April 19April 19thth-23-23rdrd Warm-ups Warm-ups

Monday, April 19Monday, April 19thth Warm-up Warm-up

Take 12 toothpicks from the box on the stool. Create this shape, then move three toothpicks to make three squares.

Tuesday, April 20Tuesday, April 20thth Warm-ups Warm-ups

Here are ten “masculine” names. Write their female equivalents.

1.Bull2.Colt3.Duke4.Emperor5.Hero6.King7.Lad8.Lord9.Patriarch10.Tiger

Wednesday, April 21st Warm-upsWednesday, April 21st Warm-ups

Fill in the blank for these expressions which use colors. The first one has been done for you.

1.Once in a blue moon2._____ belly (coward)3._____ carpet (impressive welcome)4._____ cap (a wave)5._____ room (entertainer’s waiting room)6.Out of the ______ (unexpected)7._____ ball (to ostracize [expel from a group])8._____ alert (warning of danger)9._____ book (student examination book)10._____ chip (high priced stock with good returns)

Thursday, April 22Thursday, April 22ndnd Warm-up Warm-up

Match the clichés with their correct definition.

1.My better half A. exactly2.Lie low B. nuisance3.Name of the game C. avoid giving definite

answer 4.Play with fire D. spouse5.Stumbling block E. satisfactory6.To a T F. conceal one’s

intentions7.Up to snuff G. true purpose8.Hem and haw H. act uncontrollably9.Foam at the mouth I. not to be dismissed

easily10.Not to be sneezed at J. to court danger

Friday, April 23Friday, April 23rdrd Warm-up Warm-up

1. Find the capital of the Netherlands: Copenhagen, Antwerp, Amsterdam.

2. Name the Russian ruler who founded the city of Saint Petersburg.

3. Find a synonym of “perspiration” in the phrase “blood, sweat and tears.”

4. Where in the U.S. can you visit all the museums in the Smithsonian?

5. When you divide a circle’s circumference by its diameter, what’s the result?

6. Is the splitting of an atom’s nucleus called fission of fusion?

7. Is Costa Rica in Central America or South America?8. When was slave trading abolished in most countries:

1650, 1750 or 1850?9. Complete: I write, I wrote: I have, I ____.10. What’s the only base you can’t steal in baseball?