Pick An Idiom
The mayor of Puyallup is well known in town. Yet no one in Seattle has heard of him. He is a "big fish in a small pond." What does this mean?
A. Someone who is well know for catching fish.
B. Someone who is respected in the community.
C. Someone who is world famous.
To be celebrated means you are well known. What's a synonym for "Celebrated"?
A. Important
B. Seen
C. Fun to be around
What is something rabbits and kangaroos have in common?
Answer: Both use their hind legs to hop.
What's the difference between Spring and Fall?
The days get longer in the Spring and shorter in the Fall. (both are seasons)
This kind of dog has been the most popular breed of dog in the United States since 1991.
What is the Labrador Retriever
Yesterday I saw an old friend from grade school. He is now a successful basketball player. When he was in my class, he was "knee high to a grasshopper".
A. Not very good looking
B. Someone who is young and small.
C. Someone who is very tall.
He was my former student. What's a synonym for "former"?
A. Favorite
B. Previous
C. Old
What do a bottle and a carton have in common?
Both are containers.
What's the difference between a stop sign and a traffic light?
A stop sign is on a pole and always show the same signal. A traffic signal hangs overhead with three changing signals. (Both give traffic directions)
What is the most popular ice cream flavor in the United States?
Bonus points: What is the most popular ice cream flavor in the world?
What is Chocolate?
Bonus answer: What is Vanilla?
My dad is not happy with the builder who is renovating our kitchen. He said "If the guilder doesn't hurry up, we won't eat a home-cooked meal before next Christmas. He's going at a snail's pace."
A. Some who moves or works too slowly.
B. A person who builds kitchens.
C. Someone who moves quickly and efficiently.
Mod Pizza will be closed next month to renovate. What is a synonym for "renovate"?
A. To relocate to another city.
B. To remodel and update.
C. To close forever.
What do a suitcase and a purse have in common?
Both are bags used to carry objects.
What's the difference between coffee and soda pop, like Diet Coke or Sprite?
Coffee is a bitter, hot drink. Soda pop is a cold, sweet drink (both are beverages)
Pepperoni is the most popular kind of pizza in the United States, by this percent.
Answer: 52% for pepperoni, 45% for cheese, 3% Hawaiian
Karly practiced for weeks for the upcoming school debate. She said "I'm confident in my speaking skills, but to stand and debate in front of my class gives me "butterflies in my stomach".
A. I like to debate in front of an audience.
B. I'm nervous but also a little excited.
C. I have no fear.
The class had a debate about school start times. What is a synonym for debate?
A. To cook a meal.
B. To do chores.
C. To discuss or argue both sides of a topic.
What do brothers and sisters have in common?
They are siblings in the same family (have the same parents)
What's the difference between your knee and your elbow?
Knee bends your leg, elbow bends your arm. (both are joints, body parts that bend)
There are this many days in a calendar year and this many days in a school year.
What is: 365 days in a calendar year and 180 days in a school year.
The man squinted as he tried to read the newspaper. He said to his friend, "Without my glasses, I am "blind as a bat". What does "blind as a bat" mean?
A. to see like a bat.
B. to have poor vision.
C. To live in a bat cave.
I had to squint to read the tiny numbers on the back of my phone. What is a synonym for "squint"?
A. Read
B. Peer
C. Examine
What do teachers and principals have in common?
Both are education professionals (work in schools)
What's the difference between a button and zipper?
A button is round piece that goes through a slit and a zipper has interlocking teeth. (Both hold clothes together)
What year did the Puyallup Fair start?
Bonus points: what crop was grown in the Puyallup Valley and made into jam for the Fair?
What is 1900.
Bonus point answer: Strawberries