TV Common Bond Trivia Quiz

Answer: Largo

Largo is a term used for playing a piece of music with a slow tempo and in a dignified manner. Like all the incorrect answers choices, it is borrowed from the Italian language, and originally comes from the Latin word 'largus', meaning abundant. Allegro, vivace, and presto are all fast tempos.

Answer: Skinner

B. F. Skinner was an American behaviorist who focused on reinforcement and consequences in his understanding and analysis of human behavior. The operant conditioning chamber he invented is also known as a Skinner box, and it was used to assess how various reinforcements affect the rate at which animals pressed a lever to obtain food. Skinner was born in 1904, and was married to his wife, Yvonne Blue, from 1936 until his death in 1990.

Answer: Springfield

Springfield has been the capital of Illinois since the 1830s. Kaskaskia was the original capital of Illinois Territory when it was organized in 1809. Chicago, Aurora, and Joliet are all amongst the most populous cities in Illinois.

Answer: Maude

Beatrice Arthur starred as Maude Findlay in "Maude" from 1972 to 1978. Bea Arthur's "Golden Girls" co-star, Rue McClanahan, played Maude's next-door neighbor in the show, Vivian Harmon. Bea Arthur won a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series in 1977 for this role.

Answer: Hoover Dam

The Hoover Dam was originally known as Boulder Dam in 1933, and was renamed in honor of President Herbert Hoover. The dam stretches 1,244 feet and is 726 feet high. The Hoover Dam is located in the Black Canyon of the Colorado River, approximately 30 miles (48 km) southeast of Las Vegas, Nevada.

Answer: Milhous

Richard Nixon's middle name was his mother Hannah's maiden name, their ancestors having changed their last name from Milhausen to Milhous when they emigrated from Germany to England. Rutherford Birchard Hayes was the USA's 19th president, Warren Gamaliel Harding was the 29th, and Lyndon Baines Johnson was the 36th president.

Answer: Evergreen

I suppose evergreen is a perfectly sensible name for an ever green plant. Deciduous trees shed their leaves annually and are most certainly not evergreen. Verdigris is a green pigment, a greenish substance that grows on copper and other metals. Carnivorous plants capture and digest insects and other animals for nutrition.

Answer: Burns

"The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show" (1950-1958) featured the comedic antics of husband and wife for eight seasons. Burns and Allen were married from 1926 until Gracie Allen's death in 1964. Mr. Burns was born with the name Nathan Birnbaum on January 20, 1896, and was one of twelve children born to Jewish immigrants from what is now Poland.

Answer: Barney

"Barney & Friends" lasted for 14 seasons in its original inception, with the last episode airing on September 18, 2009. Barney, the purple dinosaur in question, is technically an anthropomorphic Tyrannosaurus rex, and it could certainly be argued his resemblance to a human is much more evident than the prehistoric animal he purportedly portrays.

The theme song for the show is based on "Yankee Doodle".

Answer: The Simpsons

Mr. LARGO (Q1) is the music teacher at SPRINGFIELD (Q3) Elementary School in "The Simpsons" (1989- ). Seymour SKINNER (Q2) is the school's principal. Miss HOOVER (Q5) is Lisa's 2nd grade teacher there. MAUDE (Q4) Flanders is Ned's wife - the next door neighbors of the Simpson family. MILHOUSe (Q6) Van Houten is Bart Simpson's best friend on the show. EVERGREEN (Q7) Terrace is the street on which the Simpsons live. Mr. BURNS (Q8) is Homer Simpson's boss at the nuclear power plant. Finally, BARNEY (Q9) Gumble is Homer's beer guzzling friend usually seen at Moe's Tavern.

Having endured for decades and hundreds of episodes, "The Simpsons" features so many supporting characters and places that it is difficult not to find a common bond between the show and pretty much anything else in existence. I think the season six episode of "South Park", "Simpsons Already Did It", provides pretty humorous evidence of that.