Circus Facts
Circus Animals
Circus People
Circus Trivia
The Greatest Showman
100
What do performers do on a trapeze?
Swing (or tricks)
100
What animals has big ears and sprays water?
Elephant
100
What person could life a car or four other people?
The strong Man
100
True or False:
Many circus' do not have animals in their act anymore
TRUE
100
Name one of the many acts seen at the circus in The Greatest Showman.
A bearded lady, a dwarf, a "fat man", a Tattooed Man, a Woman in Gold, acrobats, trapeze artists
200
What kind of nose does a clown have?
Red/ red ball/ circle
200
What big cat roars at the top of his lungs?
Lion
200
What person does flips and tricks?
The acrobat
200
TRUE OR FALSE: The word "jumbo" (meaning large) comes from the circus.
TRUE. The word comes from Jumbo, an 11-foot-tall elephant that was in the PT Barnum circus.
200
What circus is The Greatest Showman's circus based on?
Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus
300
What is a bike with one wheel?
Unicycle
300
This animals head almost reaches the top of the tent!
Giraffe
300
Who is the man that runs the show?
The Ringmaster
300
What Disney movie takes place at the circus?
Dumbo
300
This former High School Musical heart throb played Phillip Carlyle, the playwright for the show, in the movie. Who is his actor?
Zac Efron
400
Where does the circus show take place?
Tent
400
This animal swings around for the show
monkey
400
an entertainer who continuously tosses objects into the air and catches them all while keeping at least one in the air while handling the others
A Juggler
400
According to circus superstition, it’s unlucky to wear this color in the ring.
Green. It was seen as unlucky after a popular acrobat performer fell while wearing the color green.
400
Name two of the songs sung during the movie.
"The Greatest Show"
"A Million Dreams" & "A Million Dreams (Reprise)"
"Come Alive"
"The Other Side"
"Never Enough" & "Never Enough (Reprise)"
"This Is Me"
"Rewrite the Stars"
"Tightrope"
"From Now On"
500
George Nissen invented this, a “bouncing table”, after seeing how circus performers bounced into safety nets.
TRAMPOLINE
500
These galloping animals are commonly used by acrobats to do tricks with/on.
Horses
500
a person who performs magic tricks for entertainment
magician
500
How many years have circuses existed for?
A.) 100 Years
B.) 150 Years
C.) 200 Years
D.) 250 Years
D.) 250 Years
500
What is the name of the famous showman that this story was based off of?
P.T. Barnum