Afternoon
Activities
Activities
Traditionally, the Broadway curtain rose at 8 p.m. unless you were seeing one of these afternoon performances.
What is a matinee?
The United States and Canada celebrate this on the third Sunday in June.
What is Father’s Day?
Cry over spilled milk
What is to cry over past events that cannot be undone?
Legions of people around the globe are fans of this TV show, which takes us “where no man has gone before.”
What is Star Trek?
This long form of the word perp is used by law enforcement.
What is perpetrator?
In the afternoon, avoid a beverage containing this so you can get a good night’s sleep.
What is caffeine?
This day, usually June 20 or 21, marks the first day of summer in the northern hemisphere.
What is the summer solstice?
Born with a silver spoon in the mouth
What is to be born into a wealthy family?
His USO Christmas shows for troops in war zones are legendary.
Who is Bob Hope?
Robin Leach gave us a glimpse into the lives of these people on his TV show.
This one’s for the bookworms—clear your head by spending 15 minutes in the afternoon doing this activity.
What is reading?
On the tragic date of June 5, 1968, Sirhan Sirhan shot this public figure.
Who is Robert Kennedy?
Gray matter
What is the Brain
This civilian organization advocates for American veterans.
What is the American Legion?
An old-fashioned word for women’s hose that indicated the material used to make them, they were rationed during World War II.
What are nylons?
On a bicycle built for two, you are riding in this manner.
What is tandem?
Just as sweet by any other name, June’s birth flower is called this.
What is the rose?
Bag and baggage
What is all a person’s belongings?
Her orchid-colored eyes are as legendary as she is.
Who is Elizabeth Taylor?
These two actors play polar opposites in the 1970s sitcom The Odd Couple.
Who are Tony Randall and Jack Klugman?
Late afternoon is the time for this formal British tradition served at a table with guests seated at high-backed chairs.
What is high tea?
The tune “June Is Bustin’ Out All Over” comes from this Rodgers and Hammerstein Broadway musical.
What is Carousel?
Nepo baby
What is a baby born to a famous person?
An eight-letter word, beginning with F, for legends or tales that often have a moral and are handed down from generation to generation.
What is folklore?
The Great Sphinx at Giza, the site of the Egyptian pyramids, is a combination of these two beings.
What are lion and human?