Animals
This slow-moving mammal spends most of its life hanging upside down in the trees of Central and South American rainforests.
What is a sloth?
This traditional Japanese dish consists of vinegared rice, often served with raw seafood and rolled in seaweed.
What is sushi?
This cognitive abilities test measures reasoning skills in three areas: Verbal, Quantitative, and Nonverbal.
What is the CogAT?
This executive function helps students begin a task without procrastinating or waiting for multiple reminders.
What is Starting Right Away (Task Initiation)?
In tennis, this specific word is used to represent a score of zero.
What is love?
This massive marine mammal is the largest animal ever known to have lived on Earth.
What is the blue whale?
This national dish of Canada consists of french fries topped with cheese curds and brown gravy.
What is poutine?
This test is considered language-neutral because it uses patterns, shapes, and visual reasoning rather than reading or vocabulary.
What is the NNAT (Naglieri Nonverbal Ability Test)?
This executive function helps students break a large project into smaller steps and organize what needs to be done first.
What is Making a Plan (Planning & Prioritization)?
In American football, a team is awarded this many points for scoring a touchdown before the extra point attempt.
What is six?
To help pump blood through its large body and complex nervous system, this sea creature has 3 hearts.
What is an octopus?
This popular fizzy drink brand was originally invented in 1886 by a pharmacist named John Pemberton.
What is Coca-Cola?
This intelligence test measures five factors: Fluid Reasoning, Knowledge, Quantitative Reasoning, Visual-Spatial Processing, and Working Memory.
What is the Stanford-Binet Intelligence Scales?
When a schedule changes unexpectedly and a student stays calm and adjusts, they are using this executive function.
What is Going With the Flow (Flexible Thinking)?
In soccer, a player is sent off the field entirely if the referee shows them a card of this color.
What is red?
This small, wrinkly-faced toy breed is known for its curled tail and is often described as "a lot of dog in a small space."
What is a pug?
This non-alcoholic cocktail made with ginger ale, grenadine, and a maraschino cherry is named after a famous child actress.
What is a Shirley Temple?
These educational standards emphasize critical thinking, problem-solving, and applying knowledge rather than memorizing facts.
What are the Common Core State Standards?
This executive function allows students to keep directions, facts, or steps in mind while completing a task.
What is Remembering What to Do (Working Memory)?
When a hockey player scores three goals in a single game, fans traditionally throw these items onto the ice.
What are hats? (A hat trick)
Unlike humans who walk on the flats of their feet, dogs, cats, and horses all technically walk on these anatomical parts.
What are their toes?
This is the only fruit that bears its seeds on the outside rather than the inside.
What is a strawberry?
This assessment is commonly used alongside IQ tests to measure academic achievement in reading, writing, math, and oral language.
What is the WIAT (Wechsler Individual Achievement Test)?
A student wants to shout out an answer but raises their hand and waits to be called on. They are demonstrating this executive function.
What is Thinking Before Acting (Impulse Control)?
This iconic annual sporting event is traditionally kicked off with the phrase, "Drivers, start your engines!"
What is the Indianapolis 500? (The Indy 500)