BIRTHDAY PARTY LOCATIONS
DAILY DOUBLE
You & your friends can gape at the animals at the Central Park this, where "Madagascar" is set
zoo
This desert covers much of the African country of Mali
Sahara
To close one eye; it can be used as a signal, like to mean "I'm not really serious"
Wink
This plaything consists of a pole with foot rests & a strong spring; you work it by bouncing up & down
Pogo Stick
To offer money for something at an auction
bid
This party place "where a kid can be a kid" used to have "pizza" in its name, now all that's left is the "cheese"
Chuck E Cheese
It's the only country Portugal borders
Spain
People will understand your writing better if you put this, also called a full stop, at the end of each sentence
period
The 2 iron stakes on the pitching court of this game are 40 feet apart
Horseshoes
Fast mover of the deep with 10 arms
squid
Amaze your guests in the TImes Square home of Ripley's Believe It or Not--this type of place but starting with "oddi", not "audi"
Odditorium
From about 60 miles away, Mount Fuji towers over this capital city
Tokyo
DAILY DOUBLE
Doing this with 2 fingers in your mouth is an old-fashioned but effective way to hail a taxi
Whistle
This version of jump rope requires 2 people twirling 2 ropes, one clockwise, one counter-clockwise
double dutch
The cover of a jar
lid
Celebs like Demi Lovato have celebrated their birthdays at Pinz, whose name tells you it's a venue for this game
Bowling
Cities in this country include Chennai & Mumbai, formerly Madras & Bombay
India
He was only 15 when he developed his system of writing for the blind
Braille
Violations in this game include stepping onto an opponent's half of the pole & striking the rope instead of the ball
tetherball
To slip sideways on a road
skid
At Bounce U this word meaning "designed to be filled with air" is both a noun & an adjective
Inflatable
The 224-mile-long Shannon River flows through this country
Ireland
This 5-letter service that lets you video chat with faraway grandmas over the Internet is part of Microsoft
Skype
A standard croquet course may have 6 or 9 of these metal hoops
wicket
DAILY DOUBLE
An arrangement of straight lines that cross each other to form squares
grid