CIRCUS ANIMALS
CIRCUS ACTS
CIRCUS FOODS
CIRCUS WORDS
CIRCUS TRIVIA
100
What animal has big ears and sprays water from their trunk?
An Elephant
100
What circus act involves tossing and catching items over and over again?
Juggling
100
Starts with letter P. Elephants and monkeys love it.
Peanuts
100
Everyone must purchase one of these to see the show.
A ticket
100
TRUE OR FALSE: Many circus' do not have animals in their act anymore.
TRUE.
200
These animals are one of the most dangerous ones at the circus.
The Big Cats (Lions & Tigers)
200
These circus performers are meant to make you laugh.
Clowns
200
This white snack goes POP! You eat it at the movies.
Popcorn
200
All the circus animals and performers walk in the street. People watch. What is called?
Parade
200
TRUE OR FALSE: The word "jumbo" (meaning large) comes from the circus.
TRUE. The word comes from Jumbo, an 11-foot-tall elephant that was in the PT Barnum circus.
300
What silly sea animal like to put balls on their nose?
A Seal
300
This circus act is sometimes referred to as "rope walking" or "rope dancing".
Tightrope
300
Long fried snack has sugar and cinnamon. We eat a lot in Mexico at the fair.
Churros
300
A one wheel bike is called?
A Unicyclist
300
What Disney movie takes place at the circus?
Dumbo
400
This animal swings around and does little tricks.
A Monkey / Circus Monkey
400
These circus acts perform stunts that require gymnastic, dancing and tumbling skills...even sometimes while high in the air.
Acrobats
400
It is like a pink cloud. It's made of sugar and is very fluffy.
Cotton Candy
400
This person files in the air. He swings from a high bar in the circus.
Trapeze artist
400
This “bouncing table” was invented after George Nissen, a swimmer and gymnast, saw how circus performers bounced into safety nets.
Trampoline
500
These galloping animals are commonly used by acrobats to do tricks with/on.
Horses
500
No circus act is complete without this "master". They are in charge of hyping the crowd all while circling the ring.
The Ringmaster
500
Has a sausage inside a bread. You put ketchup and mustard on it.
Hot dog.
500
These traditional large tents are known as what?
Big Top
500
According to circus superstition, it’s unlucky to wear this color in the ring.
Green. It was seen as unlucky after a popular acrobat performer fell while wearing the color green.