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Vintage Circus & Carnival

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Instructions: Classic circus acts, sideshows, and carnivals

  1. 1.

    What famous American circus was known as 'The Greatest Show on Earth'?

    A
    Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey
    B
    Sells-Floto Circus
    C
    Cole Bros. Circus
    D
    Clyde Beatty Circus
  2. 2.

    What was the name of P.T. Barnum's famous museum in New York City?

    A
    The American Museum
    B
    The Curiosity Shop
    C
    Barnum's Grand Palace
    D
    Barnum's Wonderland
  3. 3.

    What is the term for a circus performer who walks on a tightrope high above the ground?

    A
    Funambulist
    B
    Aerialist
    C
    Acrobat
    D
    Trapeze artist
  4. 4.

    The Flying Wallendas were a famous circus family known for performing on what apparatus?

    A
    High wire
    B
    Flying rings
    C
    Trampoline
    D
    Trapeze
  5. 5.

    What sweet treat, spun from hot sugar, is a classic carnival food?

    A
    Cotton candy
    B
    Funnel cake
    C
    Taffy
    D
    Caramel apples
  6. 6.

    What is the large tent used for the main circus performances traditionally called?

    A
    The big top
    B
    The arena
    C
    The pavilion
    D
    The ring tent
  7. 7.

    What famous elephant was exhibited by P.T. Barnum and billed as the largest elephant in the world?

    A
    Topsy
    B
    Babar
    C
    Jumbo
    D
    Dumbo
  8. 8.

    What carnival ride features a rotating platform with decorated horses that move up and down?

    A
    Scrambler
    B
    Ferris wheel
    C
    Tilt-A-Whirl
    D
    Carousel (merry-go-round)
  9. 9.

    What was the sideshow attraction where a person appeared to have no body, just a head on a table?

    A
    The Headless Woman
    B
    The Invisible Man
    C
    The Spider Lady
    D
    The Living Head
  10. 10.

    What famous circus clown, born Emmett Kelly, was known for his sad-faced 'Weary Willie' character?

    A
    Lou Jacobs
    B
    Emmett Kelly
    C
    Felix Adler
    D
    Bozo
  11. 11.

    What carnival game requires players to knock over stacked milk bottles with a ball?

    A
    Milk bottle throw
    B
    Balloon darts
    C
    Ball-in-the-basket
    D
    Ring toss
  12. 12.

    What was the name of the large revolving ride invented by George Washington Gale Ferris Jr. for the 1893 World's Fair?

    A
    The Rotary Wheel
    B
    The Ferris Wheel
    C
    The Observation Wheel
    D
    The Sky Ride
  13. 13.

    What circus act involves a performer being shot from a large cannon-like device?

    A
    The Flying Trapeze
    B
    The Daredevil Drop
    C
    The Human Cannonball
    D
    The Rocket Man
  14. 14.

    What small car gag became a beloved circus comedy routine, with an impossible number of clowns emerging?

    A
    The clown wagon
    B
    The clown car
    C
    The clown train
    D
    The clown bicycle
  15. 15.

    What classic carnival attraction uses distorted mirrors to make visitors look tall, short, or wavy?

    A
    The haunted house
    B
    The funhouse mirrors
    C
    The hall of illusions
    D
    The magic show

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