Grammar
What do you call a word that sounds the same as another word but has a different meaning and spelling?
Homophone
What 1952 musical made dancing in the rain famous?
Singing in the Rain
What does the phrase “cute as a button” mean?
It means very cute or charming.
Eleanor Roosevelt
USA
What household item was originally invented to play music?
Record Player/ Phonograph
What punctuation mark is used to show possession?
Apostrophe
What 1964 film musical stars Julie Andrews as a governess?
Mary Poppins
What household item was often used to store spare buttons in many homes?
A cookie tin or sewing box.
Winnie Mandela
South Africa
What was the first soft drink served in space?
Coca-Cola
What is the name for a word that joins two independent clauses, like and or but?
Conjunction
Which musical features the songs “Do-Re-Mi” and “My Favorite Things”?
The Sound of Music
What were buttons originally used for before clothing fasteners?
Decoration – early buttons were ornamental, not functional.
Indira Gandhi
India
Which common item was once called a “spectacle saver”?
Eye Glasses
What part of speech describes or modifies a noun?
Adjective
Which musical about a matchmaker takes place in New York City?
Hello Dolly!
Why are men’s shirt buttons traditionally on the right side?
Because wealthy men were dressed by servants, making buttons easier to fasten
Carla Bruni
France
What fruit did sailors eat to prevent scurvy?
Oranges and other cirtus fruits
What is the term for a group of words that contains a subject and a verb but does not express a complete thought?
Dependent (or subordinate) clause
What musical is based on Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet?
West Side Story
Which material was commonly used for buttons in the Victorian era?
Mother-of-pearl (also bone, horn, and metal).
Eva Perón
Argentina
Which planet has the shortest day in our solar system?
Jupiter
What is wrong with this sentence?
“Me and John went to the store.”
The subject pronoun is incorrect — it should be “John and I went to the store.”
Which musical includes the song “Some Enchanted Evening”?
During World War II, why were metal buttons sometimes replaced with plastic or wood?
Metal was needed for the war effort.
Harriet Lane
USA
What does the word “trivia” literally mean in Latin?
“Three roads” (a meeting place)