Olympics
This symbolic act, performed during the Opening Ceremony, represents the passing of the Olympic ideals from one host city to the next.
What is the Olympic Flame Relay or the Torch Relay?
This band is often thought of as the band that kicked off the “British Invasion” in the United States.
Who are The Beatles?
This term refers to a cat's happy rumble.
What is purring?
This Greek god of the sky wielded thunderbolts and ruled from Mount Olympus.
Who is Zeus?
This is the force that pulls objects towards each other.
What is gravity?
This athlete won a record 28 Olympic medals, all in swimming, making him the most decorated Olympian of all time.
Who is Michael Phelps?
This musical artist is the most recent winner of the Grammy for Album of the Year.
Who is Beyonce?
This term refers to the behavior when a cat kneads its paws on a soft surface.
What is making biscuits or kneading?
This ancient Egyptian god with the head of a jackal was known for overseeing mummification and the afterlife.
Who is Anubis?
This is the closest star to Earth.
What is the Sun?
This sport was featured in the ancient Olympics and is a combination of running, jumping, and throwing events.
What is the Pentathlon?
This stringed instrument most likely originated in its modern/current shape from Spain around the 15th or 16th centuries.
What is the Guitar?
This cat breed is known for its lack of fur.
What is a Sphynx?
In legend, this sword was pulled from a stone by King Arthur to prove he was the rightful king.
What is Excalibur (or Caliburn)?
This is the name for the gas that humans breathe in.
What is oxygen?
This is the only country to have competed in every Summer Olympic Games since their inception in 1896.
What is Greece?
This famous classical composer went deaf later on in life yet still continued to compose music.
Who is Beethoven?
A cat with three colors in its coat, typically female, is referred to by this term.
What is a calico?
According to Japanese legend, if you fold 1,000 of these paper figures, you may be granted a wish.
What are paper cranes (or origami cranes)?
This is the process by which plants make their own food using sunlight.
What is photosynthesis?
First introduced in 1924, this winter sport involves sliding down an ice track on a small sled, face-first.
What is Skeleton?
This genre of music originated in the early 1970s in New York City, known for sampling old funk grooves, drum beats, and other percussive sounds.
What is hip-hop (or rap) music?
This is the collective name for a group of cats.
What is a clowder, a clutter, or a glaring?
This Scottish water spirit often takes the form of a horse and is said to drown those who try to ride it.
What is a Kelpie?
These are the 3 states of matter.
What are solid, liquid, and gas?