Ten Little Analogies Trivia Quiz

Answer: Rob Gronkowski: Tom Brady

The analogy is Tight End to Quarterback on a Super Bowl winning team. Rob Gronkowski and Tom Brady were on first the New England Patriots and then the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. This compares to Travis Kelce and Patrick Mahomes on the Kansas City Chiefs.

Answer: Kamala Harris: Tim Walz

The analogy is Presidential candidate to Vice Presidential candidate. Both pairs were also Democratic candidates who lost their election. Hillary Clinton and Tim Kaine ran in 2016. Kamala Harris and Tim Walz ran in 2024.

Answer: Derek Jeter: Mariano Rivera

This analogy involves players from the New York Yankees. Rizzuto and Ford were a shortstop and pitcher from the 1950s. Jeter and Rivera were a shortstop and pitcher from the 1990s. In both cases, each pair were winners of multiple World Series.

Answer: Robert Peary: Matthew Henson

Both pairs of men were involved with exploration. Lewis and Clark explored the western United States in the early 19th century. Peary and Henson explored the Arctic and North Pole in the early 20th century.

Answer: Ben Affleck: Matt Damon

The analogy is pairs of actors who appeared in sets of films together. Simon Pegg and Nick Frost appeared in the "Blood and Ice Cream" trilogy: "Shaun of the Dead" (2004), "Hot Fuzz" (2007), and "The World's End" (2013). Ben. Affleck and Matt Damon appeared in several films together including "Good Will Hunting" (1997) and "Dogma" (1999).

Answer: Robert Browning: Elizabeth Barrett Browning

The analogy involves authors who are also married to each other. While Stephen King is better known as an author, having published dozens of books, Tabitha King (née Spruce) has published over a dozen books of her own.In comparison to the Kings, who focused on prose, Robert Browning and Elizabeth Barrett Browning focused on poetry.

Answer: David Crosby: Stephen Stills

The analogy involves members of the same music group. Justin Timberlake and Lance Bass were both members of the 1990s music group NSync. David Crosby and Stephen Stills were both members of the 1960s/1970s group Crosby, Stills, Nash, and Young.

Answer: Moses: Zipporah

This analogy involves famous couples in the Old Testament. Abraham and his wife Sarah are mentioned in the Book of Genesis. Zipporah and her husband Moses are first mentioned in the Book of Exodus. The Exodus couple is from several generations later than the Genesis couple.

Answer: Susan B. Anthony: Elizabeth Cady Stanton

This analogy involves pairs of people involved with rights movements. King and X were most directly involved with African-American civil rights in the 20th century. Anthony and Stanton were most directly connected with the women's rights movement in the 19th century.

Answer: Jay Leno: Branford Marsalis

This analogy involves people that were all part of "The Tonight show". Johnny Carson was the host from 1962 to 1992. Doc Severinsen was the leader of the NBC orchestra. Jay Leno was later host from 1992 to 2009 and 2010 to 2014. Branford Marsalis led the orchestra in the 1990s.