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Professorjon's Original Common Bond Quiz

The first 9 questions test you over a variety of subjects. The final question asks what those answers have in common. Think of the quiz as a game.

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

Author
professorjon

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
66,074

Updated
Apr 22 23

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
8 / 10

Plays
10735

Awards
Top 20% Quiz

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Question 1 of 10

1. W. C. Fields was an accomplished juggler and a great player at what game? Hint

baseball

darts

billiards

hockey

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Question 2 of 10

2. What is the name of Alfred Hitchcock's first movie shot entirely in color? Hint

Rear Window

Vertigo

To Catch a Thief

Rope

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Question 3 of 10

3. English, Dijon, and Dusseldorf are types of what? Hint

tomato

mustard

apple

sheepdog

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Question 4 of 10

4. Which of the following books was written by Arthur Conan Doyle? Hint

The Origin of Evil

Crime and Punishment

The Seven Percent Solution

A Study in Scarlet

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Question 5 of 10

5. What is the name of the room that actors wait in before their entrance? Hint

The Davis room

The actor's room

The green room

The stage room

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Question 6 of 10

6. Finish the Agatha Christie title; "The Body in the ____"? Hint: think books

Answer: (One Word)

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Question 7 of 10

7. What is the last name of the host of the television game show "Let's Make a Deal"? Hint

Gilligan

Hall

Barker

Martindale

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Question 8 of 10

8. Legend has it that Jim Bowie was the inventor of a special type of what weapon? Hint

tomahawk

knife

pistol

bullwhip

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Question 9 of 10

9. A highly desirable position or assignment is called: Hint

pear

peach

plum

apple

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Question 10 of 10

10. If you roll the dice and follow the pathway of the first nine questions, you will find that they have a common bond. What is the common bond?

Answer: (One Word)

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. W. C. Fields was an accomplished juggler and a great player at what game?

Answer: billiards

One of W.C. Fields earliest films is entitled, "The Pool Shark." Fields was not only a skilled pool player and juggler, he was also a professional drowner. He would wade out into the ocean and pretend to drown and while he was being revived, someone else would sell snacks to the crowd who had gathered to watch.

2. What is the name of Alfred Hitchcock's first movie shot entirely in color?

Answer: Rope

Hitchcock shot the entire film in ten minute takes. The movie was based on the famous Leopold-Loeb murder of the 1920's. The 1948 film starred Jimmy Stewart, John Dall and Farley Granger.

3. English, Dijon, and Dusseldorf are types of what?

Answer: mustard

Dijon Mustard is a strong, smooth French mustard. Grey Poupon is a popular brand in the U.S.

4. Which of the following books was written by Arthur Conan Doyle?

Answer: A Study in Scarlet

"A Study in Scarlet" featured Sherlock Holmes. "Origin of Evil" was by Ellery Queen. "Crime and Punishment" was written by Dostoyevsky. "The Seven Percent Solution" featured Sherlock Holmes, but was written by Nicolas Meyer.

5. What is the name of the room that actors wait in before their entrance?

Answer: The green room

The room does not actually have to be green, it is just a traditional term. Legend has it that the phrase "green room" dates back to the times of Elizabeth I. The phrase could have come from the fact that the room served as storage for plants that were used as props and as an entrance for actors or it could be that the entrance that actors waited on during that time period was actually outside on the lawn.

6. Finish the Agatha Christie {title;} "The Body in the ____"? Hint: think books

Answer: Library

The book features Agatha Christie's Miss Jane Marple and it is set in the small English town of St. Mary Mead.

7. What is the last name of the host of the television game show "Let's Make a Deal"?

Answer: Hall

Monty Hall hosted "Let's Make a Deal". Bob Barker hosted "The Price is Right", and Wink Martindale hosted "The Jokers Wild".

8. Legend has it that Jim Bowie was the inventor of a special type of what weapon?

Answer: knife

Bowie is credited with inventing the famed Bowie knife.

9. A highly desirable position or assignment is called:

Answer: plum

A plum is also a fruit that contains an interior stone.

10. If you roll the dice and follow the pathway of the first nine questions, you will find that they have a common bond. What is the common bond?

Answer: clue

They are part of the BOARD GAME called CLUE. The KNIFE and ROPE are weapons. (colonel) MUSTARD, (professor) PLUM, (miss) SCARLET and (Mr.) GREEN are characters. The STUDY, LIBRARY and BILLIARDS are rooms.

Source: Author professorjon

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