Words and Their Twins
Where in the World?
Movie Memories
Famous Firsts (Milestones in History, Science & Culture)
Brain Teasers (Logic, Puzzles & Riddles)
100

This word means both “a group of actors” and “to form in a mold.”
 

What is cast?

100

This country is shaped like a maple leaf on its flag and borders the U.S. to the north.

What is Canada?

100

This actor danced with a mop and sang “Singin’ in the Rain.”

Who is Gene Kelly?

100

He was the first man to walk on the moon in 1969.

Who is Neil Armstrong?

100

What comes once in a minute, twice in a moment, but never in a thousand years?

The Letter M

200

If something is stationary, it’s not moving. But if it’s stationery, it’s likely this.  

What is paper or writing supplies?

200

This island nation is famous for volcanoes, ice, and hot springs.

What is Iceland?

200

The line “Here’s looking at you, kid” is from this 1942 film.

What is Casablanca?

200

This woman was the first to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean.

Who is Amelia Earhart?

200

I speak without a mouth and hear without ears. What am I?

What is an echo?

300

These two words sound the same: one means “to affect emotionally,” the other means “a result or outcome."

What are affect and effect?

300

This African river flows northward into the Mediterranean Sea.

What is the Nile River?

300

This musical is set in New York City and is based on Romeo and Juliet.

What is West Side Story?

300

This U.S. President was the first to be impeached.

Who is Andrew Johnson?

300

Forward I’m heavy, but backward I’m not. What am I?

What is the word “ton”?

400

This word can mean both “to quit a job” and “to formally surrender.”

What is resign?

400

The ancient city of Petra is carved into cliffs in this Middle Eastern country.

What is Jordan

400

He played Atticus Finch in To Kill a Mockingbird (1962).

Who is Gregory Peck?

400

The first woman appointed to the U.S. Supreme Court.

Who is Sandra Day O’Connor?

400

The more you take, the more you leave behind. What are they?

What are footsteps?

500

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?

500

Timbuktu, once a center of learning, is located in this West African country

What is Mali

500

This 1959 Hitchcock film featured a famous chase scene across Mount Rushmore.

What is North by Northwest?

500

This invention by Johannes Gutenberg revolutionized the spread of knowledge.

What is the printing press?

500

What 7-letter word becomes longer when you take away a letter?

What is “longer”? (Remove the “g” and it's “loner.”)

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