The words in each set have a common connection, something that bonds all three of them in some way, shared features or characteristics...a manifestation of common attributes.
Can you find a Commonality?
= 1. HANS BRINKER; DICK BUTTON; RANDY GARDNER
= 2. CHRISTMAS; FORTUNE; CHOCOLATE CHIP
= 3. PIKE; PERCH; PIRANHA
= 4. MAJOR; MINOR; LITTLE
= 5. JIMMY CARTER; MENACHEM BEGIN; ANWAR SADAT
= 6. A SMOKER; A GAMBLER; A NUN
= 7. GAVIN MACLEOD; TIM CONWAY; ERNEST BORGNINE
= 8. LYME DISEASE; MALARIA; SLEEPING SICKNESS
= 9. LIBERTY; MERCURY; ROOSEVELT
= 10. NAVY; GREEN; LIMA