Easy WikiRace ideas (1–3 clicks)
Obvious connections — great for beginners, kids and warm-up rounds.
| Start | Target | |
|---|---|---|
| Dog | Cat | Play → |
| Pizza | Italy | Play → |
| Basketball | Michael Jordan | Play → |
| Apple Inc. | Steve Jobs | Play → |
| Moon | NASA | Play → |
| Coffee | Brazil | Play → |
| Association football | FIFA World Cup | Play → |
| Shark | Ocean | Play → |
| Guitar | The Beatles | Play → |
| Paris | Eiffel Tower | Play → |
| Harry Potter | J. K. Rowling | Play → |
| Chocolate | Switzerland | Play → |
| Tiger | India | Play → |
| Minecraft | Microsoft | Play → |
| Snow | Antarctica | Play → |
| Bread | Wheat | Play → |
| Japan | Sushi | Play → |
| Titanic | Iceberg | Play → |
| Honey | Bee | Play → |
| Rome | Julius Caesar | Play → |
Medium WikiRace ideas (3–5 clicks)
Unrelated-sounding pairs with a findable bridge. The sweet spot for racing friends.
| Start | Target | |
|---|---|---|
| Goat | LeBron James | Play → |
| Banana | Moon | Play → |
| Penguin | Eiffel Tower | Play → |
| Pizza | Albert Einstein | Play → |
| Chess | Volcano | Play → |
| Taylor Swift | Ancient Rome | Play → |
| Ancient Egypt | Minecraft | Play → |
| Pokémon | World War II | Play → |
| Hamburger | Leonardo da Vinci | Play → |
| Octopus | Olympic Games | Play → |
| Lego | Great Wall of China | Play → |
| Tea | Mars | Play → |
| Dinosaur | Beyoncé | Play → |
| Potato | Napoleon | Play → |
| Bicycle | William Shakespeare | Play → |
| Elvis Presley | Mount Everest | Play → |
| Ice cream | Isaac Newton | Play → |
| Spider-Man | Charles Darwin | Play → |
| Tornado | Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart | Play → |
| Cheese | Space Shuttle | Play → |
Hard WikiRace ideas (5+ clicks)
Small, specific start articles with few outgoing links. Expect dead ends. For routes our solver proved need at least 3 clicks, see the hardest WikiRace routes.
| Start | Target | |
|---|---|---|
| Toothbrush | Genghis Khan | Play → |
| Pickled cucumber | Black hole | Play → |
| Sloth | Stock market | Play → |
| Paper clip | Cleopatra | Play → |
| Jellyfish | Hip-hop | Play → |
| Rubber duck | Roman Empire | Play → |
| Umbrella | Photosynthesis | Play → |
| Axolotl | Cold War | Play → |
| Traffic light | Frida Kahlo | Play → |
| Mustard (condiment) | Quantum mechanics | Play → |
| Hedgehog | Wall Street | Play → |
| Bubble wrap | Aztecs | Play → |
| Lighthouse | K-pop | Play → |
| Flamingo | Industrial Revolution | Play → |
| Yo-yo | Marie Curie | Play → |
Classroom WikiRace ideas
School-friendly routes that pass through curriculum topics on the way.
| Start | Target | |
|---|---|---|
| Photosynthesis | Oxygen | Play → |
| Abraham Lincoln | American Civil War | Play → |
| Water cycle | Cloud | Play → |
| Ancient Greece | Olympic Games | Play → |
| Volcano | Plate tectonics | Play → |
| Solar System | Jupiter | Play → |
| United States Declaration of Independence | Thomas Jefferson | Play → |
| Cell (biology) | DNA | Play → |
| Amazon rainforest | Climate change | Play → |
| Printing press | Reformation | Play → |
How to pick good WikiRace topics
The best WikiRace topics are two well-known articles from different worlds. Pick a random object in the room and a famous person, or let a friend choose your target. For a harder race, make the start small and specific (a village, a minor species, a single song) and the target a plain everyday word: big hub articles link to specific things, so few short paths lead to the generic one.
Any two articles work in WikiRace: type them into a custom race and share the link. Want a fresh route every day that the whole world plays? That's the daily challenge.
FAQ
What makes a good WikiRace pair?
Two well-known articles from different worlds — food and physics, animals and pop stars — that still share a hidden bridge like a country, an era or a scientific field.
Can I suggest a route?
Yes, email us your favorite pair. Good suggestions may end up as a daily challenge.