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Bullymom's Fourth Common Bond Trivia Quiz

What do the first nine answers have in common?

A multiple-choice quiz by bullymom. Estimated time: 5 mins.

Author
bullymom

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
94,397

Updated
Jul 31 22

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
6 / 10

Plays
1116

Question 1 of 10

1. Which US city is nicknamed the "Crescent City"? Hint

Houston

Boston

New Orleans

Philadelphia

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Question 2 of 10

2. Which ballet by Tchaikovsky features a nasty fairy named Maleficent? Hint

"The Sleeping Beauty"

"Swan Lake"

"The Nutcracker"

"Hamlet"

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Question 3 of 10

3. Which of the fifty United States has the largest economy? Hint

California

New Jersey

New York

Texas

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Question 4 of 10

4. What's the ruminant Oreamnos americanus more commonly known aaaas?

Answer: (Two Words)

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Question 5 of 10

5. What country music legend was famous for wearing a hat with a price tag and saying "Hooowdeeeeee!"? Hint

Minnie Pearl

Crystal Gale

Tammy Wynette

Dolly Parton

6. Winston Churchill resigns as Prime Minister of Great Britain; the USSR recognizes the independence of West Germany; Juan Peron is overthrown in a military coup in Argentina. What year was it? Hint

1950

1955

1959

1957

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Question 7 of 10

7. What Alpine mountain was first scaled by British explorer Edward Whymper in July 1865?

Answer: (one word)

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Question 8 of 10

8. What city hosted the Summer Olympics in 1964? Hint

Berlin

Stockholm

Shanghai

Tokyo

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Question 9 of 10

9. What fictional character has a best friend named Joe Harper and a half-brother named Sid? Hint

Tom Sawyer

Little Orphan Annie

Peter Pan

Nancy Drew

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Question 10 of 10

10. Here we are.. According to the last nine questions, where are we?

Answer: (One Word- a place)

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Which US city is nicknamed the "Crescent City"?

Answer: New Orleans

This popular tourist city in southern Louisiana, also known as "The Big Easy", was founded in 1718 by French colonists.

2. Which ballet by Tchaikovsky features a nasty fairy named Maleficent?

Answer: "The Sleeping Beauty"

The ballet debuted at the Mariinsky Theatre in St. Petersburg on January 15, 1890. The plot revolves around Princess Aurora, who is cursed by the jealous fairy Maleficent and falls into a coma.

3. Which of the fifty United States has the largest economy?

Answer: California

California has the largest population (32 million) of any US state, and is the third largest in area. After the Gold Rush of 1848, many Americans began moving westward into the "Golden State" to follow dreams of gold, sunshine, and prosperity.

4. What's the ruminant Oreamnos americanus more commonly known aaaas?

Answer: mountain goat

(Did you get that baaad joke?) The mountain goat, agile clmibers found in the mountains of the western US and Canada, are actually more closely related to the antelope.

5. What country music legend was famous for wearing a hat with a price tag and saying "Hooowdeeeeee!"?

Answer: Minnie Pearl

Sarah Ophelia Colley, better known as Minnie Pearl, was a legend in American country music. She appeared on the television show "Hee Haw", and is best known for her hats, which always had a price tag reading "$1.98" dangling from them.

6. Winston Churchill resigns as Prime Minister of Great Britain; the USSR recognizes the independence of West Germany; Juan Peron is overthrown in a military coup in Argentina. What year was it?

Answer: 1955

Books published in 1955 included "The Lord of the Rings" and "Lolita". Teens grooved to Bill Haley's "Rock Around the Clock".

7. What Alpine mountain was first scaled by British explorer Edward Whymper in July 1865?

Answer: Matterhorn

The mountain, between Italy and Switzerland, rises 14,692 feet.

8. What city hosted the Summer Olympics in 1964?

Answer: Tokyo

This ancient city of over 11 million people is the capital and largest city in Japan. It replaced Kyoto as the imperial capital in 1868.

9. What fictional character has a best friend named Joe Harper and a half-brother named Sid?

Answer: Tom Sawyer

"The Adventures of Tom Sawyer", by popular American author Mark Twain, was first published in 1876 in England and the following year in the US. It's set in the fictional town of St. Petersburg, Missouri, which probably represents the author's own hometown of Hannibal, Missouri.

10. Here we are.. According to the last nine questions, where are we?

Answer: Disneyland

It's the "Happiest Place on Earth"! 1) One of the theme areas of Disneyland in NEW ORLEANS Square 2) The castle is called SLEEPING BEAUTY's Castle 3) Disneyland is in Anaheim, CALIFORNIA 4) One of the most popular rides is Space MOUNTAIN 5) A favorite character is MINNIE Mouse 6) Disneyland opened in 1955 7) One of the rides is the MATTERHORN Bobsled 8) There's a Disneyland in TOKYO and Paris 9) One of the attractions is TOM SAWYER Island.

Source: Author bullymom

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