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Another Common Bond Trivia Quiz

You know the drill. What do the first nine answers have in common?

A multiple-choice quiz by orcrush. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
orcrush

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
95,267

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
6 / 10

Plays
1847

Last 3 plays: Guest 1 (2/10), Guest 98 (5/10), Guest 175 (3/10).

Question 1 of 10

1. The sentence 'A man, a plan, a canal--Panama' is an example of a(n): Hint

palindrome

acronym

paradox

spoonerism

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Question 2 of 10

2. Who won the 1992 Masters Golf Tournament? Hint

Nick Price

Mark O'Meara

Fred Couples

Tiger Woods

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Question 3 of 10

3. Who was King of Spain when Columbus made his journey in 1492? Hint

Francisco

Felipe

Fernando

Carlos

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Question 4 of 10

4. In what famous battle did the Duke of Wellington defeat Napoleon in 1815? Hint

Lodi

Borodino

Waterloo

Acre

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Question 5 of 10

5. What TV actor married actress Mary Steenburgen in October 1995? Hint

Craig T. Nelson

Tom Selleck

Ray Romano

Ted Danson

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Question 6 of 10

6. At the time of her death in 2002, what was the royal title of Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon?

Answer: (Three Words)

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Question 7 of 10

7. What 80s synth-pop band was famous for the following lyric: "Come to me, cover me, hold me, together we'll break these chains of love." Hint

Depeche Mode

Yaz

Pet Shop Boys

Erasure

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Question 8 of 10

8. 'Flinke Pinke' is the name of a: Hint

movie

game

dance

flower

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Question 9 of 10

9. What is the largest Scandinavian country? Hint

Denmark

Finland

Sweden

Norway

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Question 10 of 10

10. OK, the moment of truth. What is the common bond?

Answer: (One Word)

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. The sentence 'A man, a plan, a canal--Panama' is an example of a(n):

Answer: palindrome

Since the sentence reads the same way backwards, it is a palindrome.

2. Who won the 1992 Masters Golf Tournament?

Answer: Fred Couples

Fred Couples has 14 career PGA tour wins.

3. Who was King of Spain when Columbus made his journey in 1492?

Answer: Fernando

He's more famously known as 'Ferdinand'.

4. In what famous battle did the Duke of Wellington defeat Napoleon in 1815?

Answer: Waterloo

Napoleon was exiled and spent his last six years on a small island in the South Atlantic called St Helena.[source: napoleonguide.com]

5. What TV actor married actress Mary Steenburgen in October 1995?

Answer: Ted Danson

Danson is, of course, best known for portraying Sam Malone on the long-running 'Cheers'.

6. At the time of her death in 2002, what was the royal title of Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon?

Answer: The Queen Mother

She was Queen of England from 1937 until her husband, King George VI, died in 1952. Then her daughter became Queen Elizabeth II.

7. What 80s synth-pop band was famous for the following lyric: "Come to me, cover me, hold me, together we'll break these chains of love."

Answer: Erasure

"Chains of Love" was Erasure's biggest US hit, reaching #12 in 1988.

8. 'Flinke Pinke' is the name of a:

Answer: game

Flinke Pinke is one of many German card games to find huge popularity in the United States.

9. What is the largest Scandinavian country?

Answer: Sweden

At 174,000 square miles (450,000 sq.km), Sweden is the fifth largest European nation.

10. OK, the moment of truth. What is the common bond?

Answer: ABBA

Yes, it's everybody's favorite square Disco group, ABBA. The (Q10) Swedish band's name is a (Q1) palindrome; it was comprised of two married (Q2) couples, Benny Andersson/Anni-Frid Lyngstad and Bjorn Ulvaeus/Agnetha Faltskog. (Q3) 'Fernando', (Q4) 'Waterloo', 'Dancing Queen' (Q5-Danson, Q6 Queen), and (Q8) 'The Name of the Game' were all titles of ABBA hits. Also, (Q7) Erasure had a hit remake of their song 'Take a Chance on Me'.

Source: Author orcrush

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