Tree-mendous Trees
Inventors & Innovations
Finish the Lyrics: British Invasion
Food Origins
Wild Card
100

The sap of this tree is harvested to make syrup.

What is the maple tree?

100

This American inventor created the airplane with his brother in 1903.

Who are the Wright brothers?

100

Oh, yeah, I'll tell you somethin'
I think you'll ___________
When I say that somethin'
I want to hold your _____ (x3)

Oh, please, ___ __ ___
You'll let me be your ____
And please, say to me
You'll ___ __ ____ your hand
You'll let me hold your hand
I want to hold your ____

Oh, yeah, I'll tell you somethin'
I think you'll understand
When I say that somethin'
I want to hold your hand
I want to hold your hand
I want to hold your hand

Oh, please, say to me
You'll let me be your man
And please, say to me
You'll let me hold your hand
You'll let me hold your hand
I want to hold your hand

The Beatles ‧ 1964

100

Chocolate is made from the beans of this tree, native to Central and South America.

What is the cacao tree?

100

This man delivered the “I Have a Dream” speech.

Who is Martin Luther King Jr.?

200

This tall tree is known for its needle-like leaves and produces cones instead of flowers.

What is a pine tree?

200

This inventor is credited with creating the first practical light bulb.

Who is Thomas Edison?

200

_____, you really got me goin'
You got me so I don't know _____ I'm doin'
Yeah, you really ___ __ now
You ___ __ so I can't sleep at night

Yeah, you really got me___
You got me so I don't know _____ I'm doin', now
Oh, _____, you ______ ____ me now
You got me so I can't sleep at night

You _____ got me (x3)

Girl, you really got me goin'
You got me so I don't know what I'm doin'
Yeah, you really got me now
You got me so I can't sleep at night

Yeah, you really got me now
You got me so I don't know what I'm doin', now
Oh, yeah, you really got me now
You got me so I can't sleep at night

You really got me (x3)


The Kinks - 1964
200

Potatoes were first cultivated in this continent.

What is South America?

200

This mountain is the highest peak in the world.

What is Mount Everest?

300

Known as the “King of Trees,” this species can live for thousands of years and is famous for its massive size.

What is the giant sequoia?

300

Alexander Graham Bell is famous for inventing this device in 1876.

What is the telephone?

300

People try to put us d-down (talkin' 'bout my __________)
Just because we get around (talkin' 'bout my __________)
Things they do look awful c-cold (talkin' 'bout my __________)
I hope I die before I get old (talkin' 'bout my ___________)

This is my ___________
This is my generation, baby

People try to put us d-down (talkin' 'bout my generation)
Just because we get around (talkin' 'bout my generation)
Things they do look awful c-cold (talkin' 'bout my generation)
I hope I die before I get old (talkin' 'bout my generation)

This is my generation
This is my generation, baby

The Who ‧ 1965
300

Tomatoes, now central to Italian cuisine, were first cultivated in this region.

What is the Americas?

300

Borscht is a beet-based soup traditionally served cold in this Eastern European country.

What is Ukraine?

400

This tree’s wood is prized for making furniture because it is very hard and has a rich reddish color.

What is mahogany?

400

 This scientist developed the theory of relativity.

 Who is Albert Einstein?

400

Every _____ you take
And every move you ______
Every bond you _____, every step you _____
I'll be ________ you
Every single day
And every word you say
Every game you play, every night you stay
I'll be watchin' you

Oh, can't you _____
You belong to me?
How my poor heart aches
With every step you ______

Every breath you take
And every move you make
Every bond you break, every step you take
I'll be watchin' you
Every single day
And every word you say
Every game you play, every night you stay
I'll be watchin' you

Oh, can't you see
You belong to me?
How my poor heart aches
With every step you take

The Police ‧ 1983

400

This fruit was first domesticated in Central Asia.


What is the apple?

400

The largest land animal in the world.

What is an African elephant?

500

This tree species is known for having leaves that change color spectacularly in autumn and is a national symbol of Canada.

What is the sugar maple?

500

The steam engine, which powered the Industrial Revolution, was improved significantly by this inventor.

Who is James Watt?

500

When you're alone, and life is making you lonely
You can always go
Downtown
When you've got worries, all the noise and the hurry
Seems to help, I know
_____________
Just listen to the music of the traffic in the city
Linger on the sidewalk where the neon signs are pretty
How can you lose?

When you're alone, and life is making you lonely
You can always go
Downtown
When you've got worries, all the noise and the hurry
Seems to help, I know
Downtown
Just listen to the music of the traffic in the city
Linger on the sidewalk where the neon signs are pretty
How can you lose?

Petula Clark 1964 

500

This vegetable, often confused for a root, is actually a flower bud and is native to the Mediterranean.


What is the artichoke?

500

Before TV, this network was the go-to for American families’ radio entertainment.

What is CBS?