Road Trip Rules of the Road
The sacred rule stating that the passenger in the front seat controls the climate and this piece of dashboard tech.
What is the radio / aux cord / music?
You should check your skin and clothes after walking through tall grass or woods to remove these tiny, blood-sucking arachnids.
What are ticks?
The lawn game where players toss cloth-filled beanbags through a hole in a wooden board set 27 feet away.
What is cornhole?
Doing this belly-first off the high dock will earn you a loud red slap and 10/10 style points from the sidelines.
What is a belly-flop?
In Monopoly, landing on this orange space allows you to take a breather without paying rent, provided you are just "visiting."
What is jail?
The person sitting in the front passenger seat who earns the right by shouting this 7-letter word before reaching the vehicle.
What is "Shotgun"?
The common rhyming outdoor rule warning against three-leafed plants that cause itchy allergic reactions.
What is Poison Ivy?
This game involves removing one wooden block at a time from a 54-block tower without causing it to crash down.
What is Jenga?
Forgetting to apply this lotion will leave you looking like a boiled lobster by 3:00 PM.
What is sunscreen/ sunblock?
In Monopoly, this is the most expensive property on the board, costing $400 to purchase outright.
What is ”Boardwalk”?
This classic road trip visual game involves spotting license plates from all 50 states
What is the License Plate Game?
The classic handheld tool containing a magnetic needle that always aligns itself toward Earth's magnetic north.
What is a compass?
In this ____ square playground classic often drawn in chalk on driveways or docks, players eliminate each other by bouncing a playground ball from square to square without letting it bounce twice.
What is four-square?
Leaving open snack bags on the screened porch overnight will invite these masked, trash-bandit nocturnal visitors.
What are raccoons?
In Boggle, letters must be connected horizontally, vertically, or diagonally in an unbroken chain, and each individual letter cube can only be used this many times per word.
What is once?
This yellow-and-black billboard chain found along southern highways features a beaver mascot in a red cap.
What is Buc-ee's?
In outdoor fire-building, tiny dry twigs and wood shavings used to catch the initial match spark are called this.
What is tinder / kindling/ fire starter?
In the beanbag game Cornhole, landing a bag on the wooden board is worth 1 point, but sliding or tossing it directly through the hole is worth this many points.
What is 3 points?
Walking down the wooden boat ramp or dock stairs without checking for this slippery green growth is a guaranteed way to land flat on your back.
What is algae / moss / slime?
In Scrabble, these two letters carry the highest individual point value on the board at 10 points each.
What are Q and Z?
On the U.S. Interstate Highway System, even-numbered highways (like I-10, I-80, or I-90) always run in these two compass directions.
What is East and West?
When staying in ________ country, food, toiletries, and trash must be suspended 10 to 12 feet off the ground and 4 feet out from a tree trunk.
What is a bear?
In modern official table tennis rules, a standard game is played until one player reaches this target score, provided they lead by at least two points.
What is 11 points?
Diving headfirst into unfamiliar lake water off a dock or boat without first checking this crucial condition risks catastrophic injury.
What is deep water?
In Connect 4, the standard vertical plastic grid features this many columns across for dropping yellow and red checkers.
What is 7?