What's the Kennection? #30

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Welcome to Kennections, a weekly quiz created by Jeopardy! champion/co-host Ken Jennings. Here's how to play: All five answers to the questions below have something in common. Can you figure it out? (Note: We've given you a hint by showing you how many letters are contained within the answer, but this quiz is not interactive.)

1.  What Herman Melville novella is the story of a sailor whose last words turn out to be “God bless Captain Vere!”? 

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2.  Quirinus is the first name of which Hogwarts teacher, possessed by Voldemort in the first Harry Potter book? 

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3.  What 1987 ABC series followed TV’s first “computer-generated” host—actually actor Matt Frewer wearing prosthetic makeup?

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4. Before Charles III, the last time Britain had a king was 1952.  Who was that man, Princess Elizabeth’s father?

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5.  Which Looney Tunes character actually wore pants in a few cartoons, including “Tick Tock Tuckered” and “Brother Brat”?

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ANSWERS ----->

1.  What Herman Melville novella is the story of a sailor whose last words turn out to be “God bless Captain Vere!”? 

BILLY BUDD

2.  Quirinus is the first name of which Hogwarts teacher, possessed by Voldemort in the first Harry Potter book? 

QUIRRELL

3.  What 1987 ABC series followed TV’s first “computer-generated” host—actually actor Matt Frewer wearing prosthetic makeup?

MAX HEADROOM

4. Before Charles III, the last time Britain had a king was 1952.  Who was that man, Princess Elizabeth’s father?

GEORGE VI

5.  Which Looney Tunes character actually wore pants in a few cartoons, including “Tick Tock Tuckered” and “Brother Brat”?

PORKY PIG

WHAT'S THE KENNECTION? ----->

What's the Kennection?

Porky Pig
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THEY ALL STUTTER

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