SODA
The "Max" in the name of this soda's diet version refers to its taste
Pepsi
Inhaling some of this second-lightest element makes your voice sound all funny
helium
In this board game you must solve the case of millionaire Samuel Black, murdered in his own mansion
Clue
In the north Atlantic & northeast Pacific, "hurricane" is the regional term; in the northwest Pacific, it's "typhoon", but in the south Pacific & Indian Ocean, this word is used, from Greek for "circle"
a cyclone
It starts a football game
a kickoff
This root beer derived its name from the names of partners Roy Allen & Frank Wright
A&W
in a common science experiment, a strong healthy bone is soaked in vinegar; the acidic acid dissolves this key element, atomic No. 20; without it, the bone becomes soft and weak
calcium
It's "the classic naval combat game"
Battleship
When one of these devices that measures air pressure is falling, wet weather is likely on the way
a barometer
To scrape up your shoes
scuff
Splenda & real fruit juice make this alphanumeric soda's island fruit version special
7 Up
In an idiom something that fails to arouse any interest is said to "go over like a" balloon made of this metal
lead
Good deeds allow you to climb up, but watch out for the slides in this game where you try to reach the 100 square
Chutes and Ladders
This triatomic allotrope of oxygen leaves that peculiar smell in the air after thunderstorms
ozone
This Arizona city is home to Lowell Observatory, from where Pluto was discovered
Flagstaff
Mountain Dew offers a drink called Baja this--have one!
Blast
"God bless" this radioactive element, atomic No. 95, that was first produced by a team of U.S. chemists in 1944
americium
Use your skull in all of the activities of this game whose name is a synonym for "skull"
Cranium
The 11-year cycle of these solar areas that are a cool 6,500° has been correlated with temperature changes on Earth
sunspots
It's another name for the pope
the pontiff
A half-lemon, half-lime appears to dot the "I" in this soda's name
Sprite
Alphabetically, it's the first chemical element to have a single-letter symbol
boron
In 2016 news an A.I. program beat a champion of this 2-letter game with 361 pieces
Go
The Beaufort scale generally ranges from 0 to 12 in measuring this
wind
This officer, from the Old French for "custody", maintains order in a courtroom
a bailiff