SPEAKING OF LANGUAGE
STUFF THAT HAPPENED
CALL TRIPLE "A"
ABBREVIATIONS
HIP, HOP OR RAP
100
It's the official language of the provinces of North & South Holland
Dutch
100
The upper & lower portions of this country united in 1840
Canada
100
Mohandas Gandhi was called this, meaning "great soul"
Mahatma
100
A medical profession: RN
Registered Nurse
100
For a cheer, double it & stick it in front of "hurray"
hip
200
This is the second most widely spoken language in the United States
Spanish
43,000,000
200
In 1964 Dorothy Hodgkin became the third woman to win a Nobel in chemistry & the first without this last name
Curie
200
If your eyelashes are blond, try using this in brown
mascara
200
In movie ratings: PG
Parental Guidance
200
When you're acquitted of a crime, you've beaten it
the rap
300
"Hakuna matata" means "no worries" in this widely-spoken language of Tanzania
Swahili
300
As Europe & Asia had the Silk Road, North & Central America had a "road" for this bluish stone
Turqouise
300
The oldest forage crop grown for fodder, its sprouts are popular in salads & sandwiches
alfalfa
300
A U.S. commonwealth: PR
Puerto Rico
300
It's part of an alternate name for the triple jump
the hop
400
The Berbers, mainly found on this continent, rarely use a written form of their native language
Africa
400
During a September 26, 1687 battle, the roof of this landmark on Athens' Acropolis was blown off
The Parthenon
400
In mathematics, it is the curve shown here
Parabola
400
In the British government: PM
Prime Minister
400
It can mean to knock, as on a door
to rap
500
Franz Bopp demonstrated the link between modern languages and this classical Indian one
Sanskrit
500
Ancient areas with legal codes include Greece with Draco's & this land with Hammurabi's
Babylon
500
This body of Jewish mystical teaching seeks hidden meaning in scripture
the Kabbalah
500
On a job application: DOB
Date of Birth
500
In skateboarding, it's the place where 2 ramps connect at an angle
the hip