General Knowledge 1
General Knowledge 2
History
Word Origins
Sock Puppets
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An object that an actor uses while onstage.

A prop.

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A puppet that fits on your hand (Double points).

A hand puppet.

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Flat puppets made with shadows.

Shadow puppets.

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The toy that the word 'puppet' originates from.

Doll.

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The type of clothing that is used for this type of puppetry (Double Points).

A sock.

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What a puppet talks out of (Double points).

The mouth.

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Long sticks that move a puppet's arms.

Rods.

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A country famous for traditional marionettes (Double Points). 

Italy.

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'Prop' is short for this word.

Property.

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Plastic circles used for the puppets eyes.

Googly eyes.

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A table backstage where props are kept.

The prop table.

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A soft, squishy material that helps make puppets.

Foam.

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How long ago puppets were invented.

3000 years.

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The word 'marionette' comes from a name meaning 'little' this (Double Points).

Mary.

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This part of the sock usually becomes the puppet’s mouth.

The heel.

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A person who uses a puppet.

A puppeteer.

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A popular frog puppet that plays the banjo.

Kermit the Frog.

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This ancient civilization used early puppets in plays

Greece.

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The word 'costume' comes from a word meaning this everyday item.

Clothing.

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This string material makes puppet hair.

Yarn.

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Making a puppet move to give it its own character.

Character movement/characterisation.

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A person who makes puppets.

A puppet maker.

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Inventors of a type of ancient shadow puppetry technique 'wayang kulit'.

Indonesia.

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The word “theatre” comes from a Greek word meaning this action.

“To see” or “a place for seeing.”

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When somebody uses two hands to control the puppet, one for the head and another for the body.

Two-handed puppeteering.