What a Pair!
Where you lock up money and what you hear
Safe and Sound
A freestanding closet, cabinet or wardrobe.
Armoire
The literal translation of this word is "great prince" or "high commander." In English, it describes a wealthy business leader.
Tycoon
How much is the number of oceans plus the number of Great Lakes?
10 (5+5)
"Little Bo Peep has lost her sheep and doesn't know where to find them..."
"...Leave them alone and they'll come home, wagging their tails behind them."
Mr. Franklin and Mr. Seinfeld
Ben and Jerry
Archie Bunker's favorite place to relax. (It now resides in the Smithsonian Museum of American History)
Armchair
Whie taekwondo is Korean and kung fu is from China, five of the top ten martial arts taught in the US are of Japanese origin. Can you name two of them?
Aikido, judo, jujitsu, karate, ninjutsu
How much is the number of piano keys on a standard piano plus the number of notes in an octave?
96 (88+8)
"Little Miss Muffet sat on a tuffet eating her curds and whey..."
"...Along came a spider and sat down beside her and frightened Miss Muffet away."
A physical attack and an Energizer or Duracell
Assault and Battery
These form fitting trousers are ofthen worn as casual wear for exercise.
Leggings
In English usage, this word refers to the many ornamental varities of the common carp; in Japan it simply means "carp."
Koi
How much is the number of baseball players pn the field during a game pus the rings on the Olympic flag?
14 ( 9+5)
"The itsy bitsy spuder climbed up the water spout; Down came the rain and washed the spider out..."
"...Out came the sun and dried up all the rain; and the itsy bitsy spider climbed up the spout again."
Blond with a light complexion and a shape with four equal sides
Fair and square
Legend has it that cowboys who spent hours straddling a horse end up with this problem.
Bowlegs
What is the name of the Japanese art of paper folding?
Origami
How much is the number of planets in the solar sysytem plus the number of colors in the rainbow plus the number of continenets?
22 (8+7+7) Think of ROY G BIV, the mnemonic acronym for the colors of the rainbow: Red,Orange,Yellow,Green,Blue,Indigo, and Violet.
"Three blind mice, three blind mice. See ow they run, see how they run! They a ean after the farmer's wife..."
"....she cut off their tails with a carving knife. Did you ever see such a sight in your life as three blind mice?"
A main division of a book and another word for poetry
Chapter and Verse
To take away or discard weapons; also, to defuse a bomb.
Disarm
"Skosh," which is often used in English, comes from "sukoshi." What does "skosh" mean?
A small amount; a bit or a few.
How much is the number of seconds in five minutes plus the number of minutes in five hours plus the number of hours in five days?
720 (330+300+120)
"It's raining, it's pouring, the old man is snoring..."
"...He got into bed and bumped jis head and couldn't get up in the morning."