FROM P TO Y
Another word for prison
What is a penitentiary?
Current events: Bloody Sunday just broke out in this country, outside the Winter Palace, no less!
What is Russia?
Be at peace! The columbine gets its name from Latin for this bird
What is "dove"?
To limit or control, perhaps your enthusiasm
What is curb?
In Vegas, an ace and a face
What is blackjack?
In the 1960s, feminists defined this as a system designed to keep women down, hence the need to smash it.
What is the patriarchy?
Geography: It's the largest state in the union by area
What is Texas?
Kansas' state flower, the common this, is in the genus Helianthus
What is the sunflower?
To unsettle or inconvenience someone
What is disturb?
For Nike, it's the Swoosh
What is logo?
It's the pseudoscience of examining the shape of the head to determine intelligence & character
What is phrenology?
Social studies: It first appeared in "The Youth's Companion" only 13 years ago in 1892 and we say it in class every day.
What is the Pledge of Allegiance?
The thoughtful should know that the name of this flower comes from French for "thought"
What is pansy?
To citify
What is urbanize?
It can be a heterogeneous mixture of stuff or a category on your favorite quiz show
What is hodgepodge?
What is perfidy?
World Powers: This empire stretches from North Africa to southeastern Europe & well into the Middle East
This flower is also called a fairy bell which is a better description than a random animal and some handware.
What is a foxglove?
To super-power an engine with a compressor
What is turbocharge?
Title of each of the first 10 leaders of Sikhism
What is guru?
This fancy word meaning "invested with full authority" is included in the title "ambassador extraordinary &..."
What is plenipotentiary?
Reading: This O. Henry story about a poor couple at Christmastime makes a good read in the New York Sunday World
What is "the Gift of the Magi"?
This flower whose name is derived from "wolf" is also a word used to describe wolves
What is a lupine?
To freshen up or renovate
What is refurbish?
A message of distress from a ship or an airplane
What is mayday?