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1.
  Nine Clues, Do You Have a Clue?#1    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
I am a famous person wait and see, however if you do not read you may never guess me.
Very Difficult, 10 Qns, climbinggirl, Sep 24 08
Very Difficult
climbinggirl
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  What's The Link?    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Here's my first Common Bond quiz, and I hope I haven't made it too easy!
Very Difficult, 10 Qns, tjoebigham, Mar 06 09
Very Difficult
tjoebigham
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  Heavenly Common Bond    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
This is my first attempt at a common bond. It may be easy ... on a wing and a prayer.
Difficult, 10 Qns, dthompsen, Oct 28 10
Difficult
dthompsen
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10Q CB Very Difficult Trivia Questions
1. What is the first name of the original supervisor of the Las Vegas Crime Lab on the CBS TV show, "CSI : Crime Scene Investigation"?

From Quiz Heavenly Common Bond

Answer: Gil

Gil Grissom is played by William Petersen, who serves also as an executive producer for the show.

2. What author doesn't belong here?

From Quiz What's The Link?

Answer: Kafka

The other three are English language essayists or non-fiction writers: England's William Hazlitt and Walter Bagehot, and America's Oliver Wendell Holmes. Franz Kafka, the great Czech writer of surrealistic fiction, is the odd one out.

3. This company is located in Lincoln, Rhode Island and is a major manufacturer of writing instruments.

From Quiz Nine Clues, Do You Have a Clue?#1

Answer: Cross

The A.T. Cross Company has been manufacturing pens and timepieces for over 150 years.

4. In the film "Monty Python's The Meaning of Life", what type of mousse led to the death of a group of dinner party guests?

From Quiz Heavenly Common Bond

Answer: Salmon

The clincher of the scene from the film is when the Grim Reaper indicates the cause of death, in a raspy whisper, as "...the salmon mousse...".

5. Who wrote a novel about Daedulus, the mythological Greek genius?

From Quiz What's The Link?

Answer: Michael Ayrton

Michael Ayrton was an artist as well as writer, and mazes cropped up in many of his artworks. Daedulus is the subject to Ayrton's "The Maze Maker", a fictional "autobiography" of the Greek artisan. Stewart wrote romantic fantasies, Caldwell historical novels and Hamilton was a non-ficton writer on mythology.

6. Finish this song....______ ______ is falling down. Falling Down.

From Quiz Nine Clues, Do You Have a Clue?#1

Answer: London Bridge

If you were not aware the United States bought the original London Bridge for $2,460,000.00 and it is now located in Lake Havasu City, AZ.

7. Which film director financed his second film by subjecting himself to medical experiments?

From Quiz Heavenly Common Bond

Answer: Robert Rodriguez

Most of the money to film "El Mariachi" was earned in an experimental drug study. (You can read the hilarious details in his book, "Rebel Without a Crew".) His more recent mainstream films include "Desperado", "Spy Kids", and "Spy Kids 2".

8. What movie here is the odd one out?

From Quiz What's The Link?

Answer: The Big Sleep

"The Big Sleep" is the famed 40's adaptation of the Raymond Chandler mystery starring Humphrey Bogart. The rest are fantasies about dreams, the afterlife and time travel.

9. On September 24, 1869, some Americans tried to corner the gold market, this term is related to a day of financial panic.

From Quiz Nine Clues, Do You Have a Clue?#1

Answer: Black Friday

Black Friday, was one of the most notorious scandals during the presidency of Ulysses S. Grant.

10. Who starred as Hercule Poirot in a modern day CBS-TV version of "Murder on the Orient Express"?

From Quiz Heavenly Common Bond

Answer: Alfred Molina

Albert Molina recently played Diego Rivera in the acclaimed 2002 film, "Frida".

11. Who wrote such novels as "Kill The Boss Good-Bye" and "The Out Is Death"?

From Quiz What's The Link?

Answer: Peter Rabe

Spillane is Mike Hammer's creator, Goodis gave us "Dark Passage", and Thompson is best known for "The Killer Inside Me". Rabe's novels appeared at the same time as the others.

12. This movie starred Morgan Freeman and Ashley Judd. Ashley Judd was kidnapped by a psychopath that went by the moniker Casanova.

From Quiz Nine Clues, Do You Have a Clue?#1

Answer: Kiss The Girls

This movie portrayed two very different psychopaths that were competing with each other on opposite coasts.

13. What magician wrote the book : "Games You Can't Lose - A Guide for Suckers"?

From Quiz Heavenly Common Bond

Answer: Harry Anderson

Harry Anderson's many claims to fame include a recurring role on "Cheers" as Harry the Hat and a well-known turn as Judge Harry Stone on "Night Court" during the 1980's.

14. Who created Inspector Hanaud?

From Quiz What's The Link?

Answer: A. E. W. Mason

Christie's sleuth, Hercule Poirot, is Belgian, Barr created Eugene Valmont and Simenon created Inspector Maigret. Mason was Hanaud's creator.

15. In this year Bugsy Siegel was found shot in his home.

From Quiz Nine Clues, Do You Have a Clue?#1

Answer: 1947

Lesson 1. Do not borrow money from the mob. On June 20, Siegel was found shot in the head while in his Beverly Hills home. The murder was linked to a mob hitman.

16. Who portrayed Captain Ed Hocken in the "Naked Gun" series of films?

From Quiz Heavenly Common Bond

Answer: George Kennedy

George Kennedy's best performance is probably as Dragline in 1967's "Cool Hand Luke" for which he won an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor.

17. Who wrote the suspense classic "Rogue Male"?

From Quiz What's The Link?

Answer: Geoffrey Household

Household's 1939 "Rogue Male" made him an overnight success. Greene wrote "This Gun For Hire", Ambler "Journey Into Fear" and LeCarre is famed for his tales of realistic espionage.

18. What color brings to mind; Danny Boy, Linda Campbell, and Ora Kingsley?

From Quiz Nine Clues, Do You Have a Clue?#1

Answer: Red

They are all a variety of shrub roses in the brilliant hue of red.

19. An observatory in Flagstaff, Arizona was founded by which famous astronomer/astronomers in 1894?

From Quiz Heavenly Common Bond

Answer: Percival Lowell

The observatory is located at 1400 W. Mars Hill Road / Flagstaff AZ / 86001. We may be able to trace the "Life on Mars" hysteria to Lowell : he was famous for studying the canals of Mars from his observatory, and hypothesized on the canals which he felt could have been remnants of an intelligent race on the planet.

20. What fictional woman is thought to be Nero Wolfe's mother?

From Quiz What's The Link?

Answer: Irene Adler

Some Sherlockians suspected Adler, the woman who outwitted Holmes in "Scandal In Bohemia", as being Nero Wolfe's mother. Bridgid tangled with Hammett's Sam Spade, Della is Perry Mason's faithful secretary and Rebecca is the (dead) title character of the famed novel and movie.

21. This carnivores scientific name is Mustela frenata.

From Quiz Nine Clues, Do You Have a Clue?#1

Answer: weasel

Weasels eat rodents and are known for their ability to swim and climb trees.

22. Which barbeque manufacturer makes the "Genesis" and "Summit" models?

From Quiz Heavenly Common Bond

Answer: Weber

Weber-Stephen Products are located in Palatine, IL.

23. Whose suspense story was filmed by Nicholas Roeg?

From Quiz What's The Link?

Answer: Daphne DuMaurier

DuMaurier's "Don't Look Now" was filmed by Roeg. Stephenson's "Leiningen Versus The Ants" was lensed as "The Naked Jungle". Connell's classic "The Most Dangerous Game" has been filmed many times. Among Finney's work filmed are "Assault On A Queen" and "Five Against The House".

24. What was the occupation of Chunyu Kun of Chi?

From Quiz Nine Clues, Do You Have a Clue?#1

Answer: jester

Chunyu Kun was a jester to King Wei. Unlike the jesters of medieval Europe the jesters in China where men of great wisdom and influence. They were able to influence the monarch through jest.

25. Buckler, escutcheon, and aegis are collectively synonyms for what piece of armor?

From Quiz Heavenly Common Bond

Answer: Shields

The aegis was a shield worn by the Greek goddess Athena which was adorned with the head of the Gorgon Medusa. A buckler is a small shield worn on the arm, and an escutcheon is a heraldic term.

26. What novel did Sinclair Lewis write about doctors?

From Quiz What's The Link?

Answer: Arrowsmith

"Elmer Gantry" is about a corrupt evangelist, "Dodsworth" about a retired businessman and "Babbit" a study of a small-town tycoon. "Arrowsmith" is about a doctor.

27. What "SPECIFIC" sports group do the preceding nine answers belong to?

From Quiz Heavenly Common Bond

Answer: Angels & Anaheim Angels & Anaheim & California Angels

All of the preceding were active members of the 2002 World Series Champion Anaheim Angels, who defeated the San Francisco Giants in 7 Games : Benji GIL / Tim SALMON / Frankie "K-Rod" RODRIGUEZ / Bengie (Or Jose) MOLINA / Garrett ANDERSON / Adam KENNEDY / Troy PERCIVAL / Ben WEBER / Scot SHIELDS. Hope you enjoyed it!

28. What is the Common Bond?

From Quiz What's The Link?

Answer: Birds

"Kafka" and "Rabe" mean raven in Czech and German, and "Adler" is German for eagle. "Rogue Male" was filmed as "Man Hunt" starring Walter Pidgeon, and Howard Hawks directed "Big Sleep". DuMaurier's horror story "The Birds" was memorably lensed by Hitchcock. Mason's best known book is "The Four Feathers"; feathers (found only on birds) were used by Daedulus in his and his son Icarus' disastrous attempt at flight, and feather is the basis of the word "fletcher", another term for arrowsmith (since feathers are used on arrow butts).

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