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Mayshus' First Common Bond Trivia Quiz

This is my first attempt at a Common Bond quiz. I hope I get it right. You all know the drill! Can you work out the entertainment-related link?

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

Author
mayshus

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
105,555

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
7 / 10

Plays
1615

Question 1 of 10

1. In which US city was J. F. Kennedy assassinated? Hint

Dallas

Washington

Chicago

Detroit

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Question 2 of 10

2. Who wrote "American Psycho"? Hint

Brett Easton Ellis

Stephen King

Alfred Hitchcock

Peter Straub

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Question 3 of 10

3. What is Spiderman's real identity?

Answer: (Two Words, or just last name)

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Question 4 of 10

4. "She went to the baker's to buy him some bread, but when she came back, the poor dog was dead." What nursery rhyme is this from? Hint

Hickory Dickory Dock

Mary Had A Little Lamb

Old Mother Hubbard

Little Jack Horner

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Question 5 of 10

5. What classic 1940's film was directed by Orson Welles? Hint

The Maltese Falcon

It's A Wonderful Life

Citizen Kane

Casablanca

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Question 6 of 10

6. Which UK band recorded the song "A Life Less Ordinary"? Hint

Oasis

Ash

Inspiral Carpets

The Verve

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Question 7 of 10

7. Who played Connor MacLeod in "Highlander"? Hint

Sean Connery

Billy Hartman

Clancy Brown

Christopher Lambert

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Question 8 of 10

8. Who provided backing vocals for Meat Loaf's "Paradise By The Dashboard Light"? Hint

Cher

Ellen Foley

Bonnie Tyler

Debbie Harry

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Question 9 of 10

9. Who wrote "The Great Gatsby"? Hint

John Steinbeck

Arthur Hailey

William Blake

F. Scott Fitzgerald

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Question 10 of 10

10. What's the name of the movie that tenuously links those nine answers?

Answer: (One Word)

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. In which US city was J. F. Kennedy assassinated?

Answer: Dallas

Lee Harvey Oswald shot him in 1963. Or did he...?

2. Who wrote "American Psycho"?

Answer: Brett Easton Ellis

I still don't really understand the ending, film or book. Any ideas?

3. What is Spiderman's real identity?

Answer: peter parker

And I thought they did a GREAT job with the movie.

4. "She went to the baker's to buy him some bread, but when she came back, the poor dog was dead." What nursery rhyme is this from?

Answer: Old Mother Hubbard

"Old Mother Hubbard went to the cupboard, to fetch her poor dog a bone."

5. What classic 1940's film was directed by Orson Welles?

Answer: Citizen Kane

"It's A Wonderful Life" - Frank Capra. "The Maltese Falcon" - John Huston. "Casablanca" - Michael Curtiz.

6. Which UK band recorded the song "A Life Less Ordinary"?

Answer: Ash

Featured in the film of the same name, starring Ewan McGregor and Cameron Diaz.

7. Who played Connor MacLeod in "Highlander"?

Answer: Christopher Lambert

Billy Hartman played Dugal MacLeod. Clancy Brown played Kurgan. Sean Connery played Ramirez. "There can be only one!"

8. Who provided backing vocals for Meat Loaf's "Paradise By The Dashboard Light"?

Answer: Ellen Foley

Cher duetted with him on "Dead Ringer For Love". Debbie Harry appeared in the film "Roadie" with him. Jim Steinman, who wrote most of Meat Loaf's classics, also wrote "Total Eclipse of the Heart" for Bonnie Tyler.

9. Who wrote "The Great Gatsby"?

Answer: F. Scott Fitzgerald

He also wrote "This Side Of Paradise" and "Tender Is The Night", among others.

10. What's the name of the movie that tenuously links those nine answers?

Answer: alien

1: Tom Skerritt played Dallas. 2: Harry Dean Stanton played Brett. 3: Yaphet Kotto played Parker. 4: Helen Horton was the voice of Mother, the computer. 5: John Hurt played Kane. 6: Ian Holm played Ash, the android. 7: Veronica Cartwright played Lambert. 8: Sigourney Weaver played Ellen Ripley. (Ripley would've been TOO easy). 9: Ridley Scott directed it.

Source: Author mayshus

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