Spongebob
“A”bbreviations
FLOTUS
Birds
German Words in English
300

This Bikini Bottom-terrorizing annelida debuted in a Season 2 episode, in which a series of screens describe it as “big, scary, and pink.”

Alaskan Bullworm

300

Bad status for a soldier: AWOL

Absent/away without official leave

300

This woman was the first FLOTUS

Martha Washington

300

The most common in the U.S, this bird is known for its reddish/orange belly and light blue eggs

Robins

300

This place you send your children to learn before they’re ready for the first grade comes from a German word literally translating to “children garden.”

Kindergarten

600

In the episode “Pickles,” this character convinces Spongebob that he made his Krabby Patty incorrectly by hiding the pickles under his tongue

Bubble Bass

600

Rights defenders: ACLU

American Civil Liberties Union

600

The most recent president to have three different women serve as his FLOTUS, this man was the leading architect of the League of Nations and was president through WWI.

Woodrow Wilson

600

Barred, Great Horn, and Screech are three of the most common species of this bird found in Michigan.

Owl

600

A person who resembles another nearly perfectly may be referred to by this German term, literally translating to “double-goer”

Doppelgänger

900

When he decides to leave his regular life and live among the jellyfish, Spongebob gives his jellyfishing net to Patrick, which has this name engraved on the case

Ol’ Reliable

900

CIO partner: AFL

American Federation of Labor

900

This woman became the first FLOTUS to seek political office, running for New York Senator, and winning

Hillary Clinton

900

Not technically birds, these animals are often found in caves. Some species migrate thousands of miles each year

Bats

900

This specific kind of backpack is derived from the combination of the German words for “back” and “sack”

Rucksack
1200

The Jellyspotters is an expert jellyfishing brotherhood which, while largely composed of anchovies who say nothing but “meep,” is led by a sea cucumber with this name

Kevin the Cucumber

1200

Critters' helper: ASPCA

American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals

1200

This president was the first president to have three different women serve as his FLOTUS. He took office after William Henry Harrison’s passing

John Tyler

1200

The fastest birds on land, these creatures can reach up to 70 km/hour and lay the largest eggs of any land animal

Ostriches

1200

This type of beer brewed and conditioned at low temperatures using bottom-fermenting yeast, with popular versions including the pilsner, has a German name

Lager

1500

If you’re like I was as a kid, you may have wanted to send your favorite cartoon sponge a letter. Fortunately for you, it’s known that this is Spongebob’s home address.

124 Conch Street

1500

Nelson Mandela's political party: ANC

African National Congress

1500

The first FLOTUS not born in America, this woman is known for her conservative values and formal pattern of entertaining

Abigail Adams

1500

The ‘most beautiful bird in the world’, these birds are known for long colorful tails. They are native to the Americas, where they mainly consume fruits, berries, and small insects

Quetzals

1500

This typically-German word roughly translates to “to take pleasure in another person’s misfortune.”

Schadenfreude

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