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Commonly Bonded Trivia Quiz


Who are we? You might not think it's true, we all have something in common. Can you guess it?

A multiple-choice quiz by ladyhenry. Estimated time: 5 mins.
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Author
ladyhenry
Time
5 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
308,305
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
15
Difficulty
Easy
Avg Score
12 / 15
Plays
2855
Awards
Top 20% Quiz
Last 3 plays: toddruby96 (12/15), jonnowales (10/15), Guest 209 (13/15).
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Question 1 of 15
1. I could be known as Mrs. Hilton-Wilding-Todd-Fisher-Burton-Burton-Warner-Fortensky. Who am I? Hint


Question 2 of 15
2. Born on December 8, 1542 and queen of two countries, I was imprisoned and executed by my father's cousin. My son went on to become a king, also of two countries. Who am I? Hint


Question 3 of 15
3. In 1928 I became the first person of my gender to fly across the Atlantic Ocean. I later wrote a book about the experience entitled "20 Hours and 40 Minutes". I am most well known for my final flight. Who am I? Hint


Question 4 of 15
4. Mine was a simple life, I was a serving girl to an awful woman and her two nasty daughters. My father wasn't much help to me because his wife was a bully. I had an annoying habit of leaving my footwear laying around. Who am I? Hint


Question 5 of 15
5. I was born on February 6, 1911 in Illinois. My childhood nickname was Dutch. My second wife urged people to "Just Say No". I passed away on June 5, 2004 and was buried under the words "I know in my heart that man is good, that what is right will always eventually triumph and that there is purpose and worth to each and every life." Who am I? Hint


Question 6 of 15
6. I was a scientist, mathematician, engineer, inventor, anatomist, painter, sculptor, architect, botanist, musician and writer, truly a Renaissance man. Many scholars and authors have tried to decode me. Who am I? Hint


Question 7 of 15
7. My most famous work tells 22 tales of a place called Canterbury, although I planned to write more. Unfortunately I died before I could finish. I came from a family of vintners and merchants and had my first job as a page to a noblewoman. Who am I? Hint


Question 8 of 15
8. I was "born" on August 9, 1930. You could call Helen Kane and Clara Bow my mothers, because people say I resemble them. I was kind of a "dog" at first but blossomed into a real bombshell. You may have seen me around Toontown with a guy named Roger. Who am I? Hint


Question 9 of 15
9. I work "9 to 5" most days and you might find me wearing "Rhinestone"(s) to this little place called the Chicken Ranch in Texas. I love to wear my "Coat of Many Colors" when I visit my "Tennessee Mountain Home". Who am I? Hint


Question 10 of 15
10. I liked to hang with some strange characters in our favorite spot over the rainbow. You might say I was fond of emeralds and rubies. I once went to the World's Fair in St. Louis and postmen have seen two of my characters in their bags. Who am I? Hint


Question 11 of 15
11. I started out as an insect and then grew wings. A good friend of mine was murdered outside of his home in New York City. Reports of my death are greatly exaggerated no matter how you play the song. Who am I? Hint


Question 12 of 15
12. I am a "Funny Girl" who grew up to be a "Funny Lady". My achievements earned me a major award that I shared with an amazing actress. I like to think back to "The Way We Were" sometimes. Papa would be so proud if he could see me. Who am I? Hint


Question 13 of 15
13. My name is Signore di Lodovico Buonarroti Simoni, however most people know me by my first name. My works have graced chapel ceilings and Vatican Basilicas. I even have a Ninja Turtle named after me. Who am I? Hint


Question 14 of 15
14. I died in the same week as another great lady. Much controversy and speculation surrounded my death. I finally found peace in my resting place, my own island. I never imagined my life would turn out the way it did the first day of kindergarten. Who am I? Hint


Question 15 of 15
15. Give your love either red or pink.
White is the color for weddings, I think.
Mix red and white to show unity.
In Texas yellow is the color I'd be.
If you send purple it means love at first sight.
Mix red and yellow, you are sure to excite.
Now you've read my poem, you've read my prose.
Can you guess what I am?
I am a _________________.



Answer: (One Word singular)



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. I could be known as Mrs. Hilton-Wilding-Todd-Fisher-Burton-Burton-Warner-Fortensky. Who am I?

Answer: Elizabeth Taylor

Ms. Taylor has been married multiple times including twice to actor Richard Burton. Gloria Twine, Mary Skinner and Kay Banks are all characters played by Ms. Taylor.

Gloria Twine - "There's One Born Every Minute" (1942)
Mary Skinner - "Life With Father" (1947)
Kay Banks - "Father of the Bride" (1950)
2. Born on December 8, 1542 and queen of two countries, I was imprisoned and executed by my father's cousin. My son went on to become a king, also of two countries. Who am I?

Answer: Mary Stuart

Crowned Queen of Scotland at the age of nine months, Mary married the Dauphin of France at age 16 and was made Queen of France in 1559. She was only Queen of France until December of 1560, when her husband, King Francis II died. Mary's son, James became James I of England and James VI of Scotland. Mary Stuart is also known as Mary, Queen of Scots.

Mary Tudor was the eldest daughter of Henry VIII and is also known as "Bloody Mary".
3. In 1928 I became the first person of my gender to fly across the Atlantic Ocean. I later wrote a book about the experience entitled "20 Hours and 40 Minutes". I am most well known for my final flight. Who am I?

Answer: Amelia Earhart

Near the end of her attempt to become the first woman to fly around the world, Amelia Earhart and her navigator, Fred Noonan, vanished somewhere over the middle of the Pacific Ocean.

In the late 1920s, Lady Mary Heath was considered to be Britain's foremost female pilot.
4. Mine was a simple life, I was a serving girl to an awful woman and her two nasty daughters. My father wasn't much help to me because his wife was a bully. I had an annoying habit of leaving my footwear laying around. Who am I?

Answer: Cinderella

The Cinderella story has been retold many times, with the earliest versions dating from the 1st Century AD. There have been many film, animation and even ballet versions of the story.
5. I was born on February 6, 1911 in Illinois. My childhood nickname was Dutch. My second wife urged people to "Just Say No". I passed away on June 5, 2004 and was buried under the words "I know in my heart that man is good, that what is right will always eventually triumph and that there is purpose and worth to each and every life." Who am I?

Answer: Ronald Reagan

Among his accomplishments as both an actor and politician, Mr. Reagan appointed the first female Supreme Court Justice, Sandra Day O'Connor. His seven day long state funeral was the first in the US since that of Lyndon B. Johnson.
6. I was a scientist, mathematician, engineer, inventor, anatomist, painter, sculptor, architect, botanist, musician and writer, truly a Renaissance man. Many scholars and authors have tried to decode me. Who am I?

Answer: Leonardo da Vinci

Leonardo da Vinci came up with ideas for a helicopter, a tank, concentrated solar power, and a calculator. Some of his most famous paintings are on display in the Louvre Museum in Paris. He was also a contemporary of Michelangelo.
7. My most famous work tells 22 tales of a place called Canterbury, although I planned to write more. Unfortunately I died before I could finish. I came from a family of vintners and merchants and had my first job as a page to a noblewoman. Who am I?

Answer: Geoffrey Chaucer

Geoffrey Chaucer was not only the author of "The Canterbury Tales" and a poet, at one time or another he also held the positions of courtier, civil servant, diplomat and collector of scrap metal for the king.
8. I was "born" on August 9, 1930. You could call Helen Kane and Clara Bow my mothers, because people say I resemble them. I was kind of a "dog" at first but blossomed into a real bombshell. You may have seen me around Toontown with a guy named Roger. Who am I?

Answer: Betty Boop

Betty made her first appearance in 1930 and was originally drawn as a sort of human-French poodle mix. Her creator, Max Fleischer, made her fully human in 1932 and Betty appeared in many comic strips and films, including a cameo performance in "Who Framed Roger Rabbit" (1988).
9. I work "9 to 5" most days and you might find me wearing "Rhinestone"(s) to this little place called the Chicken Ranch in Texas. I love to wear my "Coat of Many Colors" when I visit my "Tennessee Mountain Home". Who am I?

Answer: Dolly Parton

Dolly has starred in several movies including "9 to 5", "Rhinestone", "The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas" and "Steel Magnolias". In the course of her career she became the most successful female Country Music performer ever and set a record for the most number one singles.
10. I liked to hang with some strange characters in our favorite spot over the rainbow. You might say I was fond of emeralds and rubies. I once went to the World's Fair in St. Louis and postmen have seen two of my characters in their bags. Who am I?

Answer: Judy Garland

Judy Garland's most recognized role in films was as Dorothy Gale in "The Wizard of Oz" (1939) where she, the Tin Man, Cowardly Lion and Scarecrow travelled the yellow brick road to find the Emerald City. She also starred in "Meet Me in St. Louis," (1944) a story set around the World's Fair.

She has also appeared on two US postage stamps, once as Dorothy and the other as Vicki Lester from "A Star Is Born" (1954).
11. I started out as an insect and then grew wings. A good friend of mine was murdered outside of his home in New York City. Reports of my death are greatly exaggerated no matter how you play the song. Who am I?

Answer: Paul McCartney

Sir Paul started out as a member of a group called the Quarrymen who later became The Beatles. After the breakup of The Beatles, he formed his own group called Wings. Among the many alleged clues that Sir Paul died was the fact that on the cover of the "Abbey Road" album, he is the only one barefoot and out of step with the others.

Many people claimed that when certain Beatles songs were played backwards, you heard the words "Paul is dead."
12. I am a "Funny Girl" who grew up to be a "Funny Lady". My achievements earned me a major award that I shared with an amazing actress. I like to think back to "The Way We Were" sometimes. Papa would be so proud if he could see me. Who am I?

Answer: Barbra Streisand

Barbra Streisand's first film role was in "Funny Girl" and she later brought Fanny Brice back to the screen in "Funny Lady." In 1968 she shared the Best Actress Academy Award with Katharine Hepburn for her debut performance. She starred in the film "The Way We Were" (1973) with Robert Redford and played a young woman disguised as a man in order to get an education in "Yentl" (1982).
13. My name is Signore di Lodovico Buonarroti Simoni, however most people know me by my first name. My works have graced chapel ceilings and Vatican Basilicas. I even have a Ninja Turtle named after me. Who am I?

Answer: Michelangelo

Michelangelo's work in the Sistine Chapel in Vatican City and his design of the dome of St. Peter's Basilica are two of his most famous non-sculpture works. In the children's novel, "From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler", one of the characters becomes interested in solving a mystery involving Michelangelo and one of his sculptures.
14. I died in the same week as another great lady. Much controversy and speculation surrounded my death. I finally found peace in my resting place, my own island. I never imagined my life would turn out the way it did the first day of kindergarten. Who am I?

Answer: Diana, Princess of Wales

Mother Teresa passed away the day before Diana's funeral. The then Lady Diana Spencer started her career as a kindergarten assistant before being proposed to on February 6, 1981 by Prince Charles. Their fairytale wedding was watched by millions of viewers all over the world. Unfortunately the marriage ended in divorce in 1996.

When she died as a result of injuries from a car crash in Paris, she left behind two sons, Prince William and his brother Prince Harry.
15. Give your love either red or pink. White is the color for weddings, I think. Mix red and white to show unity. In Texas yellow is the color I'd be. If you send purple it means love at first sight. Mix red and yellow, you are sure to excite. Now you've read my poem, you've read my prose. Can you guess what I am? I am a _________________.

Answer: Rose

All of the persons mentioned in this quiz have had a type of rose named after them. Rose gardening is a favorite hobby of mine ever since I got a rose bush instead of cut flowers for Mother's Day. Each year adds a new variety to the garden.
Source: Author ladyhenry

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