This word describes what happens when something feels too overwhelming for your body and brain to fully handle at the time it happens.
What is "trauma"?
Finish the lyric: “I was working in the lab late one night, when my eyes beheld…”
"Monster Mash" - Bobby Pickett
What is "an eerie sight"?
This 7' 1" American basketball player, named in 1996 to the National Basketball Association (NBA) list of its 50 greatest players of all time wears a size 23 shoe and in retirement has become a major NBA sports analyst. He was a center but also played center stage as the genie in "Kazaam"!
Who is Shaquille O'Neal? AKA Shaq
This city is known for the Alamo, the number one tourist attraction in Texas and one of the city's five Spanish colonial missions.
Which animal can spend up to 12 hours a day eating? In order to fulfill their dietary needs, they need to eat at least 28 pounds of bamboo!
What is a panda?
This kind of activity can help calm your nervous system by focusing your attention on something real and safe around you.
What is "grounding technique"?
This rock ballad by The Cranberries is often on spooky playlists, though it’s about war and loss, not ghosts.
What is "Zombie"?
Also an upstart in 2008, this Canadian singer was discovered by Usher who helped sign him to a recording contract in late 2008. You may know him from his song "Baby" or "One Time"!
Who is Justin Bieber?

Name this state flower of Texas which was adopted on March 7, 1901.
What is a bluebonnet?
These animals are most commonly known for their humps, which are actually just great hulks of fat. A popular misconception is that these humps hold water for the camel, helping to keep the animal hydrated – this is not true. However, they are able to go without water or even food for up to three days.
What is a camel?
This term describes how leisure or play can help rewire the brain and provide safety, trust, and agency in trauma recovery.
What is "Recreation Therapy"?
This song from Beetlejuice starts with “Day-o!” and became a Halloween favorite despite being a calypso song. Name the famous singer of this BOP.
Who is "Harry Belafonte"?
Born Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta has an amazing voice, lyricism, skills, confidence, and fashion taste and had her first debut song "Just Dance" in 2008.
Who is Lady Gaga?
This island, located about 22 miles off the coast of Southern California, is famous for its bison, glass-bottom boats, and the town of Avalon. It was also once owned by a chewing gum magnate.
What is "Catalina Island?"
One of Texas' state animals is this barrel-shaped animals covered with natural armor. In fact, its name in Spanish means “little armored one.”
What is an armadillo?

This part of the brain is often activated during a trauma response, triggering the “fight, flight, freeze, or fawn” reaction.
What is they "amygdala"?
In “It’s the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown,” this character waits all night in a pumpkin patch for a figure who never comes while Vince Guaraldi’s jazz score, "The Great Pumpkin Waltz" underscores the quiet loneliness of the scene.
Who is "Linus"?

Name this famous model/actor from the 90's!

Who is Fabio?
This state has the longest coastline (1,197 statute miles) in the contiguous United States, with 825 miles of accessible beaches to enjoy.
What is Florida?
The underwater animal has a huge head, which houses an impressive brain making them known for their intelligence. This animal has two hearts and can grow up to 60 feet and weigh a staggering 1000lbs. sadly; they only live for around 12-months and usually die after mating.
What is a giant squid?

This word describes what happens when your body and brain react as if you’re in danger — even if you’re currently safe.
What is a "trigger"?
Finish the lyric: “'Cause this is thriller, thriller night; and no one's gonna save you from the ______ about to strike”?
What is "beast"?
Born on March 14, 1879, this theoretical physicist changed the way we understand space and time.
Who is "Albert Einstein"?
This musical genre, known for its deep emotion and storytelling, was born in the Mississippi Delta and later influenced rock, jazz, and soul.
What is the "blues"?
Most elephants weigh less than the tongue of this marine mammal!
What is a blue whale?
This term refers to the ability to notice, pause, and shift your emotional state before reacting impulsively and often requires awareness of both internal cues and external triggers.
What is "self regulation"?
(Will also take: emotional regulation or emotional self-awareness)
Oingo Boingo’s frontman, who sings “Dead Man’s Party,” also went on to compose the music for “The Nightmare Before Christmas.”

Who is Danny Elfman?
From about 1900 this famed magician began to earn an international reputation for his daring feats of extrication from shackles, ropes, and handcuffs and from various locked containers ranging from milk cans to coffins to prison cells.
Who is Harry Houdini?

Adirondack Park is larger than Yellowstone, Yosemite, Grand Canyon, Glacier, and Olympic Parks combined. What state is this giant park located?
What is New York?
There are names of groups of animals that you may be familiar with: a "herd" of antelope, a "pride" of lions, or a "bed" of oysters. Maybe not so familiar is a "pandemonium" or parrots OR a _____ of hyenas?