The Three-Peat [3] Trivia Quiz

Answer: Link

A tech mind might take you to hyperlink, which refers to the digital connection between two locations on the internet or it might take you to the "Link to the Past" option here, which refers to a video game early on in the "Legend of Zelda" Nintendo franchise.

The third of the three options is chain link, referring to a metal fencing in which metal is interwoven to form a knit barrier.

Answer: Eye

A private eye is a colloquial term for a private investigator, a person hired to be an unsanctioned detective, and it might very well be that they have an eagle eye, a phrase used for someone with precise and powerful long-distance vision (like an eagle would have).

The final created word here would be eye-level, referring to something that sits straight ahead if you're looking at it without moving your head.

Answer: Time

All of these options will take you in different directions. Tee time refers to the sport of golf and it indicates when you're meant to tee off and commence your game.

'Father Time' is a concept created to personify the idea of time. While there isn't really a clear origin for this creation, one might attribute the name to Chronos of the Greek pantheon (or Saturn for the Romans) as he was the God of Time.

"Timecop", however, was a 1994 sci-fi action film starring Jean-Claude Van Damme as a cop fighting crimes across time. It would go on to be one of Van Damme's top-grossing films.

Answer: Rabbit

Beloved fictional children's character Peter Rabbit was created by Beatrix Potter in the 1900s and has since been featured alongside numerous charming critters in her extensive list of stories. A children's bestseller, it also ended up being one of the earliest literary creations to feature dedicated merchandise and toys.

"White Rabbit", meanwhile, is a famous psychedelic rock song, the lyrics and title of which are inspired by the late character from "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland". It's a particularly evocative symbol, being used in books and films (like "The Matrix") to indicate a fantastical journey where there's no turning back.

Rabbit stew is straightforward as a dish created with rabbit meat. A European dish, it's generally served with garden vegetables.

Answer: Stage

In terms of our compound word clues, an actor standing centerstage would be performing directly in the middle in front of the audience while a stagecoach is a four-wheeled carriage that's typically drawn by horses (think Cinderella, whose onion transforms into a stagecoach).

"Dancing Stage" is a video game series in which players step on directional pads on the ground to input their moves, hitting them in time with the beat of a dance track and per instructions onscreen. Outside of Europe, the game is known as "Dance Dance Revolution".

Answer: Dream

Daydreaming occurs when your mind diverges from anything you should be paying attention to, absent-mindedly shifting your focus until you snap back into it.

On the other side of these words, DreamCast is a Sega video game console that released in 1998, becoming one of the earliest systems to use discs to play its games. It would become Sega's final home console. "Dreamcatcher", meanwhile, is a Stephen King book and movie featuring psychic powers, aliens, and a battle for the fate of the world. The book released in in 2001.

Answer: Cracker

A firecracker is an explosive device, like fireworks, that are designed less for a light show and more to make noise. Generally, they're cardboard tubes filled with a highly-pressurized propellant like gunpowder.

Cracker Barrel, meanwhile, is an American restaurant chain based in Tennessee. Historically, the restaurant has held the aesthetic of an old-timey general store and sold Southern comfort foods.

Cracker Jacks are an American treat, a specifically-branded form of caramel-coated popcorn packaged with a toy. Mentioned in the classic song "Take Me Out to the Ball Game", they've been associated with baseball games since the early twentieth century.

Answer: Bath

We're looking at some pretty clear compound words here. A bloodbath would refer to a massacre in both the literal and figurative sense; if a team is beaten badly in a competition, for example, it could be analogized as a massacre.

Both bath bombs and bathsalts are items you can purchase to put into a running bath, both of which typically contain epsom and perfumed contents to be both calming and cleansing. While bath bombs were patented by Lush, bathsalts have been in use for therapeutic means much longer.

Answer: Walking

The first two here are pop culture connections with "Walking Tall" being films released in 1973 and 2004 (the former with Joe Don Baker in the lead role and the latter with Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson in that spot) and "Walking in Memphis" being a Grammy-nominated Marc Cohn song released in 1991 (and covered by Cher in 1995).

Sleepwalking, or somnambulism, occurs when one is able to complete simple tasks (like walking) while in the state of unconsciousness brought on by sleep. It's generally seen as a mysterious psychological disorder.

Answer: Station

The Sony video game console PlayStation debuted in 1994 and has since had several numbered iterations released in different generations to accommodate for updates to game quality. Famously, they've seen major series like "Final Fantasy", "Uncharted", and "God of War" come to life.

"Station Eleven" is a 2014 novel written by Emily St. John Mandel set in a world ravaged by a pandemic and following a travelling band of actors. It was released as an HBO miniseries starting at the end of 2021, during the COVID-19 pandemic.

A station wagon is a type of vehicle where the roof extends back over a cabin-accessible trunk space behind the back seats. Popular in the latter half of the twentieth century, it would be pushed out of fashion in favour of the SUV in North America.