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Corporations spend megabucks to place their products -- prominently or subtly -- in movies and TV shows. In this Fun Trivia quiz we do the job for free. Look for the recognizable brand name placed strategically into each sentence. The first one is easy.

Everybody knows what an oxymoron is: a phrase created when opposite words are juxtaposed. Like "black light" or "tight space". A fuddyduddy might say "Fun Trivia" is an oxymoron. Not me. Your job: Match these pairs of words to create oxymorons.

Oxymorons abound in the world of Rock & Roll. "Sounds of Silence" or "A Hard Day's Night", for example. Here's a list of words that, matched with opposites, reveal names of bands, singers, songs or albums. Though it's "Easy to Be Hard", this quiz is not.

Your mission, Mr. Bond: The first nine questions of this Common Bond Quiz deal with all sorts of eclectic information. The answers may seem unrelated, so you will need to figure out the connection in order to answer Question 10. Bonne chance...

Once in a generation, there is a quiz that strikes the fancy of the multitudes and changes the direction of history. This is not that quiz. This is just a little old Common Bond thing that might amuse a few true FunTrivia aficionados.

Let's sort things out: Is it a Long Line, a Famous Sheep, an Organ of Vision or a Dutch Name for a Sea? Granted, not your usual set of delineations. But for the purposes of this quiz - with a weird, say-aloud name - it'll have to do. So, what goes where?

Weird word, "only". Rhymes with lonely -- and not much else. Shouldn't it be pronounced awn-ly? It pops up everywhere, not only in pop culture. In any case here's an "only" quiz. Just for you. Or should I say: Only for you.

See, the USA for more than 100 years has been home to this familiar icon. Ponder the answers to the first nine questions to discern the Common Bond answer to the 10th question.

We've come up with 10 examples of an oxymoron. You know, a two word phrase composed of opposites -- like "seriously funny" or "awfully good". Match the first half of the oxymoron with its opposite-meaning second half...and you'll be an Oxygenius.

A quiz like this is commonly called a Common Bond Quiz. The first nine questions deal with all sorts of eclectic information. At first, the answers seem unconnected; you will need to figure out the connection in order to answer Question 10. Good luck!

Can you believe how many words contain the word "may"? Maybe you can; maybe you can't. In any case, this is a quiz about those words. May you live long and prosper...and do well on this quiz. Come what may.

Over the years, X has been used as the Roman numeral 10, as the spot on a pirate map where treasure is buried and as a signature for people who cannot write their own names. Today X is the 24th letter of the English alphabet and the star of this quiz.

Here are multiple quotes about the notion of "choice". Or, multiple CHOICE quotes, if you will. Your job, in each case, is to name the person who said it. Get it? Don't get it? That's your choice. And you can quote me.

Throughout American history, Black Americans have invented, co-invented, and improved the design of many everyday things. Here is a list built around 10 of the inventors and their innovations.