Around the house
This household appliance keeps your milk cold and your leftovers safe.
What is the refrigerator?
This tool has a long handle and metal tines, and you use it to gather leaves in the fall.
What is a rake?
This common utensil helps you flip pancakes or burgers on a hot pan.
What is a spatula?
This animated yellow family from Springfield has been on TV since 1989
Who are The Simpsons?
This tool uses #2 lead and often has a pink eraser at the end.
What is a pencil?
It’s the piece of furniture you’re most likely to binge-watch TV from.
What is the couch/sofa?
In summer, you might set this up so kids (or dogs) can run through and cool off.
What is a sprinkler?
This measuring tool is essential for baking recipes.
What are measuring cups (or spoons)?
Released in 1975, this thriller made people afraid to go back in the water.
What is Jaws?
In math class, this triangular tool helps draw perfect angles.
What is a protractor?
In many homes, this room is where you’ll find a shower, sink, and a medicine cabinet.
What is the bathroom?
This machine trims grass to an even height — though some people still prefer a push version.
What is a lawnmower?
This small appliance makes your morning brew, and often comes with a glass carafe.
What is a coffee maker?
This actor played Jack in Titanic and later won an Oscar for The Revenant.
Who is Leonardo DiCaprio?
This U.S. holiday marks the unofficial “end of summer” for many students.
What is Labor Day?
This often-overlooked tool has stiff bristles and a long handle, and keeps your floors crumb-free.
What is a broom?
This type of structure, often made of wood or vinyl, marks the boundaries of many yards.
What is a fence?
This cooking method involves submerging food in hot oil until it’s golden brown.
What is frying?
This sci-fi franchise features characters like Spock, Captain Kirk, and the USS Enterprise.
What is Star Trek?
This scientific instrument, first used in the 1600s, lets students see cells and tiny organisms.
What is a microscope?
Invented in the early 20th century, this device made hand-washing clothes largely obsolete.
What is the washing machine?
These decorative stones or bricks create a walkway through a garden or lawn.
What are pavers (or stepping stones)?
This French term refers to the preparation of ingredients before cooking, meaning “everything in its place.”
What is mise en place?
This 1927 film, The Jazz Singer, is credited as the first feature-length film with synchronized sound.
What is the first “talkie”?
This ancient civilization is credited with developing the first true alphabet around 1000 BCE.
Who were the Phoenicians?