Shared Names Quiz by Abhi

Champion(s):

WeikleB
I say what it occurs to me to say when I think I hear people say things. More, I cannot say.


Runner(s)-Up:

HessJa
Nah, son.


Quiz Description

Each of these questions' answers is connected by name to the next. Start with any question and go from there--spelling counts!

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Questions:

Spiders call to mind Varys, a character in the popular Game of Thrones series. Another character shares a name with a famous physician who is, deservedly, known as the "Father of Epidemiology." What is this Physician's name? (edited at 8:21 pm, March 29, 2017 (PDT))

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John Snow

The aforementioned physician famously pinpointed the source of an epidemic in London, whose location is now commemorated with a pub named for him. What inescapable pop singer shares his name with the supplier of beer to this and many other British drinking holes?

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Sam Smith

If you know the singer's name, one of his tunes may have latched on to your head by now. In 2014, following his breakout moment, he played on Saturday Night Live, the week after a band known for its baritone-voiced singer. What is the name of the band, shared with the name of a historic theater in Richmond, Virginia (whose name is a reference to its former status as Confederate capital)? (edited at 8:05 pm, March 29, 2017 (PDT))

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The National

Richmond contains a notable neighborhood, known for its centrality to the American Civil Rights movement and as a historic center of commerce in the south. It shares part of its name with a veritable Renaissance Woman of 80s and 90s entertainment. Name either the neighborhood or the performer. (edited at 8:06 pm, March 29, 2017 (PDT))

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Janet Jackson/ Jackson Ward (edited at 8:06 pm, March 29, 2017 (PDT))

One of this famous singer's most popular, and most radical, albums takes part of its title from the year in which the Star-Spangled Banner was written--and when the city of Washington was burned to the ground, representing the possibility of a more perfect union, and the need to wash away old institutions. Name the album.

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Rhythm Nation 1814

The British General who led the burning of Washington attempted to destroy the offices of its most famous paper at the time, due to the negative coverage he received from it--however, he was convinced to spare it. Which paper was this, sharing part of its name with what was, until 8 years ago, the second-largest paper in the city of Seattle?

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National Intelligencer

Across the sound from Seattle stands mighty Mount Olympus, which of course shares its name with the mythically significant mountain in Greece. In which country is a third Mount Olympus the highest point?

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Cyprus

The republic previously named sounds similar to part of the name of which accomplished Latino hip-hop group, perhaps best known for its thumper "Insane in the Brain?"

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Cypress Hill

Said group's fifth studio album shares its osseous title with a notorious collegiate secret society through whose halls have passed many a President. Name the album or society.

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Skull & Bones

The society got a little bit of unwanted public attention when the media shone a light onto some of its alumni--the Bush Presidents. It most assuredly did not, however, include the founder of Bush's Baked Beans, though the beans still keep it Presidential by being produced in Clinton, Tennessee. What was the name of this founder, sharing his name with yet another American president?

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Andrew Jackson (Bush)

Before that unmentioned President took office, he gained fame through a string of military victories, including one in 1814 that gained him control of a Gulf coastal city before the war's end. Which city is this, sharing its name with a genus of Jumping Spider? (edited at 8:07 pm, March 29, 2017 (PDT))

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Pensacola