Snakes & Ladders
One of the first recorded mentions of the ladder is in the Bible, where this man sees a ladder covered with angels ascending it.
Who is Jacob?
An olympiad is the time frame used to space out leap years in addition to Olympic games, referring to this gap of time.
What is four years?
These nuts come from the oak tree, coming from a Gothic term meaning "fruit of the unenclosed land." No, they have no relation to the Mays family.
What is the acorn?
This Cuban capital city was founded by the Spanish in the 16th century, theorized to be named after Habaguanex, a chief of the Native Cuban people.
Where is Havana?
Orange, scarlet, teal
What is scarlet, orange, teal?
This pit viper species can be found throughout the southeastern United States, with its name tajen from the brown, hourglass-shaped markings which cover its face.
What is the (Eastern) Copperhead?
This term is derived from the English word for two weeks, as the Anglo-Saxons counted their days by nights.
What is a fortnight?
The Bertholletia excelsa, a South American tree nut often found in the Amazon, is named after this Saõ Paulo country.
What is Brazil?
Oftentimes, the shape of Cuba is compared to a reptilian creature, earning it the nickname El Caíman.
What is the crocodile?
Cerulean, indigo, vermilion, mauve.
What is vermilion, cerulean, indigo, mauve?
Snakes are often seen as dangerous, but this staff is depicted with two entwined snakes, and can often be seen on the side of ambulances.
What is the caduceus?
Historically, a quarantine refers to an isolation for this many days. Better mask up!
What is forty days?
Macademia nuts, also known as bush nuts, are native to this country - often found between New South Wales and Queensland.
Where is Australia?
Although Spanish in origin, Cuban bread remains most similar to this light-crusted French bread.
What is the baguette?
Fuchsia, sage, cinnabar, tangelo.
What is cinnabar, tangelo, sage, fuchsia?
Every year, 900,000 people are injured in ladder-related accidents - yet over 50% of these injuries are a result of doing this while climbing.
What is carrying an item?
Used to measure the time between alternate power cycles, this terminology refers to ~2×10−2 seconds, although many may be familiar with the lube.
What is a jiffy?
Although the name contains seed this species is technically a nut, known for being high in fiber and and fatty acids. Its powdered form is often used for gut health.
What is the flaxseed?
During this 1898 war Cuba left the Spanish empire, being occupied by the United States for four years until they gained independence.
What is the Spanish-American War?
Chartreuse, carmine, goldenrod, heliotrope, periwinkle.
What is carmine, goldenrod, chartreuse, periwinkle, heliotrope?
The cottonmouth snake is also known as this, a term coming from a tradition of Native American footwear, but often disliked by scientists as it blurs the distinction between the venomous cottonmouth and other non-venomous water snakes.
What is the water mocassin?
In early Roman times, the lustrum referred to this amount of time taken between censuses.
What is five years?
Walnuts are considered this type of fruit, differentiating them from stone fruits like the peach, as the outer covering of a walnut is technically not fully enveloping the inner seed, but we may use this term to refer to a fruit in a bracelet or bowtie.
What is an accessory fruit?
Although Cuba's largest source of income is tourism, this prominent service export is their second-largest revenue generator.
What is traveling medical professionals?
Gamboge, Burgundy, Smalt, Olive, Flamingo, Ochre.
What is Burgundy, Gamboge, Ochre, Olive, Smalt, Flamingo?