Grab your coffee — today we're playing "What Connects These?" Each numbered group below shares a hidden link. Figure out the common thread for all five, and you've cracked the teaser.
Big Ben, a grandfather clock, an hourglass, a metronome
Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars
Spade, club, heart, diamond
A sonnet, a haiku, a limerick, a ballad
Cheddar, Gouda, Brie, Swiss
Bonus challenge: Once you've spotted each group's theme, see if you can find one word or idea that loosely ties all five themes together (hint: think about what each set is a "type of").
Take your time — no peeking below until you've given it an honest shot!
Answers
Things that keep or mark time — clocks, timepieces, and rhythm-keepers.
Planets of the solar system — listed in order from the Sun.
Playing card suits — the four suits in a standard deck.
Types of poems — classic poetic forms.
Varieties of cheese — popular cheeses found in any deli case.
Bonus: Each group is a set of four (or more) types within one category — the connecting idea is simply "types of a thing" (time-keepers, planets, suits, poems, cheeses). If you got all five, treat yourself — you've earned a slice of Brie.