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Astorian's Common Bond Game #5 Quiz

Answer 9 questions of varying difficulty, then figure out what the answers have in common. The bond is in the field of entertainment.

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

Author
astorian

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
177,444

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
6 / 10

Plays
561

Question 1 of 10

1. Which baseball star won his league's Triple Crown in 1967? Hint

Frank Robinson

Carl Yastrzemski

Willie McCovey

Tony Oliva

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Question 2 of 10

2. What famed advice giver won the grand prize on the TV quiz show "The $64,000 Question" by answering questions about boxing? Hint

Dr. Joyce Brothers

Dr. Laura Schlessinger

Eppie "Ann Landers" Lederer

Dr. Phil McGraw

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Question 3 of 10

3. Which state was named after a legendary queen of the mythical female warrior tribe called the Amazons? Hint

California

Alabama

Arizona

Wyoming

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Question 4 of 10

4. Which Monty Python film introduced the song "Always Look On the Bright Side of Life"? Hint

Monty Python and the Holy Grail

The Life of Brian

The Meaning of Life

Monty Python Live at the Hollywood Bowl

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Question 5 of 10

5. What name do restaurants typically give to a dish that combines steak and a lobster tail?

Answer: (Three Words (second word is "and"))

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Question 6 of 10

6. As of the year 2004, who was the only U.S. President to have earned a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) degree? Hint

Jimmy Carter

Woodrow Wilson

Herbert Hoover

James Garfield

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Question 7 of 10

7. Who earned the Oscar as Best Supporting Actress in the drama "Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?" Hint

Elizabeth Taylor

Sandy Dennis

Julie Christie

Estelle Parsons

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Question 8 of 10

8. Which of these tennis terms is widely believed to be derived from the French word for "egg"? Hint

Lob

Deuce

Love

Volley

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Question 9 of 10

9. Which famous redhead was Bing Crosby's romantic interest in "A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court"? Hint

Maureen O'Hara

Gwen Verdon

Lucille Ball

Rhonda Fleming

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Question 10 of 10

10. And now, the clincher: can you identify the musical act that the 9 previous questions are pointing to?

Answer: (Three Words (first word "The"))

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Which baseball star won his league's Triple Crown in 1967?

Answer: Carl Yastrzemski

Yastrzemski led the American League in homers, RBI's and batting average that year. He carried the "Impossible Dream" Red Sox to the World Series, where they were knocked off by the St. Louis Cardinals.

2. What famed advice giver won the grand prize on the TV quiz show "The $64,000 Question" by answering questions about boxing?

Answer: Dr. Joyce Brothers

"The $64,000 Question" was a prime time hit during the 1950's, but went off the air after being tainted by scandals.

3. Which state was named after a legendary queen of the mythical female warrior tribe called the Amazons?

Answer: California

According to legend, the Amazons were once ruled by a powerful warrior queen named Califa.

4. Which Monty Python film introduced the song "Always Look On the Bright Side of Life"?

Answer: The Life of Brian

Eric Idle leads a host of crucifixion victims in a rousing chorus of this song, to end the movie.

5. What name do restaurants typically give to a dish that combines steak and a lobster tail?

Answer: surf and turf

A lobster lives in the ocean ("surf") while a cow lives on land ("turf").

6. As of the year 2004, who was the only U.S. President to have earned a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) degree?

Answer: Woodrow Wilson

Wilson was a professor of political science, and later the President of New Jersey's Princeton University.

7. Who earned the Oscar as Best Supporting Actress in the drama "Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?"

Answer: Sandy Dennis

Sandy Dennis and George Segal get to watch Richard Burton and Liz Taylor abuse each other.

8. Which of these tennis terms is widely believed to be derived from the French word for "egg"?

Answer: Love

The French word for "egg" is "L'oeuf", which sounds like "love". Since a zero looks a bit like an egg, some etymologists believe that's why a zero is called "love" in tennis.

9. Which famous redhead was Bing Crosby's romantic interest in "A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court"?

Answer: Rhonda Fleming

This 1949 comedy was loosely based on a novel by Mark Twain.

10. And now, the clincher: can you identify the musical act that the 9 previous questions are pointing to?

Answer: The Beach Boys

Three BROTHERS named BRIAN, DENNIS and CARL WILSON formed the Beach Boys with cousin Mike LOVE and friend Al Jardine. They popularized SURF music, and sang about fun, sun and "CALIFORNIA Girls". "Help Me RHONDA" was one of their biggest hits.

Source: Author astorian

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