Daily Warm-up Challenges for April 19th-23rd

1. April 19th-23rd Warm-ups

2. Take 12 toothpicks from the box on the stool. Create this shape, then move three toothpicks to make three squares. Monday, April 19th Warm-up

3. Here are ten “masculine” names. Write their female equivalents. • Bull • Colt • Duke • Emperor • Hero • King • Lad • Lord • Patriarch • Tiger Tuesday, April 20th Warm-ups

4. Fill in the blank for these expressions which use colors. The first one has been done for you. • Once in a bluemoon • _____ belly (coward) • _____ carpet (impressive welcome) • _____ cap (a wave) • _____ room (entertainer’s waiting room) • Out of the ______ (unexpected) • _____ ball (to ostracize [expel from a group]) • _____ alert (warning of danger) • _____ book (student examination book) • _____ chip (high priced stock with good returns) Wednesday, April 21st Warm-ups

5. Match the clichés with their correct definition. • My better half A. exactly • Lie low B. nuisance • Name of the game C. avoid giving definite answer • Play with fire D. spouse • Stumbling block E. satisfactory • To a T F. conceal one’s intentions • Up to snuff G. true purpose • Hem and haw H. act uncontrollably • Foam at the mouth I. not to be dismissed easily • Not to be sneezed at J. to court danger Thursday, April 22nd Warm-up

6. Find the capital of the Netherlands: Copenhagen, Antwerp, Amsterdam. • Name the Russian ruler who founded the city of Saint Petersburg. • Find a synonym of “perspiration” in the phrase “blood, sweat and tears.” • Where in the U.S. can you visit all the museums in the Smithsonian? • When you divide a circle’s circumference by its diameter, what’s the result? • Is the splitting of an atom’s nucleus called fission of fusion? • Is Costa Rica in Central America or South America? • When was slave trading abolished in most countries: 1650, 1750 or 1850? • Complete: I write, I wrote: I have, I ____. • What’s the only base you can’t steal in baseball? Friday, April 23rd Warm-up