This and That
This word refers to both a color and a citrus fruit.
What is orange? Similar fruits include tangerine and tangelo
In The Wizard of Oz, Dorothy travels on this with her three friends and her dog to find the man behind the curtain
What is the Yellow Brick Road? The Oxford English Dictionary defines the phrase yellow brick road as denoting a course of action or series of events that leads to a particular outcome or goal.
This is found around a bathtub, a collar, or a finger.
What is ring? Wisk detergent used to have a “ring around the collar” commercial
Every year, we fall for pranks on this day
What is April 1 or April Fools’ Day? Typical pranks include swapping sugar and salt and placing plastic wrap on the toilet seat
Most of the time there are 365 “D”s in a “Y.” The letters represent these words.
What are days in a year? This is true except for leap years, which have 366 days.
This is used in sewing and to draw blood.
What is a needle? The first sewing needles were made from bone.
Scarlett’s love walks out on her in this movie, but she remains hopeful, saying, “I’ll go home and I’ll think of some way to get him back. After all, tomorrow is another day!”
What is Gone with the Wind? Vivien Leigh plays Scarlett, and this is the last line of the film
Land in the United States is measured in this unit.
What is acre? In some other parts of the world, it is measured in hectares. One hectare equals 2.47 acres.
In April, we honor prevention of cruelty to these.
What are animals? We raise awareness about animal cruelty during Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Month.
This English word becomes its opposite when you add the letters fe in front of it.
What is male? Many opposites are formed with the prefix in-. For example, active and inactive are opposites.
This is a unit in the alphabet and something you write and mail to someone.
What is a letter? Since email has become the main way to correspond, it’s a real treat to receive a letter from someone. Fun fact: In 1959, the USPS sent 3,000 pieces of mail from Virginia to Florida via a cruise missile. It took 22 minutes.
He is the proprietor of Café Américain who bumps into his old flame Ilsa in Casablanca.
Who is Rick? Ilsa flies away from Casablanca with Victor Laszlo, her current flame, at the end of the movie.
This is where the engine connects to an airplane.
What is wing (or tail)? Some aircraft, such as the Boeing 727, the Douglas DC-10, and the Lockheed 1011, have an additional engine that connects to the tail.
All month long, we honor this genre of music that has its roots in blues.
What is jazz? Jazz Appreciation Month honors the genre’s influence of a combination of American, European, and West African music. It first arrived on American shores in New Orleans.
This three-letter word associated with you goes up every year but never comes down.
What is age? However, “age is just a number,” as they say, which means one’s age shouldn’t define a person or their abilities.
This is a loud dog vocalization and the outer part of a tree trunk
What is bark? A dog can also whimper. It’s common for a dog to bark and whimper, but when it whimpers, it could mean distress.
Julia Roberts uses her smarts, looks, sass, and determination to foil major polluters in this movie.
What is Erin Brockovich? The film is based on the true story of Erin Brockovich’s class-action suit against Pacific Gas & Electric Company
What is wing (or tail)? Some aircraft, such as the Boeing 727, the Douglas DC-10, and the Lockheed 1011, have an additional engine that connects to the tail.
What is King? B.B. was a blues guitarist, Billie Jean changed the course of tennis for women players, and Larry King hosted Larry King Live from 1985 to 2010.
During April, we honor this nut associated with southern cooking and baking.
What is pecan? It is the only nut native to North America and is grown primarily in the Midwest and South.
This is a narrow strip of land that links two larger areas of land and has sea on either side.
What is an isthmus? One example of an isthmus is the Panama isthmus that connects Costa Rica and Colombia.
This is a type of currency and the opposite of soft.
What is hard? Hard currency is considered stable and is backed by the government.
Rivals John Gustafson (Jack Lemmon) and Max Goldman (Walter Matthau) are long-time neighbors. When Ariel Truax (Ann-Margret) moves into the neighborhood, they try to outdo each other to vie for her affection in this movie.
What is Grumpy Old Men? In an outtake of Walter Matthau in the bathtub, he improvises, “If I’d known there was going to be a nude scene, I would’ve asked for an extra million.” Everyone found it so funny that they included it in the theatrical trailer.
Short nickname used by North Americans for a person from the United Kingdom.
What is Brit? The Brit is also a music award, so Brits do not typically call each other Brits
In April we bring awareness to this outdoor area reserved for planting.
What is garden? It is National Garden Month. Enjoy April’s splash of nature, plant something in a garden, or bring some cut flowers indoors to celebrate the month.
This is a word used to describe the creation of words that imitate sounds, like buzz, quack, and sizzle.
What is onomatopoeia? Different languages use different onomatopoeia words. For example, in English, a dog barking might sound like woof woof, while in Russian they say gav gav.