TRADEMARKS
Not flap-jack but this is a brand of compressed powder makeup created by Max Factor
Pancake
It's mind over minutiae in this board game in which you answer questions in order to collect 6 wedges to win
TRIVIAL PURSUIT
This word for a medical fraud has a longer version that ends with salver
QUACK
Most of this Chinese capital's people belong to the Han ethnic group; Manchus & Mongols are in the minority
BEIJING
In 2017 protests & a puppy were among this Russian leader's 65th birthday gifts
PUTIN
This name for a moving staircase was originally a trademark of the Otis Elevator Company
ESCALATOR
A 3-ball cascade is the most basic pattern used in this hobby but one day you might attempt a flying disco drop
JUGGLING
A vestige of something; when pluralized it's the sediment left over in wine or coffee
DREG
The tomb of the 12th century Muslim leader Saladin is located in this Syrian city
DAMASCUS
Second in command in this country is the secretary of state Cardinal Pietro Parolin
THE VATICAN CITY
Since 1992 this hyphenated brand of correction fluid has belonged to BIC
WITE-OUT
You'll want to hang onto your silver dollars in this hobby AKA numismatics
COIN COLLECTING
Bream means to clean the bottom of the bottom of one of these by burning & scraping to get rid of seaweed barnacles etc.
A BOAT
Klang Klang Klang went the river! The Klang & Gombak Rivers meet in Kuala Lumpur the capital of this
MALAYSIA
In 2017 31-year-old Sebastian Kurz said danke as this country made him one of the world's youngest leaders
AUSTRIA
In 1972 2 young men in Oregon kicking it old school came up with this footbag
HACKY SACK
Looking for something exotic? You could try raising one of these snakes like a ball or a Burmese
PYTHON
A natatorium is an indoor one of these
pool
With upscale shopping & blazing lights the Xinyi district in this island capital resembles Tokyo's Ginza
TAIPEI
Before becoming president of this country in 2009 Jacob Zuma did exile time in Swaziland & Mozambique
SOUTH AFRICA
This contest was first held in 1949 to celebrate Pillsbury's 80th birthday
A PILLSBURY BAKE-OFF
Options for wax when making candles: beeswax soy or this petroleum product
PARAFFIN
Y is the only vowel in this unusual word that means an alignment of 3 heavenly bodies like the Earth moon & sun
SYZYGY
In 1959 this city was designated to replace Karachi as the capital; its construction began 2 years later
ISLAMABAD
Though 20+ years older than his wife Eva this Argentine leader outlived her by 20+ years
JUAN PERÓN