NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC "B"
Capital of Germany
Berlin
Julius Caesar became the leader of this empire in 45 B.C. but was killed just one year later
Roman
Commonly, pianos have about 3 of these; modern pipe organs have 32
Pedals
It means to shed tears
A distant automobile
a far car
The northern terminus of China's Grand Canal is located in this major city
Beijing
Around 1200 B.C. this Biblical man led his people to Canaan after their escape from slavery
Moses
Violins & cellos are part of this section of a symphony orchestr
String
A short distance is said to be a "hop, skip &" this
Jump
An elm that costs you nothing
A free tree
This small western European country is known for quality carpets, cut diamonds & fine chocolate
Belgium
In 1347, this "bubonic" disease began in Europe; as many as one-third of the population would perish
Plague
The largest BRASS instrument in the orchestra
Tuba
To clean the floor
Sweep
A rained-on fast plane
A wet jet
The Vistula River flows north through Poland into this sea
Baltic
Over 5,000 years ago, this ancient people created Hieroglyphics
Egyptian
To start your own garage rock band, you'll need a guitarist, drummer & someone on this 4-stringed rhythm instrument
Bass
At a buffet, don't do this twice with the same chip...or a short swim in the pool
dip
Earth's natural satellite between May & July
2nd largest city in Spain
Barcelona
Around 336 B.C., this "great" king of Macedonia began building an empire from Africa to India
Alexander
Drums are a part of this musical instrument family.
Percussion
In the past (we think it's in the past) kids who used bad language got their mouths washed out with this
Soap
A chubby feline
A fat cat