VOCABULARY
"To flourish" originally pertained to the blooming of this
Flowers
In the mid-'60s this village in lower Manhattan was a hippie colony
Greenwich Village
"Buon Anno" is the Italian way to say "Happy" this
new year
Thought to have been designed by an American, Chile's flag features these 3 colors
red, white & blue
It's used for voting by mail
an absentee ballot
Metaphorically, this rainy day item is something encompassing, like a large organization
an umbrella
An ampere is a unit of electric current; an ampersand is a symbol for this
and
Brisbane, Australia started its history as one of these colonies
penal colony
The Spanish name for this day, 2 days before Easter, is Viernes Santo
Good Friday
Appropriately, it's the type of tree found on Lebanon's flag
a cedar
A poor woodcutter who secretly watches as 40 thieves hide their booty in a cave, the door to which can be opened only by the verbal command of “Open, Sesame!”
Ali Baba
If you're sent here, it's not a water journey--it means you're going to prison
up the river
This synonym for bubbly has the same root as the word fervent
effervescent
A colony of the Amazon species of this social insect may have a slave population
Ants
Rene Clair's 1933 film "Quatorze Juillet" revolves around this holiday's festivities
14th of July (Bastille Day)
Israel's coat of arms shows a menorah & its state flag shows this symbol
a star of David
The Northern Lights, for Latin lovers
the Aurora Borealis
A classic Cole Porter tune or to irritate or upset someone
under my skin
An aubade is a musical piece performed in the morning & this is one played under a window at night
serenade
William Brewster & William Bradford were leaders of this colony
Plymouth Colony
In India revelers throw colored water & powder to celebrate Holi, the spring festival of this religion
Hinduism
Daily Double
The Union Jack of the U.K. combines the crosses of St. Andrew, St. Patrick &
It has wooly hair, big horns & the scientific name Bison bison
American buffalo
Despite the name, when you have this type of "enthusiasm", it may have nothing to do with horse headgear
unbridled
It once referred to a street cleaner, now it means any animal that feeds on decaying matter
scavenger
Daily Double
Kalaupapa on Molokai has a colony for those afflicted with this disease
Kwanza, an African-American holiday, means "first fruits" in this language
Swahili
Once part of the United Arab Republic, this country adopted the republic's flag in 1980
Syria
Ceres travels in this expanse between Mars & Jupiter
the asteroid belt
The poem "Invictus" says, "My head is bloody, but" this....so I'm still standing tall...or, not yielding or submitting
unbowed