Around the World
although michigans first capitol was detroit, this city is its current capitol
What is lansing?
popularized in the 1790s by harvey kennedy, this is a small sheath at the end of a shoe lace mostly made of plastic or brass.
What is an aglet?
the first recorded ascent was in 1953, its elevation is 29032' and it is the tallest mountain in the world.
What is mount everest?
Often seen at the end of a sentence, the three trailing dots that indicate the omission from speech or writing of a word (or words) that is superfluous or able to be understood from contextual clues.
What is an ellipsis?
This everyday condiment found in almost every restaurant through out the U.S. was first sold as a medicine.
What is Ketchup?
changed in 1960 this is the current capitol of brazil.
What is Brasilia?
a broad waisted sash often worn with a tux that originated in persia before it was adopted by british military officers in colonial india.
What is a cumberbund?
meaning lower counties in reference to its low elevation and flat topography this is the the country with the tallest people by average.
What is the netherlands?
It measures distance north or south of the equator.
What is Latitude?
This animal is the only marsupial in North America. No seriously they're not all dead.
the capital of norway, named the european green capital in 2019.
What is oslo?
this is where the word for the tuxedo comes from.
what is Tuxedo,NY ?
construction started in the united arab emirates on1/6/04 and was completed on 10/4/10 and is The tallest building in the world.
What is the burj khalifa?
What is 1990's, specifically 1997?
Potatoes were first cultivated in this South American country 7,000 years ago...by the Incas.
What is Peru?
this is the capital and largest city in ghana.
What is Accra?
this natural fiber that comes from a goat is the most highly prized for women sweaters or sweater sets.
What is cashmere?
a statue commemorating an indian statesman/ independence activist, you can find a smaller version of it at ahmedabad international airport but this one is the tallest statue in the world.
What is the statue of unity?
What is Punnett Square?
This was the first toy to be advertised on telly. It was released on May 1, 1952.
What is Mr. Potato Head?
this city has nearly 10 million people and is the capital of Indonesia.
What is Jakarta?
considered the oldest of natural fiber, used to build the shrouds of egyptian pharohs and is a very verasitile plant. you might have even had part of it for breakfast.
What is flax?
The tallest trees in the world are red woods but this one tree dwarfs them all, standing around 380' in a remote area of the redwood national park.
What is hyperion?
What is "Let them eat cake"?
You'd think it was invented in Europe somewhere, but the Caesar salad was invented here.
What is Mexico?