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August 2002 Vol.3 Issue 8
Fun
& Games
History
- fun trivia quiz
- What imaginative
Italian "in 1492 sailed across the ocean blue"?
- What American
hero was known as the "Lone Eagle" for his aviation
feat?
- What young man,
later to become president of the U.S., was commander of a
PT boat in the Pacific in World War II?
- What 19th century
American politician reputedly walked miles to return a few
pennies change owed to a customer he had waited upon in a
country store?
- What retired
army officer, later to become a Union general in the Civil
War, built a home called "Hardscrabble" in the St.
Louis area?
- Who was the
young Native American woman who made it possible for Lewis
and Clark to successfully complete their expedition?
- What young black
woman served her cause by refusing to move to the back of
the bus?
- What young English
woman became the world's most famous nurse, known for her
taking care of soldiers in the Crimean War?
- This Revolutionary
War orator was famous for saying, "Give me liberty or
give me death"?
- What European
dictator was supposed to have been a wallpaper hanger before
becoming a political leader?
Crossword
Puzzles
Note that the
words used in Young Saint Louis.com crossword
puzzles are all taken from the articles appearing in this month's
issue. When you have completed the puzzles, you can click
here to find the answers!
Young
Saint Louis.com #1
| Across |
Down |
1.
prize, award
5. spy's job
6. cooperative venture
7. place to sleep
9. horn with slide
10. mixing with others |
2.
place to eat
3. mainly, mostly
4. dense, focused
8. counters in mail |
Young
Saint Louis.com #2
| Across |
Down |
3.
give specific power
5. pointed on top
7. beyond borders
8. service committment
9. hindrance |
1.
saved reminders
2. reserved for homes
4. business agreement
6. muscle building |
Back
to School
| Across |
Down |
1.
the enemy
3. place to buy books
5. needed for gym
7. used by the dozens
9. lived for |
2.
TV viewing
4. eradicates mistakes
6. to be avoided
7. place for notepaper
8. say goodbye to |
This
Month's Dumb Jokes
Why did the boy
bring a ladder to his new school?
He heard it was a high school!
Why did the parrot
wear a raincoat?
So he could be polyunsaturated!
Why did the baker
stop making doughnuts?
He got sick of the hole business!
How do locomotives
hear?
Through their engineers!
Where do mermaids
go to the movies?
To the dive-in!
What travels around
the world yet is always stuck in a corner?
A postage stamp!
What starts with
an E and ends with an E but usually has only one letter?
An envelope!
How do you stop
a skunk from smelling?
You put a clothespin on his nose!
Why couldn't the
flower ride a bike?
Because it lost its petals!
If you dropped a
fly into a class of Coke, why wouldn't it get hurt?
Because Coke is a soft drink!
Why did the shoe
cry?
Because it bit its tongue!
What did the bug
say when it hit the windshield?
I don't have the guts to do that
again!
What's better than
a dog that can count?
A spelling bee!
What do you call
two banana peels?
A pair of slippers!
Why isn't your nose
12 inches long?
Because then it would be foot!
More Crazy Book
Titles
The Greediest Guy
in the World
by Buster Gutt
I Met the Abominable
Snowman
by Anne Tartic
Don't Leave Without
Me
by Isa Coming
When Shall We Meet
Again?
by Miles Apart
Will He Win?
by Betty Wont
Crossing Roads Safely
by Luke Bothways
The Lady Was an
Artist
by Andrew Pictures
Don't Wake the Baby
by Elsie Crys
The Haunted Room
by Hugo First
Making Snacks
by San Widge
Just One More
A man goes to the
doctor. He has a banana sticking in each ear and a carrot sticking
out of his nose. He says, "Doc, I haven't been feeling
well lately." The doctor says, " Well, it's no wonder!
The problem is you're not eating right!"
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