Around the World
A Little Lit
Beastly Expressions
Activities
Nature
Common Bonds
Words in "America"
100
This country is nicknamed "The Great White North."
What is Canada?
100
Chapter 1 of this book is called "Lucy Looks into a Wardrobe."
What is The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe?
100
If you can barely speak, you're said to have one of these amphibians "in your throat."
What is a frog?
100
This game involves hitting a ball off a stand and serves as an introduction to "America's favorite pastime."
What is tee-ball?
100
These birds, which usually feed while hovering, flap their wings at a rate of 60-75 times a second.
What is a hummingbird?
100
White, shell, yoke
What are parts of an egg?
100
You may note America is, according to Rev. Samuel Smith, the "Land Where My Fathers" did this.
What is died?
200
If you've got a week to spare, you can see much of this 6.6 million sq. mi. country via the Trans-Siberian Railway.
What is Russia?
200
This potions professor doesn't dislike Harry Potter -- he hates him.
Who is Professor Snape?
200
During a particularly heavy downpour, these are often said to be raining.
What are cats and dogs?
200
This strategy game mimics an ancient battle to capture the opponent's king.
What is chess?
200
When frightened or excited, this largest African mammal may make a loud, shrill sound called trumpeting.
What is an elephant?
200
Baby grand, concert grand, upright
What are pianos?
200
The first verse says to let this synonym for liberty ring!
What is freedom?
300
The famous landmark seen here is in this city.
What is Pisa?
300
Quasimodo is a fictional character from this novel.
What is The Hunchback of Notre-Dame?
300
An easy target is a sitting one of these animals.
What is a duck?
300
In cooking class, you'll learn that an English muffin and tomato sauce are the starting points of a miniature this.
What is a pizza?
300
The Mormon cricket is a long-horned type of this jumper.
What is a grasshopper?
300
Tarantella, flamenco, break
What are dances?
300
The song mentions their pride.
Who are pilgrims?
400
This country is nicknamed "The Tear Drop if India."
What is Sri Lanka?
400
At first, Jane Austen's heroine Elizabeth doesn't like this man's attitude, but in the end, they're united.
Who is Darcy?
400
The one thing that brings everything tumbling down is "the straw that" did this.
What is broke the camel's back?
400
There are classes just for boys in this activity that begins with warmup at the barre.
What is ballet?
400
Popularly called a billbird, this is the national bird of Belize.
What is a tucan?
400
Daily Double!
What are codes?
400
This objective case of "thou" turns up a lot.
What is thee?
500
This second-largest city of Egypt is named for the "Great" king who founded it; you can look it up in the library.
What is Alexandria?
500
Completes the title of Mildred D. Taylor's book Roll of Thunder. . .
What is . . . Hear My Cry?
500
When you're trying to solve a problem or answer a question, and you only create more problems or more questions, you're said to be opening this.
What is a can of worms?
500
Kids can be the ambassador from Kenya or Bulgaria in the "model" version of this organization founded in 1945.
What is the United Nations?
500
Daily Double!
What are bats?
500
Decks of cards, baseball parks, engagement rings
What are things with diamonds?
500
"I love thy rocks and rills, thy woods and templed" these.
What are hills?