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Enfranklopedia's Common Bond Quiz 2

Thanks for the positive votes on my first attempt, folks. Here's another common bond quiz for you. Use the first nine answers to deduce the tenth.

A multiple-choice quiz by enfranklopedia. Estimated time: 6 mins.

Author
enfranklopedia

Time
6 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
95,304

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

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Tough

Avg Score
5 / 10

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1076

Question 1 of 10

1. Fashion: When one buys a product marked "DKNY," it's fairly clear that the "NY" stands for "New York." What does the "DK" stand for?

Answer: (Two Words (Yes, spelling counts!))

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Question 2 of 10

2. Nostalgia: Which of the following toys was introduced to the American public in the 1970's? Hint

ColorForms

Mr. Potato Head

Lite-Brite

Stretch Armstrong

3. History: Early in the annals of motion picture lore, a "code" was enforced that subjected movies to standards of adult language, sexuality, violence, and other "inappropriate" elements. After whom was this code named? Hint

Joseph I. Breen

Will Hays

Roy Cohn

Warren G. Harding

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Question 4 of 10

4. Movies: A particularly off-beat writer-director shot a highly unusual movie in 1987 featuring a cast of Barbie dolls (literally) in order to portray the life and death of a famous American musician. Who was this musician? Hint

Janis Joplin

Wendy O. Williams

Mama Cass

Karen Carpenter

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Question 5 of 10

5. Television: In the guilty pleasure science fiction TV series "The Powers of Matthew Star" (1982-3), the titular telekinetic (but handsome) alien, a prince, had a trusty assistant to help him through his adjustment to life on Earth. His first name was Walt. What was his last name? Hint

Carpenthar

Bakhar

Tannhar

Shephard

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Question 6 of 10

6. Television: In "The Wonder Years" (1988 - 1993), Kevin Arnold (Fred Savage) focused the majority of his romantic efforts on the girl next door, named Winnie. What was her last name? Hint

Tanner

Keller

Miller

Cooper

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Question 7 of 10

7. Television: In a celebrated "fake commercial" on "Saturday Night Live", Adam Sandler and Chris Farley find themselves house-sitting at a luxurious mansion with a pool that has no water. Everything changes, however, when a Van Halen song starts playing: the pool magically fills with water, beer begins to pour, and a horde of male supermodels in Speedos joins the party. At this point, it's clear that the characters Sandler and Farley are playing are gay, and that the entire commercial is a goof on the beer commercials that depict heterosexual men encountering impossible scenarios involving beer and nubile women. What is the name of the beer being advertised? Hint

Schmitt's Gay

Spitz's Gay

Schulz's Gay

Sven's Gay

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Question 8 of 10

8. Television: Who played the father of Mindy McConnell (Pam Dawber) and, eventually, the father-in-law of Mork from Ork (Robin Williams) on "Mork and Mindy" (1978 - 1982)? Hint

Conrad Dennis

Conrad Bain

Conrad Janis

Conrad Bean

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Question 9 of 10

9. Television: On the CBS series "CSI," most of the major characters are college-educated. Which character has at least one college degree in entomology? Hint

Catherine Willows (Marg Helgenberger)

Gil Grissom (William Petersen)

Sara Sidel (Jorja Fox)

Warrick Brown (Gary Dourdan)

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Question 10 of 10

10. So: here we are. What's the common bond?

Answer: (One Word (a profession; singular or plural will work))

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Fashion: When one buys a product marked "DKNY," it's fairly clear that the "NY" stands for "New York." What does the "DK" stand for?

Answer: Donna Karan

The DKNY label is found on shoes, dresses, and fragrances, amongst other products.

2. Nostalgia: Which of the following toys was introduced to the American public in the 1970's?

Answer: Stretch Armstrong

ColorForms were first sprung upon the American public in 1951 as standard geometric shapes; in 1965, they found a rebirth of sorts when they merged with "Miss Weather," a character whose wardrobe changed drastically as meteorological fluctuations demanded. Lite-Brite debuted in 1967, and Mr. Potato Head first hit toy stores in 1952. Stretch Armstrong, the blonde, shirtless man with stretchable limbs, first appeared in 1976.

Answer: Will Hays

The Hays Code was named for Will Hays, the President of the Motion Picture Producers and Distributors of America.

Answer: Karen Carpenter

Todd Haynes (who directed "Poison" and "Safe") shot "Superstar: The Karen Carpenter Story" as the definitive telling of Carpenter's life and death. He used the Barbie dolls, presumably, to make an ironic statement about unrealistic attitudes toward the female form -- fitting, since Carpenter died due to the eating disorder anorexia nervosa.

Karen's brother Richard, and Mattel -- the company that owns Barbie -- have expended a great deal of money and effort to make sure that no one ever sees the film. That alone is reason enough for you to track it down and see it, yes? (Yes.)

Answer: Shephard

Walt Shephard was played by Louis Gossett, Jr. -- who, after having won an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor in "An Officer and a Gentleman" the year before, should have known better.

6. Television: In "The Wonder Years" (1988 - 1993), Kevin Arnold (Fred Savage) focused the majority of his romantic efforts on the girl next door, named Winnie. What was her last name?

Answer: Cooper

Gwendolyne "Winnie" Cooper was played by Danica McKellar.

Answer: Schmitt's Gay

The voice-over for "Schmitt's Gay" is handled, not surprisingly, by vocal chameleon Phil Hartman.

8. Television: Who played the father of Mindy McConnell (Pam Dawber) and, eventually, the father-in-law of Mork from Ork (Robin Williams) on "Mork and Mindy" (1978 - 1982)?

Answer: Conrad Janis

Janis, aside from being an accomplished actor, was also a world-famous trombone player and orchestra conductor. (Conrad Bain played the father on "Diff'rent Strokes.")

9. Television: On the CBS series "CSI," most of the major characters are college-educated. Which character has at least one college degree in entomology?

Answer: Gil Grissom (William Petersen)

Entomology, the study of insects, is the particular expertise of CSI head honcho Gil Grissom, as has been proven several times on the show.

10. So: here we are. What's the common bond?

Answer: astronauts

All answers refer to American astronauts. The "D.K." in (Q1) is a reference to D.K. "Deke" Slayton, the Mercury astronaut who later became the Flight Crew Operations Director of the Apollo program. Neil ARMSTRONG (Q2) was the first human being to walk on the surface of the moon. Fred W. HAISE, Jr. (Q3) was the Lunar Module Pilot (LMP) on the famed Apollo 13 mission. Scott CARPENTER (Q4), again, was one of the Mercury Seven, as were Alan B. SHEPARD, Jr, (Q5) the first American in space, and Gordon "Gordo" COOPER (Q6). Harrison "Jack" Schmitt (Q7) was the LMP on Apollo 17, and Charles "Pete" CONRAD (Q8) was an accomplished Gemini astronaut well before he commanded Apollo 12. Virgil I. "Gus" GRISSOM (Q9) was the second American in space, who later died, tragically, in the fire that claimed the lives of the crew of the Apollo I mission on January 27, 1967.

Source: Author enfranklopedia

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