A GAME OF NUMBERS
A haiku consists of 17 syllables in this many lines
What is 3?
It means next to last in a series
What is penultimate?
Hercules' 12th labor involved this beast that had 3 heads per Apollodorus (but 50 according to Hesiod)
What is Cerberus?
The flag of the Federated States of Micronesia has 4 stars on a blue background, the blue standing for this ocean
What is Pacific?
It can mean a catalyst for action, or a platform used by gymnasts to gain momentum
What is a springboard?
B, C, M & P are each worth 3 points in this game?
What is Scrabble?
The small depressions on a golf ball are called these; smile & show yours
You may never forget this large creature has the longest pregnancy period of any living mammal--nearly 2 years!
What is an elephant?
The 4 bo leaves on Sri Lanka's flag represent this religion
What is Buddhism?
Miami Beach has instituted $100 parking fees to restrict revelers during this annual bacchanal
What is Spring Break?
It's the quicker way to say a 40-40 score in tennis
It's a device used in threshing grain as well as a verb meaning to wave your arms wildly & uselessly
What is flail?
Norway's main Antarctic research station bears the name of this mythic creature of Scandinavian folklore... you also can find it under a bridge.
What is a troll?
One of the few Asian nations to escape imperialism, its flag took the colors of liberty used by its allies in World War I
What is Thailand?
A manager uses this preparation period to evaluate & help set their starting roster, also a period of time used in most sports.
What is Spring Training?
A famous group of blacklisted writers of the 1950s was known as the "Hollywood" this
What is 10?
Somniloquism is doing this in one's sleep; it could get you in trouble
What is talking?
It's the state mammal of Wyoming & the official national mammal of the United States
What is a bison?
Nigeria & Saudi Arabia both have flags of these 2 colors
What are green and white?
The headquarters of the Assemblies of God Evangelical Church is in this city on the edge of the Ozarks
What is Springfield, MO?
In a perfect game of baseball, the pitcher faces this many batters
What is 27?
There's a motion of the ocean in this word for the building blocks of the acids that control heredity
What is nucleotides?
The Detroit Zoo has 2 of the Eurasian type of this tough animal of the weasel family that in some ways is more like a bear
What are Wolverines?
One of the world's oldest, it dates from 1219 & inspired other Scandinavian flags
What is Denmark?
It's the "seasonal" term for the pro-democracy movements in the Middle East & North Africa in 2010
What is Arab Spring?