Dance the Night Away
Knit One, Purl Two
Over Hill, Over Dale
Let's Get Crafty
The Potter's Clay
100
The Spanish dance famous for the noise and passion with which it is performed.
A. Flamenco
B. Cha-cha
C. Mambo
D. Square Dance
What is: Flamenco (A)?
100
In addition to the knit stitch, the second basic knitting stitch.
A. purl
B. knot
C. pearl
D. slip
What is: purl (A)?
100
The most popular outdoor activity in the US.
What is: Hiking?
Hiking is the most popular outdoor activity in the US, having overtaken running, fishing, and biking – and its popularity is still growing.
100
Hobby that involves preserving and organizing personal and family history in a book.
What is: Scrapbooking?
100
What clay originates from.
A. meteorites
B. decomposed granite
C. shale
D. dirt
What is: decomposed granite (B)?
Clay is formed by the weathering of the igneous rock granite. The sheets of alumino-silicates are weathered and deposited in hollows and low-lying areas. Pure weathered granite will decompose into kaolinite, from which porcelain is made. If the clay has been transported and mixed with other refractory materials, it may become either stoneware or earthenware clays, which melt at lower temperatures than the purer kaolinite.
200
"Polka" means this in Czech.
A. Sunday
B. Excitement
C. Half-Step
D. Happy
What is: Half-Step (C)?
200
The gauge in knitting patterns.
A. number of stitches and rows per inch
B. thickness of needles
C. railway widths for model trains
D. weight of yarn
What is: number of stictches and rows per inch (A)?
200
The number of different types of hiking trails.
A. 10
B. 24
C. 36
D. 42
What is: 24 (B)?
Access, backcountry, bridlepath, connecting, day, directional use, extended, feeder, fire road. Goat path, hiker-biker, hiking, interpretive, lollipop, long-distance, loop, multi-use, out-and-back, point-to-point, recreation, side, single-track, single-use, social, thru-hiking.
200
The art of using sharp tools to create designs or figures in wood. The finished product can be a sculpture, figurine, or ornamental piece
What is: Wood carving?
200
Tool used to heat clay to make it durable.
A. torch
B. kiln
C. oven
D. flame thrower
What is: kiln (B)?
Kilns come in all shapes and sizes, and burn all types of fuel. They range from a small electric jewelry kiln the size of a shoebox, to a large tunnel kiln used in industry that may be over one hundred yards long.
300
The dance that was popular in the 1920s.
A. Twist
B. Lambada
C. Watusi
D. Charleston
What is: Charleston (D)?
300
A knitting knobby.
A. a nickname for an old knitter
B. a device for winding skeins into balls
C. a tool for making knitted cord
D. a place to put unfinished knitting
What is: a tool for making knitted cord (C)?
300
The long
est hiking trail in the world.
A. Francigena
B. Appalachian
C. Pacific Crest
D. The Great Trail
What is: The Great Trail (D).
The Great Trail in Canada runs 14,912 miles.
300
The stitch that resembles an X.
What is: Cross Stitch?
300
The people who invented the potter's wheel.
A. Egyptians
B. Asian Indians
C. Russians
D. Pilgrims
Who are: Egyptians (A)?
The potter's wheel was invented in Egypt around the year 3000 BC.
400
The scandalous dance that found fame in Paris, France during the 19th century.
A. Flamenco
B. Can-Can
C. Swing
D. Waltz
What is: Can-Can (B)?
400
Where mohair yarn come from.
A. hair salon
B. Cow
C. Rabbit
D. Goat
What is: Goat (D)?
Mohair is a soft, lustrous, and durable fabric or yarn that comes from the hair of the Angora goat.
400
The number of people who engage in hiking each year.
A. 2 million
B. 10 million
C. 20 million
D. 200 million
What is: 20 million (C)?
400
A painting method in chich the paints are made of pigments suspended in a water-based solution.
What is: Watercolor?
400
Pottery and glass are made from the same raw materials.
A. True
B. False
What is: True (A)?
The proportions are different, but the materials are the same. Most clays, when heated to a higher temperature, will melt into a glass.
500
The 1960's teenage dance fad that originated from Jazz and Rock'n'Roll music.
A. Two-Step
B. Go-Go
C. Can-Can
D. Cha-Cha
What is: Go-Go (B)?
500
Knitting was thought to be a man's enterprise.
A. True
B. False
What is: True (A)?
In 1527, the first knitting union was established in Paris, France — and no women were allowed to join. After the knitting machine was invented in the late 1500s, knitting by hand became a useful hobby, rather than a necessity.
500
The average hiking speed.
A. 2 mph
B. 2.5 mph
C. 3 mph
D. 3.5 mph
What is: 2.5 mph?
500
The name of bead used as money by the Native Americans?
What is: Wampum?
500
Term for when a ceramist makes a piece on a potter's wheel.
A. magic
B. spun
C. thrown
D. twirled
What is: thrown (C) ?