by
Jean Lee
Splitting the fresh air
Wearing pulled up hair
Feeling elated in a nice new gear and pair
Leaving no energy to spare
Hollering at the devil of injuries “Don’t you dare!”
Unexpected encounters with deer and hare
Bring up your quiet whisper of “Hello, there!”
Running is about to get you elsewhere
Nothing seems to matter and you don’t care
Every single mile will become another smile in your running
log to share.
Every answer today is a TV show, past or present, with a two-word title. I'll give you rhymes for those respective words. You name the shows. One of the answers is the smashing hit series (from Korea) on Netflix.
Ex. Cherry Basin --> PERRY MASON
1. Fillmore Whirls
2. Dayton Space
3. Showing Strains
4. Shogun's Zeroes
5. Mean Quakers
6. Deere Tractor
7. Car Check
8. Carney Thriller
9. Wool Blouse
10. Dark Bank
11. New Plant
12. Mountain Tabby
13. Did Same
14. Snappy Phrase
Answer Keys
1. Gilmore
Girls
2. Peyton
Place
3. Growing
Pains
4. Hogan’s
Heroes
5. Green
Acres
6. Fear
Factor
7. Star
Trek
8. Barney
Miller
9. Full
House
10. Shark Tank
11. Lou Grant
12. Downton Abbey
13. Squid
Game
14. Happy
Days
Haiku poem about Four Seasons by Jean Lee
Winter
Start to see your breath?
Icicles deck the roof top
Watch your squeaky steps
Spring
Mizzle sounds quiet
Its petrichor smells so sweet
Daffodil paints town
Summer
Shades and sombreros
Hide and seek with the sunray
Long good books cool you
Fall
Trees changing colors
Leaves keep dancing with rustles
Fill your bowls with figs
I'm going to give you some six-letter words. For each one rearrange the letters to get two three-letter words in the same category.
Ex. REGALE (parts of the body) --> EAR, LEG
1. BEATEN (insects)
2. GENIAL (alcoholic beverages)
3. ARDENT (colors)
4. BAITER (things to wear)
5. TACKLE (animals)
6. LAUGHS (boys' nicknames)
7. SHARIF (trees)
8. AUTHOR (Greek letters)
9. ORIOLE (resources from the earth)
10. THEIRS (possessive pronouns)
Answer Keys
1. Ant,
Bee
2. Ale,
Gin
3. Red,
Tan
4. Bra,
Tie
5. Cat,
Elk
6. Gus,
Hau
7. Fir,
Ash
8. Tau,
Rho
9. Oil,
Ore
10. Her, Its
Every answer today is a familiar phrase in the form "___ & ___," in which I've changed one letter in each of the words. You tell me the phrases.
Ex. SHOT & WELL --> SHOW & TELL
1. LOFT & SOUND
2. CRUSH & BARN
3. NICKED & LIME
4. COLLARS & DENTS
5. KITS & SELL
6. NOON & CRANKY
7. SURE & DIMPLE
8. PUNT & HECK
9. HIKE & SEED
Answer Keys
1. Lost
& Found
2. Crash
& Burn
3. Nickel
& Dime
4. Dollars
& Cents
5. Kiss
& Tell
6. Nook
& Cranny
7. Pure
& Simple
8. Hunt & Peck
9. Hide & Seek
The Declaration of Independence is one of the most important documents in the history of the United States. It was an official act taken by all 13 American colonies in declaring independence from British rule. Although the 4th of July celebration is already over, let’s have a short quiz on the holiday.
1.
The name John ________________________ is
synonymous with your signature. Legend says that ___________________ wanted the
king of England to see the rebellious signature without having to wear his
spectacles.
2.
Do you know how many people signed the
Declaration of Independence on July 4th, 1776? Only two men signed
it – John _________________, president of the Congress, and Charles Thompson,
secretary of the Congress.
3.
The Fourth of July was not declared a federal
holiday until the year of 19___ ___.
4.
Thomas _________________’s original draft of
Declaration of Independence was lost and the one eventually signed is the “engrossed”
document. It is kept at the National Archives in Washington, D.C., for all to
see.
5.
In July 1776, ______________________ (=the
first U.S. President) was in New York with his troops. On July 9, he received
his copy of the Declaration with a note telling him to share the news with his
soldiers. The men were so excited that they rushed over to the Bowling Green
and tore down the Statue of King ______________ III. Shortly after this, the
British attacked the colonists and the American Revolution was under way. The
colonists fought eight long, hard years for independence from Britain.
Answer Keys
1. Hancock
2. Hancock
3. 1938
4. Jefferson
5. George
Every answer today is a word or phrase that comes from French but is also commonly used in English. See if you can get them from their given...
