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February 2003     Vol.4 Issue 2

 

Fun & Games

Trivia-fun bird trivia

(When you're done, click here for the answers.)

  1. What kind of bird appears in a pink plastic version on many people's front lawns?
  2. What kind of bird is considered to be the wisest of birds?
  3. The little baby running across the room without any clothes on is said to be "naked as a ____ bird?"
  4. A guy who is always doing stupid things is called this kind of bird?
  5. If you are afraid to take a chance, you may be called _____?
  6. If you are walking across the desert, what kind of bird do you not want to see hovering over head?
  7. If somebody fools you, what bird gives name to that act?
  8. What bird is most likely to be seen on coins?
  9. What kid of bird is said to think it's hiding when it buries its head in the sand?
  10. What kind of bird are pirates said to favor as a companion?

 

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

crossword 1

Across Down
3. act like, sound like
4. like turtles
7. a safe place
8. restoring health
9. rare and unusual
10. wall writing
1. reminders of past
2. cutting apart
5. objects from past
6. eats other animals

 

Young Saint Louis.com #2

crossword 2

Across Down
2. prior to first grade
5. collective ownership
8. type of skating
9. a wall painting
10. high, hard to reach
1. provides motivation
3. one who manages
4. beyond normal limits
6. device for training
7. a long race

 

Black History Month

crossword 3

Across Down
2. separation of races
5. a setting free
7. a public statement
8. freed the slaves
9. mixture of races
1. stand up for rights
3. basis of laws
4. civil rights leader
6. right of all

 

Jokes

How about some animal jokes?

Why is a polar bear a cheap pet?
      Because it lives on ice!

Have you ever hunted bear?
      No, but I've gone hiking in shorts!

What does the lion say to his friends before they go out hunting for food?
      Let us prey!

What happened to the lion when he ate the comedian?
      He felt funny!

How does a lion greet other animals in the forest?
      Pleased to eat you!

What do you call a lion wearing a necktie and a flower in his mane?
      A dandy lion!

What would you call a lion that has eaten your mother's sister?
      An aunt-eater!

How do we know owls are smarter than chickens?
      Have you ever heard of Kentucky-fried owl?

What happened when the owl lost his voice?
      He just didn't give a hoot!

What do you call a chicken that crosses the road without looking both ways?
      Dead!

What kind of ant is good at math?
      An accountant!

What do you call a 100-year-old ant?
      An antique!

What's the biggest ant in the world?
      An elephant!

What worse than an alligator with a toothache?
      A centipede with athlete's foot!

What do you get when you cross a centipede with a parrot?
      A walkie-talkie!

Just a couple of school jokes

Teacher: Tommy, I wish you would pay a little more attention.
      Tommy: I'm already paying as little as I can!

Teacher: Tommy, how can you prove the world is round?
      Tommy: Don't ask me! I didn't say it was!

Our usual ending with knock, knocks

Knock, Knock.
      Who's there?
Seymour.
      Seymour who?
Seymour if you open the door!

Knock, knock.
      Who's there?
Sweden.
      Sweden who?
Sweden sour is my favorite Chinese carryout!

Knock, Knock.
      Who's there?
Safari.
      Safari who?
Safari so good!

 


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