Miscellaneous
Classic Children's Books
Mnemonics
French
Where on Earth is That?
100
This is added to white sugar to make it into brown sugar.
What is molasses?
100
According to If You Give a Mouse a Cookie, the mouse will ask for this once he has a cookie.
What is (a glass of) milk?
100
Never Eat Shredded Wheat
What are compass directions (North, East, South, West)?
100
This world-famous Parisian cathedral, constructed between the 12th and 14th centuries, is known for its breathtaking stained glass, stone carvings, and 100-meter spires and also suffered a devastating fire in 2019.
What is Notre Dame Cathedral?
100
Name the city
What is Venice?
200
This company's slogan is "You're in Good Hands"
What is Allstate?
200
An editor told Shel Silverstein this book was “too simple” for adults and “too sad” for kids.
What is The Giving Tree?
200
Every Good Boy Does Fine
What is lines of a treble clef staff?
The letters for the spaces between the lines are F, A, C, and E (FACE is the space).
200
This is the name of the French food considered a delicacy that consists of a mollusk cooked in butter and garlic.
What is escargot?
200
Name the country
Where is Peru?
300
This is the only metal to be in liquid form at room temperature.
What is mercury?
300
In 1987 nine animal statues—a mama and eight babies—were erected in Boston to commemorate this book.
What is Make Way for Ducklings?
300
My Very Educated Mother Just Served Us Nine Pizzas
What is the order of planets in our solar system?
300
This is the name of the iconic French designer known for her elegantly casual designs such as the “little black dress” and famous fragrance No. 5.
Who is Coco Chanel?
300
Name the state in which this structure can be found.
Where is Rio de Janeiro?
400
In the insurance business, this is the name of a person whose job it is to analyze statistics to calculate risks and price premiums accordingly.
What is an actuary?
400
In “Anne of Green Gables”, this is Anne’s last name.
What is Shirley?
400
How I wish I could calculate pi
What is the first seven digits of pi?
Unlike many other mnemonic devices, this one isn’t based on the first letter of each word but rather on how many letters are in each word. The letter count in each word of “How I wish I could calculate pi” is 3(.)141592.
400
This was the name of the peace treaty signed in 1919 that helped bring an end to the first World War.
What is The Treaty of Versailles?
400
Name the city
Where is Dubai?
500
The tiny piece at the end of a shoelace called this.
What is an aglet?
500
This is the name of the dog in Peter Pan.
What is Nana?
500
Here He Lies Beneath Bed Clothes, Nothing On, Feeling Nervous
What are the first 10 elements of the periodic table?
hydrogen, helium, lithium, beryllium, boron, carbon, nitrogen, oxygen, fluorine, and neon.
500
This is the name of the adventure novel written by Alexandre Dumas that follows the life of a young sailor who is falsely accused of treason and imprisoned.
What is The Count of Monte Cristo?
500
Name the country
Where is Jordan?