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 fellow post-Impressionist painter moved in with Vincent van Gogh for nine turbulent weeks in 1888?
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2. From what language did English borrow skiing terms like slalom, klister, and telemark?
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3. What canonical status is held by 12 Disney characters, Esmeralda and Tinker Bell having been removed from the lineup in the 2000s?
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4. What NASA program landed the first two successful probes on Mars, sending home the first photos of the red planet in July 1976?
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5. What medieval feast, famed for its masks in Venice and its bonfire in Cologne, was held during Shrovetide?
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