Childrens Books
Picture a lady in a green dress, tall black hat, with a red cape, riding a large white bird.
Mother Goose
The membrane separating the outer and middle ear.
eardrum or tympaniic membrane
A market where there is no competition, and only a single supplier.
monopoly
The Dining Room of this dirigible was featured in the 1989 Indiana Jones Film, The Last Crusade with Sean Connery
Hindenburg
Specimens of these include the "Star of Africa" and the "Tiffany"
Diamond
As it puffed up the steep hill, it chanted "I think I can, I think I can"
The Little Engine that could.
the three bones of the inner ear
hammer, anvil, stirrup
malleus, incus, stapes
financial term that is the percentage return on investment, also found on triangular street signs.
yield
At 804 feet, this sister ship of the Graf Zepplin II was the longest airship ever built.
Hindenburg
from pink to blood red, it owes its color to the element chromium, and is the birthstone for the Zodiac Cancer
Ruby
This 1926 collection of stories about an English boy and his bear.
Winnie the Pooh
This 4 word musical phrase meaning to play a tune without having seen the sheet music.
play it by ear
An American stock exchange located on this street in the financial district of Lower Manhattan in New York City
These two US airships were designed for long range scouting, helium inflated, could launch and recover up to five biplanes
USS Akron and Macon
Rather than by carats or grams the weight of pearls is measured in this unit.
grains
This 1957 children's book introduces Thing 1 and Thing 2.
The Cat in the Hat
This part of the maize has kernels, a husk and silk, more commonly called ...
an ear of corn
an auction market in which participants buy and sell commodity and futures contracts for delivery on a specified future date.
futures market
The most successful zeppelin ever built, it flew more than a million miles on 590 flights, carrying over 34,000 passengers without a single injury.
Graf Zeppelin
this blue gemstone, owes its color to aluminum oxide, is the birthstone for the Zodiac Virgo
Sapphire
In the great green room, there was a telephone and a red ballon.
Goodnight Moon
expression signifying that you are fully attentive.
all ears
A payment made to shareholders in shares rather than in cash.
stock dividend
Advertised as a luxurious trip, there was no heat, and passengers had to bundle up in heavy coats.
Graf Zeppelin
This green gemstone is the birthstone of the Zodiac Taurus
Emerald