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The last glowing sparks of a dying fire.
What is ember?
What is UFO?
3 letters - boat paddle
What is oar?
The Bosporus Strait divides the European and Asian territories of this country.
What is Turkiye?
This explosive substance was invented in China, and was originally used for fireworks.
What is gunpowder?
A synonym for sleeping; and one's state of sleep.
What is slumber?
This tall, hairy monster is reported all over the world, but in the United States, it is usually called this, coined in a Native American language.
What is sasquatch?
6 letters - horseback seat
What is saddle?
This straight lies at the westernmost point of the Mediterranean Sea, named after the independent European city-state to its north.
What is the Strait of Gibraltar?
The width of this Roman vehicle became the standard spacing of railways in the world to this day.
What is the chariot?
The rare mineral-like substance made from pressurized tree sap.
What is amber?
This classification of ghost is well known for moving or throwing household items often and with significant force.
What is a poltergeist?
5 letters - give in
The Strait of Juan de Fuca makes up part of the northern border of the United States, separating the state of Washington from this Canadian province.
What is British Colombia?
Though the Egyptians turned flayed reeds into papyrus to write on, the Ancient Chinese debuted this modern variant.
What is paper?
A rustic, woody hue of the color brown; or the tinting of a photograph to said color tone.
What is umber?
This mythical ancient sea creature was known for attacking ships and dragging them into the ocean, though it was later debunked to probably be giant squid.
What is the kraken?
5 letters - Amsterdam flower
What is tulip?
The Strait of Magellan is located in the far south of this Latin American nation, and it is famous for the circumnavigating explorer that gives it its name.
What is Argentina?
The invention of this direction-telling device in its modern form is attributed to the Han Dynasty in the 1st century BC.
What is the compass?
A sorrowful or grief-filled atmosphere; fit for an unhappy occasion.
What is somber?
This wooden item painted with every letter of the alphabet is known for being a dangerous communication tool with the dead.
What is a Ouija board?
3 letters - temporary craze
What is fad?
This strategic strait that empties into the Indian Ocean is a major trade route for crude oil.
What is the Strait of Hormuz?
The earliest form of this building material appeared in Ancient Assyria and was used to make waterproof cisterns and aqueducts.
What is concrete?