6 letter words
This C word is a building for public, especially Christian worship.
What is CHURCH?
This musical was based on the book Anna and the King of Siam.
What is The King and I?
This is the frog-like name for a poisonous mushroom.
What is a toad stool?
After creating the world God rested on this numbered day.
What is the seventh?
The White House is this number on Pennsylvania Ave
What is 1600?
This American General unveiled the Grand Union Flag, the first national flag in America January 1, 1776
Who is General George Washington?
Where there's smoke....
There's Fire.
This is the only gem created by a living animal.
What are Pearls?
This D word is a period of ten years
What is a DECADE?
This Rodgers and Hammerstein Musical included songs like "I'm gonna Wash that man right out of my hair" and "Some Enchanted Evening"
What is South Pacific?
Mesquite can send these down 60 feet to reach moisture
What is Roots?
The Gospels were written by Matthew, Mark, and these two.
Who are Luke and John?
A piano has this many keys on it.
What is 88?
January 15, 1535 - This British King made himself Supreme Head of the Church in England as a result of the Act of Supremacy following his break with Rome.
Who is Henry VIII?
Practice what you...
Preach
Australia produces 95% of the worlds most of this precious gem.
What is an Opal?
This L word is to make an effort to hear something
What is LISTEN?
Based on a book by Victor Hugo, this musical has been in production somewhere for more than 30 years running. Its famous songs are "Do You Hear the People Sing" and "On My Own"
What is Les Miserables?
The deepest diver among these birds is the emperor species of this, which may dive to 900 feet in the Antarctic waters
What is a Penguin?
The longest of these is number 119, with 176 verses
What is PSALM?
This number is called a goose egg.
What is a zero?
January 15, 1973 - She became the first Israeli Prime Minister to visit the Pope.
Who is Golda Meir?
The Early Bird catches the....
Worm
Most associated with Princess Diana, the Cambridge Lover's Knot Tiara drips with the finest pearls in the world, except when they are taken off and replaced with this dazzling gem.
What is a diamond?
This D word is a barren or desolate area
What is DESERT?
Based on stories by TS Elliot, and composed by Andrew Lloyd Webber, this musical's cast of characters has no humans in it.
What is Cats?
Hunting & forest clearing (not a luxury automaker) have endangered this largest wild cat of the Americas
What is a Jaguar?
Jeremiah compared the false prophets he'd seen to the sinners of these 2 cities
What are Sodom and Gamorrah?
Fourscore equals this number.
What is 80?
January 24, 1895 - Hawaii's monarchy ended as Queen Liliuokalani was forced to abdicate. Hawaii was then annexed by the U.S. And remained a territory until statehood was granted in this year.
What is 1959?
The pen is mightier than....
The Sword
The most expensive and rare opal is this color.
What is Black?
This S word means alone; singly
What is SOLELY
The number one grossing musical of all time, this Disney musical based on a movie of the same name has earned more than a billion dollars. Featuring the story of a young prince who runs away when his father dies tragically and makes his way back home when his uncle destroys their home, The musical is most famous for the song "The Circle of Life"
What is the Lion King?
It's OK to kiss under this parasitic plant; just don't eat the berries -- that could be the kiss of death
What is mistletoe?
They're the stories by which Jesus taught--hey, did you hear the one about the sower?
What are parables?
The number of steps in Alcoholic Anonymous programs
What is 12?
January 30th the 32nd U.S. President was born and is widely considered to be one of America's three greatest presidents (along with Washington and Lincoln).
Who is Franklin Delano Roosevelt?
Give Credit where....
Credit is Due
Cleopatra was said to love sparkling green gems, which is why she was always wearing Peridot and this green gem.
What is an Emerald?
This S word is an artist's workroom.
What is STUDIO?
This musical was based on Shakespeare's Taming of the Shrew. It includes the songs "Too Darn Hot" "Brush up your Shakespeare" and starred Howard Keel and Ann Miller
What is Kiss Me Kate?
The oil in a peanut is almost 100 percent fat, which burns & produces energy, a process that's measured by this unit
What is a calorie?
He sent out a dove & the dove did not return, indicating that "the face of the ground was dry"
Who was Noah?
A Silver anniversary is this many years.
What is 25?
January 1, 1887 This woman was named Empress of India.
Who is Queen Victoria?
There's no place like...
Home
This gem is actually a naturally organic gem, created through the hardening of fossilized tree sap.
What is Amber?
This Y word is any of a group of colors of a hue resembling that of ripe lemons and varying in lightness and saturation; one of the subtractive primaries; one of the psychological primary hues.
What is YELLOW?
The first of the Rodgers and Hammerstein musicals, it had songs like "I cain't say no" and "People will say we're in love". It also included a lot of spelling.
What is OKLAHOMA?
When lightning strikes the sand, it can melt & fuse it into a type of this, called fulgurite
What is glass?
In Exodus the feast of unleavened bread is combined with this holiday
What is Passover?
Rome was not built in a day, but it was built on this many hills.
What are 7 hills?
January 10, 1776 - "Common Sense", a fifty page pamphlet by this philosopher, was published. It sold over 500,000 copies in America and Europe, influencing, among others, the authors of the Declaration of Independence.
Who is Thomas Paine?
Like two peas in a...
Pod
The largest faceted gemstone in the world is a record-holding yellow gem that was found in Brazil and weighs almost 37,000 carats.
What is a Topaz?
This D word is an object designed and manufactured to perform one or more functions.
This recent Tony Award winning musical was based on a biography of The United States' first Secretary of the Treasury.
What is Hamilton?
The poorwill is one of the few species of birds that's known to do this in the winter
What is hibernate?
The book of Proverbs is "The Proverbs of" this man, "The Son of David, King of Israel"
Who is Solomon?
In Mexico, a quinceanera is a celebration of a girl's turning this age
What is 15?
January 25, 1961 - He conducted the first live televised presidential news conference, five days after taking office.
Who is John F Kennedy?
Beggars can't be....
Choosers
The name of this gem is derived of the Latin word “garanatus“, meaning “seedlike“, in reference to the seeds of a pomegranate.
What is a Garnet?
This A word is any of numerous multicellular eukaryotic organisms of the kingdom Metazoa (or Animalia) that ingest food rather than manufacturing it themselves and are usually able to move about during at least part of their life cycle
What is an ANIMAL?
The first of the Rock Operas to win a Tony on Broadway, this musical told the story of the Christian Messiah's last days on earth.
What is Jesus Christ Superstar?
It can be a voracious reader, or a beetle larva that feeds on paper
What is a Bookworm?
Mentioned in Revelation 6, they are sometimes named as Conquest, Slaughter, Famine & Death
Who are the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse?
Highest number you can throw with just one standard die
What is 6?
January 21, 1924 - This Soviet Russian leader of the Bolsheviks died of a brain hemorrhage.
Who was Vladimir Lenin?
Blood is thicker than...
Water
The opal and this "T" gem both hold the record for the most colorful gemstone. It is also known as the "Rainbow Gem" because of the fact that is the only gem that can come in every color.
What is Tourmaline?
This A word is the condition of being in action; operation. The means or mode of acting; instrumentality.
What is AGENCY?
The titular character in this musical was played by Julie Andrews on Broadway, but she was replaced by another famous actress when it was brought to the movies. This movie actress did none of her own singing for the film. "I could have danced all night" is one of its premier songs.
What is My Fair Lady?
Platinum, atomic number 78, is worth more than this other metal, atomic number 79
What is Gold?
Though born in Bethlehem, Jesus was raised in this town in Galilee
What is Nazareth?
Bill Clinton is officially listed as this number U.S. president
What is 42?
January 28, 1935 - This country became the first to legalize abortion.
What is Iceland?
If it ain't broke,...
Don't Fix It
Prior to the 18th century, most diamonds were found in India. The largest diamond ever mined, known as this, weighed over 3,100 carats. The British Royal family broke it down into multiple diamonds now adorning their coronation crowns and scepters.
What is the Cullinan Diamond?