You Need a Time Out
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The Smallest in Area
200
In Spanish-speaking countries, a small store might close in the early afternoon because the owner is taking a nap, called this.
SIESTA
200
A galactic cluster known as the Pleiades is in this constellation, known as "the bull."
TAURUS (TAURO)
200
This colored part of the human eye controls the amount of light that passes through the pupil.
IRIS
200
He was only 9 or 10 when he became Egypt's pharaoh sometime around 1348 B.C.
KING TUT (TUTANKAMÓN)
200
France,
Spain,
Portugal
Portugal
400
This word for a period away from work or school comes from the Latin word for "to be empty."
VACATION
400
In 1610, Galileo became the first to find other moons when he saw moons orbiting this giant planet.
JUPITER
400
It's the only even prime number.
2
400
John Smith said that this girl was about 10 when he met her in 1607 (she looked a little older in the Disney movie).
POCAHONTAS
400
Panama,
Brazil,
Argentina
Panama
600
A type of "time out" that sounds like what a puppy has four of.
PAUSE
600
In 1905, Percival Lowell began a search for this (dwarf) planet, which was discovered in 1930, 14 years after his death.
PLUTO
600
The Megabite, which set a world record in 1997 for the largest one of these flown, was 210 feet (64 meters) long including the tails.
KITE
600
Discovered as a child by P.T. Barnum, tiny 25 inch (64 centimeter) tall Charles Stratton became known as Tom this.
THUMB
600
Austria,
Russia,
Italy
Austria
800
This single word for a time out implies that you take the time to inhale and exhale.
BREATHER
800
In 1705, this English astronomer predicted the 1758 return of the comet now named for him.
HALLEY
800
This country's official name is Bundesrepublik Deutschland.
GERMANY
800
When he became the heir to the English throne at age 10, he probably had no idea he'd get married 6 times.
HENRY VIII (ENRIQUE VIII)
800
Alaska,
Florida,
California
Florida
1000
A phrase meaning "stop shooting" got combined into this word for a truce in combat.
CEASEFIRE
1000
Around 2700 BC, Thuban was the North Star (Estrella Polar); today this is the North Star.
POLARIS
1000
This Jewish festival begins on the eve of the 25th day of Kislev, which in 2021 is November 28, and lasts 8 days.
HANUKKAH
1000
In 1815, at age 6, this future writer of scary stories moved to Great Britain with his foster family, the Allans.
EDGAR ALLAN POE
1000
China,
Japan,
South Korea
South Korea