4-Letter Words
A magician’s conjuring rod
Wand
Who was Dwight D. Eisenhower's vice president?
Richard Nixon
Which country is home to the Great Barrier Reef?
Australia
Which 1964 musical features the song "Sunrise, Sunset"?
"Fiddler on the Roof"
Which book begins with the phrase “It was the best of times, it was the worst of times”?
"A Tale of Two Cities"
The president takes one before stepping into office
Oath
Who was the first president to be impeached?
Andrew Johnson in 1868
Which country is the origin of the Mojito cocktail?
Cuba
Which musical features a king and queen, famously starring Richard Burton and Julie Andrews?
"Camelot"
What is a group of dolphins called?
A pod
A fashion accessory that means to conceal
Veil
What was the first capital of the United States?
New York City
Which country is known as the "Hexagon" due to its shape?
France
What is the name of the award given for excellence in Broadway theatre?
The Tony Award.
What is the only food that can never go bad?
Honey
To join together two pieces of steel by melting and fusing their edges.
Weld
Why did the Pilgrims come to America?
To escape religious persecution in England, where they were forbidden from separating from the Church of England and to start a new community
Which country was formerly known as Abyssinia?
Ethiopia
One of Broadway's longest-running musicals, what Jonathan Larson show with a four-letter title featured characters singing about how they couldn't afford to pay their New York City landlord?
"Rent"
Jim Henson is the creator of what beloved cast of characters?
The Muppets
An alcoholic beverage made of fermented honey and water
Mead
What was the name of the series of programs Franklin D. Roosevelt enacted during the Great Depression? The New Deal
The New Deal
What country has a unicorn as their national animal?
Scotland
Named for a major Midwestern city, what long-running Broadway musical features songs like "All That Jazz," "Cell Block Tango," and "Mr. Cellophane?"
"Chicago"
What is the largest joint in the human body?
The knee
A small mountain lake
Tarn
What landmark Supreme Court case ruled racial segregation of public schools unconstitutional?
Brown v. Board
What is the only country in the world with a non-quadrilateral flag?
Nepal
“I Dreamed a Dream,” “One Day More,” and “Do You Hear the People Sing?” are three of the most famous musical numbers from what Broadway musical set in early 19th-century France?
Les Misérables
By law, what two colors can U.S. exit signs be?
Red and Green
This device is used to soften the tone of an instrument like a trumpet
Mute
What severe worldwide economic crisis followed the U.S. housing collapse in 2007 and 2008?
The Great Recession.
What is the largest landlocked country in the world?
Kazakhstan
What lyricist and composer (who died in 2021) had a Broadway theater named for him on the occasion of his 80th birthday?
Stephen Sondheim
What is August’s birthstone?
Peridot
What large country is the only one in the world that is home to both tigers and lions in the wild?
India