Abbreviations
Canals
Tying Together
Grimm Tales
What's the Buzz?
100

This four-letter abbreviation is generally used to express that a task needs to be completed with urgency.

What is ASAP/As Soon As Possible?

100

This canal connects the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans.

What is the Panama Canal?

100

You may be familiar with this company for their calculators, but they also make components for US Military equipment such as the Javelin missile.

What is Texas Instruments?

100

Although its Disney counterpart is like its original tale, the ending of this story has its evil queen dance to death in hot iron shoes.

What is Snow White?

100

Beehives are known for being filled with this shape.

What are hexagons?

200

Commonly used online, this expression shows what a person is experiencing from their perspective.

What is POV / Point of View?

200

In 2021, a container ship blocked this canal, which caused global trade to stall for six days.

What is the Suez Canal?

200

This Japanese entertainment company started off selling playing cards before switching to digital entertainment and creating world-famous video game characters.

What is Nintendo?

200

If the shoe fits, wear it. However, these two sisters cut off portions of their feet to try to fit in a fragile shoe in the original version of this fairy tale.

What is Cinderella?

200

Honeybees lose this part of their body when they defend themselves or their hive.

What is a stinger?

300

This three-letter abbreviation refers to a machine commonly used to withdraw cash from a bank account.

What is ATM / Automated Teller Machine?

300

This canal connects one of the Great Lakes to the Hudson River.

 What is the Erie Canal?

300

This company is known for its “indestructible” cell phones, but it started as a company that sold paper.  

What is Nokia?

300

Disney adapted this long-haired princess in 2010, but instead of being nearly killed, Prince Charming was blinded by her stepmother.

What is Rapunzel?

300

Bees create their hive using this material.

What is honeycomb?

400

The movie industry uses this type of special effect to create scenes that did not happen.

What is CGI / Computer Generated Imagery?

400

Turkey has plans to build this canal to connect the Black Sea to the Sea of Marmara.

What is the Istanbul Canal?

400

During the prohibition era, this company modified cars to outrun the police but now uses them for our fast-paced entertainment.

What is NASCAR?

400

In this story, he’s a feline, a killer and a con artist, but when DreamWorks adapted it, we knew him as a charming feline swordsman.

What is Puss in Boots?

400

Bees often go against this four-legged foe, looking to steal their honey.

 What are bears?

500

Around 11% of school aged children have been diagnosed with this neurodevelopmental disorder, which is identifiable from their increased impulsiveness and hyperactivity.   

What is ADHD / Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder?

500

Constructed in 1992, this canal connects two of Europe’s most important rivers.

What is the Rhine-Main-Danube Canal?

500

Originally an exporter of dried fish to China, this company made the switch to the electronics industry in 1969 and is now one of the largest South Korean conglomerates.

What is Samsung?

500

It’s cliche that true love's kiss can break curses, but in the original version of this story, which had a Disney adaptation taking place in the Southern United States the curse was broken with violence.

What is The Princess and the Frog?

500

This device is used to calm down bees before beekeepers extract their honey.

What is a bee smoker?