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Pop-Free CB 9 Trivia Quiz

Like Common Bonds but blissfully unaware of current pop culture? Try this guaranteed pop-free quiz! The final answer is a word with many definitions.

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

Author
crisw

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
162,729

Updated
Mar 16 24

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
6 / 10

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2652

Question 1 of 10

1. "Cry me a river" is an example of a... Hint

metaphor

homonym

simile

cliche

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Question 2 of 10

2. In the sentence "He espied the king's men, and the king's gold," what does "espied" mean? Hint

spied upon

viewed

envied

stole

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Question 3 of 10

3. If you had an adz, you would probably use it to... Hint

pull a cart

cut wood

print newspapers

build stone walls

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Question 4 of 10

4. If a Scotsman asked you if you "kenned" something, he wants to know if you _____ it. Hint

canned

made

understood

had

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Question 5 of 10

5. The space shuttle is called a "shuttle" because it can... Hint

move back and forth

go into space

open and close

fly

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Question 6 of 10

6. A "rongeur" is a(n)... Hint

French park caretaker

red dye

type of stove

instrument for cutting

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Question 7 of 10

7. If Martin Luther King decided that he needed another way to say "I have a dream" what could he say instead? "I..." Hint

encounter

entertain

engender

envision

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Question 8 of 10

8. President Richard Nixon was the first US President who _________ China while in office. Hint

traded with

had diplomatic relations with

visited

declared war on

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Question 9 of 10

9. If a mongoose acted in accordance to what Rudyard Kipling proposed in "Rikki Tikki Tavi," at the end of the day he would have gone and... Hint

killed snakes

found out

gotten what he could

had fun

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Question 10 of 10

10. All of these words have something in common - they are synonyms for one word. What is it?

Answer: (One Word)

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. "Cry me a river" is an example of a...

Answer: cliche

A cliche is any trite phrase repeated so often that it loses its impact.

2. In the sentence "He espied the king's men, and the king's gold," what does "espied" mean?

Answer: viewed

"Espy" is a synonym of "view". It is etymologically related to "spy", as in "I spy something that is green", but it does not have the same connotation as spying upon someone.

3. If you had an adz, you would probably use it to...

Answer: cut wood

An adz is a type of axe with a curved blade. It was used to trim and shape logs.

4. If a Scotsman asked you if you "kenned" something, he wants to know if you _____ it.

Answer: understood

"To ken" can also mean "to know", such as in the old foxhunting song "John Peel", which began:
"Do ye ken John Peel with his coat so gay?"

5. The space shuttle is called a "shuttle" because it can...

Answer: move back and forth

The word "shuttle" came from the part of a loom that was moved back and forth during weaving. The word was then applied to other objects that move back and forth; that is able to return.

6. A "rongeur" is a(n)...

Answer: instrument for cutting

A rongeur is an instrument used in surgery for cutting away small bits of rough bone.

7. If Martin Luther King decided that he needed another way to say "I have a dream" what could he say instead? "I..."

Answer: envision

To envision is to imagine or to foresee.

8. President Richard Nixon was the first US President who _________ China while in office.

Answer: visited

Nixon visited China in February, 1972. Diplomatic relations with China were however not achieved until the Carter administration, in 1979.

9. If a mongoose acted in accordance to what Rudyard Kipling proposed in "Rikki Tikki Tavi," at the end of the day he would have gone and...

Answer: found out

The mongoose is a very curious animal, always into everything. Kipling claimed the mongoose motto is "Go and find out".

10. All of these words have something in common - they are synonyms for one word. What is it?

Answer: saw

Q. 1- "Saw" is another word for "cliche", such and in the phrase "An old saw".
Q. 2- "Saw" also means "viewed", as in "I saw a big tree".
Q. 3- "To saw" is to cut wood with a saw.
Q. 4- "Saw" can mean "understood", as is "I saw what you were talking about".
Q. 5- "Saw" can mean "move back and forth", such as "She sawed her arms in the air".
Q. 6- A "saw" is an instrument for cutting.
Q. 7- "Saw" can mean "envisioned", as in "He saw a wonderful future for his students".
Q. 8- "Saw" can mean "visited", as in, "I saw my boyfriend last night".
Q. 9- "Saw" can mean "found out", as in "He saw that the answer was '42'."

Source: Author crisw

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