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Sarah's Common Bond 1 Trivia Quiz

See if you can find the common bond (something they did). This is my first one, I think it will be easy.

A multiple-choice quiz by Sarah606. Estimated time: 3 mins.

Author
Sarah606

Time
3 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
100,409

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
7 / 10

Plays
4089

Last 3 plays: Guest 171 (10/10), Guest 73 (8/10), Guest 66 (3/10).

Question 1 of 10

1. Who wrote "The Bell Jar"? Hint

Sylvia Plath

Ernest Hemingway

Edgar Allan Poe

E. E. Cummings

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Question 2 of 10

2. Who was the lead singer for Nirvana? Hint

Dave Grohl

Kurt Cobain

Eddie Vedder

Krist Novoselic

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Question 3 of 10

3. Who was the second host of the popular game show "The Family Feud"? Hint

Ray Combs

Louie Anderson

Richard Dawson

Joe Montana

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Question 4 of 10

4. Widely considered to be one of the most influential philosophers, who was charged with corrupting the youth of Athens at the age of 70? Hint

Socrates

Descartes

Plato

Aristotle

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Question 5 of 10

5. Who was Adolf Hitler's designated successor in 1941? Hint

Adolf Eichmann

Heinrich Himmler

Josef Goebbels

Hermann Goering

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Question 6 of 10

6. Which famous actress had small roles in the movies "Love Happy" and "All About Eve"? Hint

Greta Garbo

Katharine Hepburn

Elizabeth Taylor

Marilyn Monroe

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Question 7 of 10

7. In William Shakespeare's play "Hamlet", who was Hamlet's love interest? Hint

Violetta

Juliet

Ophelia

Desdemona

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Question 8 of 10

8. Who was the sexy lead singer of INXS? Hint

Mike Tramp

Simon LeBon

Michael Hutchence

Shannon Hoon

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Question 9 of 10

9. Who was the leader of The People's Temple? Hint

Jim Jones

David Koresh

Charles Manson

Pol Pot

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Question 10 of 10

10. What is the common bond?

Answer: (One Word, seven letters, something they all did.)

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Most Recent Scores

Apr 18 2024 : Guest 171: 10/10
Mar 25 2024 : Guest 73: 8/10
Mar 11 2024 : Guest 66: 3/10
Mar 11 2024 : Peachie13: 9/10
Mar 03 2024 : Guest 68: 9/10
Mar 01 2024 : Guest 175: 5/10

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Who wrote "The Bell Jar"?

Answer: Sylvia Plath

Sylvia Plath committed suicide on February 11, 1963. She published her first poem at the age of eight!

2. Who was the lead singer for Nirvana?

Answer: Kurt Cobain

Kurt Cobain committed suicide in April, 1994.

3. Who was the second host of the popular game show "The Family Feud"?

Answer: Ray Combs

Ray Combs killed himself on June 2, 1996. He hosted "Family Feud" for six years.

4. Widely considered to be one of the most influential philosophers, who was charged with corrupting the youth of Athens at the age of 70?

Answer: Socrates

Socrates drank hemlock in in 399 BCE. It has been written that Socrates' death is the first recorded suicide.

5. Who was Adolf Hitler's designated successor in 1941?

Answer: Hermann Goering

Goering poisoned himself hours before he was supposed to be executed on October 15, 1946. He also held positions such as: Commander-in-Chief of the Luftwaffe, President of the Reichstag, and Prime Minister of Prussia.

6. Which famous actress had small roles in the movies "Love Happy" and "All About Eve"?

Answer: Marilyn Monroe

It was reported that Marilyn Monroe killed herself on Saturday, August 4, 1962. Many people still believe that she was actually murdered.

7. In William Shakespeare's play "Hamlet", who was Hamlet's love interest?

Answer: Ophelia

Ophelia drowned herself in "Hamlet".

8. Who was the sexy lead singer of INXS?

Answer: Michael Hutchence

Michael killed himself on November 22, 1997. Maybe he was feeling guilty for stealing Nobel Peace Prize nominee, Bob Geldof's, wife.

9. Who was the leader of The People's Temple?

Answer: Jim Jones

Jim Jones, along with 911 members of his cult in Jonestown, Guyana drank purple kool-aid laced with cyanide on November 18, 1978.

10. What is the common bond?

Answer: suicide

All of these people have reportedly taken their own lives.

Source: Author Sarah606

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