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A Common Quiz

This is my first attempt at a common bond quiz, so I hope it isn't too easy or too difficult. It is related to entertainment.

A multiple-choice quiz by Morrigan716. Estimated time: 5 mins.

Author
Morrigan716

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
116,135

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
6 / 10

Plays
1354

Question 1 of 10

1. What country's national flower is the thistle? Hint

Scotland

Slovakia

Germany

Denmark

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Question 2 of 10

2. Which cast member of "The Brady Bunch" appeared in the 1988 movie "I'm Gonna Git You Sucka"? Hint

Eve Plumb

Ann B. Davis

Florence Henderson

Susan Olsen

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Question 3 of 10

3. According to an Internet campaign, what religion could be declared official if 10,000 people registered it as their religion on the census form? Hint

Feminist

Jedi

Klingon

Satanist

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Question 4 of 10

4. What famous woman was born on June 20, 1967 in Honolulu, Hawaii? Hint

Nicole Kidman

Halle Berry

Salma Hayek

Kylie Minogue

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Question 5 of 10

5. What group of instruments do the cornet, flugelhorn, and euphonium belong to? Hint

Percussion

Woodwinds

Brass

Strings

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Question 6 of 10

6. Some British people can be seen standing at the ends of platforms, bridges, or fences holding notebooks, pens, and binoculars. What is this hobby called? Hint

Cottaging

Vedging

Cricketing

Trainspotting

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Question 7 of 10

7. While attending Oxford, this famous playwright was awarded the Newdigate prize for "Ravenna" and "First in Greats"? Hint

Oscar Wilde

William Shakespeare

Tennessee Williams

Christopher Marlowe

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Question 8 of 10

8. Whose works include "Dubliners" and "A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man"? Hint

William Butler Yeats

Bram Stoker

James Joyce

John Keats

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Question 9 of 10

9. What college has two campuses: one in Moline, Illinois and one in Kewanee, Illinois? Hint

Wheaton College

Lake Forest College

Eureka College

Black Hawk College

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Question 10 of 10

10. What is the common bond?

Answer: (Two words, or just surname -an actor)

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. What country's national flower is the thistle?

Answer: Scotland

Thistle is the Old English name for a large family of plants growing mainly in Europe and Asia. There are 14 species of thistle found in Great Britain.

2. Which cast member of "The Brady Bunch" appeared in the 1988 movie "I'm Gonna Git You Sucka"?

Answer: Eve Plumb

Eve Plumb has also appeared with Christopher Knight (Peter Brady) in the 1997 movie "Nowhere", and with David Schwimmer in 1998's "Breast Men". She played Jan in "The Brady Bunch".

3. According to an Internet campaign, what religion could be declared official if 10,000 people registered it as their religion on the census form?

Answer: Jedi

In Britain, on the 2001 census forms, more than 390,000 people stated "Jedi" as their official religion. More people checked it than Jewish, Buddhist, or Sikh.

4. What famous woman was born on June 20, 1967 in Honolulu, Hawaii?

Answer: Nicole Kidman

Nicole Kidman has been chosen by "People Magazine" as one of The 50 Most Beautiful People in 1996 and 1999. She has won Golden Globes for "Moulin Rouge!" in 2002, and "The Hours" in 2003.

5. What group of instruments do the cornet, flugelhorn, and euphonium belong to?

Answer: Brass

Other brass instruments include the trumpet, trombone, and french horn.

6. Some British people can be seen standing at the ends of platforms, bridges, or fences holding notebooks, pens, and binoculars. What is this hobby called?

Answer: Trainspotting

Trainspotters pursue their hobby in all types of weather, often bringing along their tea and picnic lunches. They write down the numbers and types of trains and exchange their observations at trainspotters' clubs.

7. While attending Oxford, this famous playwright was awarded the Newdigate prize for "Ravenna" and "First in Greats"?

Answer: Oscar Wilde

Oscar Wilde is famous for his plays "Lady Windermere's Fan", "A Woman of No Importance", "An Ideal Husband", "The Importance of Being Earnest", and "Dorian Gray".

8. Whose works include "Dubliners" and "A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man"?

Answer: James Joyce

James Joyce was Irish, but he lived most of his life in Italy, Germany, and France because he felt betrayed by his home country. He married Nora Barnacle and had two children, Giorgio and Lucia. He died of peritonitis on June 13, 1941.

9. What college has two campuses: one in Moline, Illinois and one in Kewanee, Illinois?

Answer: Black Hawk College

Black Hawk College's Quad-Cities Campus is in Moline, and East Campus is in Kewanee. BHC offers college credit degrees and certifications programs to prepare students for careers or transfer to a four-year school.

10. What is the common bond?

Answer: Ewan McGregor

1) Ewan McGregor was born in SCOTLAND. 2) His wife's name is EVE Mavrakis. 3) He played a JEDI in the "Star Wars" prequels. 4) He starred with NICOLE KIDMAN in "Moulin Rouge!". 5) He played in a BRASS band in the movie "Brassed Off". 6) Ewan played Mark Renton in the movie "TRAINSPOTTING". 7) His character in the "Velvet Goldmine" was Kurt WILDE. 8) He portrayed JAMES JOYCE in the movie "Nora". 9) He also appeared in the Oscar nominated film "BLACK HAWK Down".

Source: Author Morrigan716

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