1. April 18 th -22 nd Warm- ups Improv Show Friday! See you there for hilarity and good times!

2. Monday, April 18 th Warm-ups Here are ten “masculine” names. Write their female equivalents. 1. Bull 2. Colt 3. Duke 4. Emperor 5. Hero 6. King 7. Lad 8. Lord 9. Patriarch 10. Tiger

3. Tuesday, April 19 th 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 moon 2. _____ 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)

4. Wednesday, April 20 th Warm-up Match the clichés with their correct definition. 1. My better halfA. exactly 2. Lie lowB. nuisance 3. Name of the gameC. avoid giving definite answer 4. Play with fireD. spouse 5. Stumbling blockE. satisfactory 6. To a TF. conceal one’s intentions 7. Up to snuffG. true purpose 8. Hem and hawH. act uncontrollably 9. Foam at the mouthI. not to be dismissed easily 10. Not to be sneezed at J. to court danger

5. Thursday, April 21 st Warm-up

6. Friday, April 22 nd 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?