Hodge Podge
Whose nose grew longer every time he lied?
Pinocchio?
In the film’s earlier stages, animators struggled with making Pinocchio cute enough. It took 12 artists about 18 months to nail the look Walt had in mind.
Exercises that raise the heart rate are known as this type of exercise.
What is cardio (or aerobic)?
Cardio exercise refers to anything that gets your heart rate up, while aerobic exercise will increase your heart rate as well as circulation and blood flow throughout the body.
This one-word synonym for hyperbole begins with the letter E
What is exaggeration?
A little well-placed hyperbole goes a long way to make a point.
Switzerland has participated in this number of World Wars.
What is zero?
Switzerland is the country with the oldest policy of neutrality in terms of armed global wars. They are not alone. Austria, Ireland, and Costa Rica have similar policies.
Winter begins in this month in the northern hemisphere.
What is December?
In the northern hemisphere, the first day of winter is known as the winter solstice. It’s the shortest day of the year.
What fruit do kids traditionally give to teachers?
An apple?
Because apples were an abundant crop, students would bring teachers apples as a form of sustenance and a token of appreciation.
Calcium helps keep these strong.
What are bones?
Johns Hopkins says, “The best calcium supplementation is none.” They prefer we get calcium from food sources. Check with your doctor before taking supplemental calcium.
If you precede bellum with these four letters, it means before the American Civil War
What is ante?
The period immediately preceding the Civil War is known as the antebellum period. Another example of a word with the prefix ante- is antecedent, meaning “some thing or event that comes before something else.”
The longest street in the world is claimed by this country that shares a border with the United States.
What is Canada?
The street is Yonge Street, located in Toronto. It’s 1,178 miles long and runs from Lake Shore in Toronto to Rainy River, which is on the Ontario/Minnesota border
Winter ends in this month in the northern hemisphere.
What is March?
After the first of the year, you’ll begin to notice the days grow longer as we head toward spring.
What’s the response to “see you later, alligator?”
“In a while, crocodile.”?
This type of exercise helps maintain flexibility and mobility
What is stretching?
You can stretch while seated or in bed.
The sequence of events or the storyline is also known as this four-letter word.
What is plot?
Another main element of a story is the cast of characters
The people of this U.S. territory have voted to become the 51st state three times.
What is Puerto Rico?
Did you know that Americans who work in Puerto Rico for the entire year and derive their income solely from Puerto Rican enterprises do not have to pay federal income taxes?
This is the coldest state in the United States.
What is Alaska?
Parts of Alaska reside in the Arctic Circle. The gravel Dalton Highway, 80 miles northwest of Fairbanks, is Alaska’s only road into the Arctic Circle.
According to the Dr. Seuss book, who stole Christmas?
The Grinch?
The Grinch was created to combat holiday consumerism.
To prevent the spread of germs, we are advised to do this with our hands often.
What is wash them?
Fun fact: According to the CDC, teaching communities the practice of thorough handwashing has been proven to reduce respiratory illnesses, like colds, in the general population by 16–21%.
French, Portuguese, Italian, and Spanish are based on this language.
What is Latin?
The Romance languages, as they are referred to, come from medieval Latin, which was spoken in various regions of Europe during the Roman Empire.
This continent in the southern hemisphere is the only continent in the world with no active volcanic activity.
What is Australia?
Even though Australia has roughly 150 volcanoes, they are all categorized as dormant or extinct. None have erupted in the last 4,000 to 5,000 years.
These are the three coldest months of the year in the southern hemisphere.
What are June, July, and August?
Meteorologists often define those three months as winter.
How many days are in a year?
365?
Plaque, the film on teeth, can harden into this.
What is tartar (or calculus)?
Regular teeth cleaning keeps plaque to a minimum and prevents problems such as gingivitis and periodontitis.
The Latin corpus means this four-letter English word.
What is body?
A legal example is habeas corpus, which translates from Latin to mean “show me the body.” It refers to the fundamental right that protects against unlawful and indefinite imprisonment as described in the Constitution.
At its closest point, Alaska is just three miles from this country.
What is Russia?
The Bering Strait separates two islands, one belonging to each country.
Couples are twice as likely to split up between the year-end holidays of Christmas and New Year’s and this romantic holiday in February.
What is Valentine’s Day?
It is believed the stress of the holidays and low energy during winter causes moodiness that leads to this tendency.