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Quiz about Name That Band In Nine Clues
Quiz about Name That Band In Nine Clues

Name That Band In Nine Clues Trivia Quiz


First time building an acrostic quiz so here's the setup: Nine general knowledge trivia questions and those solutions will give you letters to solve a mystery puzzle on question ten. Good luck!

A multiple-choice quiz by GBfan. Estimated time: 3 mins.
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Author
GBfan
Time
3 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
418,168
Updated
Nov 11 24
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Average
Avg Score
8 / 10
Plays
254
Awards
Top 35% Quiz
Last 3 plays: workisboring (3/10), Guest 98 (5/10), Guest 74 (4/10).
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Question 1 of 10
1. Which major U.S. city has a name that could be translated as "City of Waters"? Hint


Question 2 of 10
2. Which word in Spanish is translated as "strange or weird"? Hint


Question 3 of 10
3. Which movie by Trey Parker and Matt Stone had Kim Jong-Il making an appearance in the film? Hint


Question 4 of 10
4. Many American high school students take AP tests to earn college credit. What does the "A" stand for in AP? Hint


Question 5 of 10
5. In 2021 through 2023, the Country Music Awards Entertainer of the Year went to two different men who both shared what first name? Hint


Question 6 of 10
6. What professional sports team was originally called the Portsmouth Spartans prior to moving in 1934? Hint


Question 7 of 10
7. Which artist listed did NOT have a rap single reach the Billboard Hot 100 during the 1990s? Hint


Question 8 of 10
8. Which rock group sang the theme song to the TV show, "That 70s Show"? Hint


Question 9 of 10
9. What American TV network was the original home for shows like "Happy Days', "Three's Company", and "Taxi"? Hint


Question 10 of 10
10. We're heading to see which band in concert, if you take the first letters of the nine previous correct answers?

Answer: (Use 1 through 9)

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. Which major U.S. city has a name that could be translated as "City of Waters"?

Answer: Minneapolis

Minneapolis is part of the Twin Cities in Minnesota, with St. Paul. The name Minneapolis comes from a Dakotan term minne meaning "water" and polis, a Greek word meaning "city". Fittingly, the large U.S. city rests in the state nicknamed the "Land of 10,000 Lakes".
2. Which word in Spanish is translated as "strange or weird"?

Answer: Extrano

Extrano is the Spanish word for "strange" as in peculiar. Sangre means blood, amistoso is the Spanish word for friendly and cerrado means "closed" when translated.
3. Which movie by Trey Parker and Matt Stone had Kim Jong-Il making an appearance in the film?

Answer: Team America: World Police

The creators of the animated TV series, "South Park", Matt Stone and Trey Parker released four movies between 1997 and 2004. The duo created "Team America: World Police" by using outrageous puppets who tried to save the world from Kim Jong Il and Islamic terrorists. The controversial comedy pushed all of the macho action film cliches to the extreme.
4. Many American high school students take AP tests to earn college credit. What does the "A" stand for in AP?

Answer: Advanced

The Advanced Placement tests were first given in 1956. In 2023, over million AP tests were taken in just the United States alone by 1.2 million students. The tests cover a multitude of subjects including language, math, science, and history. AP testing is more prevalent in the U.S. but students around the world can take the tests as they are internationally recognized by many schools.
5. In 2021 through 2023, the Country Music Awards Entertainer of the Year went to two different men who both shared what first name?

Answer: Luke

In 2021, Luke Bryan won the CMA Entertainer of the Year award. In the following year, in 2022, Luke Bryan was the co-host of the show and gave the prestigious award to Luke Combs. Luke Combs continued his winning ways by taking home the award again in 2023.
6. What professional sports team was originally called the Portsmouth Spartans prior to moving in 1934?

Answer: Lions

The Portsmouth Spartans were a professional football team founded in 1928. By 1934, the team moved to Detroit, Michigan and became the Lions. The name Lions was chosen as a companion to the team's professional baseball team, the Detroit Tigers.
7. Which artist listed did NOT have a rap single reach the Billboard Hot 100 during the 1990s?

Answer: Ice Spice

Vanilla Ice had the first rap single to ever reach the top of the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart with "Ice Ice Baby" in 1990. "New Jack Hustler" by Ice-T reached number 67 on the same chart in 1990. Ice Cube had multiple songs on the Billboard Hot 100 in the decade including "It Was A Good Day" in 1993. Ice Spice released her first single in 2022.
8. Which rock group sang the theme song to the TV show, "That 70s Show"?

Answer: Cheap Trick

Cheap Trick was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2016. The Rockford, Illinois band hit it big in the 1970s with their classic live album "At Budokan" in 1978. In 1999, Cheap Trick recorded a cover song named "In the Street" that became the theme song for the Fox sitcom "That '70s Show" starring Mila Kunis, Topher Grace, and Ashton Kutcher.
9. What American TV network was the original home for shows like "Happy Days', "Three's Company", and "Taxi"?

Answer: ABC

The 1970s was an epic decade for the thirty minute sitcoms on American TV. Dominating the airwaves in the late 1970s were ABC's Tuesday night lineup including shows like "Happy Days" and their spinoffs including "Laverne and Shirley" and "Mork and Mindy".
10. We're heading to see which band in concert, if you take the first letters of the nine previous correct answers?

Answer: Metallica

M-E-T-A-L-L-I-C-A Metallica is a thrash metal rock band that got their start in San Francisco, California in 1981. The band is considered one of the Big Four Bands of the genre with Anthrax, Megadeth, and Slayer.
Source: Author GBfan

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