MISSING LINKS CCXXXVI

Each pair or trio of words below shares a Missing Link - that is, its members have something in common, obvious or not. For example, RIVERS, NOSES, & VIOLINS can all have BRIDGES.

1. Turkey..........Pumpkin
2. Tennis..........Earthquake
3. Bass..........Brake..........Ear
4. Set..........Dance..........Shift
5. Box..........Opera..........Stone
6. Open..........Private..........Back
7. Cap..........Crown..........Bridge
8. Sesame Street..........Academy Awards
9. Bowling..........Wrestling..........Sewing.
10. Mt. Rushmore..........The Beatles..........Seinfeld

Answers:

1. Things that can be carved
2. They both have faults.
3. Kinds of drums
4. Swing
5. Soap
6. Kinds of roads
7. Dental work
8. Oscar
9. They all have pins. 
10. George (Washington, Harrison, Costanza)