Language Shenanigans
This word is the same forward and backward
What is a palindrome?
This movie followed Toy Story and was released in 1999
What is Toy Story 2?
Bananas are technically classified as this
What are berries?
The two most common types of top for this dessert are lattice and double crust.
What is Pie?
This yellow sponge lives in a pineapple under the sea
Who is SpongeBob SquarePants?
This word means a shortened form of a longer word, like “gym” for “gymnasium”
What is an abbreviation?
The second Harry Potter movie features this secret location
What is the Chamber of Secrets?
Octopuses have this many hearts
What is three?
This dessert is made by freezing sweetened cream and stirring it slowly
What is gelato or ice cream?
This snowman from Frozen loves warm hugs
Who is Olaf?
A word that sounds the same as another word but has a different meaning is called this
What is a homophone?
The Empire Strikes Back is the sequel to this film
What is Star Wars: A New Hope?
Honey never spoils because of its low water content and this
What is high acidity?
This Italian dessert is made with layers of coffee-soaked ladyfingers and mascarpone
What is tiramisu?
This lion cub becomes king in The Lion King
Who is Simba?
The word “emoji” originally comes from this country
What is Japan?
This sequel was released a whole 36 years after the original, and follows one of the Navy's top pilots as he is called back to train a new generation for a near-impossible mission.
What is Top Gun Maverick?
This animal can sleep standing up
What is a horse?
This classic French dessert is made with custard and a caramelized sugar top
What is crème brûlée?
This toy cowboy says, “There’s a snake in my boot!”
Who is Woody?
These types of words sound similar and have similar meanings even though they are different languages.
What are cognates?
Ex:
- English: Basketball
- Spanish: Basquetbol
This sequel added dinosaurs that escaped to the mainland
What is The Lost World: Jurassic Park?
A group of flamingos is called this
What is a flamboyance?
This dessert’s name literally means “cooked cream” in Italian
What is panna cotta?
This clever coyote from Looney Tunes is famous for his futile attempts to catch the speedy Road Runner
Who is Wile E. Coyote?