Animals
Its legs are 6 feet long & its neck can be even longer
What is a GIRAFFE?
A 10-cent small green citrus fruit
Hat is a DIME LIME?
A tree having single flattened needles or the pelt of an animal
What is FIR/FUR?
Another word for poisonous, it can also describe a bad relationship
What is TOXIC?
Despite being the twelfth month of our year, "December" actually means this.
What is 10th month
In a children's tale, Jack traded one of these barnyard animals for some magic beans
What is a COW?
A really extensive musical ballad
What is a LONG SONG?
To feel ill, or a heavy beer
What is AIL/ALE?
A superlative form of little, it's an antonym of utmost
What is LEAST?
December 8, 1991 the USSR was dissolved and became multiple countries, the largest of which is this current country.
What is Russia?
In 1956 it was discovered that hamsters could be infected with this "common" human malady
What is a COLD?
A jacket for a nanny or a billy
What is a GOAT COAT?
A segment of a curve or a chest for 10 Commandments
What is an ARC/ARK?
A recess in a wall, or a situation suited to a person
What is a NICHE?
December 14, 1799 this former president died at Mount Vernon.
Who is George Washington?
This "demonic" marsupial is extinct from the Aussie mainland but still lives close by
What is a TASMANIAN DEVIL?
Throw dental thread around
What is TOSS FLOSS?
A walkway between sections of seats in a theater, or a small piece of land surrounded by water
What is AISLE/ISLE?
As a noun, it's a steep-walled canyon; as a verb, it means to stuff yourself with food
What is GORGE?
This American nurse and philanthropist was born in Oxford, Massachusetts December 25, 1821. She served as a nurse during the Civil War and in 1881 founded the American Red Cross.
Who is Clara Barton?
Sadly, this "giant" bearlike mammal of China is on the endangered list
It's common slang for a huge 18-wheeler
What is a BIG RIG?
To discover by chance, or penalized monetarily
What is FIND/FINED?
To surpass, or a Microsoft spreadsheet program
What is EXCEL?
December 21st 1993 Boris Yeltsin allegedly abolished the Soviet Service Police, also known by these three letters.
What is the KGB?
This bird's whooping call is said to carry 2 miles, & its courtship displays include a leaping dance
What is a WHOOPING CRANE?
A stage play about a woolly South American beast of burden
What is a LLAMA DRAMA?
A flash of light, or a knack for doing something
What is FLARE/FLAIR?
This steel rod is used to strengthen concrete pourings
What is REBAR?
December 13th, 1991, two countries came together to formally end this war, although the fighting had ceased thirty-eight years earlier.
What is the Korean War?
In 1996 158 of these endangered marine mammals died in a red tide of toxic algae in Florida
What is a MANATEE?
A bed covering made from bits & pieces of Scottish skirts
What is a KILT QUILT?
To coat with gold, or an association for members of the same profession
What is GILD/GUILD?
The 2 months that fit this category
What are MARCH AND APRIL?
If you follow the astronomical seasons, then December 21st, the winter solstice, is the first day of winter. If you follow the meteorological seasons, then this day in December is the first day in winter.
What is December 1st?
One of these mammals that inhabits the East Indies has a wingspan of over 5 1/2 feet
What is a BAT?
A quick drawing of a curly-haired dog
What is a POODLE DOODLE?
Hunting for Moby or the wall in Jerusalem
What is WHALING/WAILING?
From Yiddish, it's a clumsy person
What is a KLUTZ?
The full moon in December was named by multiple Native American tribes; and continues to be called this.
What is the Cold Moon?
This not quite 50 year old mammal clucks like a chicken when Marty holds on fifteen.
Who is RYN?
Potentially dangerous bourbon
What is RISKY WHISKY?
Thick as a brick or dings in a fender
What is DENSE/DENTS?
It can be an object from the past, or a personal item associated with a saint
What is a RELIC?
December 1, 1941, this Airforce Auxiliary was created to patrol the waters of the American Coastlines and were responsible for finding German subs off the Altantic Coast. Its initials are CAP.
What is the Civilian Air Patrol?
This dark fluid is secreted by cuttlefish & other cephalopods
What is INK?
Society of Friends member who works as a bread cook
What is a QUAKER BAKER?
Unfriendly & threatening, or a friendly shelter for traveling students & hikers
This diminutive of Bridget usually refers to a fussy old woman
What is BIDDY?
December 29, 1808 the 17th president and Vice President to Abraham Lincoln was born.
Who is Andrew Johnson?