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The Amazing Non-Common Bond Quiz

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The Amazing NonCommon Bond Quiz game quiz
"Each of these questions is quite astonishingly unrelated to the others. Amalgamate the answers to the first 9 questions, and gasp in shock when you see that the answer to question #10 is not even remotely hinted at!"

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1. The well-known scene near the end of John Ford's film version of "The Grapes of Wrath" in which Tom Joad tells Ma that he has to leave the family-- arguably one of the greatest moments in film history-- is unusual for at least one reason that cannot be gleaned from watching or rewatching the movie. What is it?
    One of the "Little Rascals" was originally in it, but ended up on the cutting-room floor
    Fonda's voice was dubbed
    It was shot in one take
    Jane Darwell (Ma Joad) died immediately after the scene was shot


2. In 1972, an unusual baseball trade took place involving pitchers Mike Kekich and Fritz Peterson. What was unusual about the trade?
    They traded wives and families
    Peterson objected to the trade and challenged the "reserve clause"
    The trade was immediately voided for reasons never made public
    They later became teammates, and discovered a common ancestors


3. Which squinty-eyed, diminutive and LOUD comedian is known for going into character and doing extended riffs and rants in the personae of an old Jewish man, Jerry Seinfeld, Dracula/Lugosi, a senile Groucho Marx, and even Arthur Godfrey?
    Robin Williams
    Gilbert Gottfried
    Billy Crystal
    Billy Barty


4. In New York State, the statute of limitations for medical malpractice is what time period?
    3 years
    6 years
    1 year
    2 and1/2 years


5. Who is Ian Smith?
    The former Prime Minister of Rhodesia
    Liberal MP who once called Margaret Thatcher a "witch"
    Goalie for the Red Wings, circa 67-75
    The top driver in harness racing


6. We have all heard of the "handwriting on the wall," but just what the heck was it?
    "Who is John Galt?"
    "Ven mein bubbe zul huben baitzim..."
    "Kilroy was here"
    "Mene Mene Tekel Upharsin"


7. Which central European country speaks a language totally unrelated to that of its neighbors?
    Hungary
    Austria
    Switzerland
    Serbia


8. What is the next word in this famous Shakespearean quote?
"Alas, poor Yorick! I knew him....
    Horatio
    not
    well
    like


9. A wonderful art museum can be found at Chadds Ford, Pennsylvania, athwart the Brandywine River near the Pennsylvania-Delaware border. What is unusual about this museum?
    It was built by Frank Lloyd Wright and is circular.
    It houses only the work of John Jacob Audubon
    It can only be visited by appointment
    It houses the work of a productive and famous family of artists


10. Trainer Woody Stephens, who through the 80's and 90's won with as many first-time starters as just about any trainer, anywhere, used Eddie Maple as his jockey on most of these budding superstars. On one unusual horse, however, he used Joe Brocklebank as his rider. Who was this soon-to-be-legendary animal?
    Herat
    Swale
    Danzig
    DeLa Rose


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Compiled Jun 28 12