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10 Questions: Common Bond 2 Multiple Choice Quiz | General

The answers to the first nine questions form a 'common bond' which is the answer to question 10. Good luck and have fun.

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

Author
Inquizition

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
93,276

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
5 / 10

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1196

Question 1 of 10

1. Name the book title by American author Henry Miller? Hint

The Day of the Jackal

Psycho

The Road to Wigan Pier

Tropic of Capricorn

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Question 2 of 10

2. In the 'Naked Gun' movies, he played the character 'Nordberg'? Hint

Martin Sheen

Leslie Nielsen

George Kennedy

O.J. Simpson

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Question 3 of 10

3. This British novelist wrote 'The Day of the Triffids' (1951) and 'The Midwych Cuckoos' (1957)? Hint

John Wyndham

John Synge

John Fowles

John Creasey

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Question 4 of 10

4. This city in the Netherlands has been an important trading centre since medieval times? Hint

Munster

Metz

Arnhem

Zeebrugge

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Question 5 of 10

5. Name the city and major port on the River Tyne in northeast England? Hint

Newcastle

Hartlepool

Sunderland

Durham

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Question 6 of 10

6. Name the Charlotte Bronte novel? Hint

The Tenant of Wildfell Hall (1848)

Agnes Grey (1847)

Jane Eyre (1847)

Wuthering Heights (1847)

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Question 7 of 10

7. Which vocal duo had UK hits with 'Love's Gotta Hold On Me', 'Give Me Back My Heart' and 'I Wanna Hold Your Hand'? Hint

Donny and Marie Osmond

Jigsaw

Chas and Dave

Dollar

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Question 8 of 10

8. Name the second-largest freshwater lake in the world which is the chief reservoir of the River Nile?

Answer: (One Word (8 letters))

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Question 9 of 10

9. Name the family name that features in Disney's 'Peter Pan'? Hint

Brown

Barrie

Darling

Banks

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Question 10 of 10

10. What is the common bond between the first nine questions?

Answer: (One Word (9 letters))

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Name the book title by American author Henry Miller?

Answer: Tropic of Capricorn

He also wrote 'Tropic of Cancer' (1934). These novels were considered obscene and were banned in the USA and Britain until the 1960's. George Orwell wrote 'The Road To Wigan Pier' (1937). Frederick Forsyth wrote 'The Day Of The Jackal'. Robert Bloch wrote 'Psycho' (1959).

2. In the 'Naked Gun' movies, he played the character 'Nordberg'?

Answer: O.J. Simpson

'Lieutenant Frank Drebin' was played by Leslie Nielsen. 'Ed Hocken' was played by George Kennedy. Martin Sheen did not feature.

3. This British novelist wrote 'The Day of the Triffids' (1951) and 'The Midwych Cuckoos' (1957)?

Answer: John Wyndham

He also wrote 'The Kraken Wakes' (1953). John Fowles wrote 'The French Lieutenant's Woman' (1969). John Millington Synge wrote 'The Playboy of the Western World' (1907).

4. This city in the Netherlands has been an important trading centre since medieval times?

Answer: Arnhem

An abortive Allied airborne attack almost destroyed Arnhem in 1944. Munster is a city in Germany. Zeebrugge is a small port in Belgium. Metz is a city on the River Moselle in France.

5. Name the city and major port on the River Tyne in northeast England?

Answer: Newcastle

Although its shipbuilding has declined its heavy engineering is still important.

6. Name the Charlotte Bronte novel?

Answer: Jane Eyre (1847)

Anne Bronte wrote 'The Tenant of Wildfell Hall' and 'Agnes Grey'. Emily Bronte wrote 'Wuthering Heights'. Charlotte wrote 'The Professor' (1846) 'Shirley' (1849) and 'Villette' (1853) and married her father's curate in 1854. She died in pregnancy a year later.

7. Which vocal duo had UK hits with 'Love's Gotta Hold On Me', 'Give Me Back My Heart' and 'I Wanna Hold Your Hand'?

Answer: Dollar

David Van Day and Thereze Bazar were originally one-third of 'Guys and Dolls' who had a UK hit with 'There's A Whole Lot Of Loving' in 1975.

8. Name the second-largest freshwater lake in the world which is the chief reservoir of the River Nile?

Answer: Victoria

It is the largest lake in Africa but Lake Superior is the largest freshwater lake in the world. It is bordered by Uganda, Kenya and Tanzania and its long coastline provides a harbour for Kampala.

9. Name the family name that features in Disney's 'Peter Pan'?

Answer: Darling

James Barrie wrote 'Peter Pan' and in 1939 he bequeathed ownership of his play to The Great Ormond Street Hospital in London. The Darling family consisted of Mr George Darling and Mrs Mary Darling, Wendy, Michael and John, (and Nana, the nurse-dog).

10. What is the common bond between the first nine questions?

Answer: Australia

G'day everyone. Australia is the world's sixth largest country. Q1 The 'Tropic of Capricorn' runs across Australia passing through Western Australia, Northern Territory and Queensland. Q2 Orenthal James (Simpson) is a desert in central Australia. Q3 John (Wyndham) is a place in Western Australia. Q4 (Arnhem) Land is located in Northern Territory. Q5 Newcastle is a city in New South Wales on the mouth of the Hunter River. Q6 Jane (Eyre) is a shallow salt lake of South Australia. Q7 Australian (Dollar) is the currency of the country. Q8 (Victoria) is a state of southeast Australia. Q9 (Darling) is a major river of Australia generally flowing across New South Wales before joining the Murray River at Wentworth. Hope you enjoyed the quiz.

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