We'll Give You 3 Items, You Tell Us What They Have in Common

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We'll Give You 3 Items, You Tell Us What They Have in Common
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About This Quiz

Could you recognize the names of the three main characters from the Harry Potter series if you saw them out of context? Think you could identify a trio of Shakespearean plays, or iconic Chevy models? Take this quiz to see if you can figure out what these objects, items or names have in common!

Your brain is pretty incredible, and while you might not give it a whole lot of attention, it's quietly operating in the background of your life like the world's greatest supercomputer. Not convinced? The National Science Foundation estimates that an average human has between 12,000 and 50,000 thoughts every single day. On top of all those thoughts, we're inundated with sights, sounds, smells, tastes and countless interactions with people as we go about our daily routines.

And somehow, with all those thoughts and all that input, your brain manages to keep everything straight, all while also controlling basic human functions like breathing, circulation, walking and talking. Even more amazing is that your brain manages to store that information and file it instantly so you can pull it up again when you need it.

So how does your brain manage all that? In many cases, those gray synapses get the job done by finding patterns and using them to assign thoughts or information to categories, rather than trying to process each bit of info individually.

Think you can spot these patterns and figure out what groups of items have in common? Take our quiz to find out!

What do these three things have in common -- ruby, sapphire, diamond?
metals
gases
gemstones
What do these three things have in common -- Roman, Greek, Byzantine?
salads
empires
British colonies
What do these three things have in common -- Brooklyn, Queens, Bronx?
boroughs
states
cities

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What do these three things have in common -- Harry, Ron, Hermione?
Twilight characters
Harry Potter characters
Star Wars characters
What do these three things have in common -- Hamlet, Macbeth, Othello?
Dickens characters
Stephen King characters
Shakespeare characters
What do these three things have in common -- Space Mountain, Thunder Mountain, Seven Dwarfs Mine Train?
Disney rides
Cedar Point rides
Six Flags rides

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What do these three things have in common -- Carrie, Misery, It?
'00s TV shows
Stephen King books
songs by The Rolling Stones
What do these three things have in common -- gouda, Swiss, cheddar?
drinks
cheese
haircuts
What do these three things have in common -- RBI, ERA, OBP?
baseball stats
football stats
health stats

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What do these three things have in common -- Bugs, Daffy, Porky?
famous TV dogs
candy bars
cartoon characters
What do these three things have in common -- Yangtze, Yellow, Mekong?
rivers
languages
animals
What do these three things have in common -- red, white, blue?
colors in rainbow spectrum
colors in American flag
colors in Mexican flag

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What do these three things have in common -- Nina, Pinta, Santa Maria?
Star Trek ships
Christopher Columbus' ships
Star Wars vessels
What do these three things have in common -- True Blue, Like a Prayer, Ray of Light?
Madonna albums
Beatles albums
John Denver albums
What do these three things have in common -- Blossom, Bubbles, Buttercup?
Powerpuff Girls
My Little Ponies
Disney Princesses

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What do these three things have in common -- Athos, Porthos, Aramis?
The Three Amigos
The Three Musketeers
The Three Little Pigs
What do these three things have in common -- knight, rook, pawn?
birds
car parts
chess pieces
What do these three things have in common -- Bart, Lisa, Maggie?
kids on "Married with Children"
kids on "The Simpsons"
kids on "Family Guy"

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What do these three things have in common -- Paris, Normandy, Lyon?
cities in Germany
cities in Russia
cities in France
What do these three things have in common -- poodle, rottweiler, pug?
dog breeds
cat breeds
birds
What do these three things have in common -- fir, pine, spruce?
beverages
trees
flowers

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What do these three things have in common -- December 25th, July 4th, January 1st?
federal holidays
President's birthdays
dates of total eclipses
What do these three things have in common -- Siamese, Persian, Bengal?
dogs
birds
cats
What do these three things have in common -- Camaro, Cavalier, Corvette?
Fords
Toyotas
Chevys

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What do these three things have in common -- Robert, John, Rosemary?
Bush children
Kennedy children
21st-century British royals
What do these three things have in common -- sparrow, raven, pigeon?
insects
birds
cats
What do these three things have in common -- Millennium Falcon, Star Destroyer, TIE Fighter?
Star Trek ships
NASA shuttles
Star Wars ships

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What do these three things have in common -- Kirk, Picard, Sisko?
Star Trek captains
Harry Potter characters
Star Wars characters
What do these three things have in common -- pothos, dracaena, aloe?
plants
fruit
Harry Potter dragons
What do these three things have in common -- Sirius, Vega, Polaris?
famous dogs
bands
stars

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