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Twin Pines Activity Kit Twin Pines Activity Kit This is Kit #14. “Enhancing the quality of life for the community.” WOULD YOU LIKE TO STOP RECEIVING THESE KITS? CALL US AT 595-7444. 1 LAUGHTER IS THE BEST MEDICINE 2 TWIN PINES NEWS AARP VOLUNTEERS RETURN TO PROVIDE REMOTE TAX PREPARATION SERVICES If you are low income, over 55, and were not able to process your Tax Return last year due to COVID, then you have preference to get free tax preparation services by AARP volunteers. Due to coronavirus precautions, the process will be very different from past years. Please call (650) 517- 6670 or go to www.belmont.gov/adults to find out more. WATCH OUT FOR THESE NEW COVID-19 SCAMS! • Someone offers to move you into an earlier group to get the vaccine, for a fee. • Someone tries to sell you a place on a COVID vaccine waiting list. • Someone on the street, online, or knocking on your door tries to sell you a shot of vaccine. • You get calls, texts, or emails about the vaccine, asking for your personal or financial information, like Social Security, bank account or credit card number. NEVER share these numbers or other per- sonal information with an unknown caller or in a text or email. To report a COVID-19 related scam, contact the District Attorney’s Office at (650) 363-4651 KNOWLEDGE CORNER WORLD EVENTS IN FEBRUARY 1653: New Amsterdam (later renamed The City of New York) is incorporated. 1709: Scotsman Alexander Selkirk is rescued after being shipwrecked on a desert island for 4years, inspiring Daniel Defoe's book Robinson Crusoe. 1852: The New Hermitage Museum in Saint Petersburg, Russia, one of the largest and oldest museums in the world, opens to the public. 1884 : The first volume (A to Ant) of the Oxford English Dictionary is published. 1893: Thomas A. Edison finishes construction of the first motion picture studio, the Black Maria in West Orange, New Jersey. 1895: Fountains Valley, Pretoria, the oldest nature reserve in Africa, is proclaimed by President Paul Kruger. 1896: La Bohème premieres in Turin at the Teatro Regio (Turin), conducted by the young Arturo Toscanini. 1907: Belgian chemist Leo Baekeland announces the creation of Bakelite, the world's first synthetic plastic. 1946: Trygve Lie of Norway is picked to be the first United Nations Secretary-General. 1960: Four black students stage the first of the Greensboro sit-ins at a lunch counter in Greensboro, North Carolina. 1964: The Beatles have their first number one hit in the United States with "I Want to Hold Your Hand". 1966: The Soviet Union's Luna 9 becomes the first spacecraft to make a soft landing on the Moon, and the first spacecraft to take pictures from the surface of the Moon. 1984: Space Shuttle program: STS-41-B Mission: Astronauts Bruce McCandless II and Robert L. Stewart make the first untethered space walk using the Manned Maneuvering Unit (MMU). 1990: Dissolution of the Soviet Union: The Central Committee of the Soviet Communist Party agrees to give up its monopoly on power. 1995: Astronaut Eileen Collins becomes the first woman to pilot the Space Shuttle as mission STS-63 gets underway from Kennedy Space Center in Florida. 1998: Rear Admiral Lillian E. Fishburne becomes the first female African American to be promoted to rear admiral. 1922: Ulysses by James Joyce is published. 2004: Swiss tennis player Roger Federer becomes the No. 1 ranked men's singles player, a position he will hold for a record 237 weeks. 2018: SpaceX's Falcon Heavy, a super heavy launch vehicle, makes its maiden flight. 3 TRIVIA CAN you name it? Using the clues below, Solve these riddles! 1. Brothers and sisters I have none but this identify the words that begin with ‘can’ man’s father is my father’s son. Who is the 1. A can that gives light _______________ man? 2. A can that is sweet _______________ 2. What can travel around the world while stay- ing in a corner? 3. A can that is truthful ________________ 3. I’m tall when I’m young and I’m short when 4. A can that is savage ___________________ I’m old. What am I? 5. A can that is a country ________________ 4. What gets wetter and wetter the more it dries? 6. A can that crosses off ________________ 5. Paul’s height is six feet, he’s an assistant at a 7. A can that is a way a horse runs __________ butcher’s shop, and wears size 9 shoes. What does he weigh? 8. A can you can row in ________________ 6. Which word in the dictionary is spelled incor- 9. A can that is a fruit ________________ rectly? 10. A can that is a Chinese language 7. What gets broken without being held? _______________ 8. Imagine you are in a dark room. How do you get out? 11. A can used to paint on ________________ 9. What occurs once every minute, twice in eve- 12. A can that is a deep valley ry moment, yet never in a thousand years? ___________________ 10. What has a neck but no head? 13. A can that is also a bird ________________ 11. From “The Hobbit” by J.R.R. Tolkien: Alive without breath, 14. A can that is a card game _______________ As cold as death; Never thirsty, ever drinking, All in mail never clinking. What is it? 12. Also from ‘The Hobbit’: A box without hinges, key or lid, Yet golden treasure inside is hid. Answers on page 9 What is it? 4 LET’S WORK THAT BRAIN It's Valentine's Day, and harried Helga has hit the jackpot! Four men sent her four different kinds of flowers (carnations, tulips, roses, orchids) and four different gifts (chocolates, a brooch, a teddy bear, perfume) as tokens of their affection. Each suitor gave Helga exactly one bouquet and exactly one gift. Can you figure out who sent what? The Clues The Suitors 1. Bob sent neither carnations nor orchids. Bachelor Bob 2. Bob didn't send the roses (he thinks roses are cliché) or the teddy bear. Ray the Divorcé 3. The man who gave tulips did not give the chocolates. Anton the Amorist 4. Anton didn't send the perfume. Widower Wyatt 5. The man who sent orchids gave neither the brooch nor the teddy bear. 7. Neither Wyatt nor Anton sent the chocolates. 8. Ray, who did not send the roses, sent the ’sweetest’ gift. Tip: Put an ‘X’ in gifts they did NOT give, and an O in gifts they did on all the boxes. Make some notes if you need to. Then cross-reference to see what options are left over. Carnations Tulips Roses Orchids Chocolates Brooch Teddy Bear Perfume Bachelor Bob Ray the Divorcé Anton the Amorist Widower Wyatt Chocolates Brooch Bob sent the tulips and the brooch. Ray sent the carnations and the chocolate. Teddy Bear Anton sent the roses and the teddy bear. Perfume Wyatt sent the orchids and the perfume. Sounds Like: Can you write the correct name of the Oscar-winning actress from each decade? 1. 1920s Merry Pique Fort 6. 1970s Dye Ankh Key Tonne ______________________ ______________________ 2. 1930s Claw Debt Cole Bird 7. 1980s Share ______________________ ______________________ 3. 1940s In Greed Burger Man 8. 1990s Hole Lea Hun Tor ______________________ ______________________ 4. 1950s Greys Kill He 9. 2000s Gait Twins Late ______________________ ______________________ 5. 1960s Chew Lea Ant Ruse 10. 2010s Mare Ill Strip ______________________ _____________________ Answers on page 9 5 HIDDEN PICTURES Can you find each individual object listed below? Answers on page 9 6 BRAIN TEASERS A word ladder is a sequence of words formed by chang- ing just one letter each time, for example Analogies: Find the best answer CAT 1. Neck is to tie as waist is to ______? COT DOT A) Jeans B) Watch C) Belt D) Shirt DOG Can you find the missing words? You can start from both the top and bottom. 2. Cat is to mouse as _______ is to worm? A) Horse B) Bird C) Whale D) Iron BLUE A winter color 3.Calendar is to dates in the same way dictionary is Sticky paste related to _____? A) Book B) Map C) Words D) Recipes Over full 4. Ship is related to sea in the same way camel is relat- A common type of arthritis ed to ____. A) Mountain B) Sky C) Desert D) Forest Sad little look Left side of a ship 5. Botany is to study of plants as ______ is to study of animals? A piece of something A) Cardiology B) Zoology C) Geology D) Biology What dogs do when they’re hot 6. Lion is to cub as sheep is to ________? A) Lamb B) Farrow C) Joey D) Calf Half a quart 7. Clock is to time as thermometer is to ______? PINK Valentine’s Day color A) Temperature B) Weather C) Pressure D) Heat 8. Moon is to satellite as Earth is to _____? A) Solar system B) Asteroid C) Sun D) Planet Answers on page 9 7 FOOD QUIZ ALPHABET: LETTER A & B This quiz will cover all sorts of food from fruits and vegetables, to meats, to soups and sauces, any- thing food! This quiz covers the letter A. Enjoy! 1. This vegetable is also known as the Chinese cabbage. 1. Which of these is traditionally eaten with Steak Oscar? What is this called? A) Anchovies B) Apricot C) Asparagus D) Apple A) Blo Chue B) Bon Choa C) Bok Choy D) Bran Chii 2.
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