Great Ideas
Visually impaired Samuel Genensky came up with the idea of putting a circle or a triangle on these doors
Restrooms
Knot is the collective term for these amphibians that are not exactly the same as frogs
Toads
One of the first recorded uses of the homing type of this creature delivered Olympic results to Athenians
Pigeon
This skirt worn by ballerinas is frequently made of tulle
Tutu
This container is so named because it's where young women keep linens & such in anticipation of marriage
Hope Chest
The idea for the EU began in 1950 with the Schuman Plan that the coal & steel industries of France & this nation be joined
Germany
As well as a cast of thousands, you can have a cast of these birds of prey, like the kestrel or the peregrine
Falcons
In 1943 Galvin Manufacturing created this rhyming handheld device
Walkie-Talkie
Colourful gummy candies, great for chewing
Jujubes
Made mainly of this material, a vitrine is a showcase where memorabilia can be kept
Glass
In the 1920s Otto Rohwedder saw the popularity of toasters & invented this device to make toasting easier
The Bread Slicer
A group of rhinos is called this, like an unexpected meeting between two automobiles
Crash
Heliographs go back to ancient Greek soldiers who polished these to a mirror shine & used them to send messages
Shields
The name of this reddish-brown color actually comes from the Latin word for "white"
Auburn
A freestanding closet fitted with hooks & bars for hanging clothes, or the clothes that go into one
Wardrobe
In 1879 Samuel Dodd, this wealthy man's lawyer, came up with the idea of business trusts
Rockefeller
This term for a group of camels sounds like a single-file train of them stretched out across the desert
Caravan
In 1843 Alexander Bain got a patent for the first of these machines that would scan a 2-dimensional surface
Fax Machine
A cleaning machine, or a space devoid of matter
Vacuum
"Fair" enough-- this dressing table has a mirror & a compartment where milady can keep her cosmetics
Vanity
In 1971 3 guys at this company first put a computer CPU on a chip
Intel
A group of owls is known as this, like the Canadian legislature
Parliament
Hieroglyphics & cuneiform are these symbols, images that stand for words or ideas
Pictographs
It's a riddle involving a play on words, like "What's black & white & read all over?
Conundrum
The name of this large cabinet reveals its original use for keeping weapons
Armoire