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18 crisw's Series quizzes and 185 crisw's Series trivia questions.
1.
  Pop-Free CB 2   great trivia quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Just like my first PFCB, this one is a fairly easy quiz without a whisper of pop culture. The final answer is an activity.
Average, 10 Qns, crisw, Sep 28 13
Average
crisw gold member
6364 plays
2.
  Pop-Free CB 1   top quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Like Common Bonds but blissfully unaware of current pop culture? Try this guaranteed pop-free quiz! The final answer is from the category "common objects."
Average, 10 Qns, crisw, Aug 25 22
Average
crisw gold member
Aug 25 22
7099 plays
3.
  Meta Common Bond 1   top quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
It's not your average Common Bond. Each of the first 9 questions lists several things- you must name what they have in common. The last question, as in a regular Common Bond, asks what all the answers have in common- in this case, a noun.
Easier, 10 Qns, crisw, Nov 21 21
Easier
crisw gold member
Nov 21 21
6763 plays
4.
  Pop-Free CB 8   top quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Like Common Bonds but blissfully unaware of current pop culture? Try this guaranteed pop-free quiz! The final answer is an object.
Average, 10 Qns, crisw, Aug 01 22
Average
crisw gold member
Aug 01 22
6618 plays
5.
  Who Are These People, Anyway? II   popular trivia quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Another quiz on what the people have in common! Identify the nine people, then tell what they have in common.
Average, 10 Qns, crisw, Apr 12 14
Average
crisw gold member
8457 plays
6.
  What Do They Have in Common?    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
All of these items have something in common. What is it?
Tough, 10 Qns, crisw, Jul 01 17
Tough
crisw gold member
12244 plays
7.
  Pop-Free CB 11   great trivia quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Do you like Common Bonds but are you blissfully unaware of current pop culture? Try this guaranteed pop-free quiz! The final answer is an object.
Average, 10 Qns, crisw, Sep 24 08
Average
crisw gold member
3412 plays
8.
  Who Are These People, Anyway?   popular trivia quiz  
Multiple Choice
 15 Qns
Descriptions of 14 famous people. Find out who they are, then find out what the 14 have in common!
Average, 15 Qns, crisw, Jul 31 22
Average
crisw gold member
Jul 31 22
6176 plays
9.
  Pop-Free CB 9    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Like Common Bonds but blissfully unaware of current pop culture? Try this guaranteed pop-free quiz! The final answer is a word with many definitions.
Average, 10 Qns, crisw, Mar 16 24
Average
crisw gold member
Mar 16 24
2652 plays
10.
  Pop-Free CB 7    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Like Common Bonds but blissfully unaware of current pop culture? Try this guaranteed pop-free quiz! The final answer is a descriptive term.
Tough, 10 Qns, crisw, Oct 04 21
Tough
crisw gold member
Oct 04 21
1543 plays
trivia question Quick Question
What breed of dog is depicted in the logo of the Westminster Kennel Club?

From Quiz "Pop-Free CB 1"




11.
  Meta Common Bond 2    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
It's not your average Common Bond. Each of the first 9 questions lists several things- you must name what they have in common. The last question, as in a regular Common Bond, asks what all the answers have in common- in this case, a noun.
Average, 10 Qns, crisw, Jul 01 04
Average
crisw gold member
1723 plays
12.
  Pop-Free CB 12    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Do you like Common Bonds but are you blissfully unaware of current pop culture? Try this guaranteed pop-free quiz! The final answer is an object.
Tough, 10 Qns, crisw, Jun 04 12
Tough
crisw gold member
730 plays
13.
  Pop-Free CB 5    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Like Common Bonds but blissfully unaware of current pop culture? Try this guaranteed pop-free quiz! The final answer is from the category "living things."
Tough, 10 Qns, crisw, Jul 07 14
Tough
crisw gold member
982 plays
14.
  Pop-Free CB 6    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Like Common Bonds but blissfully unaware of current pop culture? Try this guaranteed pop-free quiz! The final answer is from the category "activities."
Tough, 10 Qns, crisw, Nov 21 21
Tough
crisw gold member
Nov 21 21
1368 plays
15.
  Pop-Free CB 10    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Like Common Bonds but blissfully unaware of current pop culture? Try this guaranteed pop-free quiz! The final answer is a proper noun.
Tough, 10 Qns, crisw, Mar 12 22
Tough
crisw gold member
Mar 12 22
768 plays
16.
  Pop-Free CB 3    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Yet another entertainment-free Common Bond quiz! The final answer is a living thing, and all of the clues involve living things.
Difficult, 10 Qns, crisw, Jul 29 16
Difficult
crisw gold member
1118 plays
17.
  The Missing Link    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
I will give you several words, names, or phrases. There will be one word that is a name or concept that they have in common. You provide the word. Some references may be unfamiliar to people outside the US.
Difficult, 10 Qns, crisw, Aug 24 20
Difficult
crisw gold member
Aug 24 20
1172 plays
18.
  Pop-Free CB 4    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Yet another entertainment-free Common Bond quiz! The final answer is an object.
Difficult, 10 Qns, crisw, Nov 19 12
Difficult
crisw gold member
915 plays

crisw's Series Trivia Questions
1. Which group of vertebrates was the first to evolve?

From Quiz Pop-Free CB 12

Answer: fish

All of today's vertebrates are descended, originally, from fish. The amphibians were the descendants of fish, the reptiles descended from amphibians, and both birds and mammals evolved separately from reptilian stock.

2. Which layer of the earth is the thinnest?

From Quiz Pop-Free CB 11

Answer: Crust

The crust is the layer of the earth that we see, and is only, at best, a few miles thick.

3. Computers, the Garden of Eden, pie.

From Quiz Meta Common Bond 1

Answer: Apples&Apple

Apple Computers, the apple in the Garden of Eden, and apple pie.

4. "Cry me a river" is an example of a...

From Quiz Pop-Free CB 9

Answer: cliche

A cliche is any trite phrase repeated so often that it loses its impact.

5. The benzene molecule has an unusual shape, which was actually discovered in a scientist's dream. What is that shape?

From Quiz Pop-Free CB 8

Answer: Ring

The "benzene ring" is one of the most famous shapes in chemical history. Benzene is composed of six carbon atoms and six hydrogen atoms. German chemist Friedrich Kekule was puzzled as to how the atoms joined together. One night, he dreamed of a snake biting its tail- and woke up knowing the structure of the molecule.

6. A popular brand of Mexican beer is _____ Equis.

From Quiz Pop-Free CB 7

Answer: Dos

It means "Two Xs," and there are indeed two Xs on the label.

7. Vinegar is produced by fermenting fruit juice or wine. A bacterial culture is used in the process. What is this culture called?

From Quiz Pop-Free CB 5

Answer: Mother

Mother of vinegar grows in the fermenting liquid, producing acid byproducts.

8. Korat, American Curl and LaPerm are breeds of...

From Quiz Pop-Free CB 4

Answer: Cats

As you might imagine, the American Curl and LaPerm have curly coats.

9. In which habitat would one be most likely to find a cottontail rabbit?

From Quiz Pop-Free CB 3

Answer: Brush

These tiny bunnies sometimes have burrows.

10. The ________ of a horse has 4 chambers.

From Quiz Pop-Free CB 2

Answer: Heart

All mammals have 4-chambered hearts. Ruminants, like cows and goats, have 4-chambered stomachs, but a horse is not a ruminant.

11. The theory of relativity, a Paul Mccartney and Wings tune, and a white rat.

From Quiz The Missing Link

Answer: Albert & Alberts

Albert Einstein's theory, the song 'Uncle Albert', and Little Albert, the subject of a famous psychology experiment. Behaviorist John P. Watson, experimenting in the days where human experimentation was not too regulated, paired a scary sound with the presentation of a white rat to 11 month old Little Albert. Although Albert started out interested in the rat, within a few pairs of rat and noise he became terrified at the mere sight of the rodent, even when the noise wasn't present.

12. This singer, who wrote 'Rocky Mountain High' and 'Annie's Song', died in a plane crash.

From Quiz Who Are These People, Anyway? II

Answer: John Denver

He said, 'Many things made me become a vegetarian, among them the higher food yield as a solution to world hunger.'

13. Who starred in the detective TV series 'Columbo'?

From Quiz Who Are These People, Anyway?

Answer: Peter Falk

He always reminded me of a basset hound...

14. Korat, Australian Mist, Chartreux, Nebelung are all...

From Quiz What Do They Have in Common?

Answer: Breeds of cat

Many cat breeds are named after their coloration.

15. This common cactus of the southwestern US is a common ingredient in Mexican cooking.

From Quiz Pop-Free CB 12

Answer: prickly pear

After being scraped to remove the small stickers that cover the pad, the prickly pear pads are diced, cooked and served as "nopales."

16. What common edible could be truthfully but disgustingly described as "bacterially-transformed solid material derived from lactic fluid"?

From Quiz Pop-Free CB 11

Answer: Cheese

"Lactic fluid" is, of course, milk. It's bacterial action that gives most cheeses their distinct flavors.

17. A Woody Allen movie, a prop in sight gags, monkeys.

From Quiz Meta Common Bond 1

Answer: Bananas&Banana

"Bananas" the movie, a banana peel to slip on, and monkey food.

18. Supposedly, this scientist's beloved dog Diamond accidentally caused a fire that destroyed years of research papers.

From Quiz Pop-Free CB 10

Answer: Newton

Supposedly, after the accident, Newton exclaimed something like, "Oh Diamond, you don't know what you've done," and life went on.

19. In the sentence "He espied the king's men, and the king's gold," what does "espied" mean?

From Quiz Pop-Free CB 9

Answer: viewed

"Espy" is a synonym of "view". It is etymologically related to "spy", as in "I spy something that is green", but it does not have the same connotation as spying upon someone.

20. This scientific device produces an intense, monochromatic beam of very focused light.

From Quiz Pop-Free CB 7

Answer: Laser

Lasers can use several materials in their construction, including rubies and germanium.

21. What country did not send troops to Iraq in the 2003 effort to overthrow Saddam Hussein?

From Quiz Pop-Free CB 5

Answer: Canada

Although Canada assisted in the overthrow of the Taliban government in Afghanistan, the government decided not to provide troop support for the battle over Iraq.

22. What is the main color of a female Eclectus parrot?

From Quiz Pop-Free CB 3

Answer: Red

The Eclectus, from New Guinea, is an unusual bird because the females are more brightly colored than the males. The males are primarily green.

23. Do metals expand or contract when they become colder?

From Quiz Pop-Free CB 2

Answer: Contract

Most solids expand when heated and contract when cooled. Water is a notable exception- ice expands.

24. The most famous works by composer Richard Wagner are a series of operas commonly known as the "____________ Cycle."

From Quiz Pop-Free CB 1

Answer: Ring

The cycle's full name is "Der Ring des Nibelungen." or "The Ring of the Dwarves." It is is series of four operas, "Das Rheingold," "Die Walkure," "Siegfried," and "Gotterdammerung," loosely based on Norse mythology. Wagner was an eccentric and a ferocious anti-Semite, and performance of "The Ring Cycle" was banned in Israel until 2000.

25. Bette Midler, the city of Portland, Oregon, and a war between the Plantagenets in England.

From Quiz The Missing Link

Answer: Rose & Roses

Bette Midler starred in the movie 'The Rose', Portland is the 'City of Roses', and the war between the two branches of the Plantagenet family is the War of the Roses.

26. This governor of California was often called 'Governor Moonbeam.'

From Quiz Who Are These People, Anyway? II

Answer: Jerry Brown

He founded an organization called 'We The People' that, among other projects, works for sustainable agriculture.

27. Who was known as the Man of a Thousand Voices?

From Quiz Who Are These People, Anyway?

Answer: Mel Blanc

He was the voice of, among others, Bugs Bunny and Daffy Duck.

28. Cocobolo, Buckeye, Alder and Hornbeam are all...

From Quiz What Do They Have in Common?

Answer: Types of wood

Cocobolo is a tropical wood, all the others are temperate species.

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