Musical Instruments
This instrument has black and white keys and is played with both hands.
What is a piano?
Fun Fact: A piano has over 12,000 parts!
This sport is played with a bat
What is baseball?
Fun Fact: The longest professional baseball game lasted 33 innings!
This country is shaped like a boot.
What is Italy?
Fun Fact: Italy has over 1,500 lakes.
"TAOC" – Worn in winter
What is "coat"?
Fun Fact: The word “coat” comes from the Latin “cottus,” meaning woolen garment.
This sharp tool is essential for sewing and was once used to close wounds in ancient times.
A: What is a needle?
Fun Fact: Ancient needles were made from bone, ivory, or bronze — and some were even curved.*
This small, stringed instrument is often associated with Hawaii.
What is a ukulele?
Fun Fact: “Ukulele” means “jumping flea” in Hawaiian!
This winter sport uses a puck.
What is ice hockey?
Fun Fact: Ice hockey pucks are frozen before games to reduce bouncing.
Paris is home to this tower
Eiffel Tower
Fun Fact: The Eiffel Tower was originally meant to be temporary!
"ETALP" – Found at a dinner table
What is "plate"?
Fun Fact: The first ceramic plates were made in China over 1,000 years ago.
This U.S. military academy is located in New York and trains future Army officers.
What is West Point?
Fun Fact: Founded in 1802, its alumni include Ulysses S. Grant and Dwight D. Eisenhower.*
This brass instrument uses a slide instead of valves.
A: What is a trombone?
Fun Fact: The trombone dates back to the 15th century
This sport involves a racket and a shuttlecock.
What is badminton?
Fun Fact: The shuttlecock can travel over 200 mph in professional play!
The Great Wall can be seen in this country.
What is China?
Fun Fact: The wall stretches over 13,000 miles.
"LEPAAP" – Keeps the doctor away
What is "apple"?
Fun Fact: There are over 7,500 types of apples worldwide.
This sharp phrase describes the main takeaway or meaning of a joke, often delivered at the end.
What is the punchline?
Fun Fact: In comedy writing, the punchline is also called the “payoff” — it’s the whole point!*
This instrument is the largest in the string family
What is a double bass (or upright bass)?
Fun Fact: It can be over 6 feet tall!
In this sport, you try to knock down 10 pins.
What is bowling?
Fun Fact: The oldest known bowling lanes are over 5,000 years old!
This African country is home to the pyramids.
What is Egypt?
Fun Fact: The Great Pyramid was the tallest man-made structure for 3,800 years!
"LABEG" – Breakfast food. Has holes, toasted
A: What is "bagel"?
This dramatic 1959 Hitchcock film starred Cary Grant and features a famous crop-duster chase near Mount Rushmore.
What is North by Northwest?
🟣 Fun Fact: The title refers to a direction, but there’s no real “point” that is exactly north-by-northwest on a compass — it’s a dramatic invention!*
You strike this instrument with hammers, but it’s not a piano — it’s tuned and found in many orchestras.
What is a xylophone?
Fun Fact: The word “xylophone” means “wood sound” in Greek.
This Olympic event combines cross-country skiing and rifle shooting.
A: What is the biathlon?
Fun Fact: It began as a training exercise for Norwegian soldiers.
This country has the most islands in the world.
What is Sweden?
Fun Fact: Sweden has over 260,000 islands, most uninhabited.
"EGGOOL" Popular internet search engine
This sharp weapon was used by knights and still appears on fencing gear and royal crests.
A: What is a sword?
Fun Fact: Swords were a symbol of nobility — some had names, like King Arthur’s Excalibur.*