Rhymes with -ap
Type of hat worn at a baseball game.
What is cap? The players wear caps, which is where the name baseball cap derives. The catcher wears a hard cap under the mask.
This country shares the Iberian Peninsula with Spain.
What is Portugal? Portugal means “beautiful port."
This generation was born in 1959.
Who are the baby boomers? They were born from 1946–1964, and the generation got its name from the birth-rate spike after World War II.
March comes in like this animal.
What is lion? It goes out like a lamb. The saying symbolizes that March comes in with the roar of winter and leaves with the gentleness of a lamb.
It is widely (and falsely) believed this country introduced jet travel.
What is the United States? England introduced jet travel in 1952 with its de Havilland Comet. It was followed by the Soviet Union’s Tupolev 104. The U.S. Boeing 707 entered service in 1958.
A siesta
What is nap? The ideal length of rest is 10–20 minutes.
A canal runs through this Central American country.
What is Panama? The Panama Canal connects the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans, cutting 8,000 nautical miles off the trip that used to navigate around the tip of South America.
Boeing inaugurated this aircraft.
What is the 707? It was the first successful jet aircraft that lasted more than a few years.
Born March 2, 1917, he played Lucy’s husband Ricky Ricardo on I Love Lucy.
Who is Desi Arnaz? Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz were married during the show’s run.
The bat is said to lack this sense.
What is sight? Despite the saying blind as a bat, bats actually have very good eyesight, but they hear even better.
Something that helps you find your way when you’re lost.
What is map? You can find paper maps at bookstores and libraries as well as online at Amazon.
Machu Picchu is located high in the Andes Mountains in this South American country.
What is Peru? The best-known ruins in Peru are Machu Picchu, the site of ancient Incan ruins.
Hugh Hefner launched this magazine.
What is Playboy? Over the years, the magazine became an enterprise with Playboy Clubs, the Playboy Mansion, and more. In 2018, the family sold the last of their Playboy holdings.
On March 11, 1997, Queen Elizabeth II knighted this Beatles member.
Who is Paul McCartney? Ringo Starr has also been knighted.
A popular misconception tells us to add this ingredient to water to keep pasta from sticking together.
What is oil? That doesn’t work, but adding a little oil does keep the water from boiling over.
Comes out of many trees.
What is sap? Maple syrup comes from the sap of maple trees.
Islamabad is the capital of this South Asian country.
What is Pakistan? Pakistan was the first Muslim country to have a female leader. Benazir Bhutto served twice as the prime minister of Pakistan.
In this TV sitcom, Jay North portrays a boy whose curiosity and other normal behaviors always seem to lead to trouble.
What is Dennis the Menace? The sitcom is an adaptation of a comic strip featuring Dennis.
Name one of the two March signs of the zodiac.
What is Pisces or Aries? People born in the first part of the month are born under the sign of Pisces; those born toward the end of the month are born under the sign of Aries.
Nowhere in the New Testament is there a reference to three of these bringing gifts to Jesus.
Who are wise men or magi? There is no number mentioned, and there is no reference to them arriving on the night of the birth of Christ.
Type of music
What is rap? Rap is the primary form of music found in the hip-hop genre, but it is also found in other genres.
Pope John Paul II contributed to this country’s fight for the fall of communism.
What is Poland? He dedicated most of his life as a priest to freeing his homeland.
The United States gained these two states.
What are Alaska and Hawaii? Both were former territories. Alaska became a state in January 1959, and Hawaii followed in August.
You will find this Irish bread at holiday dinners on March 17.
What is soda bread? The recipe for basic soda bread includes flour, salt, baking soda, and buttermilk. It is commonly served on St. Patrick’s Day.
We are told to avoid this food group when we have a cold.
What is dairy? There is no evidence to show that dairy causes mucus, which is the reason we are told to avoid it when we have a cold.