Around the House
What household appliance was traditionally called an “icebox”?
Refrigerator
What color are the brake lights on the back of most cars?
Red
What animal is known for carrying its home on its back?
Snail
“A picture is worth a thousand ___.”
Words
What toy has colorful pegs that you can push into a board to make pictures?
Lite-Brite
What type of cookware is traditionally made from cast iron and often passed down through families?
Dutch Oven
What famous road stretches from Chicago to Santa Monica?
Route 66
What do caterpillars eventually turn into?
Butterflies or moths
“Don’t count your chickens before they ___.”
Hatch
What game uses X's and O's?
Tic-tac-toe
What common household item was once made with horsehair and used to clean floors?
A Broom
About how fast does a typical passenger train travel?
Around 60–80 miles per hour.
What bird is often associated with delivering babies in nursery stories?
Stork
"A watched pot never _______"
Boils
What candy comes in a long roll of individually wrapped pieces and has the word “Life” in its name?
Life Savers
What household device measures the temperature inside a room?
Thermostat
In what year did the world's first scheduled commercial passenger airline service begin?
1914 — the service operated between St. Petersburg and Tampa, Florida.
What is a baby deer called?
Fawn
“You can’t have your cake and ___ it too.”
Eat
What board game features properties such as Boardwalk and Park Place?
Monopoly
Before electric clothes dryers became common, what outdoor item was often used to hang clothes to dry?
Clothesline
What does the abbreviation “GPS” stand for?
Global Positioning System
What animal is famous for changing its color to blend into its surroundings?
Chameleon
“When the going gets tough, the tough get ___.”
Going
What popular game, first introduced in the 1940s, has players trying to guess a hidden word by suggesting letters?
Hangman