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Mickey's Common Bond Part H Trivia Quiz

Yep, another common bond. Hope you're not getting sick of them.

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

Author
mickeygreeneyes

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
94,835

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
15

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
9 / 15

Plays
1595

Question 1 of 15

1. What novel by John Hersey concerns the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising? Hint

Hiroshima

The Wall

A Single Pebble

A Bell for Adano

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Question 2 of 15

2. In what 1987 movie does Barbra Streisand play a prostitute on trial for murder?

Answer: (One word, four letters)

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Question 3 of 15

3. Who wrote "The Divine Comedy"? Hint

Ovid

Dante

Vergil

Homer

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Question 4 of 15

4. Which of these awards was won by Wilson Heredia for "Rent" in 1996? Hint

the Oscar

the Grammy

the Emmy

the Tony

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Question 5 of 15

5. Who played a pool-playing priest in "Going My Way" (1944) and "The Bells of Saint Mary's" (1945)? Hint

Barry Fitzgerald

Pat O'Brien

Frank McHugh

Bing Crosby

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Question 6 of 15

6. The Channel Islands include Guernsey, Alderney, Sark and ___________.

Answer: (one word, 6 letters)

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Question 7 of 15

7. What California coastal town once boasted Clint Eastwood as its mayor? Hint

Pacific Grove

Monterey

Salinas

Carmel

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Question 8 of 15

8. Who played the long-suffering Alice Kramden on "The Honeymooners"? Hint

Jane Meadows

Minna Gombell

Joyce Randolph

Audrey Meadows

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Question 9 of 15

9. What Roman god or goddess had two faces? Hint

Janus

Jupiter

Minerva

Juno

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Question 10 of 15

10. What famed actress starred in "The Snake Pit" (1948), appeared opposite Errol Flynn in "The Adventures of Robin Hood" (1938) and played Melanie Hamilton in "Gone with the Wind" (1939)? Hint

Vivien Leigh

Joan Fontaine

Olivia De Havilland

Barbara Stanwyck

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Question 11 of 15

11. What 1994 comedy about a strange experiment starred Arnold Schwarzenegger, Danny de Vito, and Emma Thompson and was directed by Ivan Reitman? Hint

Junior

Kindergarten Cop

Twins

Look Who's Talking

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Question 12 of 15

12. What television series made Kristy McNichol famous? Hint

Full House

Eight Is Enough

Family

A Family Affair

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Question 13 of 15

13. Which of these won the Indianapolis 500 4 times in the 1960s and '70s? Hint

Ryan Newman

A. J. Foyt

Sterling Martin

Kurt Busch

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Question 14 of 15

14. Which of these is a popular brand of recreational boat? Hint

Avion

Damon

Chris Craft

Keystone

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Question 15 of 15

15. Yes, it's that time again. Time to ace this quiz by filling the blank with the theme, the common bond. Two words, no punctuation, first word is 3 letters, second word is 8 letters.

Answer: (One or two words with 'the')

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. What novel by John Hersey concerns the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising?

Answer: The Wall

"The Wall" refers to the barrier built by the Nazis which sealed Warsaw's Jewish ghetto off from the rest of the world. The Jews of the ghetto fought a valiant campaign against the ruthless SS. In the end, virtually all the Jewish resisters were killed or sent to camps.

2. In what 1987 movie does Barbra Streisand play a prostitute on trial for murder?

Answer: Nuts

Martin Ritt directed, and Richard Dreyfus played Streisand's attorney.

3. Who wrote "The Divine Comedy"?

Answer: Dante

Dante's last name was Alighieri. His beloved, of course, was Beatrice (pronounced BAY-ah-TREE-chay). "The Divine Comedy" ("La Divina Commedia")consists of three segments: "Paradise," "Purgatory," and "Inferno."

4. Which of these awards was won by Wilson Heredia for "Rent" in 1996?

Answer: the Tony

The Tonies, short for Antoinette Perry Awards, are awarded to Broadway shows. "Rent" is an updating of the classic opera "La Boheme" by Puccini. Heredia won the Tony for Actor -- Featured Role -- Musical.

5. Who played a pool-playing priest in "Going My Way" (1944) and "The Bells of Saint Mary's" (1945)?

Answer: Bing Crosby

Crosby was one of the best-loved entertainers of his time, famous for songs like "White Christmas" and for co-starring with Bob Hope in all those "Road" movies, plus his Oscar-winning role in "Going My Way," which he reprised in "The Bells of Saint Mary's," with Ingrid Bergman as a nun!

6. The Channel Islands include Guernsey, Alderney, Sark and ___________.

Answer: Jersey

The Channel Islands are British but closer to the coast of France than to the UK. They were the only British territory occupied by the Germans in WW II.

7. What California coastal town once boasted Clint Eastwood as its mayor?

Answer: Carmel

Carmel, aka Carmel-by-the-Sea, is near the famed, scenic Seventeen-Mile Drive and golf mecca Pebble Beach.

8. Who played the long-suffering Alice Kramden on "The Honeymooners"?

Answer: Audrey Meadows

"The Honeymooners" started as a sometimes sketch on Jackie Gleason's hour-long variety show. The half-hour version we see today was done for just one season: 1955-56. It has been repeated 21,358 multiplied by 673 squared times since then. Or like whatever.

9. What Roman god or goddess had two faces?

Answer: Janus

January was named after this two-faced god.

10. What famed actress starred in "The Snake Pit" (1948), appeared opposite Errol Flynn in "The Adventures of Robin Hood" (1938) and played Melanie Hamilton in "Gone with the Wind" (1939)?

Answer: Olivia De Havilland

A fine and very independent actress for her time, Miss D. was also Joan Fontaine's sister.

11. What 1994 comedy about a strange experiment starred Arnold Schwarzenegger, Danny de Vito, and Emma Thompson and was directed by Ivan Reitman?

Answer: Junior

In "Junior," scientist Arnold agrees to carry a pregnancy inside his body for the sake of scientific research.

12. What television series made Kristy McNichol famous?

Answer: Family

From 1976 to 1980, she starred as Leticia "Buddy" Lawrence.

13. Which of these won the Indianapolis 500 4 times in the 1960s and '70s?

Answer: A. J. Foyt

Foyt was a standout driver, winning at Indy in 1961, '64, '67 and 1977. All the other choices are present-day NASCAR drivers.

14. Which of these is a popular brand of recreational boat?

Answer: Chris Craft

Chris Craft has been making power boats since before World War II. All the other choices are manufacturers of recreational vehicles and campers.

15. Yes, it's that time again. Time to ace this quiz by filling the blank with the theme, the common bond. Two words, no punctuation, first word is 3 letters, second word is 8 letters.

Answer: the sopranos

"The Sopranos" is considered by many to be one of the best series in TV history. Tony (question 4), the crime boss of northern New Jersey (6) has two families (12): his wife Carmella (7), daughter Meadow (8), son AJ (13) AKA Anthony Jr., sister Janice (9), late mother Livia (10), Uncle Junior (11) AKA June and Corrado, and nephew Chris (14), who is also a member of his other family, which includes Paulie Walnuts (1,2) and Sylvio Dante (3), who help Tony run enterprises like the Bada Bing (5) strip club. Hope you enjoyed this quiz and of course there will be another one coming down the pike ere long. 'Til then, Mickey. My sources included: foytracing.com, iboats.com, imdb.com, and amazon.com.

Source: Author mickeygreeneyes

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