The Ancient World
Critical “Mass”
Words That Should Rhyme
Poker Hands
2 “I”s
200
In the 200s B.C., the first Qin emperor ordered existing defensive structures to be linked, helping to create this
What is the Great Wall of China?
200
The Shiatsu variety applies pressure to areas of the body used in acupuncture
What is a massage?
200
A fictional book-length narrative & a digging tool
What is novel & shovel?
200
The hand seen here is known by the name of this theatrical New York City street
What is Broadway?
200
I know you’re angry but please, let’s be this, meaning adhering to societal norms
What is civil?
400
After a bloody war in this country, Emperor Ashoka renounced force & adopted “conquest by dharma”, or righteous conduct
What is India?
400
From French, it describes an action taken all together
What is en masse?
400
Half a quart & a hard mineral used to produce a spark
What is pint & flint?
400
The lowest straight you can get is A-2-3-4-5, known as a “bicycle” or this, a fundamental part of a bike
What is a wheel?
400
To excessively criticize something over minor details
What is nitpick?
600
Megalopolis was a member of the Achaean League, a defensive alliance of city-states on this peninsula
What is the Peloponnesian peninsula?
600
Home to 7 million Americans, it’s from an Algonquin word for “at the large hill”
What is Massachusetts?
600
Something used in a closet & something likely to cause harm
What is hanger & danger?
600
If you’ve got a “Dolly Parton” in hold ‘em, you’ve started off with these 2 hole cards—what a way to make a living…
What is 9-5?
600
If you’re to shy to ring in, you may be accused of being this 5-letter word
What is timid?
800
It was actually Marcus Agrippa, this future emperor’s deputy, who commanded the fleet that defeated Mark Antony
Who was Augustus?
800
A satanic version of a Christian religious service, or a 2015 movie about criminal Whitey Bulger
What is black mass?
800
Pendleton for the Marines & a wetland for the frogs and cypress trees
What is camp & swamp?
800
If your 2 hole cards are an Ace & a King, you’ve got “Big” this, like an oil spill
What is Slick?
800
Really, really mad
What is livid?
1000
In the 3rd century, this became the state religion of Persia’s Sassanian Empire
What is Zoroastrianism?
1000
Term for the total plant & animal life in a particular area
What is a biomass?
1000
A country that supports another one & to waster time by lingering
What is ally & dally?
1000
If you need the middle card to make a straight, it’s this draw that sounds like a bullet in the stomach
What is a gut shot?
1000
Fats, waxes & oils are classified as these
What are lipids?