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The Missing Link Trivia Quiz

I will give you several words, names, or phrases. There will be one word that is a name or concept that they have in common. You provide the word. Some references may be unfamiliar to people outside the US.

A multiple-choice quiz by crisw. Estimated time: 8 mins.

Author
crisw

Time
8 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
50,358

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Difficult

Avg Score
4 / 10

Plays
1175

Question 1 of 10

1. The theory of relativity, a Paul Mccartney and Wings tune, and a white rat.

Answer: (One Word- a name)

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Question 2 of 10

2. Bette Midler, the city of Portland, Oregon, and a war between the Plantagenets in England.

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Question 3 of 10

3. Aristophanes, your throat, and a flower arrangement.

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Question 4 of 10

4. OK- a somewhat easier one now- a dollar bill, a wild horse, and a deer.

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Question 5 of 10

5. The Beatles, a cook and a dormouse, and a popular soda.

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Question 6 of 10

6. President Clinton, a bird, and the House of Representatives

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Question 7 of 10

7. An office supply store, basic dietary items, and the Los Angeles Clippers.

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Question 8 of 10

8. A knight, a cell phone, and San Diego, CA.

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Question 9 of 10

9. San Francisco, a card game, and dental work.

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Question 10 of 10

10. Tennis, elegant people, and the bottom of your foot.

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. The theory of relativity, a Paul Mccartney and Wings tune, and a white rat.

Answer: Albert

Albert Einstein's theory, the song 'Uncle Albert', and Little Albert, the subject of a famous psychology experiment. Behaviorist John P. Watson, experimenting in the days where human experimentation was not too regulated, paired a scary sound with the presentation of a white rat to 11 month old Little Albert.

Although Albert started out interested in the rat, within a few pairs of rat and noise he became terrified at the mere sight of the rodent, even when the noise wasn't present.

2. Bette Midler, the city of Portland, Oregon, and a war between the Plantagenets in England.

Answer: Rose

Bette Midler starred in the movie 'The Rose', Portland is the 'City of Roses', and the war between the two branches of the Plantagenet family is the War of the Roses.

3. Aristophanes, your throat, and a flower arrangement.

Answer: frog

The Greek playwright Aristophanes wrotye 'The Frogs.' You might have 'a frog in your throat.' And the doodad that holds up the flowers in a flower arrangement is called a 'flower frog.'

4. OK- a somewhat easier one now- a dollar bill, a wild horse, and a deer.

Answer: Buck

Slang for the bill, what a wild horse does, and term for a male deer.

5. The Beatles, a cook and a dormouse, and a popular soda.

Answer: Pepper

'Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band', a dispute in Alice in Wonderland over whether tarts are made of pepper, and Dr. Pepper.

6. President Clinton, a bird, and the House of Representatives

Answer: bill

Bill Clinton, a bird's bill, and bills passed by a legislature.

7. An office supply store, basic dietary items, and the Los Angeles Clippers.

Answer: Staples

'Staples' is the store, staples are basic dietary items, and the Clippers play in the Staples Center.

8. A knight, a cell phone, and San Diego, CA.

Answer: Chargers

The knight on his white charger, a cell phone charger, and the San Diego Chargers football team.

9. San Francisco, a card game, and dental work.

Answer: Bridge

The Golden Gate Bridge, the game of bridge, and a dental bridge.

10. Tennis, elegant people, and the bottom of your foot.

Answer: Balls

Tennis ball, a dance ball, and the ball of your foot.

Source: Author crisw

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