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One Step Beyond Trivia Quiz

Given four clues, the trick is to find out just what they have in common, then figure out which answer also shares that trait.

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

Author
Omakase

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
326,308

Updated
Jul 23 22

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
5 / 10

Plays
451

Last 3 plays: ZWOZZE (3/10), Guest 136 (4/10), Guest 76 (5/10).

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Question 1 of 10

1. Here's an example to get a feel for the format: If the clues are racquet, match, guillotine and beer and the answer choices are sink, toilet, faucet and bathtub, the correct answer is toilet. The common trait is HEADS. Racquets, matches and beer have a head and a guillotine makes you lose your head. Head is also slang for toilet.

OK, let's get started:

Needle
Potato
Cyclops
Hurricane Hint

The Mountains

The Plains

The Valleys

The Hills

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Question 2 of 10

2. What ties these words together?

Sweet Corn
Pincher bug
Vincent Van Gogh
Cerumen Hint

Cucumber

Carrot

Cantaloupe

Cauliflower

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Question 3 of 10

3. What bond do these words share?

Mrs. Peacock
Slivovitz
Jan Brady
P.G. Wodehouse Hint

Petunia

Mirabelle

Daisy

Anastasia

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Question 4 of 10

4. What do the following things have in common?

Volkswagen
Uncle Remus
"Watership Down"
Trix Hint

John Updike

Stephen King

Tom Wolfe

Gore Vidal

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Question 5 of 10

5. Find the common attribute for the following:

Takrai
David Carradine
Kentucky
Walt Whitman Hint

"Suspicious Minds"

"Sara Smile"

"Open Arms"

"Temptation Eyes"

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Question 6 of 10

6. What links these together?

Hope
Jim Brady
"Sweet Caroline"
Baseball Hint

Tiffany Case

Jessica Rabbit

Lacey Underall

Laura Croft

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Question 7 of 10

7. What joins together these four items?

The Lone Ranger
Ricky Schroeder
"Where The Sidewalk Ends"
The Medal of Honor Hint

Sioux City

Atlantic City

Virginia City

Salt Lake City

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Question 8 of 10

8. How are these all related?

James Garner
Alcatraz
Uluru
Plymouth Hint

Bob Seger

Johann Strauss

Louis Armstrong

Herbie Hancock

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Question 9 of 10

9. What theme bridges all of these?

"Brandy (You're A Fine Girl)",
Sammy Davis, Jr.,
Tennessee Williams,
Greenhouse Hint

Waterford

Beefeater

Armani

Rockwood

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Question 10 of 10

10. What is common between these?

Marilyn Monroe
Edith Bunker
Popeye Doyle
"The Platinum Blonde" Hint

Pee Wee's Playhouse

The Electric Company

Sesame Street

Captain Kangaroo

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Here's an example to get a feel for the format: If the clues are racquet, match, guillotine and beer and the answer choices are sink, toilet, faucet and bathtub, the correct answer is toilet. The common trait is HEADS. Racquets, matches and beer have a head and a guillotine makes you lose your head. Head is also slang for toilet. OK, let's get started: Needle Potato Cyclops Hurricane

Answer: The Hills

Needle ==> "the eye of the needle".
Potato ==> undeveloped potato buds are called eyes.
Cyclops ==> mythological creature with one eye.
Hurricane ==> weather formation with an eye.

The Hills ==> "The Hills Have Eyes" is a cult classic horror film.

2. What ties these words together? Sweet Corn Pincher bug Vincent Van Gogh Cerumen

Answer: Cauliflower

Sweet Corn ==> an ear of corn.
Pincher bug ==> also known as an earwig.
Vincent Van Gogh ==> painter who famously cut off his own ear.
Cerumen ==> the formal name for earwax.

Cauliflower ==> cauliflower ear, a physical ailment.

3. What bond do these words share? Mrs. Peacock Slivovitz Jan Brady P.G. Wodehouse

Answer: Mirabelle

Mrs. Peacock ==> from the game Clue (Cluedo), which also features Professor Plum.
Slivovitz ==> is a plum brandy.
Jan Brady ==> played by Eve Plumb on "The Brady Bunch".
P.G. Wodehouse ==> author nicknamed "Plum".

Mirabelle ==> a plum varietal.

4. What do the following things have in common? Volkswagen Uncle Remus "Watership Down" Trix

Answer: John Updike

Volkswagen ==> Volkswagen Rabbit.
Uncle Remus ==> fictional narrator of stories that include Br'er Rabbit.
"Watership Down" ==> novel by Richard Adams about a group of rabbits.
Trix ==> breakfast cereal with a cartoon rabbit mascot.

John Updike ==> author of a series of "Rabbit" novels.

5. Find the common attribute for the following: Takrai David Carradine Kentucky Walt Whitman

Answer: "Temptation Eyes"

Takrai ==> another name for lemon grass.
David Carradine ==> starred in "Kung Fu" where he was nicknamed "Grasshopper".
Kentucky ==> The Bluegrass State.
Walt Whitman ==> Author of "Leaves of Grass".

"Temptation Eyes" ==> song by the Grass Roots.

6. What links these together? Hope Jim Brady "Sweet Caroline" Baseball

Answer: Tiffany Case

Hope ==> Hope Diamond, a famous large blue gemstone.
Jim Brady ==> American businessman nicknamed "Diamond Jim".
"Sweet Caroline" ==> song by Neil Diamond.
Baseball ==> game played on a diamond shaped infield.

Tiffany Case ==> James Bond's paramour in "Diamonds Are Forever".

7. What joins together these four items? The Lone Ranger Ricky Schroeder "Where The Sidewalk Ends" The Medal of Honor

Answer: Virginia City

The Lone Ranger ==> his horse is Silver.
Ricky Schroeder ==> actor who starred in "Silver Spoons".
"Where The Sidewalk Ends" ==> children's book written by Shel Silverstein.
The Medal of Honor ==> a military decoration like the Silver Star.

Virginia City ==> major silver mining city in Nevada, home of the Comstock Lode.

8. How are these all related? James Garner Alcatraz Uluru Plymouth

Answer: Bob Seger

James Garner ==> actor who starred in "The Rockford Files".
Alcatraz ==> prison also known as "The Rock".
Uluru ==> Australian monolith also known as Ayers Rock.
Plymouth ==> not the car, but Plymouth Rock.

Bob Seger ==> Rock singer known for hits including "Like A Rock" and "Old Time Rock and Roll".

9. What theme bridges all of these? "Brandy (You're A Fine Girl)", Sammy Davis, Jr., Tennessee Williams, Greenhouse

Answer: Waterford

"Brandy (You're A Fine Girl)" ==> a song by Looking Glass.
Sammy Davis, Jr. ==> entertainer known for having a glass eye.
Tennessee Williams ==> playwright who wrote "The Glass Menagerie".
Greenhouse ==> a glass building for growing plants.

Waterford ==> makers of fine crystal glass.

10. What is common between these? Marilyn Monroe Edith Bunker Popeye Doyle "The Platinum Blonde"

Answer: Captain Kangaroo

Marilyn Monroe ==> previously known as Norma Jean Baker.
Edith Bunker ==> played by Jean Stapleton on "All in the Family".
Popeye Doyle ==> played by Gene Hackman in "The French Connection".
"The Platinum Blonde" ==> nickname of actress Jean Harlow.

Captain Kangaroo ==> children's TV show with characters including Mr. Green Jeans.

Source: Author Omakase

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