Games from 2026-10-03

Unscramble each word. The theme connects them all.

1. HSLELAES (A treasure washed up on the shore)
2. OLROCPKO (A small watery hollow found among coastal stones)
3. TFDRIWOOD (Timber carried in by the waves)
4. STAIALOB (A vessel moved by the wind on water)
5. GESASSRA (Underwater plant that sways with the tide)
6. NTESAHRUB (Someone soaking up the rays on the beach)

Cut out the cards, shuffle them face down, and find the pairs.

Circle your answers, then check them at the bottom of the page.

1. Which famous lighthouse, completed in 1811, stands at the southern tip of Scotland and is one of the oldest surviving lighthouses in the British Isles?
   A) Bell Rock LighthouseB) Mull of Kintyre LighthouseC) Turnberry LighthouseD) Isle of May Lighthouse
2. What is the name of the process by which ocean waves gradually wear away cliffs and coastlines?
   A) WeatheringB) ErosionC) SubsidenceD) Sedimentation
3. In the classic 1975 film 'Jaws', in which fictional New England town does the story take place?
   A) NantucketB) Cape CodC) Amity IslandD) Montauk
4. Which ocean is the largest on Earth, covering more than a third of the planet's total surface?
   A) Atlantic OceanB) Indian OceanC) Arctic OceanD) Pacific Ocean
5. The famous sea shanty 'What Shall We Do with the Drunken Sailor' belongs to which traditional category of work songs?
   A) Capstan shantyB) Halyard shantyC) Short-drag shantyD) Pumping shanty

Complete each saying, then check the answers at the bottom.

1. “Any port in…”
2. “A rising tide lifts…”
3. “Still waters…”
4. “He that would go to sea for pleasure would…”
5. “The sea complains it wants…”
6. “A smooth sea never made…”