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Professorjon's Common Bond Quiz 31

The First nine questions test you over a variety of subjects. The answers to those questions form an association, about a famous person. The final question asks you to determine what those answers have in common. Can you determine the common bond?

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

Author
professorjon

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
102,031

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
6 / 10

Plays
4209

Question 1 of 10

1. In the British television series "Red Dwarf", what type of creature was Frankenstein? Hint

Polymorph

Siren

Cat

Dog

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Question 2 of 10

2. Cloches and toques are types of what? Hint

Hats

Jackets

Shoes

Trousers

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Question 3 of 10

3. Who wrote "The Third Man"? Hint

Graham Greene

Ray Bradbury

Kurt Vonnegut

William Faulkner

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Question 4 of 10

4. Which character from the 1995 movie "Toy Story" is voiced by John Ratzenberger? Hint

Rex the Dinosaur

Hamm

Mr. Potato Head

Slinky Dog

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Question 5 of 10

5. Which of the following movies starred Sean Penn as a mentally retarded man fighting for custody of his seven year old daughter? Hint

Mystic River

It's All About Love

State of Grace

I Am Sam

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Question 6 of 10

6. What was the name of Lucille Ball's boss in the television series "The Lucy Show?" Hint

Mr. Mertz

Mr. Mooney

Mr. Gordon

Mr. Bagely

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Question 7 of 10

7. Which of the following rock and roll groups recorded the hit song "I Can See For Miles"? Hint

The Who

Led Zeppelin

Steppenwolf

The Bee Gees

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Question 8 of 10

8. The NBC Soap Opera "Days of Our Lives", which premiered in 1965, featured members of what family? Hint

MacDonald

Hall

Carey

Horton

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Question 9 of 10

9. What is the Beaver's given name in the classic TV series "Leave It to Beaver"?

Answer: (one word)

10. I have good news, I have given you all your clues. If you answered the questions correctly, you should be all right. If you answered the questions fallaciously, you may be up all night. What is the common bond of this quiz?

Answer: (two words-person)

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. In the British television series "Red Dwarf", what type of creature was Frankenstein?

Answer: Cat

Frankenstein was the name of the cat that crewman Dave Lister sneaked aboard the mining ship Red Dwarf. Lister refused to hand over the cat to the captain, so he was placed in stasis. The ship's crew was killed by a radiation accident leaving Dave in stasis, until the computer (Holly) felt that it was finally safe for Dave to come out of stasis, 3 million years later.

The only inhabitants of the ship other than Lister was a hologram of his bunkmate Arnold Rimmer, and a creature that had evolved from Dave's Cat.

2. Cloches and toques are types of what?

Answer: Hats

A cloche is a close-fitting woman's hat with a bell-like shape. A toque is also a woman's small brimless hat.

3. Who wrote "The Third Man"?

Answer: Graham Greene

Henry Graham Greene (1904-1991)was born in Berkhamsted, Hertfordshire. He was best known for "The Third Man", but he also wrote screenplays based on his work including "The Fallen Idol", "Our Man in Havana" and "The Confidential Agent".

4. Which character from the 1995 movie "Toy Story" is voiced by John Ratzenberger?

Answer: Hamm

"Toy Story" starred Tom Hanks as Woody and Tim Allen as Buzz Lightyear. Don Rickles provided the voice for Mr. Potato Head, Wallace Shawn was Rex and the late Jim Varney provided the voice for Slinky.

5. Which of the following movies starred Sean Penn as a mentally retarded man fighting for custody of his seven year old daughter?

Answer: I Am Sam

Penn stars as Sam Dawson, who gets lawyer Michelle Pfeiffer to take his case.

6. What was the name of Lucille Ball's boss in the television series "The Lucy Show?"

Answer: Mr. Mooney

Lucy stars as Lucille Carmichael who has to deal with the complications of life after the death of her husband. She works as a secretary to banker Theodore J. Mooney (played by Gale Gordon). Vivian Vance co-starred as Lucy's recently divorced friend Vivian Bagley.

7. Which of the following rock and roll groups recorded the hit song "I Can See For Miles"?

Answer: The Who

Classic rock group formed in London in 1964. Members included Pete Townshend, the late John Entwistle, and Keith Moon. "I Can See For Miles" charted at number nine for The Who in 1967.

8. The NBC Soap Opera "Days of Our Lives", which premiered in 1965, featured members of what family?

Answer: Horton

"Like sands through the hourglass...these are the days of our lives..." This was one of NBC's longest running daytime soaps. The show featured MacDonald Carey as Tom Horton, Sr.

9. What is the Beaver's given name in the classic TV series "Leave It to Beaver"?

Answer: Theodore

Jerry Mathers starred as the Theodore 'the Beaver' Cleaver in the classic series which ran from 1957-1963.

Answer: Dr. Seuss

The common bond is the famous children's author Dr. Seuss. The clues include children's books written by Seuss including "The CAT" (1) in the HAT" (2) "GREENe (3) Eggs and HAMm." (4) A character from "Green Eggs and Ham" is SAM I AM (5) Another book was "Marvin K. MOONEY, Will You Please Go Now." (6) Dr. Seuss also wrote "The Grinch Who Stole Christmas" which featured the residents of WHOVILLE (The Who clue) (7) Dr. Seuss also wrote "HORTON hears a Hoo." (8) Dr. Seuss was born THEODORE Geisel (1904-1991) in Springfield, Massachusetts.

He was the son of a brewer. (9)

Source: Author professorjon

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