These Are The Days
OOOH ... Fireworks!
Tea & Sympathy
An Encouraging Verb
Wishful Thinking
100

January 17 is the day to Ditch NewYear's these commitments; that sound about right.

What are RESOLUTIONS?

100

Baozhu a Chinese word for firecracker means exploding this woody grass--early fireworks were made from it

What is BAMBOO?

100

I feel bad for you if you forgot Thomas Sullivan invented these by accident when he wrapped tea samples in silk.


What are TEA BAGS?

100

Before out, it means eradicate; before for, cheer on

What is ROOT?

100

His adventures ended with his wish come true--he was no longer a marionette but... had become a real live boy!


Who was PINOCCHIO?

200

Seinfield popularized this Dec. 23 holiday for the rest of us.

What is FESTIVUS?

200

In 2020 this state's Steamboat Springs Winter Carnival set a record for largest aerial firework with a 2800-pound shell.

What is COLORADO?

200

Black tea contains this stimulant but I know you're sad it doesn't have more so I got you a Jolt cola with 160mg in 1 can.

What is CAFFEINE?

200

An idiom meaning to inflate or to get a sports team enthusiastic & ready to play.

What is PUMP UP?

200

Sigmund Freud theorized that these are the symbolic fulfillment of wishes & desires.

What are DREAMS?

300

March 26 is make up your own holiday day so in 2017 Matt McCarthy created this Vulcan blessing day.

What is LIVE LONG AND PROSPER?

300

From Greek words meaning fire & art this is the craft of making & shooting off fireworks.

What is PYROTECHNICS?

300

I've got a warm sympathetic ear & a hot cup of this tea named for an 1830s British prime minister.

Who was EARL GREY?

300

It used to mean praising God; now a movie may be accused of doing it to bad behavior like drug use

What is GLORIFY?

300

If you're hoping for a return trip toss your coins here.

What is TREVI FOUNTAIN?

400

April 17/ National this day/ 5-7-5...nice.

What is HAIKU?

400

We give 10 stars to this firework named for a European city which often has 10 exploding stars packed into a tube.

What is a ROMAN CANDLE?

400

Last name of Glasgow's Sir Thomas who made a company with the notion that poorer folks should be able to enjoy tea.

What was LIPTON?

400

Online you can find 5 Ways to do it to your confidence or 10 Ways to do it to your Wi-Fi signal.

What is BOOST?

400

As a reward for her dancing she wished for the head of John the Baptist

Who was SALOME?

500

No these pieces of clothing day is May 8; Albert Einstein would have reveled in it.

What are SOCKS?

500

You can make a safer type of the black this reptile with baking soda & sugar--it produces CO2 & carbon ash.

What is a SNAKE?

500

It was like my own tongue was burned when I saw you sip a too-hot cup of the aromatic spiced Indian tea called masala this.

What is CHAI?

500

The Latin tollere, to raise, gives us this verb meaning to praise highly.

What is EXTOL?

500

She wrote the lyric And I wish you joy and happiness but above all of this I wish you love.

Who is DOLLY PARTON?

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