Mystery Quiz by RobinJRichards

Champion(s):

LuskT
Giggity.


Runner(s)-Up:

BarthR
L’enfer, c’est les autres.


Quiz Description

This quiz is fairly easy. If you're aware of the world around you right now, you'll get the theme.

Full Results:

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1 LuskT 389 98 15
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2 BarthR 376 95 15
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3 FeitelD 362 91 15
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4 MyrowitzJ 349 88 15
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5 chc 331 85 15
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6 RautY 321 82 15
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7 KonkelT 311 79 15
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8 ChrisRosenberg 307 75 15
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9 VenguswamyK 293 72 15
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10 NathanL 280 69 15
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11 GoodmanDL 279 66 15
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12 EverettJ 276 62 15
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13 EdwardsT 260 59 15
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14 AdamKing 246 56 15
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15 ElendilPickle 242 53 15
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18 quarterrican 207 43 15
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19 Tarn 202 40 15
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21 BringMoreLegos 181 33 15
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22 BoyerA 176 30 15
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24 McClellanS 166 24 15
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26 SochackiA 143 17 15
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Questions:

THIS GREEK FIGURE, the purported daughter of Gorgon and Ceto, would turn gazers to stone. And let's not talk about that hair.

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MEDUSA

Fanny's First Play, Man and Superman, and The Philanderer, among others, were some of the works of THIS PLAYWRIGHT

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George Bernard SHAW

THIS COMMANDER, is noted for lashing himself to the rigging of the USS Hartford at the Battle of Mobile Bay and cursing Confederate defenses.

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Adm. David FARRAGUT

Son of a Korean mother and American father, THIS ATHLETE played for Georgia and his entire pro career for Pittsburgh. Oh and he won "Dancing with the Stars."

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Hines WARD

THIS GLENN MILLER SONG got its name from the phone number of a namesake New York City hotel.

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PENNSYLVANIA 6-5000

In the song "Whiter Shade of Pale," sixteen of THESE WOMEN were heading for the coast.

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VESTAL Virgins

Crazy Horse was a leader of THIS BRANCH OF THE LAKOTA/SIOUX tribe.

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OGLALA

Shirley Jones made her film debut as Laury in THIS MUSICAL FILM that also starred Rod Steiger as Jud Fry.

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OKLAHOMA!

Between his stints at Bowling Green and Florida, Urban Meyer coached football at THIS SCHOOL.

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UTAH

In the accompanying photo, the exercise shown took place HERE, about 100 miles NW of Las Vegas.

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NEVADA Test Site (NEVADA National Security Site)

Despite its name, THIS DRINK BRAND began in 1971 when friends John Ferolito and Don Vultaggio opened a beverage distribution business in Brooklyn, New York. It is the primary distributor of the official "Arnold Palmer" blend of lemonade and tea.

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ARIZONA Iced Tea

So what's the common thread?

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(Battle/War)Ships at Pearl Harbor