All About Spain
Spain is located on this peninsula.
What is Iberian? It shares the peninsula with Portugal.
This boxing champion was born Cassius Clay.
Who is Muhammad Ali? When he was 12, someone stole his bike, and a police officer advised him to learn how to fight.
Apples dipped in this sweet, melted topping are a fall favorite.
What is caramel? After dipping, you can sprinkle with nuts and other toppings.
This city is known as “The Big Easy.”
What is New Orleans? Pronounced N’Awlins, it’s home to Mardi Gras, the largest pre-Lenten festival in the United States.
If you have skeletons in your closet, it’s not a good idea to cast this stone.
What is first? It’s best to think twice before criticizing others
This is the capital of Spain.
What is Madrid? It’s the second-largest city in the European Union and the cultural capital of Spain.
This innovative auto manufacturer who invented mass production paid his employees around double the going rate.
Who is Henry Ford? Mass production is something that has made many items affordable to us that would otherwise be cost-prohibitive.
This orange king of winter squashes is used to make jack-o-lanterns.
What is pumpkin? By the time October rolls around, you’ll see everything pumpkin in the stores—pumpkin beer, nuts, muffins, pumpkin spice latte, etc.
If you think the Fourth of July is a celebration, you should see this European capital on Bastille Day.
What is Paris? It’s France’s National Day of Independence, commemorating the storming of the Bastille.
When you’re dressed up, you are said to be dressed to this number.
What is nine or the nines? The idiom dressed to the nines is used when someone is dressed in formal attire.
Every July, the city of Pamplona holds what is dubbed “The World’s Largest Fiesta,” the Fiesta of San Fermin, also known as the running of these.
What are the bulls? Ernest Hemingway wrote about the Fiesta of San Fermin in The Sun Also Rises.
This American jazz singer is considered one of the best jazz vocalists of all time and wrote the autobiography Lady Sings the Blues.
Who is Billie Holiday? In 1972, Lady Sings the Blues was made into a film starring Diana Ross as Holiday.
These sprouts make their debut in fall.
What are brussels sprouts? Did you know they’re miniature cabbages?
This city is home to Churchill Downs, the scene of the first leg of the Triple Crown–– the Kentucky Derby.
What is Louisville? The derby takes place the first Saturday in May and is fondly called “The Run for the Roses.”
Sometimes you can kill this number of birds with one stone.
What is two? When we solve two problems at the same time, we kill two birds with one stone
This is the only country in Western Europe that is larger than Spain.
What is France? France beats Spain by a hair—by only 15,000 square miles.
This two-time prime minister of Britain and statesman played a significant role in defeating the Nazis in World War II.
Who is Winston Churchill? In addition to crafting plans for the Allies’ victory, one of his strongest leadership skills was his ability to rally people to a cause through his speeches. He used a combination of realistic assessment and optimism.
This squash can be used in place of pasta by the same name.
What is spaghetti? Spaghetti squash and butternut squash are examples of winter squash.
The film festival that takes place in this French city is the best-known film festival in the world.
What is Cannes? The first official festival took place in 1946. It is one of the most publicized events in the world.
It will never happen in this number of years.
What is a million? People say “It will never happen in a million years” when the chances of something happening are the same as the chances of winning the lottery.
This bustling Mediterranean port city in Catalonia is where a Romance language called Catalan is spoken.
What is Barcelona? Did you know Barcelona rejected plans for the Eiffel Tower, and Paris was the second choice for its location?
This husband-wife team discovered polonium and radium.
Who are the Curies? When they discovered radium, they had no idea it would have medical applications.
This is the generic name for a hot alcoholic beverage.
What is hot toddy? Hot buttered rum is an example of a hot toddy.
The Celebration of Light takes place in this Canadian city on the Pacific coast.
What is Vancouver? The celebration is the largest fireworks competition in the world.
When someone is being interrogated, they are getting this degree.
What is the third? When a parent questions their child, the child sometimes accuses their parent of giving them the third degree.