Afternoon Activities
Traditionally, the Broadway curtain rose at 8 p.m. unless you were seeing one of these afternoon performances.
Answer: What is a matinee? The word originally comes from the Latin matins, meaning “morning prayers.” Today, Broadway matinees start between 1 and 3 p.m.
The United States and Canada celebrate this on the third Sunday in June.
Answer: What is Father’s Day? The holiday originated in the United States, and the first Father’s Day ever to be celebrated was June 19, 1910, in Spokane, Washington.
Don't Cry over spilled milk
Answer: What is to cry over past events that cannot be undone? Rather than dwelling on past events that didn’t turn out as expected, learn from mistakes, if applicable, and concentrate on the present and the future.
Legions of people around the globe are fans of this TV show, which takes us “where no man has gone before.”
Answer: What is Star Trek? Fans today still dress in costume and wear Mr. Spock’s pointed ears to Trekkie gatherings and conventions in honor of the beloved show.
This long form of the word perp is used by law enforcement.
Answer: What is perpetrator? The perpetrator is the culprit, or the one who commits a crime
In the afternoon, avoid a beverage containing this so you can get a good night’s sleep.
Answer: What is caffeine? Enjoy a decaffeinated version of your favorite beverage, or help yourself to a tall, refreshing glass of lemonade.
This day, usually June 20 or 21, marks the first day of summer in the northern hemisphere.
Answer: What is the summer solstice? It is the longest day of the year.
Born with a silver spoon in the mouth
Answer: What is to be born into a wealthy family? The idiom reflects the advantages of having money from birth.
His USO Christmas shows for troops in war zones are legendary.
Answer: Who is Bob Hope? He entertained legions of troops for 40 years, starting with World War II and culminating with Desert Shield.
Robin Leach gave us a glimpse into the lives of these people on his TV show.
Answer: Who are the rich and famous? Before the Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous, Leach worked for the Daily Mail as the youngest editor when he was 18 years old. He launched his TV career on AM Los Angeles with Regis Philbin and Sarah Purcell.
This one’s for the bookworms—clear your head by spending 15 minutes in the afternoon doing this activity.
Answer: What is reading? Immersing your brain in a fictional world allows your mind to disconnect, wander, and clear the cobwebs it has built up during the day so you can return refreshed to the task at hand.
On the tragic date of June 5, 1968, Sirhan Sirhan shot this public figure.
Answer: Who is Robert Kennedy? The senator was giving a speech at the Ambassador Hotel in California.
Gray matter
Answer: What is the brain? The brain is comprised of gray and white matter.
This civilian organization advocates for American veterans.
Answer: What is the American Legion? It was founded after World War II by an Act of Congress. Many veterans belong to the organization.
An old-fashioned word for women’s hose that indicated the material used to make them, they were rationed during World War II.
Answer: What are nylons? Nylon and silk were both rationed. Back then, hose had a dark seam running up and down the back, so women drew that line on their painted legs, giving the look of hose.
On a bicycle built for two, you are riding in this manner.
Answer: What is tandem? Couples who want to ride a tandem bike must be synchronized, which means that the back rider must put full trust in the front rider, who has control of the bike. The front rider is called the captain; the back rider is called the s
Just as sweet by any other name, June’s birth flower is called this.
Answer: What is the rose? It symbolizes love. Louisa May Alcott wrote, “Wild roses are fairest, and nature a better gardener than art.”
Bag and baggage
Answer: What is all a person’s belongings? For example, “When I moved to take a new job, I left bag and baggage behind.” This is not to be confused with someone’s emotional baggage.
Her orchid-colored eyes are as legendary as she is.
Answer: Who is Elizabeth Taylor? Taylor could change the color of her eyes by changing the color of her accessories and eye makeup. She also had a rare eye disease that contributed to her changing eye color. Taylor was married to a “legion” of men; she had eight marriages and seven husbands. (She married Richard Burton twice.
These two actors play polar opposites in the 1970s sitcom The Odd Couple.
Answer: Who are Tony Randall and Jack Klugman? Felix Unger (Randall) is a compulsive neat freak, and Oscar Madison (Klugman) is a slob who works as a sportswriter.
Late afternoon is the time for this formal British tradition served at a table with guests seated at high-backed chairs.
Answer: What is high tea? The earlier afternoon tea is served in a less formal setting, such as comfortable seating or in the garden. Food for both includes scones, sandwiches, and small fruits and cakes.
The tune “June Is Bustin’ Out All Over” comes from this Rodgers and Hammerstein Broadway musical.
Answer: What is Carousel? The musical opened on Broadway in 1945 and was made into a movie in 1956.
Nepo baby
Answer: What is a baby born to a famous person? Nepo is an abbreviated form of nepotism.
An eight-letter word, beginning with F, for legends or tales that often have a moral and are handed down from generation to generation.
Answer: What is folklore? Many of the fairy tales you remember are still told to children today. Examples include “Little Red Riding Hood,” “The Boy Who Cried Wolf,” and “The Emperor’s New Clothes.”
The Great Sphinx at Giza, the site of the Egyptian pyramids, is a combination of these two beings.
Answer: What are lion and human? The Great Sphinx has the head of a human on the body of a lion.