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Entertaining Common Bond Quiz 1

The answers to these questions answers all relate to something that has entertained generations. Comb through these questions and see if you can solve it.

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

Author
InXanadu

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
150,055

Updated
Aug 01 22

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
7 / 10

Plays
4895

Last 3 plays: Changeling_de (10/10), Carmanhk (5/10), robbonz (2/10).

Question 1 of 10

1. AARP is an organization made up of which group of people? Hint

African Americans

seniors

recording artists

children

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Question 2 of 10

2. In which decade did senator Joseph McCarthy cost a lot of people their jobs by accusing them of being Communists? Hint

the 1940s

the 1960s

the 1950s

the 1920s

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Question 3 of 10

3. In which city did early 1970s Olympic running hopeful Steve Prefontaine attend the University of Oregon? Hint

Portland

Eugene

Salem

Coos Bay

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Question 4 of 10

4. What kind of drink do you get when you combine gin, cream, grenadine, and an egg white? Hint

a Fuzzy Navel

a Pink Lady

a Shirley Temple

a Baybreeze

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Question 5 of 10

5. In which action flick did Robert Mitchum play a Korean War veteran coming home to take over his family's moonshine business? Hint

River of No Return

Cape Fear

Thunder Road

Night of the Hunter

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Question 6 of 10

6. Among the things that are popular in Sicily are dishes with eggplant and olives, bocce ball, and the Tarantella. What is the Tarantella? Hint

a dance

a dessert

a game

a mode of transportation

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Question 7 of 10

7. Who is the author of the book "Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe"? Hint

Fannie Flagg

Carrie Fisher

Rita Mae Brown

Nora Ephron

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Question 8 of 10

8. Which of the following cars were manufactured by Ford in the U.S.? Hint

T-Birds

Impala

Corvettes

Trackers

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Question 9 of 10

9. What do Italians call the festival in Venice that occurs on the Tuesday before Lent? Hint

Mezzaluna

Packzi

Carnival

Mardi Gras

10. Now that you have reached this final question, take a look at the answers you have so far. A certain movie, which was based on a Broadway show, should pop into your head. Anyone with a high school education should get this.

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. AARP is an organization made up of which group of people?

Answer: seniors

AARP stands for the American Association of Retired Persons. Anyone age 50 or older can be a member. You don't even have to be retired. AARP also publishes the most widely circulated magazine in the United States.

2. In which decade did senator Joseph McCarthy cost a lot of people their jobs by accusing them of being Communists?

Answer: the 1950s

For all his efforts, the "McCarthy Era", as it came to be known, is now regarded as a moment of shame in American congressional history. McCarthy's henchman, Roy Cohn, was disbarred shortly before his death in 1986.

3. In which city did early 1970s Olympic running hopeful Steve Prefontaine attend the University of Oregon?

Answer: Eugene

Steve Prefontaine attended the University of Oregon in Eugene from 1969 to 1973. Coos Bay is the city where he was born, and where he is buried. He died in a car crash in 1975. His story was made into two different films in 1997 and 1998.

4. What kind of drink do you get when you combine gin, cream, grenadine, and an egg white?

Answer: a Pink Lady

Grenadine syrup combined with the white cream makes it pink. The difference between this and a 'Pink Squirrel' is that a 'Squirrel' has creme de cacao instead of gin, milk instead of cream, and no egg.

5. In which action flick did Robert Mitchum play a Korean War veteran coming home to take over his family's moonshine business?

Answer: Thunder Road

The film was released in 1958, and is known for its memorable car chase scenes. It also was the uncredited film debut of a thirty year-old named Mitchell Ryan, who would go on to play Edward Montgomery on "Dharma and Greg" forty years later.

6. Among the things that are popular in Sicily are dishes with eggplant and olives, bocce ball, and the Tarantella. What is the Tarantella?

Answer: a dance

If you have been to a traditional Italian wedding reception, you have seen or participated in this dance. It goes in a circle and gets faster as it progresses.

7. Who is the author of the book "Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe"?

Answer: Fannie Flagg

The movie title was shortened to "Fried Green Tomatoes". Flagg had a cameo role in the film, as a feminist speaker. She adapted her book for the screen with screenwriter Carol Sobieski, who died before the film was released.

8. Which of the following cars were manufactured by Ford in the U.S.?

Answer: T-Birds

Ford introduced the T-Bird in 1954. The others are all Chevrolet models.

9. What do Italians call the festival in Venice that occurs on the Tuesday before Lent?

Answer: Carnival

Mardi Gras is what the French call it. People wear masks and elaborate costumes in both French and Italian cultures. Packzis are traditional Polish pastries prepared for the same occasion. Mezzaluna means "half moon" in Italian.

Answer: Grease

Grease, as we all know, was about high school SENIORS in the 1950s. The boys' gang in the film was called the T-BIRDS, and the girls were the PINK LADIES. EUGENE was a nerdy classmate, and FANNIE FLAGG made a cameo appearance as the school nurse. There was A DANCE, a drag race at THUNDER ROAD, and the big finale occurred at the school CARNIVAL. Directed by Randal Kleiser, Grease was the biggest box office hit of 1978, and the highest-grossing musical of all-time. Thanks for playing!

Source: Author InXanadu

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