Chemical Elements
The balloon in one Macy's Thanksgiving Day parade uses about 400,000 cubic feet of this gas
What is Helium?
You may find yourself on an emotional one of these, such as Maverick at Cedar Point
What is a roller coaster?
Parade reported that taking this type of picture now causes "more deaths than shark attacks"
What is a selfie?
Let's Czech in with this capital where Smetana & Dvorak both lived
What is Prague?
An easy target; hunters rejoice
What is a sitting duck?
As a gas, oxygen is colourless, but in liquid form it's this colour
What is blue?
Everyday metaphors include the instruction not to tackle problems prematurely, let's do this "when we come to it"
What is cross that bridge?
Competing against 19-year-olds, this Jamaican was 16 when he set a junior world record in the 200 meters at 20.13 seconds
Who is Usain Bolt?
Originally, this city founded by King Harald was east of the Aker river but after a 1624 fire, ended up moving further west
What is Oslo?
I won't string you along, this game is played with a string entwined around the fingers
What is Cat's Cradle?
Electric vehicles have brought cash to Chile, a land with large reserves of this lightest metal element, used in batteries
What is lithium?
British Jew Israel Zangwill used this term for the U.S. as a vessel where all peoples mix; his son moved to El paso & became part of it
What is a melting pot?
The name for this part of your nose comes from the Latin for "fence"
What is the septum?
Completed in the 1490s, Nydegg Church is a landmark in this city, capital of both its nation & its same-named Canton
What is Bern?
It means stocks are on the rise & investors are rushing to buy
What is a bull market?
The element actinium & its symbol are both first alphabetically; this element & its symbol are last
What is zirconium?
Based on a 1955 speech by a Fed head, slowing the economy is known as taking this away just as the party is getting started
What is the punch bowl?
The Roman equivalent of this Greek goddess is Minerva
Who is Athena?
Not Moscow but this capital 300 miles north of the Black Sea is the "mother of Rus cities"
What is Kyiv?
It's a fishy phrase for something that is deliberately misleading or distracts attention
What is a red herring?
Atomic number 100, this radioactive element is named for the scientist who directed the first controlled fission chain reaction
What is Fermium?
To blame bad news on the one who told you; the last name of Chicago policeman William meant it was literally done to him in 1901
What is shoot the messenger?
This yellow gastropod named for its resemblance to a fruit can move about 6 inches per minute
What is a banana slug?
Something to sink your teeth into...a signed document by Vlad the Impaler in 1459 is the first written appearance of this capital
What is Bucharest?
It's a possession that's too expensive to maintain, or a rummage sale, often for a worthy cause
What is a white elephant?