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Pop-Free CB 5 Trivia Quiz

Like Common Bonds but blissfully unaware of current pop culture? Try this guaranteed pop-free quiz! The final answer is from the category "living things."

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

Author
crisw

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
130,965

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
5 / 10

Plays
983

Question 1 of 10

1. Vinegar is produced by fermenting fruit juice or wine. A bacterial culture is used in the process. What is this culture called? Hint

Mother

Transformer

Starter

Ripener

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Question 2 of 10

2. What country did not send troops to Iraq in the 2003 effort to overthrow Saddam Hussein? Hint

Canada

Great Britain

Poland

United States

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Question 3 of 10

3. The Cayuga is a breed of domestic ______________. The Rouen is a breed of ___________. Hint

Goat, sheep

Cow, duck

Chicken, chicken

Duck, duck

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Question 4 of 10

4. Before you can eat the root of the taro plant, it must first be... Hint

Peeled

Sliced

Soaked in cold water

Cooked

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Question 5 of 10

5. Where in your body will you find the thyroid gland? Hint

Brain

Neck

Just above the kidneys

Abdomen

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Question 6 of 10

6. Located in the mid-Pyrenees section of France, this city has a thriving aeronautics and electronics industry. Hint

Toulouse

Lyons

Marseilles

Nantes

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Question 7 of 10

7. This family of evergreens has needles that have 4 sides and are not flat. Thus, you can roll them between your fingers easily- an important distinguishing characteristic. Hint

Pine

Spruce

Fir

Larch

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Question 8 of 10

8. In obedience trials, a hand raised straight up in the air and brought back down is generally a signal for a dog to... Hint

Down

Stay

Sit

Come

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Question 9 of 10

9. In cooking terms, veloute, bechamel and chasseur are all types of... Hint

Sauce

Soup

Mushroom

Pastry

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Question 10 of 10

10. And what do all of the above answers have in common?

Answer: (One word)

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Vinegar is produced by fermenting fruit juice or wine. A bacterial culture is used in the process. What is this culture called?

Answer: Mother

Mother of vinegar grows in the fermenting liquid, producing acid byproducts.

2. What country did not send troops to Iraq in the 2003 effort to overthrow Saddam Hussein?

Answer: Canada

Although Canada assisted in the overthrow of the Taliban government in Afghanistan, the government decided not to provide troop support for the battle over Iraq.

3. The Cayuga is a breed of domestic ______________. The Rouen is a breed of ___________.

Answer: Duck, duck

The Cayuga is a large black duck breed that originated in New York. The Rouen is a French breed that looks like a large mallard.

4. Before you can eat the root of the taro plant, it must first be...

Answer: Cooked

Taro contains a poisonous substance, calcium oxalate, that is destroyed by cooking. Cooking also breaks down some of the starches, making them more digestible. The potato-like taro is a dietary staple in many countries in the South Pacific. Its most famous use is in the Hawaiian dish of poi, which is cooked and fermented taro root.

5. Where in your body will you find the thyroid gland?

Answer: Neck

The butterfly-shaped thyroid gland is located just below your Adam's apple. It produces hormones that perform an important role in regulating metabolism.

6. Located in the mid-Pyrenees section of France, this city has a thriving aeronautics and electronics industry.

Answer: Toulouse

Toulouse is the fourth-largest city in France and has the largest university outside Paris.

7. This family of evergreens has needles that have 4 sides and are not flat. Thus, you can roll them between your fingers easily- an important distinguishing characteristic.

Answer: Spruce

The white spruce and Sitka spruce are the most well-known varieties. They are often grown as Christmas trees, and are an important lumber and paper source.

8. In obedience trials, a hand raised straight up in the air and brought back down is generally a signal for a dog to...

Answer: Down

This is the most common hand signal for "down," although AKC regulations allow you to use any signal you like. In retriever field trials, this same signal means that the dog should run in a straight line away from you!

9. In cooking terms, veloute, bechamel and chasseur are all types of...

Answer: Sauce

All are sauces with French origins. Veloute is made with meat or fish stock, bechamel is a white sauce, and chasseur, or "hunter," is a brown sauce.

10. And what do all of the above answers have in common?

Answer: goose

"Mother Goose" (Q.1) is, of course, of nursery-rhyme fame.
Canada (Q. 2) and Toulouse (Q. 6) are breeds of goose.
Duck, duck, goose (Q. 3) is a common childhood game.
"Your goose is cooked" (Q.4) is a common expression meaning that you are in trouble!
A gooseneck (Q.5) is a long, flexible extension, such as a gooseneck lamp.
The "Spruce Goose" (Q. 7) was Howard Hughes' famous but unwieldy aircraft.
Goose down (Q. 8) is commonly used in comforters and pillows.
"What's sauce for the goose is sauce for the gander" (Q. 9) is an expression meaning, "if it's good for this situation, it's good for that one as well."

Source: Author crisw

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