Words and Their Twins
This word means both “a group of actors” and “to form in a mold.”
What is cast?
This country is shaped like a maple leaf on its flag and borders the U.S. to the north.
What is Canada?
This actor danced with a mop and sang “Singin’ in the Rain.”
Who is Gene Kelly?
He was the first man to walk on the moon in 1969.
Who is Neil Armstrong?
What comes once in a minute, twice in a moment, but never in a thousand years?
The Letter M
If something is stationary, it’s not moving. But if it’s stationery, it’s likely this.
What is paper or writing supplies?
This island nation is famous for volcanoes, ice, and hot springs.
What is Iceland?
The line “Here’s looking at you, kid” is from this 1942 film.
What is Casablanca?
This woman was the first to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean.
Who is Amelia Earhart?
I speak without a mouth and hear without ears. What am I?
What is an echo?
These two words sound the same: one means “to affect emotionally,” the other means “a result or outcome."
What are affect and effect?
This African river flows northward into the Mediterranean Sea.
What is the Nile River?
This musical is set in New York City and is based on Romeo and Juliet.
What is West Side Story?
This U.S. President was the first to be impeached.
Who is Andrew Johnson?
Forward I’m heavy, but backward I’m not. What am I?
What is the word “ton”?
This word can mean both “to quit a job” and “to formally surrender.”
What is resign?
The ancient city of Petra is carved into cliffs in this Middle Eastern country.
What is Jordan
He played Atticus Finch in To Kill a Mockingbird (1962).
Who is Gregory Peck?
The first woman appointed to the U.S. Supreme Court.
Who is Sandra Day O’Connor?
The more you take, the more you leave behind. What are they?
What are footsteps?
One of these words means “a temporary pause or rest,” especially in speech or action; the other is what you click when playing music or videos.
What are pause and play?
Timbuktu, once a center of learning, is located in this West African country
What is Mali
This 1959 Hitchcock film featured a famous chase scene across Mount Rushmore.
What is North by Northwest?
This invention by Johannes Gutenberg revolutionized the spread of knowledge.
What is the printing press?
What 7-letter word becomes longer when you take away a letter?
What is “longer”? (Remove the “g” and it's “loner.”)