Subtract a Letter
Nursery Rhymes
Middle School Chemistry
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Subtract a letter from native & it becomes this — a word for simple & unsuspecting. 

What is naive?

100

This nursery rhyme‘s first verse sings, “How I wonder what you are. Up above the world so high, like a diamond in the sky.“

What is Twinkle Twinkle Little Star?

100

This is the chemical symbol for Ni. You might also find this in your change bucket. 

What is Nickel?

100

This actor played Jesse Katsopolis on Full House.

Who is John Stamos?

100

These two colors are usually mixed to create purple. 

What are red and blue?

200

Subtract a letter from portion & you get this type of magic drink. 

What is potion?

200

In the ”Itsy Bitsy Spider,” after the spider was washed out by the rain, this came out and dried everything up. 

What is the sun?

200

This the name of the inner part of an atom, composed of protons and neutrons. 

What is the nucleus?

200

This WWE wrestler’s famous moves is the Attitude Adjustment (AA) and the 5-Knuckle-Shuffle. He also hosted the Nickelodeon’s Kids Choice Awards in 2017. 

Who is John Cana?

200

Before the 17th century, this vegetable used to be mainly purple, not the bright warm color we see them as today. 

What is a carrot?

300

Kick out a letter from a British contact sport to get a July birthstone. 

What is rugby and ruby?

300

“Eeny, meeny, miny, moe, catch a ______ by the toe..”

What is a tiger?

300

The charge of a neutron. 

What is neutral?

300

This English man was a guitarist for the Beatles and began a solo career after the split-up in 1970. 

Who is John Lennon?

300

This liquid makeup is used to cover up blemishes. 

What is foundation?

400

Reel in a letter from a popular food fish to get a place where you get your nails done. 

What is salmon and salon?

400

American writer Sarah Josepha Hale wrote this rhyme based off a true story of a young girl who brought her pet to school. It became so popular that a stature was made of the girl and Thomas Edison recited the rhyme in 1877 on the first phonograph. 

What is Mary Had a Little Lamb?

400

After the liquid from a solution is evaporated, this kind of structure is formed by the solid. 

What is a crystal?

400

The 35th President of the United States. 

Who is John F. Kennedy?

400

This bayou based NFL team is the only team in the league with a plant for its logo. 

What is the New Orleans Saints?

500

Swipe a letter from a liquid used to form a glossy coating & watch it disappear.

What is varnish and varnish?

500

These two nursery rhymes have the same catchy tune when singing them, just with different lyrics. 

What is Twinkle Twinkle Little Star and the ABC Song?

500

The mineral pyrite is an iron sulfide with a chemical formula FeS2, but is most commonly known as this idiotic name.  

What is fool’s gold?

500

This author wrote classics such as East of Eden, Of Mice and Men, and The Grapes of Wrath.

Who is John Steinbeck?

500

According to Reluctant Gourmet, the tall white chefs hat, known as a toque, has 100 folds to represent his level of experience, such as the 100 ways to cook this popular breakfast food. 

What is an egg?