AROUND EUROPE-Geography/Peoples
These people who seek independence from Spain get their name from the old region of Vasconia
the Basque
Palindrome:
A brothel boss
a madam
John Witherspoon, the only clergyman to sign, studied divinity at the U. of St. Andrews in this U.K. country
Scotland
In French a frere is this, whether in the monastery or the family
brother
Gruesome & horrifying
macabre
Title for the student with the highest academic ranking who delivers a speech at graduation
valedictorian
Belgium is made up of Brussels, Wallonia & this Flemish region
Flanders
Starts & ends with P:
Adjective meaning fleshy or fat
plump
2 of the 3 signers who later served as vice president of the United States
Jefferson & Adams (& Elbridge Gerry)
Depending on where you are speaking Spanish, this relative could be a nana or an abuela
grandmother
These cookies made with coconut are a traditional Passover dessert
macaroons
It's a household appliance, or a space devoid of matter
vacuum
Hungarian people call themselves this, which is Hungarian for Hungarian
Magyar
Before & after:
A creepy man who looks through windows at night Patriots QB
Peeping Tom Brady
Francis Lightfoot & his brother Richard Henry were members of this family of old Virginia
the Lees
In Swedish a brorsdotter is this
niece
This adjective meaning unscrupulously cunning comes from the name of a 16th century Italian writer
Machiavellian
Hazy or unspecific
vague
At almost 10 miles, Samaria Gorge on this largest Greek island is the longest gorge in Europe
Crete
Anagram:
OK CHARMS becomes this Irish item
a shamrock
Charles Carroll, a Catholic from this state, died in 1832 at the age of 95, the last surviving signer
Maryland
This older relative is a grosstante in German
great-aunt
A versatile crafting technique using knotting rather than weaving to create textiles, widely used for decorative wall hangings, plant hangers, jewelry, and accessories.
macramé
This 8-letter word is a synonym for neighborhood
vicinity
The Sea of Marmara connects these 2 important Turkish straits
the Bosporous and Dardanelles
Daily Double
"Z" word on the street:
Let's play Pyramid--it's a Babylonian temple
While serving in the Continental Congress, William Whipple left to fight Burgoyne in the 1777 to fight Burgoyne in the 1777 battle for this N.Y. place...S
Saratoga
In Portuguese irma means this & cidade irma is this kind of city
sister
Daily Double
When it comes to vision problems, there are wet & dry types of this degeneration
a life-support machine that breathes for patients with respiratory failure
A ventilator