Vocabulary
Validate
To prove that something is true or correct.
Go back to the drawing board
Start over
Flashback
A scene that interrupts the main story to show something that happened in the past.
The more you take, the more you leave behind. What am I?
Footsteps
This Canadian city hosted the 2010 Winter Olympics.
What is Vancouver?
Ambiguous
What is, having more than one possible meaning; unclear.
Speak of the devil
The person we were just talking about showed up!
Descriptive language that appeals to the five senses.
What is Imagery
I have keys but no locks, space but no room, and you can enter but you can’t go outside. What am I?
A keyboard
This Canadian ice hockey player scored the “Golden Goal” in overtime at the 2010 Vancouver Olympics.
Who is Sidney Crosby?
Inevitable
Certain to happen; unavoidable.
Put something on ice
Put a project on hold
Irony
When what happens is different from what is expected.
What has hands but can’t clap?
A clock
This event features athletes skiing downhill while shooting rifles at targets.
What is biathlon?
Discrepancy
A difference between two things that should match.
Spill the beans
Give away a secret
Satire
The use of humor, irony, or exaggeration to criticize or make fun of human behavior or society.
What can travel around the world while staying in the same corner?
A stamp
This Canadian city hosted the 1988 Winter Olympics, famous for the Jamaican bobsled team’s appearance.
What is Calgary?
Allocate
To set aside or distribute something for a specific purpose.
An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure
You can prevent a problem with little effort. Fixing it later is harder.
Paradox
A statement that seems contradictory but actually reveals a deeper truth.
Example: “Less is more.”
I’m tall when I’m young and short when I’m old. What am I?
A candle
This country has won the most Winter Olympic medals of all time.
What is Norway?