Animal Idioms
Bunny Books
Match the Animal to its Scientific Name
Military
Dance Crazes
Makers Space
Potpourri
100
Everyone gets their moment to shine
What is "Every Dog Has its Day?"
100
In this book by Margaret Wise Brown, we see a rabbit going through his nightly routine, with “a comb and a brush and a bowl full of mush.” Also, an old lady whispering “hush.”
What is Goodnight Moon?
Her illustrator, Clement Hurd was better at drawing rabbits than humans, which is why the protagonist is a bunny.
100
Canis Lupus
What is the (grey) wolf?
100
This branch of the U.S. military was officially created November 10, 1775, disbanded in 1783 then resurrected in 1798.
Who are the US Marines?
100
Named for a southern city, this dance craze started in NYC jazz clubs in the 1920s
What is the Charleston?
100
This is the Japanese word for the art of paper folding
What is Origami?
100
This children's author coined the term Nerd in 1950, in the book If I Ran the Zoo.
Who is Dr Seuss?
200
Somebody who is surprisingly good at something you might not expect them to be
Who is the Dark Horse?
200
This book by Margery Williams about a stuffed animal who longs to be real; and learns what it feels like thanks to the love of his little boy.
What is the Velveteen Rabbit?
200
Panthera Leo
What is the lion?
**Panthera is the genus of many large cats
200
This US General said "It is fatal to enter a war without the will to win it."
Who is Douglas MacArthur?
200
Chubby Checker popularized this dance craze which became a worldwide sensation in the early 1960s.
What is the Twist?
200
This by-product of guacamole can be boiled to make an intense natural red dye.
What are avocado pits?
200
A Wife Carrying Festival is held annually in Finland and requires a man to negotiate a 253.5 m course while carrying their wife on their back. The major prize is their wife's weight in this.
What is Beer?
300
To spill a juicy secret or give away a surprise
What is "Let the cat out of the bag?"
300
This Londoner wrote and illustrated The Tale of Jemima Puddle-Duck. She also introduced us to a rabbit named Peter and his sisters, Flopsy, Mopsy and Cottontail.
Who is Beatrix Potter?
300
Ovis Canadensis
What is Sheep?
300
This popular American actor enlisted in the U.S. Army Air Corps in 1941, and by the end of World War II he had flown 20 combat missions. After the army, he joined the Air Force and retired as a brigadier general.
Who is Jimmy Stewart?
300
The warren dwelling inspired dance, created in San Francisco in 1952, is similar to a conga line, but with two left foot steps, two right foot steps, one jump forward, one jump back, three jumps forward
What is the Bunny Hop?
300
Crumple, Sunburst, Spiral, and Bullseye are all techniques for this clothing-related craft.
What is Tie-dye?
300
We have a museum dedicated to this in Portland, involving the search for creatures whose existence has not been proven due to lack of evidence.
What is Cryptozoology?
400
One who behaves very differently or badly, and is considered disreputable by the other members of a family.
Who is the Black Sheep?
400
This book by Richard Adams follows a group of rabbits, led by Hazel and Fiver, who flee their warren after Fiver's prophetic vision of its destruction, seeking a new home and facing numerous challenges and dangers along the way.
What is Watership Down?
400
Acinonyx jubatus, believed to be the fastest animal in the world
What is the cheetah?
400
Prior to November 2019, only female Marines were allowed these as part of their uniform. Thanks to the rule change, now both male and female Marines can have them to protect their dress blues.
What are umbrellas?
400
This wedding reception favorite was written by accordionist Werner Thomas in 1963.
What is the Chicken Dance?
400
A cordwainer is someone who makes these, something you all have on you today.
What are shoes?
400
This Babylonian king had some very strong opinions about beer. Specifically, his code says that someone who used subpar grains resulting in bad beer should be drowned, in their own beer.
Who is Hamurabi?
500
This expression refers to the difficulty of coordinating a situation which involves people who all want to act independently
What is Herding Cats?
500
Written by Deborah and James Howe, this 1978 book is told from the perspective of Harold the dog and Chester the cat, as their family deals with a new pet, a rabbit with fangs who drains the juice out of all the vegetables
What is Bunnicula?
500
Something we have a lot of here . . . Meleagris gallopavo
What is wild turkey?
500
Frank Thompson fought for the Union during the American Civil War despite having this usually disqualifying characteristic.
What is Frank Thompson was a woman?
500
Invented in a crowded London coffee shop, where there was no room for any expansive body movements, this dance's "steps" are all done with your upper limbs. The popular version in the movie Grease includes 2 thigh slaps, 2 hand claps, 4 flat side to side, 2 fist bumps, 2 hitchhiker thumbs over the shoulders.
What is the Hand Jive?
500
The group of lengthwise threads fitted tightly on a loom are called this.
What is the warp?
The weft is the horizontal thread woven through.
500
This glam rock icon of the 1970s had to change his name so he wasn't confused with one of the Monkees.
Who is David Bowie?