Spring Cleaning
To mop up a spill on a rug, take a cloth and do this.
blot the spill
This color is associated with Ireland.
green
In 2010, a handmade set of this popular real estate game sold for $146,500 to the Strong National Museum of Play in Rochester, New York
Monopoly
You don’t want to miss this museum founded by Pope Julius II.
Vatican Museum
This is the term for using long stitches to hold material together temporarily
baste
“In like a lion and out like a lamb” refers to this.
March weather
Test these mandatory lifesaving home features to see if you need to replace the battery
smoke alarms
On March 17, we all have a touch of this nationality in our blood
Irish
This machine, with its peculiar odor, was found in every school office.
mimeograph
This is Italy’s largest island
Sicily
In the store, it’s a length of fabric wound around a cardboard tube; in nature, it’s a unit of lightning.
bolt
In the United States, the clocks “spring” this way on the second Sunday in March.
forward
When the warmer weather of spring arrives, you want your ceiling fans to move air in this direction
down/counterclockwise
A shamrock has this number of leaves.
three
The 1943 penny was not made of copper; it was made of this alternate metal.
steel
This Italian city is the city of canals
Venice
When you purchase a mercerized sewing necessity, you are buying this
a thread
Among the first sounds of spring in many parts of the world are those of these migrating animals resting in the trees.
birds
If you’re drowning in bric-a-brac, this is the very first thing on your spring cleaning task list
decluttering
Keep a close eye on this mischievous little man dressed in green, and he might reveal where he keeps his treasure.
leprechaun
These large stores served as anchors in malls.
department stores
This city is the birthplace of the Renaissance.
Florence
You’d be correct if you knew this term for the pretty side of the fabric that is seen when you wear the garment.
right side
The first day of astronomical spring, on which the sun is directly over the equator, is called this.
spring equinox
Martha Stewart’s trick for cleaning coffee grinders is to run this food item through them
bread
St. Patrick was born here
(Roman) Britain
These stand-up collars were popular in the 1970s
Nehru collars
This lake area is a celebrity magnet, with George Clooney owning a vacation home there, and it has 100 miles (160 kilometers) of coastline.
Lake Como
These structured folds are named after a box-shaped German musical instrument
accordion pleats
If you live in New England, the maple trees give you this sign that spring has arrived.
sap
This natural abrasive can help clean a cast-iron skillet
salt
At 1,553 miles (2,500 km), Ireland is home to this scenic drive, the longest uninterrupted coastal route in the world
Wild Atlantic Way
Car dashboards made of this material have all but disappeared.
wood
This 50-kilometer coastline, stretching from Sorrento to Salerno, is breathtaking and is often photographed and painted.
Amalfi Coast
A gusset is either a diamond or this shape of fabric
triangle
This alternate name for the spring equinox comes from the Latin word meaning “of the spring.
vernal