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Professorjon's Common Bond Quiz 15

The first nine questions test your knowledge over a variety of subjects. The answers to those questions contain a clue. You must solve the clue and answer the final question, "What is the common bond"?

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

Author
professorjon

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
87,180

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
7 / 10

Plays
4843

Last 3 plays: Guest 184 (10/10), Guest 50 (9/10), ConnYankee (7/10).

Question 1 of 10

1. What is the name of the big purple dinosaur that sings and entertains multitudes of children? Hint

Yo Yo Ma

Kermit

Barney

Fozzie

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Question 2 of 10

2. In a early episode of "Married With Children," the Bundys travel to Florida for vacation. One of the town attractions happens to be a what? Hint

axe murderer

mummy

stand up comic

corpse

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Question 3 of 10

3. What famous amusement park is located in southern California? Hint

Disney World

Knott's Berry Farm

Coney Island

Dollywood

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Question 4 of 10

4. What is the surviving astronaut's name in the 1968 classic science fiction film "Planet of the Apes"? Hint

Brent

Captain Garth

Jason Colby

Taylor

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Question 5 of 10

5. What journalist was killed in World War II by Japanese gun fire? Hint

Ernie Pyle

Walter Cronkite

Harry Reasoner

Walter Winchell

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Question 6 of 10

6. Who invented a safety mechanism for a lifting platform and formed an elevator company based on his invention in 1853? Hint

Elisha Otis

John Watson

Thomas Edison

John Deere

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Question 7 of 10

7. What television series, which debuted in 1974, was set in Milwaukee and featured such characters as Potsie and Ralph Malph?

Answer: (2 words)

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Question 8 of 10

8. Which of the following is a small flute used primarily to accompany drums in a military band? Hint

ocarina

fife

harmonium

zither

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Question 9 of 10

9. Julie Christie won an Oscar for what 1965 movie? Hint

Darling

Klute

Ship of Fools

Cat Ballou

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Question 10 of 10

10. The clues are there. The previous nine answers all have something relating to entertainment in common. What is the common bond of this quiz?

Answer: (4 words-TV show)

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. What is the name of the big purple dinosaur that sings and entertains multitudes of children?

Answer: Barney

Please do not panic. Barney is not going to sing in this quiz, it was just a question.

2. In a early episode of "Married With Children," the Bundys travel to Florida for vacation. One of the town attractions happens to be a what?

Answer: axe murderer

The town only has two attractions: The axe murderer and "The man who met Andy Griffith." Al Bundy is able to capture the murderer, but the town won't do anything about it because the killer turns out to be "The man who met Andy Griffith" and the town can't afford to lose both of its tourist attractions.

3. What famous amusement park is located in southern California?

Answer: Knott's Berry Farm

Disney World is in Orlando Florida. Dollywood is just southeast of Knoxville, Tennesee. Knott's Berry Farm is in Buena Park, California.

4. What is the surviving astronaut's name in the 1968 classic science fiction film "Planet of the Apes"?

Answer: Taylor

The lone surviving astronaut in "Planet of the Apes," played by Charlton Heston, is named George Taylor. Heston plays Captain Garth in the 1976 movie "Midway." Jason Colby was the name of the character played by Heston in the television series "Dynasty." Brent (played by James Franciscus) is the name of the astronaut in "Beneath the Planet of the Apes," the sequel to "Planet of the Apes."

5. What journalist was killed in World War II by Japanese gun fire?

Answer: Ernie Pyle

Pyle was killed in April of 1945 on a small island just west of Okinawa. Pyle wrote a column that helped people world wide understand life in a foxhole. He was buried where he was killed.

6. Who invented a safety mechanism for a lifting platform and formed an elevator company based on his invention in 1853?

Answer: Elisha Otis

(I took this information from the web site www.otis.com on Otis Elevators)In 1853 Elisha Otis founded the Otis elevator company in Yonkers New York, after he invented a safety mechanism for a lifting platform.

7. What television series, which debuted in 1974, was set in Milwaukee and featured such characters as Potsie and Ralph Malph?

Answer: Happy Days

"Happy Days" ran on ABC from 1974-1984. Set in the 1950's, the show starred Ron Howard as Richie Cunningham and Henry Winkler as Arthur 'the Fonz' Fonzarelli. The show co-starred Anson Williams as Potsie and Donnie Most as Ralph.

8. Which of the following is a small flute used primarily to accompany drums in a military band?

Answer: fife

A fife is a high pitched flute that is similar to a piccolo.

9. Julie Christie won an Oscar for what 1965 movie?

Answer: Darling

Julie Christie plays Diana Scott in the film "Darling," which was directed by John Schlesinger.

10. The clues are there. The previous nine answers all have something relating to entertainment in common. What is the common bond of this quiz?

Answer: The Andy Griffith Show

The common bond is the classic 1960's television show "The Andy Griffith Show." The actors who starred in the show included Andy GRIFFITH, Don KNOTTS, and Ron Howard, who later starred in "HAPPY DAYS.". The characters from the show included Andy TAYLOR, BARNEY FIFE, Gomer PYLE, OTIS (the town drunk) and the DARLING family (led by veteran actor Denver Pyle).

Source: Author professorjon

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