Afternoon Activities
Explain the Idioms
Odds & Ends
20th Century America
"Sea" There
100

Traditionally, the Broadway curtain rose at 8pm. unless you were seeing one of these afternoon performances

Matinee

100

Run for Cover

Seek Shelter
100

This long form of the word perp is used by law enforcement 

Perpetrator

100

This summary of the investigation into President John F Kennedy's assassination was made public in 1964

The Warren Report

100

This sea is named after the Caribs, the indigenous people who lived there when Europeans landed in the 15th Century

Caribbean Sea

200

this ones for the bookworms - clear your head by spending 15 minutes in the afternoon doing this activity.

Reading

200

gray matter

brain

200

An old-fashioned word for women's hose that indicated the material used to make them, they were rationed during World War II

Nylon

200

This race took place from the 1950s to the 1970s between the United States and Russia

Space Race

200

Nine times saltier than the Mediterranean, this is the worlds saltiest sea

Dead Sea

300

In the afternoon, avoid a beverage containing this so you can get a good nights sleep

Caffeine

300

Nepo Baby

Baby born to a famous person

300

Tony Randall (Felix Unger) and Jack Klugman (Oscar Madison) played polar opposites in this 1970s sitcom

The Odd Couple
300

When it opened in 1942, the presidential getaway now known as Camp David was originally known as this

Shangri-La

300

The Bering Strait separates Russia from North America and connects the Bering Sea to this body of water

Artic Ocean

400

On a bicycle built for two, you are riding in this manner

Tandem

400

born with a silver spoon in the mouth

born into a wealthy family

400

The Great Sphinx at Giza, the site of the Egyptian pyramids, is a combination of these two beings

Lion and Human

400

In the 1970s she was "king" of the tennis courts

Billie Jean King

400

This sea in the northern hemisphere touches more countries than any other sea

Mediterranean Sea

500

this afternoon dance originated in the early 19th century as a way for the wealthy class to socialize 

Tea Dance

500

Cry over spilt milk

cry over past events that cannot be undone

500

This 20th century pop had a rose named after him

Pope John Paul II

500

California's Proposition 13 tax revolt was in response to these taxes

Property (or house) taxes. 

500

This sea near the Artic Ocean is known for its semiprecious amber

Baltic Sea