton

George C. Scott won the Oscar as Best Actor for his portrayal of Old Blood and Guts in "Patton," but refused the award.

19. What Belgian missionary gained fame by working with lepers on the Hawaiian island of Molokai?

From Quiz Astorian's Common Bond Game #7

Answer: Father Damien

Father Damien eventually contracted leprosy himself. He was canonized by the Catholic Church in 1995.

20. What famed advice giver won the grand prize on the TV quiz show "The $64,000 Question" by answering questions about boxing?

From Quiz Astorian's Common Bond Game #5

Answer: Dr. Joyce Brothers

"The $64,000 Question" was a prime time hit during the 1950's, but went off the air after being tainted by scandals.

21. In what horror film is Ernest Borgnine killed by trained rats?

From Quiz Astorian's Common Bond Game #3

Answer: Willard

Bruce Davison starred in the original "Willard". Crispin Glover starred in the re-make.

22. After the death of singer/songwriter Sonny Bono, which member of the cast of TV's "The Waltons" ran for Bono's Congressional seat in Southern California, in 1998?

From Quiz Astorian's #14 Common Bond Game

Answer: Ralph "Pa" Waite

Waite, a liberal Democrat, lost the election to Sonny's widow, Mary Bono.

23. Which Canadian Prime Minister was a recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize?

From Quiz Astorian's Common Bond Game #10

Answer: Lester Pearson

Pearson earned the Nobel for his efforts in resolving the Suez crisis in Egypt.

24. What female vocalist earned the Grammy as Best New Artist in 1989, largely due to the success of the single "Fast Car"?

From Quiz Astorian's Common Bond Game #9

Answer: Tracy Chapman

Like most performers who win the Grammy as Best New Artist, Tracy Chapman's success was short-lived.

25. What former football star played Emmanuel Lewis' adoptive father on the sitcom "Webster"?

From Quiz Astorian's Common Bond Game #7

Answer: Alex Karras

Alex Karras and his real-life wife Susan Clark played Webster's parents, George & Katherine Papadapolis.

26. Which Shakespeare play opens with the words "Now is the winter of our discontent"?

From Quiz Astorian's Common Bond Game #6

Answer: Richard III

John Steinbeck's novel "Winter of Our Discontent" took its title from that very line.

27. Which state was named after a legendary queen of the mythical female warrior tribe called the Amazons?

From Quiz Astorian's Common Bond Game #5

Answer: California

According to legend, the Amazons were once ruled by a powerful warrior queen named Califa.

28. In James Jones' WW2 novel "From Here to Eternity", which soldier has an affair with his commanding officer's wife?

From Quiz Astorian's #4 Common Bond Game

Answer: Milton Warden

Warden was played by Burt Lancaster in the popular 1954 movie version.

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