Containers
Spell It Again, Sam
Seasonal Aromas & Flavors
“P”laces of Interest
Happy Birthday, December Baby
100

Those who keep large stashes of cash and other valuables at home store them in one of these, which is sometimes built into a wall.

safe

100

This four-letter word means exactly 12 o’clock during daylight hours—also known as midday.

noon

100

In New York City, you can smell sidewalk vendors roasting these on an open fire from Thanksgiving through the New Year

What are chestnuts

100

The White House is located on this avenue.

What is Pennsylvania?

100

) Born December 15, 1933, this actor regularly appeared on the The Carol Burnett Show and played Ensign Charles Parker on the 1960s sitcom McHale’s Navy

Tim Conway

200

These containers sit on your kitchen table and hold your two most-used seasonings

What are salt and pepper shakers or grinders

200

This is the four-letter form of the name Ann

anna

200

) This is the natural essence of many Christmas trees, but some people who put up artificial trees spray this scent to add the smell to their homes.

pine

200

This is the City of Brotherly Love

Philadelphia?

200

) Born December 9, 1957, this performer from a musical Utah family is the brother of Marie

Donnie Osmond

300

This tiny, decorative container is worn around the neck and opens to display two tiny photos

locket

300

On the TV sitcom M*A*S*H, Cpl. Walter Eugene O’Reilly is played by Gary Burghoff, also known by this nickname. The word is also a detection system used to track weather and airplanes

radar

300

) You can smell some of these ingredients as this entrée heats in the oven: brown sugar, orange juice and/or pineapple, cloves, etc

ham 

300

This manmade canal connects the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean in Central America.

What is Panama Canal 

300

) Born December 9, 1957, this performer from a musical Utah family is the brother of Marie

Cicely tyson

400

When someone says, “I’ll bet you can’t guess what I got you for Christmas,” you might respond with, “Is it larger or smaller than” this household item

breadbox

400

When you hang wall art, you don’t want it to be crooked, you want it to be perfectly horizonal to the floor—a five-letter word beginning and endling with L

level

400

) You can smell some of these ingredients as this entrée heats in the oven: brown sugar, orange juice and/or pineapple, cloves, etc

peppermint

400

Collectively, Washington State, Oregon, and British Columbia are referred to as this region

Collectively, Washington State, Oregon, and British Columbia are referred to as this region

400

) Born December 21, 1935, this host of a long-running, daytime talk show that dominated the 1970s and 1980s is married to Marlo Thomas.

Phil Donahue

500

This container with a lid is used to collect table crumbs or ashes from ashtrays

What is silent butler?

500

Responsibilities of citizens are called this type of duty—a five-letter word, beginning and ending with C.

What is civic

500

Instead of putting out potpourri or using a diffuser, you can stick whole cloves in this citrus fruit and use it as a decorative room freshener

orange

500

 This country shares a language with Brazil and is famous for port wine and piri-piri chicken.

What is Portugal

500

Born December 22, 1945, this television reporter was the first female correspondent for 60 Minutes, and she was the news anchor on ABC’s World News with [name of anchor]

Diane Sawyer

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