Jeopardy!

Shape of You

100

It may be simple, but this is one of the most important shapes in engineering and design. It's made up of three straight sides.

What is a triangle? 

200

This flat round shape has no corners or edges. Wheels, coins, and dinner plates all borrow its very useful design. 

What is a circle? 

300

This eight-sided shape is best known from stop signs, which are designed to be recognizable even from a distance.

What is an octagon? 

400

This three-dimensional shape has six square faces. Dice, ice cubes, and some building blocks are familiar examples.

What is a cube? 

500

This shape looks like a diamond on playing cards, but in geometry it has a more official name. It has four equal sides, even when its corners are slanted.

What is a rhombus? 

Band Camp

100

To play this instrument, the musician blows air into a bag and squeezes it while fingering the melody pipe. Its sound is strongly associated with Scotland, ceremonies, and Highland tradition.

What are bagpipes? 

200

This string instrument is held under the chin and played with a bow drawn across four strings. It can sound sweet, dramatic, mournful, or energetic depending on who is playing it.

What is the violin? 

300

Named after its inventor, you might hear this curvy instrument in jazz bands or smooth movie soundtracks. It's usually made of brass, but it is classified as a woodwind because it uses a reed to make sound.

What is a saxophone? 

400

These handheld-style drums may look simple, but skilled players can create fast, complex rhythms on them. One drum is smaller and higher-pitched than the other giving the music a lively back-and-forth sound.  

What are bongos? 

500

This small woodwind instrument looks like a tiny flute but plays an octave higher. Its bright, piercing sound can soar above an entire marching band or orchestra.

What is a piccolo? 

Makin’ Dough

100

This bread is long, soft, and designed for one very specific job. It holds a hotdog in place.

What is a hotdog bun? 

200

This baked treat became especially popular in home kitchens because it uses fruit that might otherwise be thrown away. The browner the bananas, the sweeter and more flavourful this loaf often becomes.

What is banana bread? 

300

This long, crusty French bread is famous for its crisp outside and soft interior. In cartoons, it often sticks out of a shopping bag as the universal sign of “I just went to the market.”

What is a baguette? 

400

This yellow bread has deep roots in Indigenous and Southern food traditions. It pairs beautifully with smoky barbecue, hearty stews, and anything that needs a warm golden sidekick.

What is cornbread? 

500

This bread’s taste comes from natural fermentation with wild yeast and bacteria. Bakers often prize it for its crackly crust, open crumb, and rich aroma.

What is sourdough? 

Scaly Squad

100

This lizard is so good at changing its look that its name is now used for people who adapt to any situation. From veiled to panther, this color-morphing group of reptiles has over 200 species.

What is a chameleon? 

200

A is for alligator, B is for bear. C is for cat and D is for dog. 

When it comes to learning the alphabet, this green leaf-munching lizard is typically the animal representative for the letter “I.” 

What is an iguana? 

300

Without using glue or magic, this reptile is one of nature’s most impressive climbers. Thanks to microscopic hair-like structures on its toe pads, this small lizard can climb walls and even ceilings!

What is a gecko? 

400

Using speed, special feet, and a very dramatic escape strategy, the basilisk is able to sprint over water when escaping predators. The miraculous ability has earned the lizard this nickname.

What is the Jesus lizard? 

500

Growing over 10 feet long, the Komodo Dragon is the world’s largest living lizard and can be found native to an island in this southeastern Asian country. After Canada and Norway, it ranks third in the nations with the longest coastline.  

What is Indonesia?