Double Trouble
This color is created by combining blue and yellow.
What is green?
This precious yellow metal is represented by the chemical symbol Au.
What is gold?
This Italian dish consists of pasta layered with sauce, cheese, and often meat.
What is lasagna?
This instrument is used to measure time and is commonly worn on the wrist.
What is a watch?
This punctuation mark is used at the end of a sentence to show excitement or strong emotion.
What is an exclamation point?
This famous American river shares its name with a state and flows into the Gulf of Mexico.
What is the Mississippi River?
This deep red gemstone is the traditional birthstone for July.
What is a ruby?
This spice, often called the most expensive spice in the world by weight, comes from the crocus flower.
What is saffron?
This extra day is added to February during a leap year.
What is February 29?
This word describes a word that has the opposite meaning of another word, such as hot and cold.
What is an antonym?
This occupation involves caring for books and helping people find information in a library.
What is a bookkeeper?
This precious stone is formed from carbon and is the hardest naturally occurring mineral
What is a diamond?
This Japanese dish features vinegared rice, often paired with seafood, vegetables, or other ingredients
What is sushi?
This ancient timekeeping device uses the movement of a shadow cast by the sun.
What is a sundial?
This figure of speech compares two things using the words "like" or "as."
What is a simile?
This word describes the location where someone lives or receives mail.
What is an address?
This precious metal is often used in jewelry and is represented by the chemical symbol Pt.
What is platinum?
This French cooking term means to cook food slowly in liquid in a covered pot.
What is braising?
This international time standard replaced Greenwich Mean Time as the primary reference for world clocks.
What is Coordinated Universal Time (UTC)?
This term describes a word that sounds like the noise it represents, such as buzz, hiss, or bang.
What is onomatopoeia?
This group of people is appointed to investigate, discuss, or make decisions about a particular subject.
What is a committee?
This rare gemstone is famous for displaying flashes of rainbow-like colors when light hits it.
What is an opal?
This classic French sauce is made by whisking egg yolks with melted butter and lemon juice.
What is hollandaise sauce?
This ancient civilization developed a calendar system with a year of approximately 365 days, based on the solar cycle.
Who were the ancient Egyptians?
This literary term describes a word or phrase that reads the same forward and backward, such as "racecar."
What is a palindrome?