The Planets
The only planet physically explored by man
What is Earth?
It equals 100 sen (and rhymes with it)
What is a yen?
In 1986, scores of Pilgrims were crushed by crowds on its holy banks
What is the Ganges River?
A Frisbee’s shape or the section of the spine that can “slip”
What is a disk?
Swedish Buffet named for the table or “board” it’s served on
What is a smorgasbord?
After the Sun & Moon, this planet is the brightest object in our night sky
What is Venus?
British coin named for a royal accessory
What is a crown?
Short but spectacular waterway which connects Lakes Erie & Ontario
What is the Niagara River?
Of an endomorph, a mesomorph or an ectomorph, the one that Arnold Schwarzenegger is
What is a mesomorph?
Term for Japanese fried food that simply means “fried food”
What is tempura?
Schiaparelli’s 1877 discover of its “canals” led the world to believe in life there
What is Mars?
They were used as the first North American paper money when not used for playing games
What are playing cards?
Nebraska farmers say “its too thick to drink & too thin to plow”
What is the Missouri River?
Smooth or striated cables whose pull on the bones make motion possible
What are muscles?
Versatile main dish ingredient that can be served “marengo”, “kiev”, and “mole”
What is chicken?
The Voyager 2 Space probe discovered 10 new moons there
What is Uranus
Since 1969, the highest denomination of money printed in the U.S.
What is the $100 bill?
It’s at the bottom of the Grand Canyon
What is the Colorado River?
Part of the body that generally had the thickest skin
What is the sole of the foot?
It is the ‘Hasen’ in Hasenpfeffer
What is rabbit?
Due to Pluto’s eccentric orbit, this planet is sometimes farthest from Earth
What is Neptune?
Term for Indian beads made from shells used by colonists for money
What is wampum?
The Klondike flows into it at Dawson
What is the Yukon River?
Skull bone which serves as the brain’s “helmet”
What is the cranium?
Scottish National dish that is a pudding composed of the liver, heart, and lungs of sheep
What is haggis?