Common Link Trivia Questions

Four clues, four answers and one hidden link between them: read the card, then press Show answer.

1. Reptile of the order Testudines. 2. Mollusk that glides on a layer of mucus. 3. What a hen lays. 4. Wrinkled nut of the tree genus Juglans.

1. Its name is short for pianoforte. 2. US state whose capital is Tallahassee. 3. Drawing of the land, used to plan a route. 4. Device for typing on a computer.

1. Country whose capital is Ankara. 2. Machine that lifts loads on a building site. 3. Fuzzy brown fruit with green flesh. 4. Toy flown on a string in the wind.

1. Hopper on Australia's coat of arms. 2. Eater of eucalyptus leaves. 3. Burrower with cube-shaped droppings. 4. Carnivore named for Australia's island state.

1. The longest part of the large intestine. 2. One of three parts of an ice hockey game. 3. A short sprint race. 4. The tree diagram of a knockout tournament.

1. Largest province of Canada by area. 2. Country whose capital is New Delhi. 3. Shakespeare's young Montague in love. 4. The eleventh month of the year.

1. Largest living land animal. 2. Tallest living land animal. 3. Largest animal known to have lived. 4. African animal whose name means river horse.

1. Where a judge hears cases. 2. Crack in the Earth's crust where rock has slipped. 3. Small stick that lights when struck. 4. Mesh used for catching fish.

1. Tool pulled through tangled hair. 2. Blade pushed back and forth to cut wood. 3. Fastener closed by a slider. 4. Wheel that meshes with another wheel.

1. Circumference of a circle over its diameter. 2. Land a river builds at its mouth. 3. Penetrating rays from radioactive decay. 4. Test release of software.

1. Hot appliance that presses clothes flat. 2. United States coin worth five cents. 3. The medal for second place. 4. Gas that glows in bright shop signs.

1. Boat with a double-bladed paddle. 2. System that finds aircraft by radio waves. 3. Twelve o'clock in the daytime. 4. Tool with a bubble that shows flat.

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Turtle, Snail, Egg, Walnut The link: each has a shell.

A point for each answer, two more for the link.

Read the four clues. What links the four answers?

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Next step More links: before and after Level at the end? A tie-breaker

How it works

Each card is one round of common link trivia questions: four short clues, four answers, and one thing the answers share. Some hosts call them trivia questions with a common bond. All 40 rounds are listed below with answers.

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How a common bond round works

Read the four clues aloud, one at a time. Teams write an answer to each, then one more line: what the four answers have in common. Press Show answer for the four answers and the link. Let teams change an earlier answer once the link dawns on them.

Connection trivia questions and answers, by topic

The rounds come in four topics: words, letters and numbers; nature and science; games, sport and music; places and everyday things. Easy links are plain sets, such as planets or chess pieces. Hard ones hide in a second meaning: a foot, a yard, an ounce and a mole are all units of measurement.

If a team finds a different link that truly fits all four answers, give it the points.

Questions and answers

What are common link trivia questions?

Four questions, or four quick clues, whose answers have one thing in common. Quiz hosts also call it a common bond round or a connection round. Teams answer all four and then name the link.

How do you score common bond trivia rounds of 4 questions?

One way is a point for each of the four answers and two for the bond, six a round. Rules vary: some hosts score the bond alone, or give more for naming it after fewer clues.

Can a team guess the link without all four answers?

Yes, and that is the skill of the round. Lima, tango and golf are enough to see the spelling alphabet, and the link then hands the team the fourth answer, hotel.

Have the answers been checked?

Yes. On October 8, 2026 each answer and each link was read in the English Wikipedia article on its subject. A link that depends on slang or on a brand name was left out.

All 40 rounds

Words, letters and numbers 10

1. Boat with a double-bladed paddle. 2. System that finds aircraft by radio waves. 3. Twelve o'clock in the daytime. 4. Tool with a bubble that shows flat. Answer: Kayak, Radar, Noon, Level. The link: each reads the same backward, a palindrome.
1. Capital of Peru. 2. Partner dance born in Argentina and Uruguay. 3. Sport played on a course of 9 or 18 holes. 4. Paid lodging for travelers. Answer: Lima, Tango, Golf, Hotel. The link: each is a code word of the NATO spelling alphabet.
1. Chemical symbol for iodine. 2. The vitamin in oranges and lemons. 3. The vitamin skin makes in sunlight. 4. The kind of ray that shows bones. Answer: I, C, D, X. The link: each letter is a Roman numeral.
1. Chess piece that moves in an L shape. 2. Small bearded figure set in a garden. 3. Joint between the hand and the forearm. 4. Unit of speed for ships. Answer: Knight, Gnome, Wrist, Knot. The link: each begins with a silent letter.
1. Circumference of a circle over its diameter. 2. Land a river builds at its mouth. 3. Penetrating rays from radioactive decay. 4. Test release of software. Answer: Pi, Delta, Gamma, Beta. The link: each is a letter of the Greek alphabet.
1. Citrus cross of pomelo and mandarin. 2. Plant dye that colors blue jeans. 3. Small flower of the genus Viola. 4. Putting surface on a golf course. Answer: Orange, Indigo, Violet, Green. The link: each is a color of the rainbow.
1. Largest province of Canada by area. 2. Country whose capital is New Delhi. 3. Shakespeare's young Montague in love. 4. The eleventh month of the year. Answer: Quebec, India, Romeo, November. The link: each is a code word of the NATO spelling alphabet.
1. Open public space in the middle of a town. 2. What the Sun is. 3. What a pine tree bears its seeds in. 4. The shape of the royal tombs at Giza. Answer: Square, Star, Cone, Pyramid. The link: each is a shape.
1. The longest part of the large intestine. 2. One of three parts of an ice hockey game. 3. A short sprint race. 4. The tree diagram of a knockout tournament. Answer: Colon, Period, Dash, Bracket. The link: each is a punctuation mark.
1. The part of the leg you stand on. 2. Spar on a mast that a sail hangs from. 3. Another name for the snow leopard. 4. Small mammal that digs tunnels. Answer: Foot, Yard, Ounce, Mole. The link: each is a unit of measurement.

Nature and science 10

1. A male sheep. 2. A grown male of cattle. 3. Big cat whose male has a mane. 4. Sea animal known for walking sideways. Answer: Ram, Bull, Lion, Crab. The link: each is a sign of the zodiac. Aries is the ram, Taurus the bull, Leo the lion and Cancer the crab.
1. A young cow. 2. A building for worship. 3. Metal pin driven in with a hammer. 4. Large box with a hinged lid. Answer: Calf, Temple, Nail, Chest. The link: each is also a part of the body.
1. Country whose capital is Ankara. 2. Machine that lifts loads on a building site. 3. Fuzzy brown fruit with green flesh. 4. Toy flown on a string in the wind. Answer: Turkey, Crane, Kiwi, Kite. The link: each is also a bird.
1. Factory where coins are made. 2. A person famed for wisdom. 3. Blunt club with a heavy head. 4. One segment of a garlic bulb. Answer: Mint, Sage, Mace, Clove. The link: each is a herb or a spice.
1. Hopper on Australia's coat of arms. 2. Eater of eucalyptus leaves. 3. Burrower with cube-shaped droppings. 4. Carnivore named for Australia's island state. Answer: Kangaroo, Koala, Wombat, Tasmanian devil. The link: each is a marsupial, a mammal that carries its young in a pouch.
1. Hot appliance that presses clothes flat. 2. United States coin worth five cents. 3. The medal for second place. 4. Gas that glows in bright shop signs. Answer: Iron, Nickel, Silver, Neon. The link: each is a chemical element.
1. Largest living land animal. 2. Tallest living land animal. 3. Largest animal known to have lived. 4. African animal whose name means river horse. Answer: Elephant, Giraffe, Blue whale, Hippopotamus. The link: the young of each is called a calf.
1. Powder left when a fire burns out. 2. Inner surface of the hand. 3. Body of water set back into a coast. 4. Flat surface that extends forever. Answer: Ash, Palm, Bay, Plane. The link: each is also a tree.
1. The only metal that is liquid at room temperature. 2. Roman goddess of love. 3. Roman god of the sea. 4. Roman god who gave Saturday its name. Answer: Mercury, Venus, Neptune, Saturn. The link: each is a planet.
1. The underside of the foot. 2. Boot with a blade for gliding on ice. 3. The lowest male singing voice. 4. Long spear carried by foot soldiers. Answer: Sole, Skate, Bass, Pike. The link: each is also a fish.

Games, sport and music 10

1. A male monarch. 2. The mother bee of a hive. 3. Clergy member in charge of a diocese. 4. Crow-family bird, Corvus frugilegus. Answer: King, Queen, Bishop, Rook. The link: each is a chess piece.
1. British word for an apartment. 2. Device for weighing things. 3. British word for a soccer field. 4. Strip of cloth knotted at a shirt collar. Answer: Flat, Scale, Pitch, Tie. The link: each is a term in music.
1. Jug with a handle and a spout. 2. The only mammal capable of true flight. 3. When workers stop work in protest. 4. Flat dish that food is served on. Answer: Pitcher, Bat, Strike, Plate. The link: each is a word from baseball.
1. Mexican sauce of tomato and chili. 2. Playground seat hung from chains. 3. Valve that water flows from at a sink. 4. Spool that winds in fishing line. Answer: Salsa, Swing, Tap, Reel. The link: each is also a dance.
1. Organ that pumps blood round the body. 2. The hardest natural material. 3. The stick a golfer swings. 4. Digging tool with a flat blade. Answer: Heart, Diamond, Club, Spade. The link: each is a suit in a deck of playing cards.
1. Pointed growth on the head of a goat. 2. Body part such as the liver or a lung. 3. Polygon with three sides. 4. Steel barrel that holds 55 gallons. Answer: Horn, Organ, Triangle, Drum. The link: each is also a musical instrument.
1. The person who steers a car. 2. Shelter built against falling bombs. 3. Triangular simple machine. 4. Bird on the Great Seal of the United States. Answer: Driver, Bunker, Wedge, Eagle. The link: each is a word from golf.
1. Tool for driving nails. 2. Switch worked by an electric signal. 3. Greek town a messenger ran from, in legend. 4. Horse race over fences and ditches. Answer: Hammer, Relay, Marathon, Steeplechase. The link: each is an event in track and field.
1. Water bird with a broad bill. 2. What is left when a tree is felled. 3. Round dish for serving or eating food. 4. The line where two countries meet. Answer: Duck, Stump, Bowl, Boundary. The link: each is a word from cricket.
1. Where a judge hears cases. 2. Crack in the Earth's crust where rock has slipped. 3. Small stick that lights when struck. 4. Mesh used for catching fish. Answer: Court, Fault, Match, Net. The link: each is a word from tennis.

Places and everyday things 10

1. An elephant's long nose. 2. The sound a dog makes. 3. A local office of a bank. 4. Headwear of a king or queen. Answer: Trunk, Bark, Branch, Crown. The link: each is a part of a tree.
1. Its name is short for pianoforte. 2. US state whose capital is Tallahassee. 3. Drawing of the land, used to plan a route. 4. Device for typing on a computer. Answer: Piano, Florida, Map, Keyboard. The link: each has keys: piano keys, the Florida Keys, a map key and the keys you type on.
1. Reptile of the order Testudines. 2. Mollusk that glides on a layer of mucus. 3. What a hen lays. 4. Wrinkled nut of the tree genus Juglans. Answer: Turtle, Snail, Egg, Walnut. The link: each has a shell.
1. Sport of gloves, jabs and knockouts. 2. Show of clowns and acrobats. 3. The flag of the Olympic Games. 4. The ceremony at which two people marry. Answer: Boxing, Circus, The Olympic flag, A wedding. The link: each has a ring or rings: the boxing ring, the circus ring, the five Olympic rings and the wedding ring.
1. Spring holiday of decorated eggs. 2. Holiday kept on December 25. 3. Shirt worn by a member of a sports team. 4. Small yellow songbird kept as a pet. Answer: Easter, Christmas, Jersey, Canary. The link: each names an island or islands: Easter Island, Christmas Island, Jersey and the Canary Islands.
1. The backbone. 2. A short coat. 3. Small pouch attached to the large intestine. 4. The finger next to the thumb. Answer: Spine, Jacket, Appendix, Index. The link: each is a part of a book.
1. The color of a stop sign. 2. The color of coal. 3. The color of milk. 4. The color of a ripe lemon. Answer: Red, Black, White, Yellow. The link: a sea is named for each: the Red Sea, the Black Sea, the White Sea and the Yellow Sea.
1. Tool pulled through tangled hair. 2. Blade pushed back and forth to cut wood. 3. Fastener closed by a slider. 4. Wheel that meshes with another wheel. Answer: Comb, Saw, Zipper, Gear. The link: each has teeth.
1. Tool that carries thread through cloth. 2. The tuber in French fries. 3. Atlantic storm with 74 mph winds or more. 4. Bird whose male fans out a train. Answer: Needle, Potato, Hurricane, Peacock. The link: each has an eye or eyes: the eye of a needle, the eyes of a potato, the eye of the storm and the eyespots of a peacock's train.
1. Weapon that shoots arrows. 2. A pack of 52 playing cards. 3. Structure that carries a road over a river. 4. Small house built of logs. Answer: Bow, Deck, Bridge, Cabin. The link: each is a part of a ship.

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How this list was compiled: Written for this site; nothing was copied from another quiz. Each card is one round: four short clues, four answers and the link between the answers. On 8 October 2026 every clue and every link was checked against the English Wikipedia article on its subject (text under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike license): the passage that states the fact was found in the article and read. The first article is named on the card and the rest are recorded with it. A link is used only where the articles state it plainly; second meanings that depend on slang, a brand, a team or a living person were left out. Levels are our estimate: easy links are plain sets, hard ones turn on a second meaning. Licence: own work