Initial Quiz
Collective term for commas, question marks, and semicolons
Punctuation marks
According to Irish lore, this is what a leprechaun hides at the end of the rainbow
Pot of gold
Top elected city or town official
Mayor
Trash or debris; five o'clock shadow; a sphere formed by soap
Rubble, stubble, bubble
The number of zeros in one billion + the number of senators in the US Senate
112 (12 + 100)
The only member of the Beatles who fits this category's criteria
Paul McCartney
A group meal in which each participant contributes a dish
Potluck
The capital of Alaska
Juneau
Soft candy that is often made with chocolate; a blurred mark or smear; a courtroom boss
Fudge, smudge, judge
11 (3 + 8)
Security officers who ride on planes
Air Marshals
A popular brand of slow cooker
Crockpot
This Rochester, Minnesota, medical research center is one of America's top hospitals
The Mayo Clinic
A computer accessory; a sliver of wood; a season caused when Earth's axis is farthest from the sun
Printer, splinter, winter
The number of days (or nights) according to the Bible that it rained before earth was covered with water + the number of days before Jesus was resurrected after he was crucified?
43 (40+3)
US Postal Service flat rate package delivery service
Priority Mail
Another word for a Chinese dumpling
Potsticker
Charity founded by President Franklin Roosevelt to combat polio
The March of Dimes
An untidy collection of things; a speech disorder; churned cream
Clutter; stutter; butter
The Roman numeral XX + the Roman numeral CC
220 (20 + 200)
This arcade fixture was pretty much replaced in the 1980s by video games
Pinball Machine
This idiom indicated that a person is guilty of the very thing of which he accuses another
Pot calling the kettle black
Title of war veteran Ron Kovic's memoir of being paralyzed during the Vietnam War, recovering, and becoming a political and peace activist.
Born on the Fourth of July
Rubber ring that seals a juncture between two pipes or parts; a woven container; a coffin
Gasket, basket, casket
The number of visible stars in the Big Dipper + the number of minutes in a day
1447 (7 + 1440)