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The Common Bond Quiz 9

The first nine questions test your knowledge over a variety of subjects. The answers all relate to a common theme. Can you resolve how each correct response relates to the others and determine what is the common bond?

A multiple-choice quiz by professorjon. Estimated time: 3 mins.

Author
professorjon

Time
3 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
69,014

Updated
Aug 01 22

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Easy

Avg Score
8 / 10

Plays
8960

Awards
Top 20% Quiz

Last 3 plays: Guest 1 (6/10), Guest 74 (9/10), Guest 205 (9/10).

Question 1 of 10

1. What hockey team has Mario Lemieux played for his entire NHL career? Hint

The Dallas Stars

The Pittsburgh Penguins

The New York Rangers

The Montreal Canadians

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Question 2 of 10

2. What historical figure did Steve Martin sing about in the 1970s? Hint

Napoleon

Jesus

Julius Caesar

King Tut

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Question 3 of 10

3. What was the name of the girl who liked Dobie in the television series, "The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis"? Hint

Brenda

Kimberly

Debbie

Zelda

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Question 4 of 10

4. What venomous spider is found in most of the US and is known for eating the male after mating? Hint

all of these

King Spider

Brown Recluse Spider

Black Widow Spider

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Question 5 of 10

5. Which of the following terms is slang for a highbrow intellectual? Hint

Bootlicker

Egghead

Maelstrom

Hawser

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Question 6 of 10

6. What cards are generally removed from a standard pack of cards before a game of hearts featuring four players? Hint

The jokers

The two of diamonds and the two of spades

The queen of spades and the two of diamonds

The aces

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Question 7 of 10

7. Which of the following literary characters was created by Lewis Carroll? Hint

The Mad Hatter

Pippi Longstocking

Tom Sawyer

Becky Sharp

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Question 8 of 10

8. When the temperature is 32 degrees Fahrenheit, water will___ ? Hint

Boil

Party

Evaporate

Freeze

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Question 9 of 10

9. According to ancient mythology, what kind of question was asked by the Sphinx? Hint

common bond

a hypothetical

a riddle

a rhetorical

10. Bam! I have led you to this point. The previous answers all relate to one another pertaining to one subject in entertainment. What is the common bond of this quiz? (Just the main character will do)

Answer: (One Word-famous person)

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. What hockey team has Mario Lemieux played for his entire NHL career?

Answer: The Pittsburgh Penguins

Mario is not only a {member;} he owns the team. He was the first player selected in the 1984 entry draft. Mario has won two Stanley Cups and now he has an Olympic gold medal.

2. What historical figure did Steve Martin sing about in the 1970s?

Answer: King Tut

Martin's version of 'King Tut' is one of the funniest songs I have ever heard.

3. What was the name of the girl who liked Dobie in the television series, "The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis"?

Answer: Zelda

Sheila James played the part of Zelda Gilroy, who was destined to win Dobie.

4. What venomous spider is found in most of the US and is known for eating the male after mating?

Answer: Black Widow Spider

Black Widow spiders inhabit most warmer regions of the world to latitude of about 45 degrees N. and S. They occur throughout all four deserts of the American Southwest. For more info check out http://www.desertusa.com/july97/du_bwindow.html

5. Which of the following terms is slang for a highbrow intellectual?

Answer: Egghead

A hawser is a large rope for mooring a boat. A maelstrom is a powerful violent whirlpool that sucks everything in it within a given radius.

6. What cards are generally removed from a standard pack of cards before a game of hearts featuring four players?

Answer: The jokers

Although there are many versions of hearts, in most of the variations the jokers are removed. In some versions, especially if there are less than four players, the two of spades and the two of diamonds are removed.

7. Which of the following literary characters was created by Lewis Carroll?

Answer: The Mad Hatter

Lewis Carroll was the pen name for Charles Lutwidge Dodgson an English mathematician and writer. The Mad Hatter appears in Lewis Carroll's "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland."

8. When the temperature is 32 degrees Fahrenheit, water will___ ?

Answer: Freeze

The freezing point of water is either 32 degrees F or O degrees C. The party point of water is 2000 F.

9. According to ancient mythology, what kind of question was asked by the Sphinx?

Answer: a riddle

The Sphinx was a female monster with the head of a human and a body of a lion. When travelers passed it, the Sphinx asked a riddle. If the riddle was answered incorrectly, the human was killed. I think this is a great concept for a new game show.

Answer: Batman

All of the answers relate to the villainous characters who appeared in the 'Batman' television series of the 1960s. They include the 'PENGUIN' 'KING TUT,' 'ZELDA,' 'EGGHEAD,' 'The JOKER,' 'The MADHATTER,' 'MR. FREEZE,' and The 'RIDDLER.'

Source: Author professorjon

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